The European Commission organised the Sport and Innovation Summit on 30 May 2023. The event took place in the Schuman room of the Berlaymont building in Brussels.

The European Commission hosted this first-of-a-kind event bringing together innovators, researchers, companies, and policymakers involved in innovation in sport to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the future.

A closed session in the morning were dedicated to speed dating for innovators to

• find partners to develop their ideas
• meet Programme Managers from the European Commission to learn more about EU funding programmes

A roundtable discussion took place in the afternoon, from 14:30 to 18:00.

The goal is to explore athlete performance, sustainability and digitalisation as some of the latest trends in innovation in sport.

An exhibition displayed some examples of cutting-edge innovations in the field of sport. 

The afternoon session of the event was webstreamed.

For more information, please contact EAC-SPORT-SUMMIT@ec.europa.eu.