10:15am - Welcome and opening
10:25am - Keynote: Stewart Dove, followed by victim testimony
This session will share the experience of Stewart Dove on leading the process for the University of Gloucesteshire following the death of a student through initiation activities. Followed by personal interview with a victim of student initiations.
Presenter: Stewart Dove - Director of Student Experience, University of Gloucestershire
11:15am - Panel Discussion: Where Are We Now?
This session will open with presentations on three pieces of research, delivered by Liz Prinz, Insight Manager at BUCS and Dan Martin from St Mary's University.
The research shared will focus on:
- Parents (Liz Prinz, BUCS)
- BUCS members (Liz Prinz, BUCS)
- Students (Dan Martin, St Mary's University)
This will be followed by a panel discussion and Q&A hosted by Ben O'Connell, Director of Sport from Cardiff Metropolitan University and BUCS Member Trustee for Welfare and Safeguarding.
Panel guests:
- Alex Duggan - BUCS Student Director, Newcastle University Sabbatical Officer
- Stewart Dove - Director of Student Experience, University of Gloucestershire
- Rosie Tressler - CEO Student Minds
- Naomi Abayasekara - Policy Adviser, UUK
- Emma Poulton - Founder, Sports Culture Consultancy Services
1:00pm - Panel Discussion: What Creates 'Club Culture'?
This panel discussion hosted by Chair of the BUCS Senior Managers Network Fiona Dick, will explore what types of cultures create positive belonging, loyalty, trust rich environments.
Panel guests:
- Paul Williams - Movember
- Rosie Tressler - Student Minds
- Simon Trower - Bravemind
2:00pm - The Prevention - Sanction Continuum
Hosted by BUCS Board Member Katy Storie, this panel session will offer insight and learnings from across the sport sector and beyond on how this culture is being addressed, challenges faced and the impact of actions taken so far.
Panel guests:
- Kevin Knibbs - HMC Sports Committee Chair
- Neil Rollings - Professional association of Directors of Sport in Independent Schools
- Mark Saltmarsh - Rugby Football Union
- Emma Poulton - Founder, Sports Culture Consultancy Services
3:20pm - 'Defining Action'
This session will offer attendees, BUCS members and individual stakeholders the opportunity to share and log next steps and actions that they will undertake to progress culture change in this space.
Presenter: Will Roberts, BUCS CEO
