Walk21 Ireland Programme and Speaker Line-up, 19-23 September 2022

Published: 6 Sep, 2022

Minister of State for Public Health and Wellbeing, Frank Feighan T.D. on a morning walk with children from Dublin 7 Educate Together National School to promote Walk21 Ireland.

Walk21, the global walking summit, will take place this September 19-23 in Dublin, Ireland.

The conference will bring together around 500 delegates and an incredible speaker line-up of over 60 experts, including practitioners, academics, planners, politicians and citizens, to celebrate the importance of walking and to re-imagine a world that is more liveable and sustainable.

Programme

Over five days, the packed programme will address this year’s theme, The Decade to Change, and will explore how supporting and encouraging walking can help deliver Sustainable Development Goal commitments by 2030. The programme incorporates plenary sessions and parallel workshops on high-profile subjects, including:

Walking infrastructure/the built environment and accessibility
Case studies from around the world
Links between walking and well-being/mental health
Relationships between transport providers and walking

View the full programme at http://walk21ireland.com/programme/

Delegates

Walk21 has previously been held in locations including Rotterdam, Hong Kong and Seoul. In line with its sustainability objectives, delegates can choose to attend the conference in person or virtually. Registration information and details of ticket types are available at http://walk21ireland.com/registration/

Speakers

Keynote speakers from Ireland include:

Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College, Dublin - the University of Dublin
Ciarán Cuffe, Member of the European Parliament for Dublin with the Green Party
Úna May is the Chief Executive Officer of Sport Ireland,

International speakers include:

Rona Gibb, Senior Manager for the Community Paths, Policy and Communication teams at Paths for All (Scotland)
Lake Sagaris, Professor of Planning and Community Development, Transport Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Chile)
Charles Brown, Founder, Equitable Cities LLC (USA)

Review all speaker information at: http://walk21ireland.com/meet-the-speakers/

For further information on Walk 21, visit www.walk21.com and for the latest news and updates on this year’s conference, visit www.walk21ireland.com, join the conversation using #Walk21Ireland and follow Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram.