Interested in learning about hot topics of disc golf and meeting the thought leaders of the sport? Join the PDGA Talks session on Tuesday 29th, just day before the Worlds, to hear about disc golf media, women’s disc golf and disc golf courses.
PDGA hosted seminar starts on 10 am in the morning at Nokia VIP restaurant – just next to the 18th green. The conference requires a pre-registration. Each of the talks event can only fit about 60 persons.
Check the schedule below and read more from PDGA’s article. Pre-register here.
Tuesday, July 29th – PDGA Talks Schedule
10:00 – 11:00. Disc Golf Media: Live, post-production and future tendencies
- Kimmo Turunen (Pulsea)
- Lauri Alasaukko-oja (Frisbeegolfmedia)
- Calixto García (PDGA Europe)
- Sam Gades / Juha Kytö (Disc Golf Network)
- Maxime Tanghe (MDG Media)
- Jonathan Gomez (JomezPro)
11:00 – 11:30. Networking Lunch
For Disc Golf Media and Press Conference attendees.
11:30 – 12:15. PDGA Pro Worlds Press Conference (Registered media only)
- 11:30–11:35 – Jussi Meresmaa (Organisation Head)
- 11:35–11:40 – Doug Bjerkaas (PDGA)
- 11:40–11:42 – Pulsea (Communication)
- 11:42–11:44 – City of Nokia
- 11:44–11:46 – City of Tampere
- 11:46–12:15 – Questions for players and speakers:
- Niklas Anttila
- Eveliina Salonen
- Kristin Lätt
- Gannon Buhr
- Isaac Robinson
12:30 – 14:00. Women’s Summit: How to grow female disc golf
- Kristin Lätt
- Anniken Steen
- Ida Uddbäk (Talk Birdie 2 Me – female podcast)
- Caroline Selnes (Nordic Female Open)
- Terhi Kyto (PDGA Women)
- Sofía Pereira (PDGA Europe Women)
14:00 – 15:30. Disc Golf Courses as Tourism Destinations: Resorts, Course Design and Public Support
- UDisc Course Directory: Josh Lichti (UDisc)
- Course Design: Pasi Koivu (Disc Golf Park) & John Houck (Houck Design)
- World’s Top 100 Courses: Jere Pohjankoski (Kippis) & Vincent Schaffler (Ale)
- Public Support: Mats Adamczak (Åland Islands) & Robert Abel (Cyprus)
- Disc Golf + Hotel + Activities: Amaral Carvalho (Valle d’Encanto, Portugal), Stian Johnsen (Lille Leland), Calixto García (Irrisarri Land, Spain)
