Sports4All Innovation Summit

We are excited to welcome you all on December 1th 2025 to join the the 2nd edition of the Sports4All Innovation Summit, in Antwerp, Belgium.

Following the success of the first edition in Paris - where we fostered meaningful connections - Sport Vlaanderen (BE), SportInnovator (NL), Sport England (GB) and other fellow frontrunners from Europe look forward to continuing the momentum.

There is an urgent issue: rising inequalities in physical activity levels among European citizens. What needs to be done to bend the curve? We believe that scaling social sport providers is one of the key enablers to closing the persistent policy-implementation gap.

‘Ready for the match’ embodies the essence of this event: by focusing on the sporting experience and employing smart, user-centred strategies and innovations, we aim to build a sustainable future for all and ensure winning combinations. We want to bring together decision-makers, innovators, implementers, and experts to jointly make an impact in the years to come.

The event will take place in and around the inspiring setting of “A Room with a ZOO” in Antwerp, a unique conference venue that sparks the imagination and is easily accessible by public transport.

The Sports4All Innovation Summit is part of Sport Vlaanderen’s Sportinnovatiecongres, which means you are also free to attend (other) sessions of your choice (note that most sessions are in Dutch).

Join us to discover Europe’s most innovative social sport solutions, learn from like-minded pioneers tackling similar challenges, and contribute to the future of sports.

Entrance ticket (incl. walking lunch & network reception): € 115

Invitationals - Sportinnovators: 3-day Sports4All Innovation Summit

There is a 3-day version of the Sports4All Innovation Summit, which will take place from November 30 to December 2. The first and third day of this Summit are reserved for a limited group of national policy makers (as part of a Peer Learning Activity) and a selection of 20 pioneering inspirational social sport innovators across Europe (as part of a support programme).

Inclusion criteria

The types of social sport organisations we believe are best suited to be selected for this 3-day event are those that are:  

• Focused on sport & physical activity related products, services, or technologies targeting the less active populations, with a focus on 4 groups in particular: children & young people, the elderly, low SES individuals and people with a disability. 

• A well-defined scalable business and a viable product or service (with a proven track record) that is aligned with the thematic focus of tackling inequalities with a renewing or pioneering (often user-centered) mindset. 

• Semi-established projects with a capable founding team that wants to scale, share, co-create and monitor impact (SROI). An interest in learning from other countries with the potential and ambition to scale (e.g., into other markets) and showcase impact.  

Expected outcomes and impact 

By leveraging our suite of services at the Sports4All Innovation Summit, participants will be well-equipped to navigate the competitive landscape of the sports industry. We believe this will look like the following benefits:  

• Greater impact for the social innovators we are highlighting as best practice. Thereby closing the policy implementation gap and bending the sport participation curve. 

• Strengthened innovation networks across Europe with the potential to influence and advocate for more inclusive and innovative approaches to addressing inequalities. 

• Increased knowledge of how to provide practical support to social innovators that allows them to grow and sustain their operations.   

The candidacy for social sport innovators is open.

Invitationals - Policy makers: 3-day Sports4All Innovation Summit

If you are a sport policy maker interested in help scaling social sport innovations in Europa (as part of a Peer Learning Activity), you are very welcome.

Feel free to share this with the administrations in your capitals that are involved in the topic of social innovation sport policies.

If you have any questions, please go ahead and contact simon.decoster@sport.vlaanderen and jens.derycke@sport.vlaanderen .

The registration for policy makers is open.

We kick-off in style @Lindner Hotel  with an exclusive network event. Among the highlights: a keynote by renowed social innovation expert Kaat Peeters, a meet & greet with Europe's most promising social innovators and exquisite food & drinks. 

Schedule *on invitation

Join over 1000 sport propfessionals on the main congres-day to discover Europe’s most innovative social sport solutions, learn from like-minded pioneers tackling similar challenges, and contribute to the future of sports.

We welcome you in and around the inspiring setting of “A Room with a ZOO”.

Schedule

At the final day, we meet at the inspiring urban SPRK Antwerp for two high value workshops and a range of exciting experiences provided by local social sport innovators.

Schedule *on invitation

Arnoud Raskin (co-founder of Mobile School and StreetwiZe)

After more than 15 years of insights gathered while leading MobileSchool.org, Arnoud Raskin has built a worldwide spread reputation in social entrepreneurship. He is an Ashoka Fellow and author of the book ‘StreetwiZe: What managers can learn from street kids”. 

MobileSchool.org undertakes actions, inspired by the strengths of street-connected children, to improve the sustainable development of individuals, organisations and society.

In this keynote, Arnoud shares his journey from a student entrepreneur in design school to a leader with a societal mission. Ultimately, Arnoud emphasizes our duty to innovate by seeking effective methods and models for systems change.

Brian Godor (Sport Impacx, Founder)

Measuring What Matters: Sharing the Impact of Sport on Lives

Explore how to measure and communicate your social impact with clarity. In this keynote, Brian Godor shares practical tools and real-world insights to help social sport organizations go beyond counting participants and activities—focusing instead on the real change in people's lives. A must for organizations looking to grow, prove, and share their impact effectively.

Kaat Peeters (director Sociale InnovatieFabriek)

Lieven Scheire (science communicator)

We’ll close the day with none other than Lieven Scheire.
Don’t expect a dry lecture, but rather a captivating keynote full of insights, stories, and humour about how technology — and artificial intelligence in particular — is transforming our lives and work.

Scheire is unmatched in making complex topics accessible to a wide audience. With his unique blend of science and comedy, he offers a fresh perspective on the impact of digital innovation, including within the sports sector.
His keynote is the perfect finale to a day filled with inspiration, innovation, and connection.