Filip Neusser is the President of the National Sports Agency, the governing body for sport in the Czech Republic. He has been in office since May 2021. He is a former professional field hockey player, one of the best goalkeepers of his generation. During his sports career, he played in Great Britain, Germany, Spain and Italy.
He won two championship titles in England and represented the Czech Republic at the European and World Championships. He also worked as a vice-president of the Czech Field Hockey Association, a head coach of women's national team and an external advisor for sports to the Minister of Defense.
His recent work as a chairman of the National Sports Agency focuses on attracting youth back to the sport and physical activity and increasing the number of Czech women's national teams at future Olympic Games.
Parallel session: The role of sport in defending and promoting European fundamental values
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Parallel session: The role of sport in defending and promoting European fundamental values
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Niamh O’Mahony is Chief Operating Officer (COO) & Head of Governance at Football Supporters Europe (FSE), with a background in media, communications, operations, and sports governance. Niamh spent four years on the Board of Management of Cork City FC in Ireland, before heading up a Preparatory Action (2012-23) entitled: ‘Improving Football Governance through Supporter Involvement and Community Ownership’ as the project manager in Ireland. The Action’s report was launched by the Minister of State for Sport at the Irish National Parliament, Dáil Éireann and later presented to the Irish President.
Niamh was a founding director of SD Europe (2016) and later joined the staff team as Acting CEO and Communications & Development Manager for a two-year period. She helped to found the Irish Supporters Network (2016) and Irish Football Supporters Partnership (2019), and currently sits on FAI Assembly as one of two supporter representatives.
In 2021, Niamh was elected to the National Leagues Committee (NLC) at the FAI, a committee that oversees the development of the elite domestic men’s and women’s competitions in the Republic of Ireland. She joined the FSE team as COO & Head of Governance back in April.
Parallel session: The role of sport in defending and promoting European fundamental values
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