The first Ukrainian Padel Expo will take place on September 6: the event will combine a conference, an exhibition area, the Ukrainian padel championship and an open-air court

On September 6, at the Kyiv innovation park UNIT.City (3 Dorohozhytska St., building B12), the first all-Ukrainian conference Ukrainian Padel Expo will take place. The organizers of the event are the Ukrainian Padel Federation, Sport Business Media Agency and the UNIT.City innovation park.

The aim of the event is to bring together in one place everyone involved in the development of padel in Ukraine: club owners, investors, coaches and fans of the game. The event is meant to become a platform for exchanging experience, presenting new projects and discussing the prospects for the development of the padel industry in the country, from building courts to forming sports communities.

Among the target audience Ukrainian Padel Expo – owners and investors of sports clubs, real estate developers, operators of padel courts, coaches and sports managers, representatives of sports federations, public authorities and civic and charitable organizations, sports brands and media, as well as everyone who already plays padel or is simply interested in this sport.

The speakers at the event will be heads of sports organizations, club representatives, athletes from other sports and influencers who play padel. Among the already announced speakers are:

• Vadym Gutzeit – president of the National Olympic Committee of Ukraine, Olympic champion
• Oleksii Dniprov – president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation, rector of KNUBA
• Illia Shevliak – president of the Sports Committee of Ukraine, serviceman
• Andrii Rebryna – director of the state institution “Mass Sports Agency of Ukraine”
• Oleksandr Denysov – commercial director of FC Polissya
• Olena Kravatska – Olympic champion and silver medalist at the Olympics in fencing, multiple medalist of world and European championships
• Vasyl Prodan – vice president of the Ukrainian Padel Federation
• Oleksii Aletynskyi – founder and CEO of the digital agency ZVISNO, author of the 33padel blog 
• Vasyl Kafidov – Commercial Development Partner, Zalizko Sport
• Oleksandr Nikonov – founder of the DropBall app

Over the course of the day, more than 20 speakers will take the stage at the conference – representatives of the industry, business and those who play padel because they love it. A demonstration padel court from Adidas will operate in the open air, where guests will be able to watch the game live. Thematic partner zones will also operate on the event grounds, and about 1,000 guests are expected.

Participants will be able to learn about practical cases of developing clubs and padel courts, find potential partners, discuss investment opportunities and take part in building Ukraine's professional padel community, as well as watch exhibition matches, meet coaches and try padel.

More detailed information and tickets for the event are available at https://padelexpo.sportbusiness.media.