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About the Summit
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has hosted the first Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World from 3 to 5 June in Lausanne, Switzerland.
Over three days, the Olympism365 Summit brought together over 250 representatives from 100 organisations across the Olympic Movement, United Nations agencies, development and financing institutions, civil society, for-purpose business, safe sport community and IOC Young Leaders, working together to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through sport.
Building on the Sport for Sustainable Development Summit, held in the French capital on the eve of the Olympic Games Paris 2024, the invitation-only event showcased and celebrated the collective impact of sport and community initiatives supported by a growing network of partners collaborating with the IOC.
It provided a unique platform to enhance collaboration, mobilise co-investment and launch joint action, culminating in further collective commitments and concrete action to advance sustainable development through sport.
A public livestream of the plenary sessions was available on this page, enabling virtual attendance.
Thursday, 5 June
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Wednesday, 4 June
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Key speakers
The Olympism365 Summit brought together over 250 key stakeholders, including:
- Olympic Movement: Athletes, IOC Members, National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Sports Federations (IFs), Organising Committees for the Olympic Games (OCOGs), Worldwide Olympic Partners.
- Development and financing institutions: Representatives from multilateral organisations including United Nations agencies and public development banks.
- Social development organisations: Representatives from governments, civil society, for-purpose business and academia.
- Safe Sport experts: Representatives from IFs, the IOC Safe Sport Steering Committee, safeguarding officers and academic experts.
- IOC Young Leaders: Emerging leaders from the 2023-2026 cohort, along with alumni and industry experts.
- Scaling the impact of sport in building healthier, equitable, more peaceful and sustainable communities, including at national and global policy levels.
- Strengthening collective action between sport, for-purpose business and governments.
- Innovative financing, impact measurement and capacity-building to strengthen sport for development initiatives, including a focus on launching Safe Sport tools and resources.
The programme also included insights from leading academics and practitioners from around the world, ensuring a comprehensive and diverse dialogue will take place to inform future action to strengthen the role of sport in driving positive change today and into the future.
The Summit provided a platform to:
- Strengthen collaboration between stakeholders from inside and outside the Olympic Movement
- Showcase best practices from across the network, sharing insights from successful projects and impactful partnerships.
- Enhance co-investment and joined-up delivery, connecting stakeholders with funding bodies and organisations to drive real-world action.
- Strengthen cross-sector collaboration for the Safe Sport Regional Hubs and launch key Safe Sport tools that will support Olympic Movement stakeholders.