Academic Board

Affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

Position: Chair and Professor for Training- and Movement Science in Mainz

Academic Qualifications:

• Chair for Training and Movement Science - Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz (since 2007)
• Associate Professor at Sport University of Shanghai (2016-2019)
• Chair for Training Science - University of Münster (2000) Professor for Applied Training Science - University of Leipzig (1997)
• Habilitation System Dynamics of Individual Motor Learning Processes (1995)
• MSc Physics and Sport Science (1991)
• PhD Biomechanics (1990)
• MA Physical Education (1985)
• Guest Professorships:

- University of Salzburg (1996)

- University of Calgary (1998)

- University of Taipei (1999)

- University of Graz (2008)

• Awards for the invention of Differential learning:

- ISB-Miyashita Performance Award (1999)

- Deutsches Werkbundlabel (2006)

Research Interests:

• Conditions for increasing and maintaining performance
• Motor and general learning
• Complex analysis of biophysical signals
• Complex pattern recognition in movements using machine learning and deep learning
• Interactions of movement, brain, and heart activity

Other professional activities:

• Former DLV-A all-around coach
• Trained national and international top-class athletes (European and World Championship participants) (1980-1997)
• He has been involved in training and advising physiotherapists, physiotherapists, teachers and coaches (since 1986)
• Work and publications in biomechanics, training, and movement science
• Counselling coaches and athletes of national and international teams in the disciplines of sprinting, throwing and all-around events, football, basketball, volleyball, handball, swimming, golf, and tennis (since 1986)

Links:

https://tws-bws.uni-mainz.de/abteilung/team/schoellhorn-wolfgang/

Affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

Position: Professor for Sports Pedagogy and Didactics in Mainz

Academic Qualifications:

• Professor of Sports Education/Sports Didactics at the Johannes Gutenberg-University in Mainz (since 2017)
• Habilitation in sports science specialising in sports education at the University of Wuppertal (2015)
• Doctorate in sports education at the University of Wuppertal and work as an academic counsellor (2007)

Research Interests:

• Sport pedagogical youth research
• Sport in social responsibility
• Sport ethnography
• Informal sport/sport and space
• Sport as a creative culture/sport didactics

Other professional activities:

• Member of Ethics Council Landessportbund Rhineland-Palatinate (since 2020)
• German Science Award for Youth Research Publication “Meaning and Importance of Sport in Adolescent Life” (2014)
• Host of the Podcast “One and a half sportsmen” (over 10000 listeners) (since 2021)

Links:

https://www.sportpaedagogik.uni-mainz.de/prof-dr-tim-bindel/

Affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

Position: Professor for Sports psychology in Mainz

Academic Qualifications:

• Univ. Prof. Sports Psychology at the Institute for Sports Science at the University of Mainz (2013)
• Habilitation at the University of Salzburg, Department of Physiological Psychology (2006)
• University assistant (University of Salzburg, Department of Physiological Psychology) (1999-2006)
• Dr rer. nat. (PhD) (1993)
• Mag. rer.nat. (M.Sci) (1991)

Research Interests:

• Neurocognitive processes in sport and exercise
• Flow experience in sport
• Influence of transcranial stimulation on movement patterns
• The physical self-concept in connection with sport
• Activation patterns during sporting activity

Other professional activities:

• Employee in various scientific projects of the FWF (Prof. Klimesch - contract assistant) (1993-1999)
• Member of the Working Group for Sports Psychology, German Society for Psychology,
• German Association for Sport Science, European College of Sport Science, and more

Links:

Prof. Dr. Michael Doppelmayr | Abteilung Sportpsychologie (uni-mainz.de)

Affiliation: Leipzig University, Germany

Position: Professor for experimental sports nutrition

Academic Qualifications:

• Professor for experimental sports nutrition, Leipzig University, Germany (since 10/2023)
• Assistant professor for sports and nutrition, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany (04/2021 – 09/2023)
• Research assistant, University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany (04/2018 –03/2021 )
• IOC Diploma in Sports Nutrition (02/2017 – 04/2019 )
• Research assistant, Federal Office of Sport FOSPO, Switzerland (08/2014 – 12/2016)
• Research assistant, University of Potsdam, Germany (07/2011 – 09/2012 )
• PhD in Life Sciences, University of Lausanne, Switzerland (03/2015 – 09/2019 )
• MSc Nutrition and Biomedicine, Technical University of Munich, Germany (10/2012 –09/2014 )
• Diploma in Sports Science, University of Potsdam, Germany (10/2005 – 06/2011)

Research Interests:

• Development of standardised and valid methods for nutritional support in elite sport
• Conceptualization of sustainable sports nutrition
• Investigation of the nutritional situation in elite sport
• Influence of physical activity on micronutrient supply
• Influence of internal cooling measures on athletic performance
• Investigation of the determinants of a Mediterranean diet

Other professional activities:

• Member of the Sports Nutrition Working Group of the German Nutrition Society (DGE)

Links:

https://www.spowi.uni-leipzig.de/experimentelle-sporternaehrung

Affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany

Position: Professor of Sports Economics and Sociology

Academic Qualifications:

• Professor, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany (since 10/2008)
• Visiting Scholar, State University of New York College at Cortland, USA (since 05/2006)
• Adjunct Professor, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada (since 09/2012)
• Professor, Executive Master in Sport Governance (MESGO) (since 2008)
• Professor, Master in Sport Ethics and Integrity (ERASMUS MUNDUS) (since 2017)
• Professor, Høgskolen i Molde, Molde, Norway (2010-2020)
• Professor, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Frankfurt am Main, Germany (2006-2008)
• Habilitant, German Sport University Cologne, Germany (2002-2003)

Research Interests:

• Economic significance of sport
• Socio-economic impact analysis of mega sporting events
• Evaluation and legacy of sporting events
• Governance and integrity of sports organizations
• Strategic sports management (of NPOs)

Other professional activities:

• Member of the IOC "Legacy and Sustainability" Commission
• Member of the UIPM (World Modern Pentathlon Union) "Innovation Commission";
• Member of the WFDF (World Flying Disc Federation) "Ethics Commission";
• Chairman of the IFI (International Federation Icestocksport) "Ethics Commission";
• President of the supervising committee of the evaluation of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, constantly developing the framework and measuring the legacy of mega-events
• Development of a national strategy for mega sporting events for the Federal Ministry of the Interior (until 2020)
• Development of the reform of high-performance sport for the German government (2017)

Links:

https://www.sportoekonomie.uni-mainz.de/die-abteilung/unser-team/holger-preuss/

Affiliation: Wertheim Academy (self-employed)

Position: Sport Scientist

Academic Qualifications:

• PhD Sport Science - DSHS Sports University Cologne Germany

Research Interests:

• Optimal Coordination Order

Other professional activities:

• Inventor of Optimal Coordination Order
• Coach in Tennis, Basketball, Table Tennis, Judo, Surfing
• Lecturer at the Academic College of Wingate, UEFA courses (until 2005)
• Consultant for various national team coaches
• Coach of various 1st Division Israel teams

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mark-wertheim-17899690/

Affiliation: Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real, Portugal

Position: Associate Professor with habilitation at the UTAD

Academic Qualifications:

• Currently holds a position of Associate Professor with habilitation at the UTAD
• PhD (2008)

Research Interests:

• Performance Analysis (in team sports)
• Sport for Children and Youth
• Expertise and Long Term Athlete Development

Other professional activities:

• Position at the Research Center for Sports, Health and Human Development (http://www.cidesd.utad.pt),
• Coordinated the CIDESD‐OLYMPICS and TALENTÓDROMO, a national Olympic research consortium that covers all Portuguese territory.
• Head of the Department of Sport Sciences Exercise and Health at UTAD.
• Level III Basketball Coach International Certificate
• Several training experiences in basketball as head coach

Links:

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nuno-Leite

Affiliation: German Academy of Applied Sports

Position: Physician, Sports Scientist

Academic Qualifications:

• 1996 as Dr med. and Dr disc. pol.
• From 1997 to 2001 he was a scholarship holder at the University of California, Davis

Other professional activities:

• 20 years in professional sports as physician or conditioning and rehab coach. Founder and academic director of the German Academy of Applied Sports Medicine.
• Director of the Center of Sports Medicine and Longevity in Lüneburg, Germany
• Engagements at five consecutive Olympic Games since 2012.
• Association doctor and fitness coach for the Bavarian American Football Association (2006-2008)
• Team doctor for the A squad of the German Swimming Association (2009-2010)

Links:

https://gharavi.de

Affiliation: Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Germany

Position: Senior Researcher

Academic Qualifications:

• Habilitation (2023)
• PhD (2015)

Research Interests:

• Ethics and integrity in sports management
• Competition regulation, Financial Fair Play & Sustainability
• eSport
• Socio-economic and socio-political issues in sport
• Social media and digitalization in/and sport

Other professional activities:

• Consortium member of the MSCA Doctoral Network in Sports Ethics and Integrity (DAiSI)
• Member of the Management Committee and Scientific Committee of the Executive Master in Global Sport Governance (MESGO); Session Director of the "Ethics & Integrity" module
• Member of the Academic Board of Studies of the Erasmus Mundus Master of Arts in Sport Ethics and Integrity (MAiSI)
• Mentor in the Executive Master for International Players (MIP)
• Teaching and research stay at the University of Technology Sydney (Australia)
• Teaching and research stay at Molde University College (Norway)

Links:

https://www.sportoekonomie.uni-mainz.de/die-abteilung/unser-team/mathias-schubert/

Affiliation: Department of Sports and movement sciences (faculty of Physical Education) of

the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium

Position: Professor in sport management

Academic Qualifications:

• PhD in Physical Education: sports management, VUB, Belgium (2007)
• Post graduate in Sports and recreation management, VUB, Belgium (1998)
• Post graduate in Training and coaching - Catholic University of Leuven (KUL), Belgium (1996)
• Teacher training college [aggregaat] - University of Ghent (UG), Belgium (1995)
• Master in Physical Education – University of Ghent (UG), Belgium (1994)

Research Interests:

• Youth and elite sport
• Athlete pathways
• Sport development
• Sporting outcomes in relation to sport policy, effectiveness, monitoring and evaluation strategic management
• Benchmarking and competitiveness

Other professional activities:

• Founder and chair of SPLISS (Sports Policy factors Leading to International Sporting Success,) an international network of research cooperation with over 60 researchers and 35 policymakers from over 20 countries (4 continents)
• Funded VUB International Joint Research Group with Utrecht University (NL), Sheffield Hallam University (UK) and Victoria University (AUS) (2014-present)
• Board Member of the European Association of Sport Management (EASM), (2009-2018)
• Vice Chair of the scientific committee European Association of Sport Management (EASM), (2010-2018)

Links:

https://researchportal.vub.be/en/persons/veerle-de-bosscher

https://spliss.research.vub.be

Position:

• Leading Editor
• Reporter in Gymnastics and Sport Politics, since 1992
• Following the IOC and the Olympic Games since 1996 as a reporter
• Member of the Anti-Doping Task Force and Research Unit (ARD Radio)

Academic Qualifications:

• M.A. (1994), Sports Science / Economics / German Literature
• Guest Lecturer at JGU for International Sports Politics, Sports and Media, Sports Journalism and Ethics

Latest Publications:

• “From a committee to a company – the IOC and its multimedia Games”. (Vom Komitee zum Konzern – das IOC und seine multimedialen Spiele in: Bildungspotentiale der Olympischen Idee. 2022)

Sports History:

• Artistic Gymnastics competing in the German Premier League
• Coach for artistic gymnastics in high level sports (young athletes).

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/holger-kühner-075b5960/

Position: CEO

Academic Qualifications:

• Visiting professor, Systematic Innovation, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico (01.-04.2006)
• Visiting professor, Systematic Innovation in practice, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla, Mexico (09.2003)
• Visiting professor, Systematic product development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (02.-04.1999 and 02.-04.2000)
• Professorship „Systematic development of sports equipment“, Technische Universität München (1998-2005)
• Professorship, Systematic product development, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok (02.-03.1998)
• Professorship, Systematic product development, University of Cincinnati (09.-12.1990)

Research Interests:

• Joy of Movement
• Performance (High Performance Sport)
• Technology

Other Professional Activities:

Prof. Dr. Eckehard Fozzy Moritz is the head and innovator-in-chief of Innovationsmanufaktur GmbH and the intellectual father of "Innovatorics" – the methodology for Holistic Innovation. He has been dealing with innovation strategies and methods since the early nineties, teaching innovation in over twenty countries, and conducting innovation projects for numerous companies and other institutions. He defines innovation as "something new with meaning and success" and emphasizes the integration of continuous creativity, maximum impact, sustainable efficiency, and informal cooperation in the design of innovation projects.

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Academic Qualifications:

• Junior Associate Professor for Marketing, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan (since 4/2016)
• Lecturer for Modern Consumer Culture, Saint Paul’s University, Tokyo, Japan (9/2017-3/2018)
• Research Associate for Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan (4/2015-3/2016)
• Research Fellow for Health and Sports Science, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan (10/2014-3/2015)
• PhD in Health and Human Performance, University of Florida, Florida, USA (2014)
• MS in Sports Management, University of Florida, Florida, USA (2010)
• Bachelor’s in Law, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan (2007)

Research Interests:

• Brand management in sports
• Athlete branding
• Career development for athletes
• Long term athlete development
• Women in sports

Other Professional Activities:

Links:

Academic Qualifications:

• B.S. Biological Sciences, Univ of California, Davis (1993)
• MSc. Master of Science Human Movement, UNIL, Lausanne, Switzerland (1995)
• Swiss Olympic Coach Certification, Bern Switzerland (2006)

Research Interests:

• KAATSU Training
• Blood Flow Restriction Training
• Neuropathic Pain Management
• Power Training on Land for the Aquatic Athlete

Other Professional Activities:

• Invited Lecturer BASEM 2022
• Invited Lecturer 2022 World Congress of Sports Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico
• Invited Lecturer 21st International Sports Sciences Congress, Antalya Turkey
• Invited Exhibitor 2023 Hawaiian Ironman Medical Symposium
• Swiss Olympic Team Coach (2008)
• Swiss National Team Coach/Member (2005-2011)
• Coach of the Year, Geneva, Switzerland (2007)
• Swiss Head Coach World University Games, Bangkok Thailand (2007)
• Stanford University Assistant Coach Swimming (1993-1997/2012)
• Harvard University Assistant Coach Swimming (2012-2013)
• MIT Assistant Water Polo Coach (2017-2019)
• High Performance Sport
• Longevity
• Coaching Adaptation/Development
• Aquatic Sport Development (Swimming, Water Polo, Open Water)

Academic Qualifications:

Graduate sports teacher (academic degree), German Sport University Cologne (1989)

Research Interests:

• Management and Organization in High Performance Sports
• Sports and Volunteering

Other Professional Activities:

• Director of Competitive Sports German Olympic Sports Confederation (German NOC) (03.2015- 12.2022)
• Management and representation of Team Germany as Chef de Mission at the Olympic Games (PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022), European Games (Baku 2015), World Games (Birmingham 2022) and Youth Olympic Games (Lillehammer 2016). Sports management at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games
• Sports Director, German Table Tennis Federation (01.2007 – 03.2015)
• Head Coach, German Table Tennis Federation (01.2001 – 12.2006)
• National women's coach (1991-1997) National men's coach (1998-2000) Top sport coordinator (1996-2000) German Table Tennis Federation
• Full-time national coach and employee in the area of competitive sports coordination, Federation Luxembourgeoise de Tennis de Table (FLTT), Luxembourg (1989 – 1990)
• Talent scout and junior coach (regional and nationwide), Head of the state table tennis training centre in Pulheim/Brauweiler (NRW talent development programme) (1984 – 1989)

Academic Qualifications:

• M.A. (2004), Sports Science, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
• Executive Public Leadership Certificate (2017-2019), Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge/MA, USA
• Leadership Circle Profile (LCP), Certified Practitioner (2024)

Research Interests:

• Leadership Development, Decision Making, Ethics, Negotiation
• Global Conflict Resolution and International Development
• Olympic Research (Economics, Sociology)
• Adult Education, Personal Growth

Other Professional Activities:

• Co-Founder and CEO at Scort Foundation, Basel, Switzerland (2010-2022)
• Co-Founder and Director Project Development and International Relations at Scort Foundation, Basel, Switzerland (2007-2010)
• Sports Advisor at United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), Pristina, Kosovo (2004-2006)
• Scientific Assistant at Research Team Olympia, Johannes-Gutenberg University (2003-2004)
• German Military Service (1996-1998), including Personal Assistant to the Deputy Head of Mission of German Military Contingent for the NATO Mission (SFOR) in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Hercegovina (1997-1998).

• As an athlete: Handball at VfL Bad Schwartau, Germany on semi-professional level (1992-1996)

Academic Qualifications:

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), Learning and Teaching South Bank University, United Kingdom (1997)
• Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Medical Sciences Aberdeen University, United Kingdom (1997)
• Masters of Medical Sciences (MMedSci), Sport and Exercise Science, Sheffield University, United Kingdom (1992)
• Postgraduate diploma (PgDip), Sport and Exercise Science, Loughborough University, United Kingdom (1991)

Research Interests:

• Sport and exercise genomics
• Exercise Performance
• Exercise Physiology

Other Professional Activities:

• Professor and Head of Department, Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong (August 2023 - present)
• Visiting Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Moseno University, Kisumo, Kenya (August 2023 - present)
• Honorary School Fellow, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, United Kingdom (August 2023 - July 2024)
• Visiting Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome “Foro Italico”, Piazza Lauro de Bosis 15, 00135, Rome, Italy (October 2016 - present)
• Professor of Sport and Exercise Science, School of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Brighton, Eastbourne, United Kingdom (Sept 2013 - July 2023)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) Medical and Scientific Commission (2015 - present)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC) Adverse weather impact expert working group in preparation for the Olympic Games Paris 2024 and Tokyo 2020International Sports Medicine Federation (FIMS), Chair of Scientific Commission (2015 - present)
• International Sports Medicine Federation (FIMS), Executive Committee (2014 - present)
• European Federation of Sports Medicine Associations (EFSMA). Scientific and Education Commission Chair (2022 – present)
• World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Member of the Health Medical Research Committee (HMRC) (2020-) and List Expert Group (2009 - 2013)
• Honorary membership of ESNS “European Sport Nutrition Society” (2018 - present)
• International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Scientific Awards Committee member (2021 - present)