SportTech event SMASH London returns
by Startacus Admin
Following a successful 1st year in 2018, SportTech event SMASH London, an event on all things tech and innovation in sport, physical activity and health, returns on 25 April 2019.
A partnership between London Sport and team Smash one of the world’s largest SportTech events, this year’s event will combine thought-provoking content with ideas geared towards the next big innovation in helping people to lead more active lives.
Hosted at London tech-centre, Hackney House, with food provided and networking opportunities throughout, SMASH London brings together business leaders, public sector bodies, investors and the top-tier of British and Nordic startups working across tech innovation, physical activity and sport, exploring opportunities for global collaboration for physical activity in the digital age. Confirmed topics include:
- Understanding The Consumer: how physical activity and sport can understand the next generation of digital consumers.
- Innovating with Open Data: seeking digital transformation in physical activity through open data.
- Winning Strategies: creating app experiences that enable people to live healthier lives.
- The Athlete’s Contribution To The Tech Ecosystem: how high-performance athletes and the SportTech & HealthTech system can work together to achieve social outcomes
- Sport and STEM: exploring sport’s role in STEM education and the importance of ensuring the current and next generation have the skills, diversity of thoughts, ideas and experiences to contribute to social change through technology.
- Getting Helsinki Active: how the City of Helsinki’s physical activity program has been launched as a strategic top-priority aimed at encouraging Helsinki residents to move more and to sit less.
- Revolutionising Sport and Merging Fitness and Gaming: the view and showcase from a leading innovator.
Confirmed speakers include: GB Olympic hockey star Kate Richardson-Walsh, Federico Winer (Head of Entertainment Industries, SAP), Minna Paajanen (City of Helsinki) Alison Savich (Strategic Lead for Data & Market Innovation, Sport England) and Sam Tolomei (Business Development Manager, Google Play).
Smash London is a unique opportunity to get to the heart of the latest trends in sport tech and an amazing chance to be part of discussions involving the sport industry and some of the world’s biggest names in digital, data and technology.
Make sure you book your SMASH London ticket before they run out.
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