Youth Innovation Conference
Wednesday 31st January 2024
Sporting Communities along with
our trusted partners hosted the UK’s first ever Youth Innovation conference.
The Youth Innovation Conference is a new and exciting opportunity to widen the conversation surrounding young people’s views, aspirations and issues. The current youth offer is influenced by an adult led or institutional agenda, we aim to address this imbalance by involving young people and professionals in co-produced solutions to many of the pressing issues that young people face today. Young people want their voices and imaginations to influence change the conference provided an opportunity to harness young people’s energy and sense of optimism.
Headline Speaker
Mike Kent
Kitlocker
Guest Speakers
Emma Atkins
Oaks Consultancy
Tom Clarke-Forrest
Sport 4 Life UK
Yvonne Harrison
Women in Football /
Foundation 92
Loknath Char
LM Group
Dr Linda Shaw
Oxford Brookes University
Dr Carolynne Mason
Loughborough University
Mark Lawrie
Street Games
Ben Dyer
The Inspirational Learning Group
Heather Douglas
UK Coaching
Sonam Sandhu
Entrepreneur
Denise Ramsey
UnLtd
Ross Podyma
Supporting Communities
Amelia Roe
Safe Places
Alex Wilkinson
Liverpool John Moores University
Naomi Beckles
Sport England
Kayleigh Wainwright
UK Youth
John Swallow
Groundwork
Maleekah Nabi
University of Derby
Geraint Richards
Cruyff Foundation
Helen Hathaway
Loughborough University
Karim West
UA92
Izzy Wood
Remedi
Dr Eoin Murray
UA92
Mary Owen
UA92
David Walsh
Supporting Communities
Street Games
Young People
City Learning Trust
Students
Nicki Russell
Sport England