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EuropeActive, FESI, It’s Great Out There Coalition, and ENOS are happy to invite you to the launch event of the European Physical Activity Alliance coalition (EPAA), which will take place online on 15 March from 14:00 to 15:30.

For this unique occasion, we have gathered key experts and representatives of EU and international institutions to exchange on the benefits of health-enhancing physical activity.

Draft agenda:

-Welcome and introduction: Lukas Declercq (EuropeActive EU & Public Affairs Director)

-Keynote Speeches:

MEP Tomasz Frankowski (Co-chair of European Parliament's sports group)
Dr. Stephen Whiting (Technical Officer at WHO Europe)

-Introduction EPAA:

Jérôme Pero (FESI Secretary-General and EPAA Chair)
Andreas Paulsen (Europeactive Executive Director)
Andrew Denton (It’s Great Out There Secretary-General)
Mike McClure (ENOS Chairman)

-European perspective - Panel discussion moderated by Lukas Declercq (EuropeActive ):

Marisa Fernandez (Deputy Head of Sport Unit, DG EAC, European Commission)
Christèle Gautier (Head of Sport-Santé at the French Ministry of Sports)
Jacqueline Bowman (EASO Policy Lead - On behalf of the MEP Interest Group on Obesity and Health Systems Resilience)

-Closing remarks: Jérôme Pero (FESI Secretary-General and EPAA Chair)

About EPAA:

The European Physical Activity Alliance brings together leading European Associations working on physical activity promotion. Our objective is to join forces in order to promote the benefits of health-enhancing physical activity, including sport, on physical, social and mental health and wellbeing. The Alliance is composed of the following partners: the European Network of Outdoor Sports (ENOS), EuropeActive, the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI), and the It’s Great Out There Coalition (IGOTco).

European Physical Activity Alliance launch event