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The third Sport4Impact conference was held in Milan at 30 and 31 of March, under the designation “The role of finance and private sectors to design and scale up policies and programs for driving social change through sports”. The event was offered in a hybrid format, with 60 participants on the site and more than 100 remotely in a worldwide range.

During these two days was possible to present and discuss different perspectives how to use sport for a social transformation, having the contribution of European projects representatives and, as well, European and African institutions or organizations that were invited to participate.

The second day (March 31st) was fully dedicated to the financial approach to sport and physical activity initiatives based on a mix public and private resources, what is well identified in the rationale and scope of the Forum:

“Sports is growingly becoming a key lever for public bodies and private organizations to address a wide range of social needs. The role of finance and private sectors is more and more relevant in view of promoting a higher impact of programs fostered by the public sector at local, national and international level.

In the framework of the first Conference held in 2018 and of the second one held in 2021, the third Sport4Impact Conference will provide a dedicated environment to present recent evolutions, cases and tools and possible strategies elaborated by finance and private sectors, in order to facilitate networking and matching between finance and private operators on one side, and public bodies, sport organizations and practitioners on the other side. Special attention will be given to the FIT FOR LIFE Program promoted by UNESCO. The prevention and countering of relevant crimes in sports will be included in the conference agenda as a structural component and precondition for the appropriate and effective use of sports for social impact”.

EAS was invited to participate and was represented by António Figueiredo (Executive Commission member) who gave a contribution based on the mission and future perspectives of the EAS.