Speakers

GSUN ’24 Summit

Kathryn Ackerman


Kathryn Ackerman

Director, Wu Tsai Female Athlete Program, Boston Children’s Hospital

Chair, US Rowing Medical and Sports Science Commission 

Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School 

Haskell Beckham


Haskell Beckham

Vice President, Innovation, Columbia Sportswear

Emma Beckman


Emma Beckman

Associate Professor, University of Queensland

Tiffany Brown


Tiffany Brown, PhD, LMFT

Chief Science Officer, Athletes Mental Health Foundation

Elizabeth Budd


Elizabeth Budd

Evergreen Associate Professor, College of Education, Family and Human Services, Prevention Science, University of Oregon

Andrea Bundon


Dr. Andrea Bundon

Associate Professor, The University of British Columbia

Rick Burton


Rick Burton

David B. Falk Endowed Professor, Syracuse University’s David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics

John Cairney


John Cairney

Head of School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, University of Queensland

Keynote: Para Athlete

Panel: Leadership in Sport in the 21st Century

GSUN ‘24 Steering Committee

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Janice Forsyth


Janice Forsyth

Professor, The University of British Columbia

Richard Giulianotti


Richard  Giulianotti

Professor, Loughborough University

Robert Guldberg


Robert Guldberg

Vice President and Robert and Leona DeArmond Executive Director, Knight Campus / Director, Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at University of Oregon

GSUN ‘24 Steering Committee Chair

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Cherie Harris


Dr. Cherie Harris

New Zealand Wheelchair Rugby, Swimming New Zealand

Jennifer Hicks


Jennifer Hicks

Executive Director of the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Stanford University

Kaelin Jackson


Kaelin Jackson

Strength and Conditioning Coach, University of Oregon

Greta Jarvis


Greta Jarvis, MS, MPH

Founder, Center for Active Women

Claudia Jimerson


Claudia Jimerson

Director of Women's Lacrosse Operations & Board Member, Haudenosaunee Nationals

Karan Kanchan


Karan Kanchan

CEO and Founder, Vayu Technology

Joon-Ho Kang


Dr. Joon-Ho Kang

Dean of the College of Education, Director of the Dream Together Master Program, and Professor of Sport Management at Seoul National University

Adrian Kee Ying Hwa


Adrian Ying Hwa Kee

Head, Physical Education & Sports / Professor, Physical Education & Sports Science, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

GSUN ‘24 Steering Committee

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Nichole Kelly


Nichole Kelly

Evergreen Associate Professor, College of Education, Counseling Psychology, Family and Human Services, Prevention Science, University of Oregon

Ken Kozloff


Kenneth Kozloff

Professor, University of Michigan

Jennifer Langton


Jennifer Langton

Former Senior Vice President of Player Health and Innovation at the National Football League (NFL) 

David Legg


David Legg

Professor, Mount Royal University

Ruixin Liang


Ruixin Liang

Research Assistant Professor, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Sarah Lüdecke


Sarah Lüdecke

Data, Research, and Innovation Workstream Lead for UNESCO's Fit for Life initiative

YingLiang Ma


YingLiang Ma

Professor, University of East Anglia

Jo Mayer


Jo Maher

Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Sport and Professor of Practice in the School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University

Panel: AI for Inclusivity in Sport Performance

GSUN ‘24 Steering Committee

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Graeme Maw


Graeme Maw, PhD

Honorary Associate Professor in the Te Huataki Waiora School of Health

Dr. Aimee Mears


Dr. Aimee Mears

Senior Lecturer in Sports Engineering and Biomechanics, Loughborough University

Daniel Memmert


Dr. Daniel Memmert

Professor, German Sport University Cologne

Masashi Miyashita


Masashi Miyashita

Professor, Waseda University

Swarup Mukherjee


Swarup Mukherjee

Associate Professor, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Lombe Mwambwa


Dr. Lombé Mwambwa

Research Director, The Global Observatory for Gender Equality and Sport

Christine O’Bonsawin


Dr. Christine O’Bonsawin

Associate Professor, History and Indigenous Studies, University of Victoria

Emma O'Donnell


Dr. Emma O’Donnell

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Physiology, Loughborough University

Satchidananda Panda


Satchidananda Panda, PhD

Professor, Salk Institute for Biological Studies

Elena Portas


Elena Portas

Portas Consulting

Wolfgang Potthast


Dr. Wolfgang Potthast

Professor, German Sport University Cologne

Sports Technology Spotlight: Human Technology Interaction

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Sam Robertson


Sam Robertson

Professor, Victoria University

Rue Rupprecht


Rue Rupprecht

Graduate Student at University of Oregon, Sports Product Design

Bill Sheel


Bill Sheel

Professor and Distinguished University Scholar, School of Kinesiology, The University of British Columbia

GSUN ‘24 Steering Committee

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Qiuqiong Shi


Dr. Qiuqiong Shi

Research Assistant Professor, School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Beverly Smith


Beverly Smith

Managing Director, Civic Park 

Executive Director, KidSports 

Susan Sokolowski


Susan Sokolowski

Professor, University of Oregon

John Strong


John Strong

Soccer Play-by-Play Announcer, FOX Sports

Jernice Tan


Jernice Tan

Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Steven Tan


Steven Kwang San Tan

Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Ansgar Thiel


Ansgar Thiel

President, German Sport University Cologne

Vicky Tolfrey


Vicky Tolfrey

Professor, Loughborough University

Raymond Kai-Yu Tong


Raymond Kai-Yu Tong

Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Robert Townsend


Dr. Robert Townsend

Disability Lead, Sport New Zealand
Senior Lecturer, University of Waikato, New Zealand

Jordan Troester


Jordan Troester

Director of Performance & Sports Science, University of Oregon

Sean Tweedy


Sean Tweedy

Professor, University of Queensland

Natalie Welch


Dr. Natalie Welch

Executive Director, Rise Above

Professor, Seattle University

Lauren West


Lauren West

2nd Year Graduate Student at University of Oregon, Sports Product Design with a focus on Adaptive Athletics Design in Apparel and Footwear

Stephanie Wheeler


Stephanie Wheeler

Head Coach, Women's Wheelchair Basketball at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Nick Willett


Nick Willett

Professor, The University of Oregon

Brian Wilson


Brian Wilson

Professor, The University of British Columbia

Erica Woekel


Erica Woekel

Associate Clinical Professor, Oregon State University

Joanne Yip


Joanne Yip

Professor and Associate Dean of School of Fashion and Textiles, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Diwei Zhou


Diwei Zhou

Professor, Loughborough University

Speakers and sessions are subject to change.