Conference Agenda

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Date: Wednesday, 09/Sept/2026
7:00amto8:00amMorning run
Location: Uhotel entrance
8:00amto9:00amRegistration 2nd day
Location: Grand Hotel Union
8:00amto9:00amSTC & WG leaders meeting: STC & WG leaders meeting (invitation only)
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Alexis Lion
9:00amto9:45am2nd Key note: Željko Pedišić: Advances in time-use epidemiology
Location: Grand Hotel Union
9:45amto9:55amBreak2_1
9:55amto11:05amGR1_2_1: Abstract presentations: Systems, Policy and Equity in Physical Activity Promotion
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Anja Frei
9:55amto11:05amGR2_2_1: Symposium: Examining the Role of Sports and Recreation for Mental Wellbeing in Disadvantaged Groups
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Evan Matthews
9:55amto11:05amUnion2_1: Symposium: Exploring new approaches to assess physical activity policy implementation: Reflections from six EU member states
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Sven Messing
9:55amto11:05amWR1_2_1: Abstract presentations: Physical Activity in Health and Rehabilitation: From Prescription to Practice
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Alexis Lion
9:55amto11:05amWR2_2_1: Abstract presentations: Active Living in Natural and Urban Environments
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Berry van Holland
9:55amto11:05amWR3_2_1: Symposium: From Participation to Co-creation: Social Participation Shaping Health-Enhancing Physical Activity
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Katja Čič
11:05amto11:15amBreak2_2
11:15amto12:25pmGR1_2_2: Symposium: Green and built environments as catalysts for active aging: Linking environment, physical activity, and health
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Kirsi E Keskinen
11:15amto12:25pmGR2_2_2: Symposium: Active Outdoor Play: From Multi-country Evidence to Policy Action, Practice and Urban Design
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Berry van Holland
11:15amto12:25pmUnion2_2: Symposium: Embedding health-enhancing physical activity promotion in health care: Competencies, systems, and practice.
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Wolfgang Geidl
Session Chair: Suzanne Mc Donough
11:15amto12:25pmWR1_2_2: Abstract presentations: Whole-School Approaches to Physical Activity and Health
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Josef Mitáš
11:15amto12:25pmWR2_2_2: Abstract presentations: Measuring and Monitoring 24-Hour Movement Behaviours
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Javier Brazo-Sayavera
11:15amto12:25pmWR3_2_2: Symposium: Discussing national experiences from Germany, Japan and Slovenia in regards to PA / 24h movement guidelines and PA recommendations’ development, update and adoption.
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Petru Sandu
12:25pmto1:00pmLunch 2nd day
Location: Lobby and Garden hall
1:00pmto2:00pmEU PA Focal Points Marketplace
Location: Grand Hotel Union
2:00pmto2:10pmBreak2_3
2:10pmto3:20pmGR1_2_3: Symposium: EnRICH HABITS: a data-enabled community-based citizen science approach to enhance physical activity and nutrition
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Johan de Jong
2:10pmto3:20pmGR2_2_3: Symposium: From Policy to Pathways: Embedding Physical Activity as Standard Care Across Portugal’s Health System
Location: Glass room 2
2:10pmto3:20pmUnion2_3: Symposium: Socio-Ecological Drivers of 24-hour Movement Behaviours: From Guidelines Adherence Studies to Methodological Advances in Compositional Data Analysis
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Kaja Kastelic
2:10pmto3:20pmWR1_2_3: Abstract presentations: Active Living Across Settings: Work, Travel and Everyday Life
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Ilkka Väänänen
2:10pmto3:20pmWR2_2_3: Symposium: Physical Activity Messaging Across the Lifespan: Evidence and Innovation from Scotland and Ireland
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Caera Grady
2:10pmto3:20pmWR3_2_3: Symposium: Inclusive methods and methodological approaches for engaging disadvantaged groups in HEPA
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Caroline Dodd-Reynolds
3:20pmto3:40pmBreak2_4
3:40pmto5:10pmGR1_2_4: Pitch oral & WG Monitoring and surveillance of physical activity Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 1
Session Chair: Pauliina Husu
3:40pmto5:10pmGR2_2_4: Pitch oral & Policy Approaches to Physical Activity Promotion (PAPAP) Group Meeting
Location: Glass room 2
Session Chair: Petru Sandu
3:40pmto5:10pmWR1_2_4: Pitch oral & Environmental approaches to HEPA promotion Group Meeting
Location: White room 1
Session Chair: Josef Mitáš
3:40pmto5:10pmWR2_2_4: Pitch oral & Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Sports Clubs group Meeting
Location: White room 2
Session Chair: Susanna Geidne
3:40pmto5:10pmWR3_2_4: Pitch oral & Workplace HEPA promotion group Meeting
Location: White room 3
Session Chair: Ilkka Väänänen
5:10pmto5:20pmBreak2_5
5:20pmto6:20pmHEPA Annual meeting
Location: Grand Hotel Union
Session Chair: Alexis Lion
7:30pmto10:00pmConference dinner: Slovenian evening
Location: Švicarija Tivoli (Pod turnom 4, Ljubljana)