Level-Up Week - New sports & gamification for sports professionals
10 Years of Sports Innovation Campus
Tue 8 – Fri 11 December 2026 – Bruges, Belgium
🚀 International Level-Up Week - 10 Years Sports Innovation Campus
In 2026, the Sports Innovation Campus celebrates its 10th anniversary — and we’re marking it with something special.
Not a conference. But a full week of doing, testing and experiencing sport innovation.
From Tuesday 8 to Friday 11 December 2026, we invite sport professionals from across Europe to Bruges for an immersive, hands-on programme where you will explore, test and co-create the future of sport and movement.
⚡ What makes this week different?
This is not about sitting and listening.
It’s about:
experimenting with new formats
applying innovative tools
testing real sport practices
co-creating ideas you can immediately use in your own context
You’ll leave with fresh inspiration — and concrete methods, formats and concepts ready to implement.
🧠🔥 What to expect?
A dynamic week with a clear build-up:
Monday
👉 Travel day
Tuesday and Wednesday
👉 Think, create & experiment
Dive into innovative sport and play concepts. Together with other professionals, you’ll develop new ideas and explore how innovative tools (e.g. Blazepods, exergames, VR, AR, …), new sports- and movement concepts and/or gamification elements can strengthen your practice.
Thursday and Friday
👉 Experience real sport practice
Step into hands-on sport workshops where you’ll experience innovative approaches in different sports and movement formats.
🎯 Example topics & workshops
AI in sport coaching and physical education
Innovative approaches in boxing, swimming, wrestling, rugby, …
Exergaming & gamification in practice
New movement formats such as Hyrox and Street Racket
Digital tools for activation, testing and engagement
…and much more.
🤝 Who is it for?
For sport professionals who:
are actively working in the field
are curious and open to experimentation
want to innovate their practice through play, technology and new formats
👉 This week is designed for professionals — not for students or purely theoretical profiles.
🌍 The experience
You’ll be part of an international group of like-minded professionals, all facing similar challenges and opportunities in sport.
And all of this in the unique setting of Bruges — combining:
campus sessions
activities across the city
informal networking moments
and a festive 10-year celebration
🍽️ What’s included?
Full access to all sessions and workshops
Daily lunch (Tuesday–Friday)
Dinner on Tuesday and Thursday evening
Social programme, including:
🍻beertasting on Tuesday evening
🎉10-year Sports Innovation Campus celebration on Thursday evening (afterworkparty with dj)
👟Christmas run in city center of Bruges on Friday evening
💶 Practical info
Participation fee (full week): €410
Not included: travel costs and accommodation
Affordable accommodation is available at Sport Vlaanderen Brugge:
https://www.sport.vlaanderen/onze-centra/brugge/aanbod/sportverblijf/
Alternatively, Bruges offers a wide range of hotels and hostels within walking distance (e.g. Ibis budget hotel).
📍 Where?
Sports Innovation Campus, Howest – Bruges, Nijverheidsstraat 112 8310 Bruges (google maps)
(with activities across the city)
📅 When?
Tuesday 8 – Friday 11 December 2026 (Monday = travel day)
👉 Ready to level up?
Join us for a week where you don’t just hear about innovation — you experience it, build it and take it home with you.
Level up your practice. Connect with Europe’s community of hands-on professionals in sport innovation.
Join us as we celebrate 10 years of Sports Innovation Campus and kick off a new international chapter.
Curious about the vibe?
Check out some impressions of last year’s (national) edition. For all pictures, click here: Thursday | Friday
