August 19, 2026 Allyson Felix and Jimmy Chin to speak at ISPO Leaders Summit

Olympic champion Allyson Felix and Academy Award-winning filmmaker and climber Jimmy Chin will speak at the ISPO Leaders Summit, which opens ISPO’s Amsterdam edition on Nov. 3. The program centers on participation, sustainability and fair trade.

This year’s Leaders Summit brings together senior executives, founders, policymakers and industry thinkers to examine the forces reshaping sport, outdoor and sporting goods. The one-day event is held the day before the expo opens and away from the expo floor, keeping the focus on strategic discussion.

The speaker line-up mixes elite sport with leaders from across the industry. Alongside Felix and Chin, the program features Hap Klopp, founder of The North Face, and Andy Rubin, shareholder and deputy chair of Pentland Group.

Retail and sport governance are also on the stage. Tom Foley, CEO of Intersport International Corporation, and Margit Gosau, CEO of Sport 2000 Group International, will speak alongside Laura McAllister of UEFA, while Pia Heidenmark Cook, senior ESG advisor at Achilles and Decathlon, brings an ESG perspective to the program.

Three themes on the agenda

The program is divided into three tracks: First, participation looks at what drives and blocks people from getting into sport and the outdoors, and what the industry can do about it. Next, sustainability focuses on moving beyond commitments to action that is accountable and commercially viable, while the third track, fair trade, covers supply chain integrity and ethical practice as regulatory and consumer scrutiny increases.

Around these tracks, sessions will take up wider questions, from innovation and climate to consumer behavior and the future direction of the industry.

Leaders Summit registration

The Summit is aimed at CEOs, managing directors and founders, as well as heads of sustainability and ESG. ISPO also lists commercial and retail leaders, along with innovators and investors, among its intended audience.

Doors open at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 3, and sessions run from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The day closes with the ISPO Leaders Networking Evening from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., hosted by the European Outdoor Summit and supported by FESI, SIA and WFSGI.

Seats are limited, and delegate packages and registration are available on the ISPO Leaders Summit website.

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