Programme TH 7 EFDN Conference 4th & 5th OCTOBER 2016, Ibrox Stadium, GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM Changing lives through Football www.efdn.org Dear EFDN Conference attendees, It is with great pleasure to welcome you all to the 7th EFDN Conference. Firstly, I would like to show our appreciation and thanks to Glasgow Rangers Football Club who will be our conference Hosts over the next two days and the support you have provided to our EFDN team leading up to conference has been warm and extremely helpful in coordinating this conference. As a network, one our biggest challenges for the conference is being able to stimulate and provide a platform to learn and share good practice for our Network Members and guests over the two days, after reviewing this years programme I am extremely delighted that EFDN will achieve this goal! Today we have the honour of welcoming the Minister for Public Health and Sport, Aileen Campbell MSP to commence proceedings and over the next couple of days we are extremely delighted to welcome representatives of UEFA, ECA, Supporters Direct and European Healthy Stadia Network as well our very own EFDN network members, we are excited in welcoming new clubs to conference such as Juventus, AC Milan and Legia Warsawa to just name a few. As chair of EFDN it has been humbling to see a number of new EFDN programmes launch such as, One Goal for Education, European Legends and the EPMIMT project. I have seen at hand the impact of our EFDN Exchange programmes being delivered across Europe 6th EFDN Conference bringing our young people together and staff which have involved 16 EFDN Network Member clubs over 7 Countries. PHILIPS STADIUM, EINDHOVEN MARCH 2016 It is evident from the activity being carried out is testament to the efforts of the EFDN operational team which is shaped and guided by our members, so I thank you all for all your positive feedback during our evaluations of our programming and organisational processes. Finally, I look forward to seeing you over the next couple of days and EFDN wish you a safe journey home after the conference. Our communities are counting on us, Together we can change lives through football! Ton Strooband Chair EFDN Foundation 2 3 HOSTS 7th EFDN CONFERENCE Aileen Campbell MSP Caj Sohal Minister for Public Health and Sport Caj is a communications expert and BBC Aileen Campbell is the Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) for Clydesdale and was accredited Media Trainer who has worked born in Perth on May 18, 1980. Aileen grew up on her parents’ tenant farm and attended with a number of recognised international Collace primary school and Perth Academy before graduating with an MA joint honours organisations to help improve their degree in Politics with Economic and Social History at the University of Glasgow. communications strategy. She started a career in publishing by working as an editor for Keystone, a Past projects have included collaboration with Street Football World, SCORT, the construction magazine, in 2003 and was an editorial assistant on the pro- Swiss Embassy, UEFA and the Laureus Foundation. He has delivered workshops and independence newspaper, the Scottish Standard. presentations in India, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Norway, the Netherlands and Germany. Before her election to parliament, Aileen also worked for Nicola Sturgeon in 2005 and Shona Robison in 2006 as a Parliamentary Assistant. Campbell was first elected to This will be the 6th occasion that Caj has hosted the EFDN conference so by now the Scottish Parliament on May 3, 2007 as a list member for the South of Scotland. familiar face to the network. She was re-elected as the MSP for Clydesdale at the May 5, 2011 election and appointed as Minister for Children and Young People. She was appointed as Minister for Public Health and Sport in May 2016. Pat Nevin Our second host for this conference is Pat Nevin. Pat enjoyed a 20-year career in football playing for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell as a winger. He also won 28 caps for Scotland, scattered across a ten-year international career. Since retiring as a player, Pat has worked as a chief executive of Motherwell and as a football writer and broadcaster. Pat is still a fans’ favourite at Chelsea where he played in the 1980s and appears regularly on Chelsea TV, the BBC and other broadcasters. 4 5 SPEAKER 4th PROGRAMME OCTOBER DAY 1 Rangers FC Ibrox Stadium Charity Foundation Connal Cochrane 09.00 am Doors open Rangers FC 09.30 am Opening EFDN Conference 09.35 am Welcome Ton Strooband (Chair EFDN) The Rangers Charity Foundation is undergoing a period of significant expansion and a process of enhanced community engagement and strategy development is 09.40 am Welcome Aileen Campbell MSP (Scottish Minister now in progress. Connal will outline the Foundation’s charity partnership model, from for Public Health and Sport) local to international, the range of in-kind support delivered, and explore the variety 09.50 am Rangers FC of community programmes currently delivered in the wider Glasgow area. 10.30 am EFDN meet and greet Network Dating The Foundation’s relationship with supporters has been key to its success and a number 11.00 am Breakout sessions 1 of fan engagement and fundraising initiatives will be shared as well as some of the 1. NAC Breda; The stadium as a classroom opportunities which a newly expanded Foundation now offers. 2. Healthy Stadia; EURO 2016: Connal Cochrane Respect Your Health programme Connal Cochrane has managed the Rangers Charity Foundation for over 11 years, 3. Aberdeen FC Dementia Friendly Programme since shortly after its inception. He has been instrumental in shaping the Foundation’s 11.40 am Networking Break strategy and leading its steady growth and success during this time. 12.00 am Breakout sessions 2 1. Hapoel Tel Aviv; Let’s do Sports not drugs! Connal has previously been awarded Scottish Fundraiser of the Year by the Institute of Fundraising in Scotland and on behalf of Rangers Football Club has project managed 2. Everton in the Community; Disability programme three legends matches at Ibrox. 3. Benfica FC; Prevention and intervention in tackling early school leaving He undertakes a personal fundraising challenge each year for the Foundation, 12.40 pm Paris Saint Germain; Red and Blue Schools which this year will be an endurance challenge with the Army. 01.15 pm Lunch 02.00 pm European Exchanges: The benefits for staff members and youth leaders 02.30 pm Study visits Glasgow 04.00 pm ECA CSR Award winner: PSV United 04.45 pm Programme Debrief Day 1 05.00 pm End Day 1 07.30 pm EFDN Dinner 6 7 Breakout sessions 1 1 The Stadium as a classroom Danny Evertse NAC BREDA Danny Evertse is the Nacademy Manager, with has 38 years of experience as a teacher and project management within the Dutch education system specialising in the secondary education system. He is key founder of the community department of NAC Breda in 2005. Over this period of time Danny has been involved in multiple football based education and employability projects including No One Outside the Game, Lunch Room de BEA, NOAD in the Class, Playing for Success and working to develop the NAC Breda Intern Programme. EFDN Network Dating NAC Breda’s Playing for Success programme for hard to reach students that are 16-23 years old. They are students who are not performing to their potential due to not being motivated in their current environment or have a low self-esteem. Playing for Success is delivered in the NACADEMY; one of the most innovative and Following feedback from network members EFDN is introducing this icebreaker inspiring study support centres in Europe. The centre has 4 different ‘classrooms’, activity to provide delegates the opportunity to meet and introduce each other a sound and video editing studio and a games room situated in over 660m2. through a fun and relaxed activity during the conference. The programme is intended to inspire and motivate students. Every week 5 groups with a total of 50 students attend the 8-week programme. Our hosts will explain the process prior to start however the key objectives of the session are simple, for delegates to meet each other over a small period of time, share business contact information and to understand what each others responsibilities are before you move on to meet someone new! For Today’s programme the session has been allocated 30 minutes with 45 minutes for Day 2 which will provide you with the opportunity to meet as many delegates as possible! Enjoy! Foto: Maurice van Steen 8 9 2 Dementia Friendly Euro 2016, Programme respect your Steven Sweeney Health Programme Aberdeen FC Community Trust 3 Matthew Philpott European Dementia Friendly WellBeing Healthy Stadia Network is a client focussed, City- wide partnership approach which aims to integrate people living with dementia This presentation will look at recent developments in the area of tobacco control and provides opportunities and football stadiums, with reference to new tobacco-free stadia guidelines for their families and carers developed by Healthy Stadia. The presentation will also provide a case study of to engage with wellbeing the Respect Your Health: No Tobacco project implemented at EURO 2016 for which activities. Healthy Stadia was a partner organisation. Project implementation, key results, legacy and learning for future tournaments will be discussed. Football Memories sessions delivered by Alzheimer Matthew Philpott Scotland provides Matthew Philpott is Executive Director of European Healthy Stadia Network, reminiscence sessions using responsible for the overall operations of Healthy Stadia, including partnership memorabilia to engage people living with dementia.