Conference Program Overview
| Wednesday, 19 August 2026 |
10:00 – 12:00 | Guided Walking Tour of Zurich Old Town I (optional) |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcome Address Helmut Dietl, UZH/CRSA |
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| 14:05 – 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 |
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| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Parallel Sessions I | |
| From 18:00 | Welcome Reception | |
| Thursday, 20 August 2026 |
08:30 – 10:30 | Parallel Sessions II |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 12:30 | Parallel Sessions III | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 15:30 | Parallel Sessions IV | |
| 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 V |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Parallel Sessions VI | |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Keynote Address Tim Pawlowski, University of Tübingen |
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| From 14:00 | Closing Reception | |
| To follow | Guided Walking Tour of Zurich Old Town II (optional) |
For any questions regarding the conference, please contact ESEA@crsa.uzh.ch.