Plenary Panel: Elite Sport and the Politics of Belonging

Jörg Krieger

Jörg Krieger

Associate Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark

Petur Mittún

Petur Mittún

Secretary General of The Faroese Confederation of Sports and Olympic Committee, Faroe Islands

Plenary Panel: Innovation, Sustainability, and Future Directions in Olympic and Paralympic Sport

Svein Erik Nordhagen

Svein Erik Nordhagen

Associate Professor, University of Inland Norway, Lillehammer, Norway

Anne Tjønndal

Anne Tjønndal

Professor, Nord University, Norway

Plenary Speaker

Usva Friman

Usva Friman

Assistant Professor of Game Studies and Co-Director of the Game Research Lab, Tampere University, Finland

"Why and How Should we (still) Talk about Gender in E-Sports: Lessons Learnt from Studying Nordic E-Sports"

2026 Conference Program

The conference program groups together presentations along similar themes to facilitate knowledge sharing and community building. The first schedule of sessions will be available when we're able to present a complete picture of the conference. In our conference model, we will offer both place-based and online options for viewing and engaging. In the meantime, you may view a list of all accepted proposals (both confirmed to attend and still pending registration) on our List of Accepted Proposals.