The ITF World Participation Conference: Overview
The ITF World Participation Conference provides an opportunity for key decision-makers in tennis and sport to come together to discuss ways to increase participation in sport globally.
The Conference, first held in 2018, was staged for the fifth time in 2024 and once again featured a line-up of international speakers who shared their expertise and experiences around the theme 'Tennis, the Sport for Life'.
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Watch nowExperts from both inside and outside the sport have sharee their knowledge on a range of topics at the ITF World Participation Conference. Our keynote speakers have included Judy Murray, Billie Jean King, Martina Hingis, Monica Puig, Gustavo Kuerten, Vania King and Marcos Baghdatis.
The 2024 event was recorded on 9 October 2024 as part of the ITF Conference and AGM in Hong Kong, China. Click below to see the programme, featuring a line-up of expert speakers, multiple sessions and topics.
View 2024 Conference programmeTwenty-one speakers presented at the 2024 ITF World Participation Conference, covering topics such as gender equality, digitalising participation and driving participation.
These speakers 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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