Shared Investment in Sport and Physical Activity – Health, Education, Communities, Justice – Why sport can save you money
This one-day national conference will consider how investment in sport and physical activity can open up budget options across the public sector and deliver best value for investment. It will explore sport’s potential to help generate efficiency savings, act as a primary conduit for preventative spending and integrate with existing programmes to help develop innovative delivery models for outsourcing and sharing services. Through a series of case studies, delegates will be encouraged to consider how they can use sport as an important strategic tool to cope with the uncertainties of the current public spending environment and the challenges created as a result.
Topics to be covered
The potential of sport - Prevention is better than cure – the importance of sport in future public service delivery
The value of joining-up with sport – AM Masterclasses
The value of joining-up with sport – PM Masterclasses
Harnessing the potential of sport
Agenda:
0900 Registration
0940 Chair’s Welcome
0950 Keynote Address: Shona Robison MSP, Minister for Commonwealth Games and Sport, Scottish Government
1015 Q&A Session
1030 Prevention is better than cure: the importance of sport in future public service delivery
1055 Q&A Session
1110 Refreshments
1130 The value of joining up with sport – morning breakout sessions
Master Class 1: Sport – Helping improve the physical and mental health of a nation
Speaker 1:
Dr Charlie Foster, SPARColl, Senior Researcher, British Heart Foundation Research Centre, University of Oxford
Topic: Spend to save – The economic cost of inactivity: cost analysis of physical activity versus inactivity in Scotland
Speaker 2: Dr Wai-yin Hatton, Outgoing Chief Executive, NHS Ayrshire and Arran
Topic: The case for placing sport and physical activity at the heart of NHS service provision
Master Class 2: Sport – Helping tackle anti-social behaviour
Speaker 1: Cameron Craddock, Streetsport RGU; Senior Lecturer, Programme Leader in Communication Design, Robert Gordon University
Speaker 2: Sergeant Hamish King, Anti Social Behaviour Unit, Grampian Police
Speaker 3: Filippo Antoniazzi, Director of Sport, RGU; Sport, Robert Gordon University
Topic: Streetsport – a partnership approach (joint presentation from speakers 1,2,3)
Speaker 4: Andy McLaren & Robert McHarg, A&M Training
Topic: Sport’s role in youth engagement and personal development
1300 Lunch
1345 The value of joining up with sport – afternoon breakout sessions
Master Class 1: Sport – Helping mould our young citizens of tomorrow
Speaker 1: Stewart Fowlie, Chief Executive, Scottish Student Sport
Topic: Further and higher education – building a robust business case for further investment in sport
Sport – Helping to develop stronger communities
Speaker 1: Stuart Turner, Deputy Chief Operating Officer and Event Director, EventScotland
Topic: Getting a return on your investment: the benefits to local communities of hosting sports events
Speaker 2: Neil Matheson, Founder, Atlantis Leisure, Oban
Topic: Sport and physical activity: enabling and encouraging community-led service delivery
1515 Refreshments
1530 Harnessing the potential of sport
Speaker 1: Diane Cameron, Social Enterprise and Sport Coordinator, Senscot
Topic: Getting the delivery right – the role of social enterprises
Speaker 2: to be confirmed
Topic: How sport can contribute to the services you provide
Panel discussion
1630 Chair’s Closing Remarks