SSI2024 Global Safe Sport Conference 2024
9th-10th December, 2024 - Online Conference with Recorded Sessions
The 5th Global Conference from Safe Sport International took the theme this year is “Parks + Podiums” with a focus on the lessons learned from 2024 for making sport safer for everyone, everywhere.
Designed for a diverse audience, including board members, CEOs, national governing body (NGB) and international federation (IF) leaders or managers, safeguarding officers, researchers, athletes, and affected persons, the SSI2024 Global Safe Sport Conference provided opportunities for:
Informing, empowering and challenging board members, executives and decision makers to lead safer sport cultures and systems.
Connecting and sharing experiences to support safeguarding practitioners to implement changes.
Presentations and panel discussions
- Conference opening and keynote – Anne Tiivas OBE
- Athlete and survivor calls for change: Are the voices of athletes, survivors, young people, and Global South and East being truly heard?
- A new horizon in safeguarding and safe sport: Opportunities arising from the 2024 IOC Consensus Statement on Interpersonal Violence and Safeguarding in Sport.
- The privilege of participation – part 1: athlete and survivor perspectives on the priorities when making decisions regarding representation at major sporting events.
- The privilege of participation – part 2: managing the complexities of risks of interpersonal violence from individuals from grass roots to elite level sport.
- Friend or foe – the role of media, social media and AI in making sport safer: Who has responsibility for leading innovation and implementing critical changes?
- Does safeguarding fit in a multi-integrity model: Can issues of independence, governance, and approach be resolved to offer person-centred and trauma-informed services?
- Refuse To Do Nothing: Creating a future where women athletes are free to inspire, compete, and shine without barriers.
SSI2024 speakers
Hosted online, accessible via desktop, tablet and mobile.
Session 1
Safeguarding from the Margins In
9th December 2024
- Conference Opening – Anne Tiivas
- Athlete calls for change: Are survivor and youth voices being heard?
- A new horizon in safeguarding: Impact of the upcoming IOC Consensus Statement.
Session 2
Courageous Leadership
9th December 2024
- The privilege of participation 1: Athlete views on decision-making in global sporting events.
- The privilege of participation 2: Managing the complexities of risks of interpersonal violence.
Session 3
Moving Forward with Integrity
10th December 2024
- Friend or foe – the role of media, social media and AI in making sport safer
- Can safeguarding fit within a multi-integrity model?
- Refuse To Do Nothing: Ensuring freedom for women Athletes to compete and inspire.
- Conference Closing – Anne Tiivas
Choose Your Catch-Up Pass and Join our Online Conference Community
- On-demand access to ALL SSI2024 sessions
- On-demand access to all SSI2023 recorded sessions
- Read the full Conference Reports
- Networking opportunities with all delegates through the conference app
- Access to Safe Sport Connect and to keep up with latest news and events
- Option to get help and advice by joining the International Safeguards online community (FREE)
SSI2024 Global Access Catch-Up Pass
- Suggested for young people, students, athletes, survivors, and participants from low-income organisations, NGOs, small charities, etc.
- £20 per pass
SSI2024 Catch Up Pass for Professionals
- Suggested for professionals and general attendees.
- £100 per pass
