Presenter of the 8th Congress of Sports Management and 4th State Congress of Sports Management, which will be held at the Torrevieja International Auditorium, on October 20 and 21

The Councilor for Sports of the City Council of Torrevieja, Diana Box; the president of the Association of Professional Sports Managers of the Valencian Community (GEPACV), Miguel Ángel Nogueras; and the president of the Federation of Sports Management Associations of Spain (FAGDE), Fernando Paris, have presented the 8th Congress of Sports Management and 4th State Congress of Sports Management, which will be held at the Torrevieja International Auditorium, the October 20 and 21.

A congress that will bring together 16 speakers of recognized prestige at the national level in sports management and that has the support of the Provincial Council of Alicante and the Generalitat Valenciana.

In addition, during the Congress, the prizes will be awarded to the public institutions that have most promoted, disseminated and promoted sport, the winner this year being the Torrevieja City Council.

The organizers of the congress have reported that around 400 people from all over Spain will participate in it, highlighting the suitability of the Torrevieja International Auditorium for having excellent facilities.

The Congress is addressed to:

-Mayors
-Sports and tourism councilors
-Sports and tourism managers of public and private entities
-Directors and managers of sports facilities and centers
-Directors of sports clubs and federations
-Sports technicians and sports managers
-Businessmen
-University graduates and vocational training cycles
-Students of university degree, master's degree and vocational training cycles
-GEPACV and FAGDE partners
-Interested people

PROGRAM

Thursday, October 20: We manage sport at the service of society

-9:00 a.m. Accreditations

-10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. Opening of the Congress

- 10:15 a.m. – 11:10 a.m. Sport and Tourism. Sports activity as a driver of sustainable development

-Diana Box Alonso. Councilor for Sports of the City Council of Torrevieja

Francisco Blazquez. President of the Royal Spanish Handball Federation.

-11:10 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Coffee Break

-11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. The challenges of Spanish sport and its impact on management.

-Albert Soler Sicily. General Director of Sports. Higher Sports Council

-12:10 – 12:40 p.m. Opening Act.

-12:40 p.m. – 1:40 p.m. Discussion table: Public-private collaboration in sports management.

- Jose Ramon Cantavella. Head of the Municipal Sports Service of the Vila-real City Council.

- Xavier White. President Spanish Association of Entrepreneurs of Sports Services to Public Administrations (AEESDAP).

- Jesus Grace. President of the Hockey Federation of the Valencian Community.

We manage sport and its trends

-4:30 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Sports retail: laboratory of new trends. Alberto Master. CEO of BM Sportech.

-5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Technology, digitization and innovation in the sports industry Leonor Gallardo. Vice Chancellor of the University of Castilla la Mancha.

-6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Round table: New trends in sport and their impact on management.

- Fabian Quesada. Managing Director of ADESP.

- Alexandra Munno. Commercial Director AEFA Les Mills.

- Alfonso Jimenez. Director of the Fundación España Activa.

-21:00 – 23:30 Official dinner and VIII Sports Management Awards

Friday October 21. We manage sport for inclusion

-10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Universal accessibility to sports facilities and environments. Mariela Fernandez Bermejo. Architect. Researcher in urban strategy, urban development and accessibility.

-10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Inclusive activities for all people. Planification and organization. Raul Reina Vaillo. Vice-rector for Inclusion, Sustainability and Sports at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche.

-11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Coffee Break.

-12:00 – 1:30 p.m. Debate table Inclusion in the sports field.

- Virginia Carbonell Miralles. Lda. Sciences Physical Activity and Sports

-Gabriel Melissa. Valencian Community

- Barbara Strong. Deputy General Director of Women and Sport. Higher Sports Council

-13:30 Closing of the Congress