Join the Moving Communities team as they showcase how data is helping leisure providers, local authorities and community partners understand and respond to how people get active.
Featuring a live demo of Moving Communities: A real-time walkthrough of the Moving Communities platform with a regional panel, demonstrating how stakeholders use the data to identify trends, celebrate successes, and make the case for investment in community activity – culminating in a first look at emerging insight on children and young people.
Active Insight
Julie Allen or Jules as most know her, is driven and dedicated to improving the customer experience. With 20 years’ industry experience in both operations and as a supplier, Jules passion for creating meaningful and memorable experiences that lead to healthier and happier communities is at the heart of everything she does.
Prior to joining Active Insight as Business Development Director, Jules started her career as a receptionist before progressing in various roles including Sales and Marketing before moving onto Front of House and Customer Service Manager. With a desire to support a range of operators develop and drive their customer experience strategy, Jules joined TRP (now Fitronics). This combined experience of operations and consultancy has shaped Jules’ approach and commitment to sharing insight and customer experience knowledge to drive change within the industry. A Spin and Zumba instructor – you’ll find Jules in a group exercise studio somewhere!
4Global
Jack has over 17 years of experience in the sports industry and currently serves as 4GLOBAL’s Director of Strategic Projects. In this role, he leads a team of Senior Consultants, Project Delivery Managers, and Data Analysts, ensuring the successful delivery of multiple complex and high-value projects. Jack brings extensive senior and executive leadership experience within the sport, physical activity, and health sectors, with a proven ability to operate effectively at all organisational levels.
At 4GLOBAL, Jack has been instrumental in driving projects such as The Moving Communities project with Sport England. His leadership in this project has fostered innovation and emphasised the importance of knowledge sharing across the sector. The initiative has significantly contributed to enhancing the fitness and health sector by providing more frequent opportunities for physical activity and highlighting underserved communities and areas that require investment.
Before joining 4GLOBAL, Jack was the Director of Research, Policy, and Communications at ukactive. During his tenure, he led the delivery of strategic research and insights that influenced sector policies and delivered tangible positive changes. His role also involved maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders across both central and local government.
Jack's expertise in strategic leadership, project management, and policy development, combined with his passion for the sports and health sectors, positions him as a valuable asset across initiatives. His commitment to driving innovation and improving sector outcomes is reflected in the successful projects he has led and the strong relationships he has built throughout his career.
Active Wirral
Sarah Robertson is a strategic leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering transformational change across sport, leisure, health, local government and communities.
Currently Active Wellbeing & Partnership Manager at Active Wirral, Sarah leads large-scale programmes that improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities and create stronger, more active communities. She is responsible for strategic partnerships, commercial development, place-based working and service transformation, working across local government, health systems, education, voluntary sector organisations and national governing bodies.
Sarah is recognised for her ability to bring people together around a shared vision, translating complex challenges into practical action and measurable impact. Her expertise spans system leadership, organisational development, stakeholder engagement, behavioural change, community activation and strategic planning.
Prior to local government, Sarah held leadership roles within national sports organisations and major international events, including Basketball England and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. She has led award-winning marketing, communications and engagement initiatives throughout her career.
A qualified Executive Coach, She is passionate about creating environments where individuals, organisations and communities can thrive, and is particularly interested in the role of sport, physical activity and movement in driving social change. Outside of work she is an active tennis coach and has been for 25 years.
Active Wirral
Dave currently works as an Active Partnerships Officer within the Active Wirral Wellbeing Team, providing strategic leadership across a diverse portfolio to increase participation in sport, physical activity, and health and wellbeing across the borough. He works closely with national partners to align local delivery with wider strategic priorities, embedding place-based work to ensure activity reflects the needs and priorities of local communities. With over 40 years’ experience at Wirral Council, Dave has progressed through senior leadership roles across Leisure and Sports Development, bringing extensive and successful expertise to the sector. |
Sport England
Tina spent 25 years of her career within Local Authority Sports Development before joining the Place Team at Sport England. She has since spent the past 8 years working with Place Partners across Merseyside, Lancashire and Cumbria to support the development of place-based systemic work in tackling inequalities and increasing physical activity.
Tina works with a range of local and national partners, building collaborative relationships that connect, challenge, reflect, and learn. Her work and that of Place Partnerships contribute towards tackling inactivity and stubborn inequalities in local communities and to the successful delivery of Sport England’s strategy, Uniting the Movement.
