Keynote Speakers
Baroness Campbell DBE
Director of Women's Football at the FA and former Chair of the Youth Sport Trust and UK Sport
Sue Campbell trained as a physical education teacher, taught in Manchester and lectured at Leicester and Loughborough Universities. During this time, Sue represented her country as a player, a coach and a team manager. She then went on to spend four years as a regional officer with the Sports Council (now Sport England) before moving to the National Coaching Foundation (NCF). Following 11 years as the Chief Executive of the NCF, she became Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust. In February 2005, Sue became Chair of that organisation until December 2017. In April 2005 she was appointed as Chair for UK Sport, following 18 months as the Reform Chair. Sue held this position for two terms until April 2013, where she presided over Team GB and Paralympic GB’s incredible performance at the London 2012 games. Sue was appointed Head of Women’s Football with The Football Association in March 2016, and became Director of Women’s Football in January 2018.
Among many honours, Sue has received 11 honorary doctorates and in June 2003, Sue was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to Sport.
In December 2008 Sue was appointed to the House of Lords as an independent Crossbench Peer and in December 2019 Sue was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to Sport.
Sue was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards and was made a Lifetime Ambassador of the Youth Sport Trust in December 2017. In September 2021 Sue was honoured with the Lifetime Contribution to Education Award from The Teaching Awards Trust in recognition of her work to emphasize the value of sport to children and young people.
Keynote Presentation Title: Maximising
performance
Following 10 years as the Chair of UK Sport when TeamGB moved from 10th to 2nd in the Olympic medal table and 6 years as Director of women's football at The FA Sue has learned a great deal about maximising performance. She will share her thoughts on building a high performance system and culture that can drive success.
Sue Campbell trained as a physical education teacher, taught in Manchester and lectured at Leicester and Loughborough Universities. During this time, Sue represented her country as a player, a coach and a team manager. She then went on to spend four years as a regional officer with the Sports Council (now Sport England) before moving to the National Coaching Foundation (NCF). Following 11 years as the Chief Executive of the NCF, she became Chief Executive of the Youth Sport Trust. In February 2005, Sue became Chair of that organisation until December 2017. In April 2005 she was appointed as Chair for UK Sport, following 18 months as the Reform Chair. Sue held this position for two terms until April 2013, where she presided over Team GB and Paralympic GB’s incredible performance at the London 2012 games. Sue was appointed Head of Women’s Football with The Football Association in March 2016, and became Director of Women’s Football in January 2018.
Among many honours, Sue has received 11 honorary doctorates and in June 2003, Sue was awarded a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to Sport.
In December 2008 Sue was appointed to the House of Lords as an independent Crossbench Peer and in December 2019 Sue was awarded a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire for her services to Sport.
Sue was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Awards and was made a Lifetime Ambassador of the Youth Sport Trust in December 2017. In September 2021 Sue was honoured with the Lifetime Contribution to Education Award from The Teaching Awards Trust in recognition of her work to emphasize the value of sport to children and young people.
Keynote Presentation Title: Maximising
performance
Following 10 years as the Chair of UK Sport when TeamGB moved from 10th to 2nd in the Olympic medal table and 6 years as Director of women's football at The FA Sue has learned a great deal about maximising performance. She will share her thoughts on building a high performance system and culture that can drive success.
Professor Joan Duda
Professor of Sport and Exercise Psychology, University of Birmingham
Symposia Speakers
Lorna Belford (English Institute of Sport)
Dr Richard Burden (English Institute of Sport)
Prof Sebastien Chastin (Glasgow Caledonian University)
Prof Amanda Daley (Loughborough University)
Dr Sarah Domone (English Institute of Sport)
Dr Barry Drust FBASES (University of Birmingham)
Prof Michael Duncan FBASES (Coventry University)
Dr Lawrence Foweather (Liverpool John Moores University)
Dr Matt Green (English Premier League)
Dr John Iga FBASES (Norwich City Football Club)
Dr Robin Jackson (Loughborough University)
David Johnson (West Ham United FC)
Prof Mark King (Loughborough University)
Prof Camilla Knight (Swansea University)
Ollie Morgan (Leicester City FC)
Laura Needham (English Institute of Sport)
Prof Ailsa Niven FBASES (University of Edinburgh)
Dr Emily Oliver (Durham University)
Prof Gladys Pearson (Manchester Metropolitan University)
Josh Rice (Tottenham Hotspur FC)
Reuben Stables (Aston Villa FC)
Amy Spencer (Southampton FC)
Prof Emma Stevenson (Newcastle University)
Dr Caroline Sunderland FBASES (Nottingham Trent University)
Dr Doug Thake (Coventry University)
Dr Catherine Tucker (Leeds Beckett University)
Joshua Wass (English Institute of Sport)
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