Jean-Francois Laurent is Junior Director at TAFISA headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany, where he is responsible for regional and business development, partnerships, as well as coordinating TAFISA’s global programmes and events. He specialises in the promotion and advocacy of Sport for All and physical activity, with special insight on the topics of Active Cities and Traditional Sports and Games. He has been consultant for Sport for All in many countries and invited as a speaker to congresses and seminars worldwide. He is also a founding team member of the Global Active City Programme. Originating from Nancy, France, he graduated in social and political sciences as well as sports management at the Institute of Political Studies of Grenoble and Aix-Marseille University, France in 2012. He also studied at the University of Adelaide, Australia.
Episode Resources:
Active City PACTE Assessment: http://www.pacteproject.com/matrix/
Active Well-being Initiative: http://activewellbeing.org/
880 Cities: https://www.880cities.org/
15 Minute Cities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGyONofhi4
*Note: The podcast identifies this concept as 5 Minute Cities but the concept is correctly known as 15 Minute Cities