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The Sports Think Tank attend a number of sports policy-themed events each year around the country. They often aim bring together the leading voices in the sporting world but we also recognise the immense value of small public lectures which present the some of the best practice from the spheres of research and academia. We aim to share our concise reports from these events which can help to inform policy making.
Women and Sport: priorities for participation, leadership and commercial investment
Westminster Forum Keynote Seminar, 29 January 2015
A wide-ranging group of sponsors, media professionals, policy makers and key stakeholders from across the sports sector gathered in London to highlight the priorities that lie ahead for women's sport in the UK.
The Business of Inclusion in Football
Birkbeck College, University of London 1 December 2014
On Monday, December 1, 2014, as part of the sport business public seminar series, Birkbeck School of Business, Economics and Informatics held a panel discussion entitled "The Business of Inclusion in Sport" at The Clore Management Centre in central London.
Birkbeck Business Week
Birkbeck College University of London 23 - 26 June 2014
The School of Business, Economics and Informatics at Birkbeck College hosted its annual Business Week 2014. This year's focus was on the Business and Politics of Mega Sport Events and the Sports Think Tank attend a number of the public lectures that took place throughout the week.
Sports and Recreation Alliance Sports Summit 2014
Stamford Bridge 4 June 2014
The Sport and Recreation Alliance - umbrella organisation for the governing and representative bodies of sport and recreation in the UK - welcomed leaders from across the sector to share views on the pressing issues facing their area of sport, ranging from betting integrity to evaluating the benefits of corporate sponsorship for major sporting events