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Sofia Tech Park, Sofia, Bulgaria
2023-06-20
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2023 Program

Day 1 - June 20, 2023

Set&Send Boulder Competition
10:00 — 14:00
Routesetting
19:00
Competition Start

Day 2 - June 21, 2023

Main Hall
09:00 — 09:15
Room A1
Check-in
Room A1
09:15 — 09:30
Room A1
Welcome Speech
Room A1
Ivaylo PenchevOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
09:35 — 10:15
Climbing Industry Research and Analysis
Borislav Stefanovborislav stefanov
10:15 — 12:30
Global State of the Market

Seasoned professionals from countries around the world will discuss the state of the market in their own countries and reflect on the global industry trends.

Peter ZeidelhackPeter Zeidelhack, Mark SebilleMark Sebille, Zhu HaoqinZhu Haoqin, Paula HorwitzPaula Horwitz Headshot, Yasmin GahtaniYasmine Gahtani.png, Ged MacDomhnaillGed MacDomhnail - IMG_4600, Halil NgahHalil Ngah, Henrik SuihkonenHenrik Suihkonen, Killko CaballeroKillko Caballero
12:30 — 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30 — 15:15
Creating Generations of Climbers

What role do climbing gyms play for popularizing the sport to youth and families and how to retain them as customers?

Robyn Erbesfield-RaboutouRobyn Raboutou portrait, Alice KaoAlice Kao, Remi MoehringRemi Moehring
15:15 — 16:00
Architectural Design of Climbing Gyms

What are the newest architectural trends and how they reflect the societal changes, demands and interests? What does the innovative use of space in modern climbing gym design mean for the direction in which the industry will develop?

Alessandro UsuelliAlessandro Usuelli portrait bw, Vasil SharlanovVasil-Sharlanov, Frank BogermanFrank Bogerman, Jason KehlJason Kehl in Hueco Tanks 2/2018, Simon BrünnerSimon-Brunner
16:00 — 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 — 17:30
Climbing Competitions

How have climbing competitions changed over the years and what direction will they take in the future.

Finuco MartinezSpeaker, Stefano GhisolfiStefano Ghisolfi, Alessandro Di CatoAlessandro.di.cato, Daniel WoodsDanWoods, Charlie BoscoeCharlieBoscoe-ok
18:00 — 20:00
Award Ceremony and Cocktail Party

Day 3 - June 22, 2023

Main Hall
09:00 — 10:30
Room A1
Routesetting Trends

Reflecting on how routesetting has changed over the years and what the new changes mean for the industry.

Room A1
Peter ZeidelhackPeter Zeidelhack, Jan De SmitJan de Smit, Nataleigh BellNataleigh Bell, Niklas WiechmannNicklas Weihman, Guillermo BurbaGuillermo Burba
10:30 — 11:00
Coffee Break
11:00 — 11:30
The road from Climbing to Entrepreneurship

Challenges and opportunities of becoming a successful gym owner while also being a professional climber

Matilda SöderlundSpeaker
11:30 — 12:30
Important Metrics to Understand Gym Performance

What are the key performance indicators that climbing gym owners must pay attention to and what are the most effective ways to increase revenue growth over a period of time?

Jon ColbertJon Colbert
12:30 — 15:00
Lunch Break
15:00 — 16:00
Big Gym Chain Owners Discussion

Looking for solutions for challenges with regulations, demographics, human resources, investment and more.

Henrik SuihkonenHenrik Suihkonen, Patrick Andreyf9cd3c29-db6e-4586-889b-9531b075d4ab, Jeffery BowlingJeffery Bowling, Dani CastilloDani Castillo
20:00 — onwards
WICS Rooftop Party

The right time and place to forget your worries and party hard

Day 4 - June 23, 2023

Trips
08:00
Walltopia Factory Trip

You will have the chance to visit our factory and observe our production process.

09:00
Climbing Trip

You will have the chance to explore the climbing routes in the Bulgarian mountains.


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