WiSEAN programme 2023

Pre-Conference Event-Exclusive Screening of Game On and Q and A with Director and Producer Sue Anstiss MBE

By invitation of the School of Sport and Exercise Sciences and the LJMU Athena Swan Committee as a pre-event initiative of the LJMU hosted Women in Sport and Exercise Academic Network Conference (21 and 22 June)

An Exclusive Screening of Game On, one week before release on Netflix, followed by Q and A with Director and Producer Sue Anstiss MBE

Game On is a powerful, timely film exploring the current growth in women's sport and its impact on society. The documentary features sporting legends and trailblazers including Clare Balding CBE, Denise Lewis DBE, Tanni Grey-Thompson DBE DL, Laura Woods, Stacey Copeland, Pamela Cookey, Dr Ali Bowes, Ugo Monye and Poppy Cleall. Sue Anstiss MBE, author of the 2021 book of the same name, compellingly lays out the barriers and opportunities to full participation and equality for women in sport. Game On paints an emotive picture of what true equality in sport could mean for women and girls, on the field of play and more widely in society. Produced by Ben and Jack Studios in collaboration with Fearless Women, Game On is an exciting, visually beautiful documentary for anyone interested in equality and the future of sport. Trailer of the programme is available online.

Join us at the Redmonds Building L3 5UG on Tuesday 20 June at 5.15pm for a summer inspired soft drink ahead of the screening, film starting at 6pm (65 minutes) and event concluding at 7.45pm. Copies of the ‘Game On’ book will be available for purchase and signing.

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Day one

Wednesday 21 June 2023

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8.30 to 9.30am - Arrival, registration and refreshments

9.30 to 11am - Conference Welcome and Keynote

10.30 to 11am - Refreshments

11am to midday - Free communications

Midday to 1.15pm - Lunch and Poster presentations

1.15 to 2.30pm - Symposia

2.30 to 2.40pm - Transition and comfort break

2.40 to 3.40pm - Free communications

3.45 to 4.45pm - Keynote

4.45 to 6pm - Sightseeing bus tour and physical activity sessions

6.30pm onwards - Conference social event

Day two

Thursday 22 June 2023

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8.30 to 9.30am - Arrival, registration and refreshments

9.30 to 10.30am - Day two welcome and keynote discussion

10.30 to 10.40am - Transition and comfort break

10.40 to 11.40am - Free communications

11.40am to 1pm - Lunch and Poster presentations

1 to 2.15pm - Symposia

2.15 to 2.30pm - Transition and comfort break

2.30 to 3.30pm - Free communications

3.30 to 4.30pm - Keynote

4.30 to 5pm - Conference close

Keynote speakers

Conference Opening keynote Chaired by Professor Greg Whyte OBE

Speaker: Sue Anstiss MBE

Title: Advocacy, activism or anarchy. What’s driving change in women’s sport?

Sue Anstiss is an activist in women’s sport. Author, podcast host, film maker and co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective, Sue’s also a founding trustee of the Women’s Sport Trust charity and in 2018 received an MBE for her services to women’s sport.

Keynote 2 Chaired by Dr Rebecca Murphy School Director, School of Sport and Exercise Sciences, Reader in Sport and Exercise Science Education, Liverpool John Moores University.

Speaker: Professor Greg Whyte OBE

Title: Where do we start: science research, applied practice or popular opinion?

Sponsored by the British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences

Keynote 3 Co-Chaired by Dr Tori Sprung Strategic Lead for EDIR and Chair of the RIDE Panel, Reader in Clinical Exercise Physiology and Emily Wharton President of RIDE Society, PhD Student at LJMU and NIHR ARC NWC

Discussants:

Anyika Onoura is a Team GB Global sprint medalist, having won a World Championship bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay, an individual bronze medal in the 400 metres, relay gold in the 4 x 400 metres at the European Championships, and an Olympic Bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay. She is an Author (My Hidden Race), Team England Athlete Advisory Board member, Team England Commonwealth Games Athletics Team Captain (2018), consultant, broadcaster and podcaster, as seen on Sky Sports, BBC Sport, Channel 4, and BBC Radio.

Hannah Cockroft OBE is a British wheelchair racer and TV presenter. She has won seven Paralympic gold medals alongside 12 World Championship gold medals, making her the most successful British athlete in athletics World Championship history. She received an OBE for her contribution to Paralympic Sport in 2021. After a successful 2017 season, she was the first Paralympic athlete ever to be named ‘British Sportswoman of the year’ in the prestigious sports journalists awards 58-year history. She has recently returned from the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, which was her first opportunity to represent Team England, where she won the first Commonwealth medal of her career, the last title she had yet to grasp.

Title: Here Come the Girls: A (bold and courageous) panel discussion on the rise of Women’s Sport

Overview: A frank and in-depth panel discussion that will celebrate women’s achievements and increased visibility, while calling out inequities and challenges that persist in the arena of sport and exercise for women and girls. This isn’t a ‘women for women’ discussion, it’s a ‘society for society’ discussion.

Conference Closing keynote Chaired by Professor Lynne Boddy Professor of Physical Activity and Health, and Physical Activity Exchange Lead, based within the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University.

Speakers: Professor Bill Baltzopoulos, Head of the Research Institute for Sport and Exercise Sciences (RISES) at Liverpool John Moores University and REF 2014 and 2021 Panel member; Professor Zoe Knowles, Professor of Engagement and Learning, Liverpool John Moores University and British Association of Sport and Exercise Science (BASES) Chair, and Professor Lauren Sherar, Professor of Physical Activity and Public Health and Associate Dean (Education and Student Experience), Loughborough University.

Title: Reflecting back and forward for the Sport and Exercise Sector.