Active Uprising to explore sector’s role in healthcare

Kim Leadbeater MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sport, will be among the keynote speakers at this year’s Active Uprising event. The 2024 edition will focus on the increasing role of physical activity in the creation of a preventative healthcare system.

Leadbeater will chair the first panel session of the day, titled, “The NHS and the fitness and leisure sector: what do we need from each other?”

Other speakers at the event, organised by industry body, ukactive, include sport psychologist and leadership coach, Dean Leak.

Taking place on 1 February 2024 at the QEII Centre in London, Active Uprising is the industry’s leading annual event and will bring together more than 700 leaders from across the worlds of health, fitness, leisure, sport, politics and business.

Mike Farrar, ukactive chair, will offer a keynote speech, reflecting on the sector’s progress alongside the wider health landscape, drawing upon 13 years of CEO experience, to outline the sector’s opportunity to support the national health agenda.

Huw Edwards, CEO of ukactive, said: “Bringing together expertise from across the sector to discuss the national health agenda and how our sector can lead the way, will be a perfect opportunity to start the year and showcase the real value of our physical activity sector to key decision makers.

“We can’t wait to welcome everyone to the QEII Centre in what promises to be a packed day filled with fresh inspiration, unmissable insights, and new partnerships.”