21st November 2024 – Profile
Content
Workshop 6 in the GSSport24 Winter Workshop series will focus on Pillar 6, Profile, and will feature:
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Session 1 – The Power of the Athlete.
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Session 2 – The Role of Media in Sport and Sustainability.
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Session 1 – The Power of the Athlete.
How are athletes using their postions as current or former athletes to raise awareness of the need to think and act more sustainably? Mike Laflin talks to three athlete’s, two current and one former, about their actions on three different continents: Africa, North America and Oceania, and how one ex-athlete has teamed up with a scientist for a 9-month cycle ride from Alaska to Patagonia following the route of migratory birds.
Leanna Carriere, Co-founder – “Wings of Survival”
Timm Döbert, Co-founder – “Wings of Survival”
Brendon Mandivenga, Sustainability Consultant – The Sports Effect
Rhydian Cowley, Triple Olympian and Administration Officer – Bush Heritage Australia
Session 2 – The Role of Media.
David De Behr, Head of Sales, Aggreko Event Service
Linsey Shea, Freelance Operations Manager