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Women’s Sport Breakfast

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The aim of the Women’s Sport Breakfast is to bring together high performance practitioners who are passionate about growing women’s sport and providing access for women in sport to network and learn from one another about the strides being made in the industry. The breakfast will be an opportunity to connect and have impactful conversations with those working on the front lines to progress women’s sports before transitioning to the Summit content.

Welcome & Action Planning

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We’ll set the scene for the day and take the time to outline a plan of action to make the most out of the learnings from day one of the Summit. Within the action planning portion of our Summit welcome, we will be engaging in two short activities:

• We will be asking you to benchmark yourselves and organisations around our current effectiveness on the different topics and aspects of performance we will be shining a spotlight on across the two days. How well do you think you are doing?
• Secondly, to help inform the discussions we have at the end of today in our ‘High Performance Hack’ we will be asking everyone to submit a response to a key question in the event app. We would like to hear from everyone on their current biggest performance challenge right now?

A Culture Playbook: Strategies at Play

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• Research clearly shows that a strong and consistent culture can be a primary source of competitive advantage, and something that supports the sustaining of longer-term success. Fron one Head Coach to another, we will tap into the wisdom of two leaders in designing and evolving culture.
• Building on insights from history makers and forward thinkers, you’ll listen in on how our two leaders have put their strategies into play, crafting high performing environments that inspire peak performance and continuous innovation.

Psychology of Thriving: The Social Brain at Play

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• Following strategies at play, it’s time to challenge your thinking around current working strategies for culture and reflect on these in your own environments.
• Time to hear from world class researchers and thought leaders, we’ll listen in on a variety of practices, decisions, and leadership strategies that turn cultural principles into tangible successes on the field. This is your chance to uncover practical takeaways for your own team.

Q&A and Morning Reflections

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Enhancing Player Care & Performance: The Insight 360 Project

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• This session explores a revolutionary data-driven approach that is transforming women’s performance management.
• Time to reflect on best practices in the context of your own sports as we hear exclusives on sports science and medicine which are providing deeper insights into female athletes’ health, wellness, and performance. From diverse data sets, ranging from physical workloads to the menstrual cycle, this project empowers athletes and staff alike to optimise individualised development.

Pre-Lunch Debrief & Skill Sprint

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• An opportunity to check in with your network, connections old and new, putting a morning’s learning into action while on the move.

Agility & Unpredictability: Lessons from Space Exploration

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• We welcome an interactive exploration as we showcase how high-performance teams operate at the frontier of space and science, inspiring you to think creatively about leadership, collaboration, and problem-solving in your own fields.
• We’ll get a behind the scenes of what high-stakes collaboration truly entails. Whether intercepting a comet or tackling global emergencies such as COVID-19 Pandemic, we’ll hear insights and strategies behind rapid decision making and how they balance legacy systems with cutting-edge technology in frontier moments.

High Performance Hack: Having the Conversations You Want to Have

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Having collated the challenges you’re trying to shift the dial on in your environments, we’re going to run our very own version of a Pixar ‘Braintrust’ on each of the top 10. You’ll be working together in small groups focused on the topic that is important to you to reflect on the challenge, brainstorm options and agree a top three set of recommendations. This is your chance to support one another, share thinking and challenge perspectives to drive performance outcomes.

Connection Time: Drinks At The Oval

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We’ll finish the day with some drinks, giving you the opportunity to connect and reconnect with peers and friends at the end of the afternoon and into the evening for those of you who wish to stick around. 

Welcome & Action Planning

We’ll set the scene for the day and take the time to outline a plan of action to make the most out of the learnings from day two of the Summit.

From the Stage to The Stoop: Pressure, Performance, and the Perfect Play

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From Downton to The Stoop, we kick off the day with all things performer perspective, particularly looking at pressure in preparation. While one navigates the trials and tribulations of being on a Golden Globe Award winning show and the other faces the intensities training on and off the pitch, both we’ll share their tools to remain high performing under pressure.

The First 90 Days: Transitioning, Leading and Regenerating

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• We are joined by two experienced and accomplished Performance Directors who have been on a similar journey in the last 12 months or so in joining new programmes, with the aim of regenerating the performance department and strategy.
• We’ll seek to explore how they approached this, understanding their approach to the ‘first 90 days’ specifically, how they’ve worked to create the right internal structures and processes to move their respective programmes forward and lessons learned.

Supercharging Underperformance: From Crisis Management to Future-Ready Learners

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• In an era marked by rapid change and uncertainty, how can we transform underperforming environments into thriving ones?
• Join us for an interactive exploration, diving into innovative strategies for tackling underperformance and enforcing high standards. Through a compelling case study on special measure hospitals and a deep dive into cultural shifts within junior medicine, this session will reveal groundbreaking approaches to performance enhancement and prepare the future generation of learners.

Pre-Lunch Debrief & Skill Sprint

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• An opportunity to check in with your network, connections old and new, putting a morning’s learning into action while on the move.

The Olympic Hour: Performance Decompression

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• Returning to normalcy after the Olympic and Paralympic Games presents unique challenges for athletes, coaches, and support staff.
• This two-part session offers a deep dive into the critical transition period, starting with insights from the architects of the approach.

The Olympic Hour: Performance Decompression

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• Returning to normalcy after the Olympic and Paralympic Games presents unique challenges for athletes, coaches, and support staff.
• This two-part session offers a deep dive into the critical transition period. After hearing from the architects of the approach, we will now hear from those that have experienced it firsthand.

Close & Extended Connection Time

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As we formally bring the on-stage content to a close, we will thank you for time insights and engagement before encouraging some additional time to connect with one another before returning to your environments.