Conference Agenda

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Date: Tuesday, 08/Sept/2026
8:00amto9:00amRegistration 1st day
Location: Grand Hotel Union
9:00amto10:00amOpening ceremony
Location: Grand Hotel Union
10:00amto11:20am1st Key note and round table: Mark Nieuwenhuijsen: From Evidence to Practice: Facilitators and Barriers
Location: Grand Hotel Union

Mark J Nieuwenhuijsen

Round table

11:20amto11:30amGroup photo/ Break
Location: Grand Hotel Union
11:30amto12:40pmGR1_1: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity, Exercise and Healthy Ageing: Evidence, Interventions and New Perspectives
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Johan de Jong
11:30amto12:40pmGR2_1: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity and Health in Children and Adolescents
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Andrea Backović Juričan
11:30amto12:40pmUnion: Abstract presentations: Monitoring Physical Activity and Health Across the Life Course
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Anja Frei
11:30amto12:40pmWR1_1: Abstract presentations: Green Spaces, Sustainability and Health
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Antonina Tcymbal
11:30amto12:40pmWR2_1: Abstract presentations: Implementing Physical Activity for Health: From Policy to Practice
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Mark Stoutenberg
11:30amto12:40pmWR3_1: Abstract presentations: Inclusive Physical Activity: Creating Equitable Opportunities for Active Living
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Ina Šuklje Erjavec
12:40pmto1:45pmLunch
Location: Lobby and Garden hall
1:45pmto2:55pmGR1_1_2: Symposium: From Bench to App: Integrating Evidence-Based Physical Activity Interventions for Older Adults into Policy, Community, and Healthcare
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Tjaša Knific
1:45pmto2:55pmGR2_1_2: Symposium: From Policy to Practice: Integrating Physical Literacy into Community and Public Health Systems
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Johannes Carl
1:45pmto2:55pmUnion1_2: Symposium: Beyond surveillance: advancing monitoring, evaluation and learning in complex physical activity policy
Location: Grand Hotel Union
1:45pmto2:55pmWR1_1_2: Abstract presentations: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Work and Education Settings
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Sebastià Mas-Alòs
1:45pmto2:55pmWR2_1_2: Abstract presentations: Health-Promoting Sports Clubs and Communities
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Susanna Geidne
1:45pmto2:55pmWR3_1_2: Symposium: Outdoor Environments, Inclusion, and Culture: Understanding and Learning from Physical Activity in Norway
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Solfrid Bratland-Sanda
2:55pmto3:10pmBreak1_1
3:10pmto4:20pmGR1_1_3: Symposium: Health-Enhancing Physical Activity as a Cornerstone of Musculoskeletal Care: From Primary Prevention to Stratified Pain Management
Location: Glass room 1
3:10pmto4:20pmGR2_1_3: Symposium: Nurturing the Next Generation: Innovating Pedagogical Practice for Holistic Youth Development and Physical Activity
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Vasiliki Kaioglou
3:10pmto4:20pmUnion1_3: Symposium: Integrated spatial and environmental health approaches to strengthen HEPA: Evidence and tools from Slovenia
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Vita Žlender
3:10pmto4:20pmWR1_1_3: Abstract presentations: Equity and Inclusion in Physical Activity and Health
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Evan Matthews
3:10pmto4:20pmWR2_1_3: Abstract presentations: Active Schools, Healthy Children: Creating Environments for Physical Activity and Health
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Josefine Björkqvist
3:10pmto4:20pmWR3_1_3: Symposium: Integration of Physical Activity, Nutrition and Sleep Across the Life Course: Towards Coherent Public Health Action
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Mojca Gabrijelčič
4:20pmto4:40pmBreak1_2
4:40pmto6:00pmGR1_1_4: Pitch oral & HEPA promotion in Healthcare settings Working Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Wolfgang Geidl
Session Chair: Suzanne Mc Donough
4:40pmto6:00pmGR2_1_4: Pitch oral & Active ageing - Physical activity promotion in older adults Working Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Tjaša Knific
Session Chair: Kirsi E Keskinen
4:40pmto6:00pmWR1_1_4: Pitch oral & Children and Adolescents Working Group Meeting
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Javier Brazo-Sayavera
4:40pmto6:00pmWR2_1_4: Pitch oral & Physical literacy working group Meeting
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Johannes Carl
4:40pmto6:00pmWR3_1_4: Pitch oral & HEPA promotion in socially disadvantaged groups working group Meeting
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Evan Matthews
6:00pmto6:30pmBreak1_3
6:30pmto7:15pmGuided tour
Location: Conference venue entrance
7:30pmto9:00pmWelcome reception: Welcome reception (dress code - casual)
Location: Union garden