Ms Floor van Houdt works in the European Commission since more than 25 years. She is currently active as Head of Unit in charge of EU Sport Policy. Prior to this, she worked on several EU policies, including youth, maritime affairs, entrepreneurship and research.

Originally from the Netherlands, she studied law and European Studies in the Netherlands, Spain and Belgium before moving to Brussels to start her career in European policy.

As a doctor in sport sociology, Charlotte Van Tuyckom is affiliated with the department of Sport and movement sciences at Howest University College (Bruges) and the Sports Innovation Campus (see www.sportinnovatiecampus.be ). Her research interests include the impact of digital innovation on the field of sport. In her latest research, she and her colleagues take a closer look at Generation Z (see www.fitfluencers.eu and www.genzlab.be). Charlotte is also a member of the Flemish Sports Council, the advisory board of the minister of sport, and is Guest Professor in Sport Sociology at Lunex University. 

Réka Veress is an EU sport policy expert and a committed person for the promotion of health-enhancing physical activity (HEPA) both at policy and at practical levels. Being the national EU-WHO HEPA Focal Point for Hungary, she has been participating in several initiatives in HEPA policy and practice.  

Currently she is working at the National School, University and Leisure Sport Federation as coordinator for the European Week of Sport and HEPA related activities. She is in professional contact with several relevant actors from the field of physical activity promotion in Hungary and also engaged in different types of EU sport projects that are aiming to result in a more active and healthy population. 

Her recent focus has been caught by the urgent need for environmentally friendly living, that's why she has been involved as project coordinator for the City, Green, Go! project -  led by the Budapest Sport Service Provider Nonprofit Ltd. - that aims to find green solutions for grassroots sport event organisation in urban environments.