Sports Heritage Network Conference

The Home of Cricket will host the first SHN conference

Lord’s will host the first Sports Heritage Network (SHN) conference, 'Moving the Goalposts: Sport in Transition, 2012' on Thursday 19 April.

The all-day event, hosted by journalist and TV presenter John Inverdale, will examine contemporary and historical issues in sport in the year London hosts the 2012 Olympic Games.

Featuring a keynote speech by triple jump world record holder Jonathan Edwards, the event represents a fantastic opportunity for fans, students and those working in sport to expand their knowledge.

Jonathan Edwards will deliver the keynote speech Tickets are priced at £90 for adults and £70 for concessions and are available to book online now from the Lord’s Shop.

Refreshments, a buffet lunch and a short tour of the famous Ground are also included in the conference package, in addition to an evening drinks reception and canapés in the award-winning J.P. Morgan Media Centre.

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An abundance of guest speakers will present throughout the day, including former GB Athletics team captain Sir Menzies Campbell (MP), Olympians Guin Batten and Liz McColgan, esteemed cricket journalist and past President of MCC, Christopher Martin-Jenkins; and acclaimed historian David Kynaston.

Conferences at Lord's The day will be split into several sections, and will incorporate two keynote addresses, panel discussions and small group sessions, each delivered by experts and personalities from academia, sport and business.

Several themes will be developed throughout the day, such as how life as an elite athlete has changed over time; the role of sport in culture and wider society; and the importance of the 2012 Olympic legacy.

Another speaker from the cricketing fraternity is Ed Smith, the former England batsman who has forged a successful career as a journalist.

Smith said: “Lord's - one of the most special places in all sport - is the perfect place to reflect on the role of sport in the modern world. In this Olympic year, sport has never been a more central part of national life.”

The event has been organised by the MCC Museum, in conjunction with the World Rugby Museum, De Montfort University and the University of Southampton.

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