With the sport and physical activity sector playing a more crucial role than ever before in tackling some of the challenges that our nation faces, it’s an important time to explore the involvement that you as a sector professional can have in helping to address these difficulties.
The CIMSPA Conference is the ultimate opportunity to bring together individuals from across the workforce to identify and showcase how, through collaboration and innovation, our shared mission can make a difference and impact at scale.
The conference is your chance to piece together the various projects, initiatives and campaigns that the sector workforce is delivering. Join your peers in Connecting the Dots.
Discover how the sector is Connecting the Dots
By attending the CIMSPA Conference, you’ll uncover up-to-date insight into the obstacles that our sector is currently facing and foresight on the road ahead. With keynote sessions and workshops covering fundamental topics from inclusive participation and active wellbeing to education, career development and workforce planning, the conference aims to bring together the work that is currently happening across the sector to connect the dots between the various projects taking place.
This is an exciting opportunity to delve into the cutting-edge initiatives that are taking place in the hands of your peers and gain a better understanding of how this work could complement your own work and help to shape the health and wellbeing of the nation.
Make and maintain connections
Connecting the Dots is the perfect way to maintain your network and meet new likeminded professionals. With the conference being centred around alignment between sector stakeholders and professionals, you will be encouraged to utilise the allocated spaces throughout the day to exchange views on shared challenges and hear from industry peers, experts and solution-providers.
Complete with dedicated networking zones and an interactive showcase, time in the lounge will give you fantastic opportunities to strengthen existing relationships and catch up with familiar faces, expand your network, discover the latest product innovations and enhance your conference experience.
A jam-packed agenda of sector experts
Bringing together top minds in the sport and physical activity, our conference is an excellent place to hear from sector icons, gain new perspectives and be inspired. The CIMSPA Conference 2025’s keynote speaker line-up promises to be a diverse mix of leaders of innovative practice across the sector, inspirational sport and physical activity professionals and policymakers.
Alongside our keynote speakers, you can discover sponsors and key suppliers showcasing their innovations at this year’s conference. The sponsor and exhibitor list features top industry leaders, forming your gateway to cutting-edge products, services and solutions. This presents the perfect opportunity to secure partnerships, deepen existing relationships or build awareness of your company’s brand.
Exhibition and sponsorship opportunities
Showcase your brand, products and services to sport and physical activity professionals and organisations at the premier event exploring the future of the sector workforce and skills.
As a sponsor or exhibitor, you’ll align your brand with leading organisations and professionals in the sector, gain unparalleled exposure and connect with decision-makers ready to engage.
Exhibiting at CIMSPA Conference 2025 positions your brand alongside the best in the sector.
Maintain your professional status by earning CPD points
The CIMSPA Conference is the ideal opportunity to gain exposure within the sector and stay up to date with the latest trends. Gaining new sector insight or developing your networking skills is a great way to boost your personal growth and this experience contributes to your continued professional development. You can earn 3.5 CIMSPA CPD points by attending the conference – this in turn contributes to the maintenance of your professional status and ultimately your professional recognition amongst peers within the sport and physical activity sector.
Tailor your conference experience
At Connecting the Dots, you will have the opportunity to create their own tailored conference programme by choosing from workshop sessions throughout the day. The workshops will be delivered across four focus themes.
You can choose to attend three workshops from a choice of twelve across the day and will be able to attend all of the workshops from a single theme or a selection from different themes. Workshops will combine input from expert speakers, examples of good practice and practical ideas to take away. As well as the chance to personalise your conference experience, the benefits of attending the workshops include gaining a new perspective and igniting fresh ideas.
Help to shape the future of the sector
By attending the CIMSPA Conference, you’ll gain access to innovation and insight into the future of sport and physical activity. You will be able to improve your understanding of the topics that currently surround the sector and how partnerships and collaborations are paving the way for future growth and development for the health and wellbeing of the nation.
Don’t miss the opportunity to expand your knowledge, connect with experts, discover our shared mission and elevate your career the premier event exploring the future of the sector workforce and skills.
CIMSPA Conference 2025
Connecting the Dots
Wednesday 24 September | King Power Stadium, Leicester
