Speakers

  Keynote Speech　 

Embracing a world of diverseknowledges and movements: Critical disability studies and the posthuman

Dr.Brett Smith  　→Profile

 Brett Smith is a Professor of Disability and Physical Activity in the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences at Durham University, UK.
Brett is the lead for the UK Chief Medical Officers’ physical activity guidelines for disabled people. Collaborating with Disability Rights UK, he also leads the co-produced award winning project‘Moving Social Work’. Brett is the President of the International Society of Qualitative Research in Sport and Exercise. He is also the founder and former Editor of the Q1ranked journal Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health (QRSEH).Brett now to serves on the Advisory Board of QRSEH and on multiple editorial boards, including Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly, Qualitative Research in Psychology, and Qualitative Inquiry.

August 2, 2024,  1:15-2:00pm  Keynote Lecturer,  Mail Hall

Embracing a world of diverse knowledges and movements: Critical disability studies and the post human

Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion through Adapted Physical Activity

  Dr.Cindy SIT　→Profile

Professor Cindy SIT is the Chairperson and Professor of the Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. She is a Fellow of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA),the Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education and Exercise (ASAPE), and the Hong Kong Association of Sports Medicine and Sports Science (HKASMSS). Currently, Cindy is the President of IFAPA and the Committee Chair of the Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) of the Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance (AHKGA).

 Her research interests focus on investigations of physical activity and participation motivation, and the development and assessment of the impact of physical activity interventions on motor skills and health outcomes in children with disabilities or special educational needs (SEN). Cindy directs the Exercise Psychology and Motor Learning Laboratory. She has published more than 150 scientific papers in the areas of adapted physical activity, exercise science and public health.

August 4, 2024  11:15am-12:00am Keynote Lecturer , Mail Hall

 Promoting Equity, Diversity and Inclusion through Adapted Physical Activity

Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dr. Chunxiao Li 　→Profile

ChunxiaoLi, known as Lee or CX, currently serves as a professor at the School of Physical Education and Sports Science, South China Normal University (SCNU),China. Prior to his current position, he held the role of a visiting scholar at Durham University, UK, and served as an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. CX’s recent research primarily centers on the psychosocial aspects of adapted physical activity/education. His research endeavors have received funding from competitive grants, including support from the National Social Science Fund in China. CX has authored over 100 peer-reviewed journal articles and maintains a Google h-index of 33. His expertise is further demonstrated through active involvement in esteemed journals such as Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly and International Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, where he serves as an editorial board member. Additionally, he holds leadership positions within professional societies, notably as the President of the Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education and Exercise, and a member of the Expert Committee of China Disabled Sport.

August 2, 2024 11:15am-12:00am Keynote Lecturer, Main Hall

 Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior in People with Autism Spectrum Disorder 

 Special Report                                                      

The #WeThe15 results following the Tokyo Paralympic Games 

Dr. Kwok Ng   →Profile 

KwokNg, currently has the title of docent (Adjunct Professor) in Health Promotion and Adapted Physical Activity, from the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. Dr Ng also shares his working posts at the Faculty of Education, University of Turku,Rauma, Finland, the Center of Innovation and Sports Science, Lithuanian Sports University,Lithuania, and the Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland where helends his expertise in adapted physical activity through quantitative and qualitative research methods and use of technology in special educational sciences and physical education, rehabilitation and sport.He is the Vice President of both the International Federation in Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA) and Vice President of the European Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (EUFAPA). 

Dr. David Legg   →Profile 

David Legg is Professor of Adapted Physical Activity and Sport Management at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada.
He is the Past President of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and past board member for the 2015 Pan Parapan American Games in Toronto. David has also served on the International Paralympic Committee’s Sport Science Committee and is the Past President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity. More recently as a consultant, David worked with the Calgary BidCo for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Alberta BidCo for the 2030 Commonwealth Games.

August 4, 2024  9:30am-10:00am    Special Report, Mail Hall

The #WeThe15 results following the Tokyo Paralympic Games

 Panel Discussion                                                      

Creating an environment to make sports more accessible for people with disabilities 

How to foster equal access and opportunities for children with disabilities to participate in sports 

 Mrs. Miki Matheson →Profile

Miki Matheson (She/Her) has a diverse range of work experience, and is currently  working as a DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) Consultant.

She was a successful Paralympian and a certified teacher who believes that the combined power of sports and education can create a better world. Through her own life experiences, she has been immensely impacted by the fact that the society we live in has not been designed with people with disabilities in mind, and that the Paralympics have the power to break down prejudices and rewrite assumptions. After she retired from her athletic career, she has served as a member of the education committee for both the IPC and IOC. Now she serves as a government board member of the IPC.

 How to foster equal access and opportunities for children withdisabilities to participate in sports

Mr. Mitsuru Nagase  →Profile 

Mitsuru Nagase is former para ice hockey goalkeeper of Japanese national team. He is 4 times Paralympian and won a silver medal at 2010 Vancouver Paralympics. He retired in 2015, but returned to the team in 2020 and retired again in 2023. He was a basketball player at school. But at age of 15, he was diagnosed with chronic inflammatory demyelinatingpolyneuropathy which caused his disability. After he was struggled with his situation that he could not play sports for 4 years, he started to play para ice hockey.

Since 2017, he is working for the news paper company, Hokkaido Shimbun Press. He worked as a journalist at three Paralympic Games, Pyongchang, Tokyo and Beijing.Last year, he was involved in the launch of the Paralympians Association of Japan, which celebrated its 20th anniversary,and served as a director until 2022.

Diverse needs and diverse ways of enjoying sports for people with disabilities 

August 4, 2024   10:5am-11:05am  Panel Discussion , Mail Hall

Creating an environment to make sports more accessible for people with disabilities

　Panel Discussion　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

 (Country/RegionalReports information exchange)

　Country / Regional Reports and Information Exchange

 Moderator    David LEGG

Commentator    Brett SMITH

August 2, 2024    14:15 -15:50      Panel Discussion, Mail Hall

Japan

Shinichi NAGATA

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences

University of Tsukuba

People's Republic of China

  Jane Jie YU

Associate Professor

Department of Sports Science

College of Education

Zhejiang University

Hangzhou, China

Malaysia

  Selina KHOO

Associate Professor

Faculty of Sports and Exercise Science

University Malaya

Philippines

 Alberto L. DIMARCUT

Associate Professor

Department of Physical Education

University of the Philippines Diliman

South Korea

  So-Yeun KIM

Professor

Kinesiology and Sports Studies

Ewha Womans University

Singapore

Pui Wah (Veni) KONG

  Associate Dean, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

Jernice TAN

Senior Lecturer, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University

Taiwan R.O.C.

  Chien-Yu PAN

Professor

Department of Physical Education

National Kaohsiung Normal University ·

　Educational Lecturer　　　　　　　　　　　　    　

Movement development of children with Developmental Coordination Disorders 

Dr. Atsushi Nanakida  →Profile

Atsushi Nanakida,Ph.D, Professor, Early Childhood Education and Care Hiroshima University, JAPAN
Atsushi Nanakida,Yan-Fang Zhou,Some Characteristics of Free Play in Early Childhood Education in Japan. Bloomsbury Publishing. 2023

Atsushi Nanakida Linqi Chen, Yan Fang Zhou,,Chinese Immigrant Children  in Japan:Understanding Integration at Home and in Early Childcare Institutions. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 2022

 August 3, 2024  pm     Educational Lecturer, Meeting Room

Movement development of children with Developmental Coordination Disorders

 Providing topics                                                     

Mr. Koichiro Kobayashi  →Profile

Koichiro Kobayashi is a Climber.

NPO Monkey Magic Representative Director Japan Paraclimbing Association Co-Representative

He is actively engaged in activities aimed at expanding the possibilities of people, including the visually impaired, by popularizing free climbing.Through climbing schools and events, he creates a variety of exchanges and aims to promote understanding not only of visually impaired people but also of people with disabilities and support their independence.At the same time, he aims to create a more mature society that can accept diversity.　　→Profile

August 3, 2024  　　　　Providing Topics,  Meeting Room

Climbing has a variety of possibilities

Mini Lecturer　　　　　　　　　　　　

Mini-Lecturer ①　Local Activity

 Masahiro Konno

SpecialNeeds School Teacher

JPSASenior Parasports Instructor, Parasports Coach

SpecialOlympics Japan Local Trainer

SAJCross-Country Skiing Instructor

999ACAsahikawa Representative

Part-timelecturer at Hokkaido University of Education Asahikawa Campus

Part-timelecturer at Asahikawa City University Junior College

Atthe Nagano Paralympics in 1998, he coached an athlete in the ID classcross-country skiing, who became a medalist. Since then, he has been involvedin coaching parasports, and has sent many athletes to national and worldchampionships. Currently, in addition to coaching athletes, he is promotinglocal parasports by hosting community events and competitions, with the themeof social participation through parasports.

August 3,  2024     15:30-16:00    TV-Tower,  Room Suzuran

Asahikawa Story- Aiming to becomea place where parasports flourish

Mini-Lecturer ②　Local Activity

Yoshifumi Satoh

Sapporo Keijinkai Rehabilitation Hospital

Chief of rehabilitation

Profile

Born in Chiba Prefecture

Physiotherapist , acupuncturist , parasports instructor

1993-1999, worked at Kameda General Hospital Rehabilitation Center

1999-2017, worked at Teine Keinikai Hospital Rehabilitation Department

2017-, Chief of Rehabilitation, Sapporo Keinikai Rehabilitation Hospital

2018-, Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Rehabilitation Science, Medical University of Hokkaido

2019-, Hokkaido Para-Sports Association, Hokkaido Representative Track and Field Support Member

2023-, Clinical Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hokkaido University School of Medicine

2023-, Director of Hokkaido Physio Therapists Association, Health and Sports Bureau

August 3,  2024     16:00-16:30    TV-Tower,  Room Suzuran

Physiotherapists providing support for parasports. Case of Hokkaido