May 10, 2024
Montpellier France 2024
Conferences & Experiences
The new edition of the USS is back bringing more action in 2024!
USS 2024 INVITE
Shape the future of urban sports
The Urban Sports Summit (USS) aims to connects key decision makers in sport business to learn & share into the scope of urban sports. Get involved in BMX freestyle, Skateboard, Roller freestyle, Scooter, Parkour, Breaking and more disciplines. More than sport, we speak about urban culture, sustainable, social and economic development models to shape the future of urban sports.
The programme will include lectures in English and French.
The programme will include lectures in English and French.
PROGRAMME
MAY 16 - ARRIVAL
MAY 17 - DAY 1
MAY 18 - DAY 2
MAY 19- DAY 3
MAY 16 - ARRIVAL
* The programme and timetable may be updated and adjusted
From 2pm to 6pm
Collection of accreditations
Montpellier City Hall
From 7pm
ICEBREAKER COCKTAIL
O’Sullivans PubMAY 17 - DAY 1
* The programme and timetable may be updated and adjusted
Morning Theme: Urban Culture & Sports Urbanisation
From 7.45 a.m.
Meeting point
Montpellier City Hall
Departure for the official opening at 8 am
8:15 am
Official opening – breakfast
FISE BMX Freestyle Park
Welcome addresses (FR / EN)
° Hurricane – Hervé André Benoit, CEO & FISE founder
° Declan Brooks, BMX Freestyle bronze medallist at 2020 Olympics
° Hurricane – Hervé André Benoit, CEO & FISE founder
° Declan Brooks, BMX Freestyle bronze medallist at 2020 Olympics
9:45 am
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Urban culture introduction
° Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole – Clare Hart, Vice-Présidente au Rayonnement International et à la Coopération Européenne
° Thomas Riffaud, Sociologue
° CJ Wellsmore, Three-time rollerblade world champion
° Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole – Clare Hart, Vice-Présidente au Rayonnement International et à la Coopération Européenne
° Thomas Riffaud, Sociologue
° CJ Wellsmore, Three-time rollerblade world champion
10:15 am
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Activating Urban Landscape
° Université de Rouen Normandie – Romain Lepillé, Maître de conférences en STAPS
° Mairie de Reims – Raphaël Blanchard, Adjoint au maire de Reims en charge des sports & vice-président de la commission Sport de France urbaine
° Hurricane Tracks – Vincent Chrzanowski, Co-founder
° FMCT – Emmanuel Edane, Directeur Général
° Université de Rouen Normandie – Romain Lepillé, Maître de conférences en STAPS
° Mairie de Reims – Raphaël Blanchard, Adjoint au maire de Reims en charge des sports & vice-président de la commission Sport de France urbaine
° Hurricane Tracks – Vincent Chrzanowski, Co-founder
° FMCT – Emmanuel Edane, Directeur Général
11 am
Coffee break
Conference roomMontpellier City Hall
11:30 am
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Urbanisation of new sports
° UNIT Surf Pool – Yannic Sieben, Managing Director
° RIXEN Cableway GmbH – Richard Schoehnchen, CEO
° Fédération Nationale de Street-Workout et Calisthenics – Dawari Horsfall, Président de la FNSWC et coordinateur du collectif national des pratiques et sports urbains
° AST Asia Sports Tech – Jean-Baptiste Roy, Founding Partner
° UNIT Surf Pool – Yannic Sieben, Managing Director
° RIXEN Cableway GmbH – Richard Schoehnchen, CEO
° Fédération Nationale de Street-Workout et Calisthenics – Dawari Horsfall, Président de la FNSWC et coordinateur du collectif national des pratiques et sports urbains
° AST Asia Sports Tech – Jean-Baptiste Roy, Founding Partner
Afternoon Theme: The Impact of the Olympic Games on Urban Sports
12 am
Lunch
FISEFISE Montpellier competitions and VIP experience
2 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Major Events and International Corporation
° French Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Samuel Ducroquet, Ambassador for Sport
° Irish Embassy – Owen Feeney, Deputy Head of Mission
° Embassy of Italy – Fabio Monaco, Consulate General of Italy
° U.S. Embassy Paris – Rebecca Ross, Attachée for Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games
° French Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Samuel Ducroquet, Ambassador for Sport
° Irish Embassy – Owen Feeney, Deputy Head of Mission
° Embassy of Italy – Fabio Monaco, Consulate General of Italy
° U.S. Embassy Paris – Rebecca Ross, Attachée for Paris 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games
2:45 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
How are federations with sports eligible for the Olympic programme preparing?
° FIG – Morinari Watanabe, President
° WDSF – Nedad Jeftic, Vice-President for Sport
° IWWF – José Antonio Perez Priego, President
° FIG – Morinari Watanabe, President
° WDSF – Nedad Jeftic, Vice-President for Sport
° IWWF – José Antonio Perez Priego, President
3:30 pm
Coffee break
Conference roomMontpellier City Hall
4 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
How the 2020 Olympic Games affected urban sports
° IOC – Kit McConnell, Sports Director
° IFSC – Marco Maria Scolaris, President
° FIBA – Michel Filliau, Senior Advisor – External Relations
° IOC – Kit McConnell, Sports Director
° IFSC – Marco Maria Scolaris, President
° FIBA – Michel Filliau, Senior Advisor – External Relations
4:45 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
How Olympic digital programmes inspire active lifestyle amongst young people and promote Urban Sports
° IOC – Leandro Larrosa, Director of Digital Engagement and Marketing
° Hurricane Group – Olivier Pascal, International Development Director
° FFC – Anthony Jeanjean, Triple European BMX freestyle park champion & French champion 2022
° USA Cycling – Hannah Roberts, Three-time BMX freestyle world champion
° FFC – Céline Vaes, Bronze medal BMX World Championships flat 2021
° IOC – Leandro Larrosa, Director of Digital Engagement and Marketing
° Hurricane Group – Olivier Pascal, International Development Director
° FFC – Anthony Jeanjean, Triple European BMX freestyle park champion & French champion 2022
° USA Cycling – Hannah Roberts, Three-time BMX freestyle world champion
° FFC – Céline Vaes, Bronze medal BMX World Championships flat 2021
MAY 18 - DAY 2
* The programme and timetable may be updated and adjusted
Morning Theme: Urban sports on the international scene
10 am
Oppening of the day
Conference roomMontpellier City Hall
° Madame Amélie Oudéa-Castéra, Ministre des Sports et des Jeux olympiques et paralympiques de France
10:15 am
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
How can sport be used as a tool for economic development?
° Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique – Cédric Roussel, Délégué Ministériel
° West Midlands Growth Company – Joel Lavery, Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events
° Major Events International – Dennis Mills, CEO
° Ministère de l’Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle et numérique – Cédric Roussel, Délégué Ministériel
° West Midlands Growth Company – Joel Lavery, Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events
° Major Events International – Dennis Mills, CEO
11:30 am
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Urban Sports in Africa
° Attitude – Thomas Raymond, Director
° Yaoundé 5 – Augustin Bala, Mayor
° Jeunesse Art Culture Sport et Mémoire – Jean Eric Sende, President
° Attitude – Thomas Raymond, Director
° Yaoundé 5 – Augustin Bala, Mayor
° Jeunesse Art Culture Sport et Mémoire – Jean Eric Sende, President
1:55 pm
FISE Official Opening
FISE BMX Freestyle ParkAfternoon theme: Inclusion & sports for all in urban sports
2:30 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Gender innovation in urban sports
° FIBA – Nicolas Widmer, 3×3 Competition Manager
° Skatepark Films LLC – Manjari Makijany, Writer, Producer, Director – Skater Girl movie
° Mac Productions – Vinati Makijany, Writer, Producer – Skater Girl movie
° Fondation Alice Milliat – Tess Harmand, Development Director
° Anahi Valentina, BMX rider
° FIBA – Nicolas Widmer, 3×3 Competition Manager
° Skatepark Films LLC – Manjari Makijany, Writer, Producer, Director – Skater Girl movie
° Mac Productions – Vinati Makijany, Writer, Producer – Skater Girl movie
° Fondation Alice Milliat – Tess Harmand, Development Director
° Anahi Valentina, BMX rider
3:30 pm
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Disability in urban sports
° Pratikable – Wilfried Panatier, President
° Pratikable – Léo Bricout, Vice President in charge of Operations
° Pratikable – Antoine Faure, Paraskate athlete
° Pratikable – Selim Boutouba, WCMX athlete
° Planète Handisport – Thomas Vergnet, Head of the Handi Wakeboard section
° Juanje Trujillo, BMX rider
° Julian Molina, BMX rider
° Pratikable – Wilfried Panatier, President
° Pratikable – Léo Bricout, Vice President in charge of Operations
° Pratikable – Antoine Faure, Paraskate athlete
° Pratikable – Selim Boutouba, WCMX athlete
° Planète Handisport – Thomas Vergnet, Head of the Handi Wakeboard section
° Juanje Trujillo, BMX rider
° Julian Molina, BMX rider
4:30 PM
Networking
5:30 PM
Visit of Montpellier city centre
* Please click on this link to register for the tour of the city centre of Montpellier *
MAY 19- DAY 3
* The programme and timetable may be updated and adjusted
Morning Theme: Marketing sessions
9AM
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Beyond the stereotypes: unpacking urban sports audiences
° Redtorch – Johnny Murch, CEO/Founder
° Redtorch – Johnny Murch, CEO/Founder
9:15AM
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
WEB3 & Metaverse – The Future Of Audience Engagement
° SportsTechX – Rohn Malhotra, co-founder
° One plan – Philippe Bourdarias, VP Strategic Accounts
° eShot Labs– Fabien Arneodo, Chief Revenue Officer
° SportsTechX – Rohn Malhotra, co-founder
° One plan – Philippe Bourdarias, VP Strategic Accounts
° eShot Labs– Fabien Arneodo, Chief Revenue Officer
10:00AM
Coffee Break
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
10:30AM
Sessions
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Conference room
Montpellier City Hall
Branded Content – Authenticity & Marketing
° FIBA – Nicolas Widmer, 3×3 Competition Manager
° FIBA – Nicolas Widmer, 3×3 Competition Manager
PROGRAMME
Urban Culture
Urban culture for newcomers
Clare Hart – Vice-Présidente au Rayonnement International et à la Coopération Européenne, Ville de Montpellier
Thomas Riffaud – sociologist
Thomas Riffaud – sociologist
Sports Urbanisation
Activating Urban Landscape
Romain Lepillé – Maître de conférences en STAPS, Université de Rouen Normandie
Sports Urbanisation
Urbanisation of new sports
Yannic Sieben – Managing Director, UNIT Surf Pool
The impact of the Olympic Games on urban sports
How the 2020 Olympic Games affected urban sports
Kit McConnell – Sport Director, International Organizing Committee
Kobinata Toru – Vice-Président, IFSC
Sabatino Aracu – President, WorldSkate
Michel Filliau – Senior Advisor – External Relations, FIBA
Nicolas Widmer – 3×3 Competition Manager, FIBA
Kobinata Toru – Vice-Président, IFSC
Sabatino Aracu – President, WorldSkate
Michel Filliau – Senior Advisor – External Relations, FIBA
Nicolas Widmer – 3×3 Competition Manager, FIBA
The impact of the Olympic Games on urban sports
How are federations with sports eligible for the Olympic programme preparing?
Morinari Watanabe – President, FIG
Nedad Jeftic – Vice-President for Sports, WDSF
José Antonio Perez Priego – President, IWWF
Nedad Jeftic – Vice-President for Sports, WDSF
José Antonio Perez Priego – President, IWWF
Urban sports in Africa and the Middle East
How and why have urban sports conquered new territories? The exponential development of projects on these continents.
Host Major Events
How to use major sports events as a tool for territorial development
Joel Lavery – Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events, Ville de Birmingham
Host Major Events
Focus on Paris 2024 and the organisation of a major event
Inclusion in urban sports
Gender innovation in urban sports
Tess Harmand – Development Director, Fondation Alice Milliat
Michel Filliau – Senior Advisor – External Relations, FIBA
Nicolas Widmer – 3×3 Competition Manager, FIBA
Michel Filliau – Senior Advisor – External Relations, FIBA
Nicolas Widmer – 3×3 Competition Manager, FIBA
Inclusion in urban sports
Disability in urban sports
Urban sports & environmental conditions
Rethinking the ecological model of major sporting events
Elie Patrigeon – Directeur Général, Comité Paralympique et Sportif Français (CPSF)
Marketing in urban sports
WEB3 & Metaverse – The Future Of Audience
Engagement Branded Content – Authenticity & Marketing
Engagement Branded Content – Authenticity & Marketing
Rohn Malhotra
– Co-founder, SportsTechX
Philippe Bourdarias – VP Strategic Accounts, OnePlan
Philippe Bourdarias – VP Strategic Accounts, OnePlan
USS 2023 SPEAKERS
Kit MC CONNELL
Sports DirectorIOC 
Sabatino ARACU
PresidentWorldSkate 
Elie PATRIGEON
Directeur GénéralComité Paralympique & Sportif Français 
Morinari WATANABE
PresidentFIG 
José Antonio PEREZ PRIEGO
PresidentIWWF 
Kobinata TORU
Vice-PresidentIFSC 
Rohn MALHOTRA
Co-FounderSportsTechX 
Clare HART
Vice-Présidente au Rayonnement International et à la Coopération EuropéenneMontpellier Méditerranée Métropole 
Michel FILLIAU
Senior Advisor – External RelationsFIBA 
Hervé ANDRÉ-BENOÎT
CEO & FISE FounderHurricane 
Oli RUSSELL-COWAN
USS Moderator
FounderRad season USS Moderator
Philippe BOURDARIAS
VP Strategic AccountsOne Plan 
Nenad JEFTIC
Vice-President for SportWDSF 
Nicolas WIDMER
3x3 Competition ManagerFIBA 
Thomas RIFFAUD
Sociologue 
Yannic SIEBEN
Managing DirectorUNIT Surf Pool 
Tess HARMAND
Development DirectorFondation Alice Milliat 
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PRACTICAL INFO
Contact the organizer to plan your stay.
Hurricane’s team helps you for accommodation booking and welcome you on site.
Partner hotels near FISE
HOTEL COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT MONTPELLIER
- 105 Place Georges Frêche, 34070 Montpellier - France
HOTEL NOVOTEL MONTPELLIER ANTIGONE
- 45 Avenue du Pirée, 34000 Montpellier - France
HOTEL MERCURE MONTPELLIER ANTIGONE
- 285, boulevard de l’aéroport International, 34000 Montpellier - France
