The ITF World Participation Conference: Overview
Interested in exploring sports participation with representatives from across the globe?
The ITF World Participation Conference provides one of the only opportunities to come together to discuss ways to increase participation in sport globally.
The Conference, which began in 2018 in London, and was established to bring the key decision-makers together in our sport to create a conversation to drive participation in tennis worldwide.
The fifth edition of the event once again featured a leading line-up of international speakers who shared their expertise and experiences around the conference theme: 'Tennis, the Sport for Life'.
To watch the presentations from the event you will first need to ensure that you are signed up as an ITF Academy user here. Then using the ‘Watch now’ button below you can access the World Participation Conference stream.
As an ITF user, you will also gain access to over 245+ tennis courses, plus a comprehensive library of educational resources and content.
Watch nowHistorically, experts, from both inside and outside of the sport, share their knowledge on a range of topics. Key sporting figures have presented as our keynote speakers and these include Judy Murray, Billie Jean King, Martina Hingis, Monica Puig, Gustavo Kuerten, Vania King and Marcos Baghdatis.
This year’s event was recorded on Wednesday 9 October 2024 as part of the ITF Conference and AGM in Kong Kong, China. Click below to see the 2024 programme, featuring a line-up of expert speakers, multiple sessions and topics.
View 2024 Conference programmeTwenty-one speakers presented at this year’s ITF World Participation Conference, covering topics such as gender equality, digitalising participation and driving participation.
The confirmed speakers for 2024 are shown below.
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Kelly Fairweather - Chief Executive Officer, ITF -
David Haggerty - ITF President -
Mark Woodforde - Athlete Board Member -
Gaston Brum - CEO, Asociación Argentina de Tenis -
Sun Wen Bing - Deputy Secretary General and Director of Juniors & Tennis for All Department of Chinese Tennis Association -
Cem Tinaz - The Hague University of Applied Sciences, Principal Lecturer - International Sport Management - Sport Studies -
Giorgio Di Palermo - Italian Tennis and Padel Federation, Manager, Head of International Relations -
Christer Sjöö - The Swedish Tennis Association, General Secretary -
Jonas Alberton Junior - Mozambique Tennis Federation, President -
Terri-Ann Scorer - Tennis New Zealand, Board Chair and President -
Salma Mouelhi - Tunisian Tennis Federation, President -
Cristy Campbell - Guyana Tennis Association, President -
Brian Hainline - USTA, President -
Mark Eade - Leader, HKCTA Development Program, Hong Kong China Tennis Federation -
Peter Johnston - Peter Johnston Sports Pty Ltd -
Vicki Reid, Director of Government, Social Impact and Stakeholder Relations, Tennis Australia -
Roger Davids - President, KNLTB -
Torgun Smith - President, Guam National Tennis Federation -
Herman Hu - Honorary Patron; Honorary Life Vice President, Hong Kong China Tennis Association; Asian Tennis Federation -
David Ernesto Samudio Gomez, CEO, Federación Colombiana de Tenis
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