The French Federation for Company Sport (FFSE) is organising a conference as part of the Erasmus + ‘Work, Move and Perf’ (WMP) project at the headquarters of the French National Olympic Committee (1 Av. Pierre de Coubertin, 75013 Paris) on the morning of Tuesday 26 November 2024.

The conference will focus on ‘the effects of physical activity at work on the human, economic and organisational performance of companies’.

PROGRAMME (provisional): the effects of physical activity at work on the human, economic and organisational performance of companies

Remark: Live translation will be available. The conference will be recorded.

8.30-9.00: registration & welcome coffee

9.00-9.30: Conference opening speech

• Skander Karaa, Managing Director – French National Olympic Committee (CNOSF)
• Welcome Adress – Luciano Di Fonzo, Deputy Head of Unit, Erasmus Mundus and Sport – EACEA
• Welcome Adress – Didier Besseyre, President – French, European, World Federation for Company Sport President (FFSE, EFCS & WFCS)

9.20-9.30: Introduction of the WMP project and topic at European level – Charlotte Frueh-Richardot, WMP project coordinator

9.30-9.45: Work, Move & Perf studies – First results

Research and needs analysis – Salvador Angosto Sanchez – University of Copenhagen and Murcia

Q&A (5min)

9.45-10.45: ROUNDTABLE – Physical activity in the workplace: Using the legacy of the Olympic and Paralympic Games to boost productivity and business performance, moderated by Victor Bertin from, Economic transformation manager – NOC of France

• Isabelle Jouin, General Delegate – Planet’RSE, President – French Field Hockey Federation
• Marie-Cécile Tardieu, Deputy Chief Executive Officier – Business France
• Fabien Gilot, Co-Chairman, Sport Committee – Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF) (tbc)
• Thierry Millet, Treasurer – Chamber of commerce Hauts-de-Seine, Business club referent “Club GOJO-P”

10.45-10.50: Q&A

10.50-11.10: Coffee Break

11.10-11.40: PITCHES- Best practices examples & testimonies

• Airbus – Christian Morin, Executive Vice-President AISA (Airbus Staff Associations)
• Groupe BPCE Sports – Philippe Dubois, President and Valérie Perrière, National Secretary
• Manutan – Nathalie Cara, Responsable de l’Environnement de Travail

11.40-11.45: Q&A

11.40-11.50:
Mouvement des entreprises de France (MEDEF) – Steven Naraynen, Sport, Culture & Entrepreneurship Officer

11.50-12.00: Conclusion:  Towards a “Company Sport Supporters Network”

TO REGISTER, CLICK HERE (for free).

Background information – WMP project

The WMP project, coordinated by the French Federation for Company Sport (FFSE), is co-funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ Sport programme.

It responds to a need expressed by companies to be able to establish a link between the practice of physical activity and its effect on the performance of their employees and their organisation in general. This is the first European-level scientific study on this subject. The data collected will be made available free of charge in the form of a toolbox on an online platform by the end of 2025. This should give impetus to and formalise a ‘European network of corporate sport supporters’ and, ultimately, a ‘European corporate sport observatory’.

The FFSE is implementing the project with 8 partner organisations : the University of Copenhagen (Denmark), the University of Murcia (Spain), the European Federation for Company Sport (France), the Association for Sport in the Free Time (Bulgaria), the French National Olympic Committee (France), the Sports Association of Bank of France (France), the Authority For Integrity In Maltese Sport (Malta) and the European Network for Innovation and Knowledge (Netherlands).