Conference Program
The full conference program is available here: Conference Program (PDF, 438 KB)
Wednesday, 19 August 2026
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Guided Walking Tour of Zurich Old Town I (optional) |
| 14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome Address Helmut Dietl, UZH/CRSA |
| 14:10 – 15:30 | Panel Discussion: “Innovation in Sports” Dennis Coates, UMBC Nicolas Evans, FIFA Raphael Flepp, UZH/CRSA (Moderator) Hippolyt Kempf, EHSM Zina Singer, Think Sport |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Parallel Sessions 1–4 |
| From 18:00 | Welcome Reception |
Thursday, 20 August 2026
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Parallel Sessions 5–8 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Parallel Sessions 9–12 |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Parallel Sessions 13–16 |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | ESEA Annual General Meeting (AGM) |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | Guided Tour of the FIFA Museum (optional) |
| From 19:00 | Conference Dinner at the FIFA Museum |
Friday, 21 August 2026
| 08:30 – 10:30 | Parallel Sessions 17–20 |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Parallel Sessions 21–24 |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Keynote Address Sport as an “Emotions Lab” Tim Pawlowski, University of Tübingen |
| From 14:00 | Closing Reception |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | Guided Walking Tour of Zurich Old Town II (optional) |
For any questions regarding the conference, please contact ESEA@crsa.uzh.ch.