Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit

The Sports Tech Research & Innovation Summit will bring together an exclusive group of open-minded academics, science-driven startup & industry professionals, and experienced field practitioners.

The 2-day event will try to fill in some gaps in the global ecosystem, regarding translational aspects in sports science and technology for health and performance related purposes.

SAVE THE DATE: Summit 2022 will take place on the 14th and 15th of September 2022! Book your ticket now.

We’re excited to announce the Summit will be held in-person in Ghent, Belgium.

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Research to Market activities

For universities and other research institutes, we’ll provide the opportunity to present their newest findings in a ‘science and technology offer’ form.

Scientists and academic business developers will be able to present their project outcomes, while explaining aspects as:

the reasons for doing their research (and development);
the project key findings and learnings;
the advantages these findings could provide for the industry and for field practice professionals, athletes, citizens, etc.;
the IP position (if clear);
the future ambitions in terms of further R&D and commercialization or implementation objectives;
the type of people, fields of expertise and funding they’re looking for; and
their future visions on the role of academia within the sports and technology ecosystem.

Student (entrepreneurship) projects can be presented as well if quality allows. Also, researchers studying various aspects of the sports technology and innovation domain (innovation processes, ethical or legal aspects,...), will get the chance to present their findings and discussion points.

Let us know if you’d like to speak at our event

University-Industry collaborations

Companies, startups and scale-ups will be able to present their newest products and services which have been the result of Research and Innovation activities, independent validation research and/or partnerships with academic or sports institutes.

Entrepreneurs, R&D and Innovation managers (among others) will be able to share their newest findings, experiences and (open) challenges, while explaining:

the organization’s strategy in which the innovation is positioned;
their experiences from running the project;
the benefits the innovations are providing to (potential) customers;
their current challenges for which they seek external expertise from academic or non-academic experts;
their experiences with incubators, accelerators, investors, mentors,... if applicable;
the more long-term visions towards the future of sports and technology; and
their advice to policy makers, scientists, etc. in facilitating research and innovation processes and uptakes.

Early-stage (often still immature but highly innovative or even disruptive) solutions can be presented and discussed in case there’s an initial idea about their potential relevance for sports and/or health.

Let us know if you think you should be one of the speakers

Sports Tech related needs from the field

Teams, federations, innovation hubs, among others will be able to share their specific needs, challenges and broader ambitions from their respective fields, as an input for future R&D, product creation and field implementation.

A selective group of health and performance managers, medical doctors, therapists, trainers, innovation managers or other people working in the field of sports and health will be able to communicate about various aspects such as:

their latest in-house projects and results from using or (co-)developing particular technology solutions;
their experiences from working with research institutes, industry players, governments, etc.;
the way they are dealing with the increasing amount of products and services available on the market;
their current needs and wishes for which others could contact them;
their potential role in academic or industry led innovation projects; and
their advice to scientists, entrepreneurs, policy makers, etc. in designing new projects and solutions.

The event will not be solely focused on elite sports. Amateur sports, consumer tech or physical activity and healthy living type of solutions will be discussed as well, as learning opportunities arise from those types of crossroads.

Let us know if you’d like to share your project(s) & related challenges during this event

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Summit 2022 in a nutshell

High quality content

Time efficient networking

Value creation activities

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What is making this Summit unique?

Highly multidisciplinary

Instead of only looking at what happens in a particular area, the event will mainly be focusing on what can be learned from OTHER complementary disciplines and fields.

Process oriented

We’ll not only be dealing with detailed research findings, business development activities or practical implementation strategies, but with the FULL research & innovation PROCESS.

Purpose driven

We’re gathering people and organizations with similar end-goals in mind: learning how to create real-life IMPACT for people with the help of science & technology.

Some of the attending organizations

Looking for volunteers

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We are looking for volunteers to help us run the event very smoothly. Let us know if you'd be interested or if you know someone who could lend us a hand.