World Athletics Road Race Webinar tomorrow | Investment & Tech in Global Running | Full programme inside – World Athletics – Alessio Punzi

(Click here to register to tomorrow’s webinar – Wednesday 10 June, at 2pm CEST). Minute-by-minute programme below.

Dear race directors, athletes’ reps, Member Federations and athletics family

We’d love to see you online tomorrow for our 2^nd webinar of the year: “Investment, Technology, And the Next Phase of the Running Industry”.

Who’s betting on what, in the global running & endurance industry? Which big forces in tech and finance are shaping the sport? Where does AI move the needle, and where is it a solution looking for a problem?

Join us tomorrow, 10 June, at 8am New York | 1pm London | 8pm Singapore

FULL PROGRAMME (all times approximate and CEST)

• 2:05pm – Finding the Signs to Make Practical Sense of the AI Explosion. With Cade Netscher (Founder & CEO, Neurun), Bob Bickel (Founder & CEO, RunSignup), Sam Browne (Co-Founder & CEO, Let’s Do This). Moderated by Chris Robb (Founder and CEO, Mass Participation World)
• 2:35pm – Sports for People and Planet. A World Economic Forum Report. With Emma Mason (CEO, World Federation of Sporting Goods Industry), Tony Simpson (Partner, Oliver Wyman)
• 3:05pm – Run X: At the Convergence of Running, Fitness and Digital Engagement. With Virgil Andrew (Run X Project Lead, World Athletics) in conversation with Hisham Shehabi (COO/Head of Mena, N3xt Sport)
• 3:20pm – Inclusivity and Technology: Wheelchairs, Prostheses, and the “One Shoe Campaign”. With Stef Reid (Paralympic medallist and World Champion, Creator One Shoe Campaign) in conversation with Natacha Manchado (Running Project Manager, World Athletics)
• 3:35pm – Following the Capital: Investment Trends Shaping Running. With Denis Cranstoun, (Director, Oberon Securities and Co- Founder, TrackCred) in conversation with me
• 3:50pm – Looking Down the Road: The Future of AI and Tech in Road Races. With Bill Quinn (Futurist, Global Consulting Practice – Tata Consultancy Services)
• 4:10pm – It’s Gotta Be The Shoes. Or The Gels. Or Both. Sports Tech at the Record-Shattering TCS London Marathon 2026. With Joshua Rowe (Head of Sports Tech at Maurten) and Innovation Team of adidas (TBC). Moderated by Chris Robb.

Sign up here. You’ll receive a calendar placeholder and a reminder when the event is about to start (consider signing up even if you’re unable to join live so that you can get the recording when it becomes available).

Bye for now!

Alessio