Speaker announced for Racing Together Industry Day
Racing Together is pleased to announce Preeti Shetty, CEO of UpShot as a speaker for Racing Together Industry Day.
The full day event dedicated to community engagement and social impact is kindly sponsored again by Gallagher, and supported by the Horseracing Betting Levy Board, the Racing Foundation and the Racecourse Association.
The day brings together a range of leaders and active practitioners working across community engagement, in racing and other sports and sectors.
About Preeti
Preeti is the CEO of Upshot, a tech social enterprise that helps non profit organisations manage, monitor and evidence the community work they deliver. Preeti focuses her efforts on proving the difference sport can make to people’s lives and communities through impact measurement and evaluation. Built in 2012 by the Football Foundation, Upshot is now used by over 1,400 organisations across the UK and internationally.
Outside of her day job, Preeti is a Non Executive Director of Brentford Football Club. She is also the Vice Chair of Street Child United, a Founding Advisor of Ready Sport Global, and the co-founder of Valeur Sport. She was named one of the 50 most influential women in sport by the Telegraph and Leaders in Sport 40 Under 40. Preeti is passionate about the powerful blend of sport and purpose and leverages her expertise in data, technology and social impact to create a more equitable sports industry.
Preeti is currently working with the British Horseracing Authority, Racing Together and The Jockey Club on social impact projects.
Key Event Information:
Date: Wednesday 4th February
Where: Lingfield Park Racecourse
Time: 9.30am-3.30pm (full agenda to be confirmed in due course)
An early-bird rate of £75 is available until 9th January and a subsidised under-25 ticket to welcome young people to experience this popular cross-industry event: book here
The day will bring together a range of leaders and active practitioners working across community engagement, in racing and other sports and sectors.
This year’s event embraces the extraordinary contribution made by the people at the heart of the sport’s community engagement and social impact, and the significance of winning hearts and inspiring minds for racing and beyond.
The agenda will showcase the sport’s dedicated voluntary network, the importance of high-quality impact measurement and explore racecourses as community hubs. The day will explore why EDI matters more than ever, and support the launch of the industry’s updated strategy.
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