My name is Panos Tsigaras and I am the Project Manager and Founder of the 3x3 Streetball Association “Amik del Basket “in Valencia Spain.

I studied languages and today I can communicate in seven languages. I am owner and co-founder of a company that operates in the construction sector between Europe & West African in the last 10 years.

I arrived in Valencia and worked as the right-hand man of the logistic manager of Team New Zealand in the Americans Cup of 2007. So, I have experience in participating and organizing international sports events. All my life I have taken part in many Sports and even at the age of 47 I still play basketball and streetball. My passionate love for this sport led me to create The Streetball Association, where I bring my experience to bear, leveraging on my contacts all around the world to grow this sport in the coming years.

Our target is to bring this dream to as many countries as possible saving lots of children from the street collaborating with sports associations and foundations to achieve our goal.

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.