MOVE Congress 2025

The MOVE Congress is set to return to Copenhagen, and it promises to be our biggest event yet! Taking place at the Danish capital’s Tivoli Congress Center, the twelfth MOVE Congress will place strong focus on best-practice knowledge sharing from Denmark and across the world, and offer unrivalled access to a network of over 600 professionals from the NGO, health, sport, education, urban planning, environment and political sectors.

Time to get #Activated

The theme of the MOVE Congress 2025 is #Activating. What are the best strategies to #activate people and communities and promote participation?  What are the most inspiring practices of grassroots sports associations, urban planners, municipalities, local communities and other stakeholders? And how can people be best-motivated to engage with their local communities and sport organisations as volunteers?
The MOVE Congress 2025 will tackle head-on the challenges faced by sport, physical activity, play and health organisations and sectors in today’s fast-moving world.  How can they remain up-to-date and relevant?  And should we be rethinking the future roles of advocacy and cross-sector collaboration?

Under the #Activating theme, topics will include mental and physical health, social inclusion and refugee integration, volunteering, health literacy, active schools, safeguarding and children’s rights, active ageing, and the prevention of gender-based violence.

“We believe in the power of inspiration. And we have seen that sharing practical, real life solutions can achieve more in reality than any theoretical construct. Therefore, we constantly look to create opportunities for our members and partners to get involved in piloting new initiatives, scaling up successful ones, organising events, influencing decision-makers and learning from each other.”

Jacob SCHOUENBORG

ISCA Secretary General

Themes

Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing

It’s also your ticket to a network of 400 professionals from the NGO, health, sport, education, urban planning, environment and political sectors.

Social Inclusion

Active Ageing

Volunteering in Sport Associations

Physical and Health Literacy

Active Schools & Physically Active Learning

Youth Engagement and Participation

Environmental Sustainability

Sport and Physical Activity Advocacy

Speakers

Mogens Kirkeby

President

ISCA

Charlotte Bach Thomassen

Chairwoman

DGI

Venue

Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center

Inspired by the spectacular Tivoli Garden, a magic universe and amusement park hidden in the centre of Copenhagen, Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center offers everything from customised environmentally certified meeting facilities to food experiences on a skyline vantage point. The hotel has 679 rooms all furnished according to Tivoli’s spirit and design story, where colours, design and well-known figures characterize the rooms. The rooms are located in two towers, with magical views of the vibrant city life, Copenhagen Harbour and the city’s charming rooftops. Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center offers both swimming pool, fitness center, business center as well as a skybar and exciting restaurants.

Accommodation

Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center

Besides hosting MOVE Congress 2025, Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center is a 4-star hotel with 679 rooms and suites all decorated in the same Nordic sleek design with beautiful natural materials and light shades. The hotel is located 15 minutes walk from the central station and 20 minutes by taxi from the airport.

Accommodation

Wake-Up Copenhagen, Carsten Nieburhs Gade

A modern budget friendly hotel at the waterside in Copenhagen, located just next to the MOVE Congress 2025 venue, Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center. Wakeup Copenhagen is an excellent choice for anyone looking for inexpensive accommodation in the heart of Copenhagen. Wakeup Copenhagen, Carsten Nieburhs Gade has 510 new hotel rooms, all equipped with a TV, desk, air-conditioning and free Wi-Fi.

Accommodation

Cabinn Copenhagen

A decent and affordable hotel concept. Cabinn has a functional design which conserves space without compromising on comfort. The hotel has 1202 rooms, all with private bathroom, toilet, TV and kettle and free Wi-Fi. Cabinn Copenhagen is located just across the main entrance of the Tivoli Hotel & Congress Center.

Getting there

How to get to the venue

Take a train from Copenhagen Airport which will get you in 15 minutes to the Central Station, and walk just 15 minutes more from the station to the venue. Or you can take a taxi which will take you approximately 20 minutes to get from the airport.

“We empower organisations worldwide to enable citizens to enjoy their human right to move”

Mogens KIRKEBY

ISCA President

Meet the team

Jacob Schouenborg

Secretary General

Laura-Maria Lehiste

Head of Development and Partnerships

Saska Benedicic Tomat

Head of Projects

Elena Garcia Morales

Finance Manager

Jakob Breddam

Consultant

Jens Otto Størup

Managing Director

Jan Nielsen

Head of Partnerships

Partners

Supporters

MOVE Congress History

2023

Level up. Shape up. Power up.

Organised by ISCA with Spanish partners Fútbol Más and DES, this edition was held to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The line-up included 52 speakers from 24 countries across five continents.

2021

Reconnect. Rebuild. Restart.

After two years of meeting via computer and mobile screens across countries and continents, 250 physical activity promoters from 40 countries reconnected in person in Brussels.

2019

Change the Game: It’s Your MOVE

More than 470 participants, 40 speakers, and 40 Innovation Alley presenters and exhibitors gathered in Budapest for learning, networking, exchanging ideas and trying out the latest technologies in our new Innovation Alley.

2017

Human Right to MOVE.

This conference edition put the spotlight on local and international initiatives that are removing the barriers that typically stop people from being active in the communities: from social, to socio-economic, to urban planning, distance and cost.

2015

Advocate. Innovate. Fundraise.

The event gathered 270 delegates from 41 countries to exchange best practices and discuss further cross-sector collaboration that can motivate more people to be physically active.

2014

MOVE Congress 2014

2013

MOVE Congress 2013

2012

MOVE Congress 2012

2011

MOVE Congress 2011

2010

MOVE Congress 2010

2009

MOVE Congress 2009

2004

World Congress on Sport for All

ISCA launches World Congress on Sport for All in Copenhagen (19-23 May). The World Congress on Sport for All is renamed Move World Congress in 2009.

Our History

The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) invites you to experience one of the world’s most dynamic conferences dedicated to sport and physical activity, the MOVE Congress, in Madrid, Spain, from 15-17 November 2023.

2023

Level up. Shape up. Power up.

Organised by ISCA with Spanish partners Fútbol Más and DES, this edition was held to coincide with the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The line-up included 52 speakers from 24 countries across five continents.

2021

Reconnect. Rebuild. Restart.

After two years of meeting via computer and mobile screens across countries and continents, 250 physical activity promoters from 40 countries reconnected in person in Brussels.

2019

Change the Game:
It’s Your MOVE

More than 470 participants, 40 speakers, and 40 Innovation Alley presenters and exhibitors gathered in Budapest for learning, networking, exchanging ideas and trying out the latest technologies in our new Innovation Alley.

2017

Human Right to MOVE.

This conference edition put the spotlight on local and international initiatives that are removing the barriers that typically stop people from being active in the communities: from social, to socio-economic, to urban planning, distance and cost.

2015

Advocate. Innovate. Fundraise.

The event gathered 270 delegates from 41 countries to exchange best practices and discuss further cross-sector collaboration that can motivate more people to be physically active.

2014

MOVE Congress 2014

2013

MOVE Congress 2013

2012

MOVE Congress 2012

2011

MOVE Congress 2011

2010

MOVE Congress 2010

2009

MOVE Congress 2009

2004

World Congress on Sport for All

ISCA launches World Congress on Sport for All in Copenhagen (19-23 May). The World Congress on Sport for All is renamed Move World Congress in 2009.