Thursday, January 13th

Key speakers


Kristin Kloster Aasen

IOC Member and Member of IOC Executive Board.


Dr. Jörg Krieger

Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University.


Harri Luchsinger

Head of Development & Sport Science Coordinator within the Norwegian Biathlon Federation.


Bjørnar Erikstad

Former Paralympic athlete from Norway.


Our hosts of the day

Øystein Pettersen

Olympic Champion in Cross-Country Skiing

Aida Dahlen

Bronze medal winner from the Paralympics Tokyo 2020

Conference program*

Thursday, January 13th, 14:30-17:00 CET

FORCED CHANGE - INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE


"Opening words"

Berit Kjøll, President of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports and Board Member of the European Olympic Committees

Anette Trettebergstuen, Minister of Culture and Equality in Norway

Forever Virtual Races, Changed Spaces, and Empty Places? The Impact of the Pandemic on Sport Worldwide”

Jörg Krieger, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University.

«Innovations in challenging times»

Harri Luchsinger, Head of Development & Sport Science Coordinator within the Norwegian Biathlon Federation.

«Long Distance Skiing into the future »

Epp Paal, CEO of Worldloopet

“How Athletes as a collective are leading positive change for the future benefit of sport”

Rob Koehler, Director General, Global Athlete

“Change or be changed: How Olympic hosting evolved beyond recognition"

Kristin Kloster Aasen, IOC Member and Member of IOC Executive Board.

“Work flexibility; A culture for conversions and achievements by trust”

Espen Johansen, Secretary General of the Norwegian Basketball Federation

“Technology in the Beautiful Game: Virtual Reality for Football Referee Training”

Yuya Kiuchi, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University and U.S. Soccer National Referee Coach.

«How use of technology can facilitate situations of learning for para athletes»

Per Elias Kalfoss, Consultant education and sports science within the Norwegian Ski Federation

Panel debate: “Innovations for the better or worse?”

Participants:
  • Kristin Kloster Aasen, IOC Member and Member of IOC Executive Board.
  • Jörg Krieger, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health, Aarhus University.
  • Lena Schrøder, Paralympic athlete for para ice hockey and member of the Norwegian athletes’ committee
  • Rob Kohler, Director General of Global Athlete

14:20: Panel debate

The key to raising awareness on para sports in the future.Participants:
  • Berit Kjøll, President of the Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports.
  • Craig Spence, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer within the IPC
  • Jan Petter Saltvedt, Sports Analyst in the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Bijora Sardarian, Secretary General of the Norwegian Board Sports Federation
  • Knut Nystad, CEO of the VI Foundation
  • Bjørnar Erikstad, Para Athlete from Norway

Program og påmelding norsk del 18:00-19:25 her

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FORCED CHANGE - INNOVATIONS FOR THE FUTURE


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