European Youth Championships | 2 Jun 2018

ITTF & ETTU TABLE TENNIS. FOR ALL. FOR LIFE. FORUM

21 - 22 July 2018 Cluj-Napoca (ROU)

 

The ITTF and the ETTU are cordially inviting you to the first Europe Table Tennis Forum to be held on Saturday 21st and Sunday 22nd July during the STAG 2018 European Youth Championships in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

 

The Forum that will be driven by the visionary slogan Table Tennis. For All. For Life. will be a unique event consist- ing of three sessions of talks and discussions presented by experts from the ITTF and ETTU. Amongst others, topics include an overview of the new strategic plan and vision of the future of the WTTC, support for National Associations in both professionalism of the sport and fan engagement, and popularisation of Table Tennis among the younger generation.

 

Thank you to the Romanian Table Tennis Federation for their help and assistance with the organisation of the Europe Table Tennis Forum.

 

Please refer to the attached agenda for more details on topics, schedule and available financial support for your attendance.

 

We sincerely hope that you will be able to attend the Europe Table Tennis Forum and look forward to receiving your online entries at this link on or before Monday 2nd July 2018.

 

Thomas Weikert          Ronald Kramer

ITTF President            ETTU President

 

 

SCHEDULE

21 July

09:30-10:00     Welcome Remarks by Thomas Weikert, ITTF President and Ronald Kramer, ETTU President

 

10:00-10:30     ITTF Strategic Plan & Vision by Steve Dainton, ITTF CEO

 

10:30-10:40     Q&A

 

10:40-11:00     Coffee break

 

11:00-11:40     Concept of the Future of the WTTC by Matt POUND, Head of Media

 

11:40-12:20     Match Promotion and Fan Engagement by Jonny Cowan, ITTF European Marketing Manager

 

 

12:20-12:40     Q&A

 

13:00-14:30     Lunch

 

15:00-15:40     Guest Speaker

 

15:40-16:20     How ITTF can Help Professionalize our Members by Raul Calin, ITTF Secretary General and Michael Brown, ITTF CFO & Head of Continental Development

 

16:20-17:00     European Events for All NАs by Sonja Grefberg, ETTU Vice President

 

17:00-17:20     Q&A

 

17:30-20:00     Visit to the European Youth Championships

 

20:00-22:00 Dinner

 

22 July

 

09:30-10:10     High Performance & Development Future and Foundation Promotion by Polona CEHOVIN, High Performance & Development Director

 

10:10-10:50     TT Popularization - How To Attract the Younger Generation to Table Tennis (TBC)

 

10:50-11:00     Q&A

 

11:00-11:20     Coffee break

 

11:20-12:20     Round Table: Road to High Performance - Challenges & Opportunities

 

12:20-12:40     Wrap-up and Forum Takeaways by Ronald Kramer, ETTU President and Steve Dainton, ITTF CEO

 

13:00-14:30     Lunch

 

DEADLINE

Monday 2nd July 2018

 

CONTACT

ETTU: Richard Scruton          rcsettu@pt.lu  +44 7870197754

ITTF:   Dora Jeler        djeler@ittf.com

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