SPORT INDUSTRY NEXTGEN 2024 APPLICATIONS OPEN

Applications for the Sport Industry NextGen 2024 programme have officially opened.

Launched by Sport Industry Group in 2015, NextGen is a prestigious professional development programme that provides the best emerging talent in our industry with a tailored year-long leadership package which includes extensive training, personal development and networking opportunities.

In 2024, the NextGen programme will continue to focus on four core pillars that structure the programme – innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and social change. As such, individuals with experience in any of these fields are encouraged to complete the application process.

Open to those based in the UK and under the age of 30, successful applicants have direct access to some of the brightest minds and best organisations within sport and business through interactive best-practice, learning, and leadership sessions.

With 30 applicants admitted each year, the Sport Industry NextGen Leaders alumni network includes almost 250 individuals who are forging a new future for our industry.

Sport Industry Group Managing Director, Dylan Pugh, said, “I’m delighted to announce that the applications for next year’s NextGen are now open. It’s been a pleasure spending time with the 2023 cohort and I look forward to welcoming the next 30 NextGen Leaders in the new year.

“After the introduction the four key pillars of innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and social change in 2023, we are so excited to continue to focus on these areas for the latest cohort. As we strive to grow and develop tomorrow’s leaders of our sector, the topics perfectly represent the key trends shaping the sport industry’s future.”

The Sport Industry NextGen 2023 cohort at The Wave, Bristol.

Last week, SIG announced the extension of its partnership with The Wave, an official partner of Sport Industry NextGen. This means that the 2024 cohort will have the opportunity to visit the unique inland surfing destinations as part of the 2024 programme.

To apply to next year’s programme, simply complete the below form.

The deadline for applications is 23:59pm on Thursday 23^rd November.

News

21 Sep 2023

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NextGen Application 2024

Details

Name(Required)

First Last

Company(Required)

Job title(Required)

Date of birth(Required)

Phone number(Required)

Email(Required)

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About you

1. Tell us about your career journey so far and what you do in your current role(Required)

Maximum 650 characters

2. Tell us about a time you had success in one or more of the following fields – innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability or social impact.(Required)

Maximum 1000 characters

3. What piece of unique career knowledge and/or life experience do you think sets you apart from your peers?(Required)

Maximum 650 characters

4. What leadership role would you like to have in the future and why?(Required)

Maximum 350 characters

5. Within the sport industry, pick either a current issue or opportunity and tell us the steps you would take to resolve/maximise it?(Required)

Maximum 1,500 characters. Give specific details about how you would implement these changes and the results you would hope to see.

References

Please ask two referees to supply a short paragraph about you and why you deserve a place in the Sport Industry NextGen programme. The references you supply should be a direct quote from each person. These will remain confidential and none of the referees will be contacted without your approval.

Name(Required)

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Job title(Required)

Company(Required)

Relationship to you(Required)

Internal reference(Required)

Maximum 500 characters. Your first reference should be from someone senior that you work with. This could be your line manager or another senior figure from your company. If you work alone, please choose a referee with whom you have a personal relationship.

Name(Required)

First Last

Job title(Required)

Company(Required)

Relationship to you(Required)

External reference(Required)

Maximum 500 characters. Your second reference should be from someone you have worked with from outside your organisation. This could be client, partner or another external releationship.

Headshot(Required)

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, gif.

Please ensure this is a high-quality image.

Video

Max. file size: 120 MB.

Please record a short video (no more than 90 seconds) to offer the Selection Committee insight into your personality. We would recommend a short introduction and an explanation of what personal and professional qualities you can bring to the group. The video will not be judged on production values – selfie-mode is fine! Recommend recording in a low video quality (HD max, not 4K) to ensure you meet the file size limit. If you are still struggling with file size, please send via WeTransfer.

Consent(Required)

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Entering the Competition

1) These terms and conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) relate to a talent identification competition (“Competition”) which Sport Industry Group (“the Organiser”, “We”, or “Us”) intends to highlight across multiple media channels with the title of ‘Sport Industry NextGen’.

2) By entering the Competition, You (“You”) accept these Terms and Conditions. You acknowledge that the Terms & Conditions may be changed (whether verbally, in writing or otherwise) by the Organiser at any time at its sole discretion.

3) To enter and participate in the Competition, You should be in good health and know of no reason why You should not be able to participate in the Competition. The Competition is open to all professionals connected to or working in the UK sport industry who: (i) are currently based in the UK, are legally entitled to work in the UK; (ii) as of 31st December 2023 are aged 30 or under and (iii) hold a valid passport. You will, upon request, provide the Organiser with supporting documentation in order to substantiate this, and will immediately notify the Organiser of any change.

4) Employees, officers, directors and agents of the Organiser are not eligible to enter the Competition or this application process.

5) The Competition opens on Wednesday 27th September and closes at 5pm (BST) on Thursday 23rd November 2023. Entries received after that date and time will not be considered. The Organiser reserves the right in its absolute discretion to extend the closing date for a reasonable period of time where an insufficient number of the entries received have satisfied the entry and criteria.

6) To enter the Competition, You must complete and submit the application form on https://www.sportindustry.biz/news-categories/events/apply-to-become-a-sport-industry-group-nextgen-leader/ (“the Competition Entry Website”).

7) Only one entry can be submitted per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted.

8) We reserve the right to disqualify Your entry if:

a. Your entry is incomplete

b. You do not meet the entry criteria

c. You are not eligible to enter the Competition

d. You cannot be contacted

e. You do not respond within 7 days of being contacted by Us in relation to Your Competition

entry; or

f. You are not reasonably available to participate in the Competition in accordance with the

event requirements of the Competition

9) Our decision on all matters under our control is final and binding in all respects, and no correspondence will be entered into.

10) If You have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Competition, please email Us at hello@sportindustry.biz with “Sport Industry NextGen” in the subject line.

Selecting the Sport Industry NextGen Leaders

11) The first round of the Competition will consist of a Selection Process by the named individuals who are a pre-selected group of industry leaders (the “Coaches”) as may be listed on the Competition Website and industry experts (“the Selection Committee”) as selected by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to add or remove an individual to/from the Coaches and/or Selection Committee at its absolute discretion.

12) The Selection Committee will review the entries from all the valid Competition entries using the criteria as listed in paragraph 36 (“Criteria”). The Selection Committee will then select the successful entrants (the “Leaders”), creating a group totalling approximately 30 Sport Industry NextGen Leaders. The Organiser reserves the right to increase or decrease the number of Leaders selected. Both the Selection Committee and the Coaches are appointed and coordinated by the Organisers. Both are carefully selected to ensure that the process is fair and objective, free of bias or influence. Where appropriate, the members of both the Selection Committee and the Coaches are bound by confidentiality obligations and are required to declare any conflict of interest in entries over which they deliberate and to stand aside from deliberations concerning those entries.

13) The Organiser will notify the Leaders by Thursday 14th December, and will on notification confirm the dates and locations and times required for the first gathering of the chosen Leaders (the “The Kick-Off”) where they will participate in a range of leadership development and network building exercises.

14) During The Kick-Off Leaders will be divided into groups and set challenges and work to undertake either as a group or individually at the Organiser’s discretion.

15) It is Your responsibility to ensure You are available to take part in The Kick-Off. You will need to be available on a weekday and you may be asked to make yourself available at short notice.

16) The selection decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into and You agree not to challenge or appeal against the decisions. For the avoidance of any doubt we may engage a third party verification agency to review our criteria to ensure fairness and transparency.

Your Commitment

17) If You are chosen as a Leader (as defined in paragraph 12 above), You must be available for The Kick-Off on a date to be confirmed, intended to be on Thursday 25th January but may be on a different date in 2024 at the Organiser’s discretion. All Leaders will be expected to attend The Kick-Off.

18) The Leaders hereby consent to having their names, imagery and organisation names used for promotional purposes by the Organiser or the Organisers sponsors or partners, in accordance with paragraph 26.

19) Throughout the year, You may receive an invite to the Sport Industry Socials and Sport Industry Dining events. Other benefits and packages from the organiser, sponsors and partners may be revealed closer to the date of The Kick-Off.

20) The prizes cannot be exchanged by You or transferred by You and cannot be redeemed by You for any other prize.

Other Rules

21) Entries for the Competition will be acknowledged on receipt, but the Organiser accepts no responsibility whatsoever for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt.

22) You are responsible for the cost (if any) of creating Your entry and application and sending it to Us, as well as all other costs associated with Your participation in the Competition. For the avoidance of doubt, We will not be responsible for Your travel/hotel and subsistence costs or any other costs of any kind incurred by You in attending any events or benefits from partners or packages, other than in exceptional circumstances to be agreed at the sole discretion of the Organiser.

23) If You are selected as a Leader, You must when You are first contacted by us disclose all details of any and all criminal/civil actions currently pending against Yourself and/or served against You and/or any unspent convictions and You shall notify the Organiser immediately in the event that any criminal charges are brought against You or if any information provided in Your application becomes inaccurate between now and the date of the Event. If you have previous unspent criminal convictions, it does not necessarily mean that You will not be invited to take part in the Competition, as all circumstances told to the Organiser will be taken to into account.

24) All information supplied (including personal details) in Your entry or otherwise provided must be truthful, accurate, complete and in no way misleading. We reserve the right to disqualify You if You have supplied untruthful, inaccurate, misleading or incomplete personal details and/or information, have failed to abide by the rules of the Competition, and/or are in breach of these Terms and Conditions and/or act in some way which We believe will bring the Organiser and/or the Competition into disrepute and/or impair the integrity of the Competition generally.

25) You will not without the Organiser’s prior written consent disclose, publicise or discuss with any third party and/or otherwise publish or transmit (on any platform, including all forms of social media) any confidential information or photographs relating to Your application or the Competition. Breach of confidentiality is a serious matter and the Organiser reserves the right to disqualify You if You disclose any confidential information.

26) The Leaders agree that the Organiser (and any third parties, as reasonably required by the Organiser) may make use of and reproduce any names, logos, trade marks, images, audio-visual works, photographs, kit designs, publications, advertisements and other relevant materials that are associated with all companies, individuals, publications, campaigns and teams that are related to the entry (and Leaders undertake that they have obtained all necessary consents, permissions and clearances in respect of any third party rights relating to such materials and will hold the Organisers harmless and free of any liability in any dispute in respect of the same) for the following purposes:

a. Publication within and in connection with Competition printed promotional materials

b. Publication upon the Competition Website www.sportindustry.biz/nextgen

c. Exhibition or coverage within any television production that may be produced in relation

to the Competition

d. Publication and exhibition at the Competition ceremony

e. Publications in connection with press releases and other promotional communications

relating to the Competition

f. Other reasonable promotional purposes related to the Competition

27) Entrants confirm that, unless clearly marked otherwise, the details of the entry and the content of any materials submitted to the Organisers in support of the entry are non-confidential and that the Organisers may copy and distribute the particulars of the entry or any part thereof (save that which is agreed to be confidential) and the Entrants for all reasonable purposes associated with the administration, promotion and coverage of the Competition.

28) The Organisers confirm that personal information relating to individuals provided by the Entrant shall be stored and processed by the Organisers for use solely in connection with the Competition and that such information shall not be distributed to third parties without the relevant individual’s prior consent, with the exception of the named Partners of the Competition as listed on the Competition Website. Such information will only be disclosed to a third party without prior notice to the relevant individual when the Organisers believe such disclosure to be required by law or regulation or to be necessary to defend the rights of the Organisers, the safety of the public or other Entrants.

29) Unless otherwise agreed in advance with the Organiser, all information and materials submitted are non-returnable.

30) If You cannot be contacted within a reasonable time period, or are not able or available to participate in the Competition in accordance with the Organiser’s requirements for any reason, then the Organiser reserves the right to award a place in the Competition to another entrant.

31) The Organiser reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Competition with or without prior notice due to reasons outside the Organiser’s control.

32) The Organisers accept no responsibility, financial or otherwise, for:

a. Any promise or indication made public before the Leaders are formally announced

b. Any damage, claim or costs, howsoever incurred by the Entrants (including any damage to computer equipment, data stored thereon or to personal, professional or commercial activities of the Entrants), arising from the Competition, the Competition Website or for the failure of the Entrants to comply with these Terms and Conditions.

33) Notwithstanding the generality of the foregoing, in no event shall the Organisers be liable whether in contract, tort, by statute or otherwise in respect of any loss of profits and/or loss of business for any special, indirect, incidental or consequential loss or damage arising out of or in connection with the Competition, including without limitation: loss of revenue, loss of anticipated savings, loss of business and/or goods, loss of goodwill, loss of use, loss and/or corruption of data and/or other information.

34) Nothing in these Terms and Conditions shall exclude the Organiser’s liability for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of the Organiser’s negligence.

35) The Competition and these Terms and Conditions will be governed by English law and shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

36) Eligibility and Criteria

Eligibility

a. You must be 30 years old or younger on 31st December 2023

b. You must enter on your own behalf

c. You must be currently based in the UK and available to travel to London on occasion

Criteria

The programme aims to find and support those who are already excelling within the sport industry, with a particular focus on innovation, entrepreneurship, sustainability and social impact. 

Successful applicants will likely have multiple years of experience in their respective areas and be demonstrably high achievers for their age and experience. 

The Selection Committee is looking for sport industry professionals who are already making moves within the sport industry and can demonstrate: 

Leadership qualities, relative to their level, or clear signs of leadership potential 

An understanding of the importance of good governance and/or responsible leadership 

Evidence of innovation and/or entrepreneurship within their field and examples of instances where they have stood out from their peers 

The ability and potential to work with, engage, and ultimately improve a group of Sport Industry NextGen Leaders 

Awareness of current trends, issues and/or challenges within the sport industry, particularly those relating to sustainability  

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SPORT INDUSTRY NEXTGEN 2024 APPLICATIONS OPEN