NEXT GENERATION PERFORMANCE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2027 by Hawkin & ALTIS
30–31 January 2027
CKF_13 Fabryczna Conference Center | Kraków, Poland
The 3rd edition of the Next Generation Performance International Conference will bring the international sports performance and sports medicine community back to Kraków on 30–31 January 2027.
After two sold-out editions, NGPC is moving to a significantly larger scale. In 2027, we are bringing together nearly 40 international speakers and up to 500 participants, making NGPC one of the largest and most comprehensive sports performance and sports medicine events in Central and Eastern Europe.
The congress is designed for coaches, strength & conditioning professionals, sports scientists, physiotherapists, doctors, researchers, and other practitioners working within high-performance sport.
Our objective is not to create another conference built around a sequence of short presentations. NGPC 2027 is being developed as a place for deeper professional discussion, extended educational formats and the exchange of ideas between disciplines that too often operate separately.
THREE CORE PROGRAMME AREAS
The main congress programme will be organised around:
→ Sports Science
→ Sports Medicine, including the dedicated Female Health & Performance sub-block
→ Strength & Conditioning
Selected lectures will use longer formats, including deep-dive sessions of up to 90 minutes, allowing speakers enough time to move beyond introductory concepts and discuss methodology, practical application, case examples and decision-making in greater depth.
INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER LINEUP
The current NGPC 2027 lineup already includes professionals representing some of the most recognised environments in elite sport & medicine.
Confirmed lineup includes:
Stuart McMillan — ALTIS
Andreas Behm — ALTIS
Nick Grantham — Newcastle United FC
Carlos del Barrio Fernández — Atlético de Madrid
Dr Mark Gillett — Premier League / Cleveland Clinic London
Dr Darragh Connolly — Juventus FC
Prof. Jason Lake — University of Chichester / Edith Cowan University
Prof Anthony Turner — Middlesex University
Dr André Rebelo — Sporting CP
Dr Dimitrije Cabarkapa — University of Kansas
Dr Lance Brooks — Bridgewater State University
Prof. Kirsty Elliott-Sale — Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Mladen Jovanović — Complementary Training
Paweł Krótki-Borowicki — Óptimo Sport Medical Center
Dr Jakub Chycki — AWF Katowice / Usyk & Joshua Team
Dr Urszula Zdanowicz - Enel-med Hospital Warsaw
Piotr Maruszewski — Polish National Team Coach PZLA
Jakub Surmacz — Rehab Performance
Ivan Batanov — Relay Athletic
Daniel Day — CRFTD Athlete
Karol Kruczek — Next Generation Performance (Online)
Dr Ramsey Nijem — Kansas University (Online)
Further speakers will continue to be announced. Dedicated representatives of ASCA and IUSCA are also expected to join the programme.
TICKETS
Public registration for NGPC 2027 is now open and early bird pricing is currently available.
Participants can choose between:
→ Saturday Pass
→ Sunday Pass
→ Weekend Pass
→ Complete Pass
[Bestseller] The Complete Pass includes the full two-day congress as well as 30-day access to an additional programme of pre-recorded online lectures, allowing the educational programme to extend beyond what can physically fit into the weekend in Kraków.
Group registrations for more than five participants can be arranged directly with the NGPC team.
WHEN WILL THE FULL AGENDA BE AVAILABLE?
The detailed hour-by-hour agenda is scheduled for publication around the turn of September and October. Although the final timetable is still being developed, participants can expect the programme to be carefully balanced across both conference days.
Rather than concentrating individual disciplines into isolated parts of the weekend, our intention is to create a logical distribution of Sports Science, Sports Medicine, Female Health & Performance and Strength & Conditioning sessions, while positioning keynote presentations throughout the programme. The objective is to make both Saturday and Sunday equally valuable and to allow participants to experience a broad range of perspectives without one day becoming disproportionately focused on a single topic.
A NEW, MUCH LARGER VENUE
NGPC remains in Kraków, but in 2027 we are moving to a completely new environment. The conference will take place at CKF_13 Fabryczna Conference Center, a modern 2,200 m² congress venue located within the Fabryczna City complex.
The increased space will allow us to develop NGPC beyond the lecture programme itself, with specialist rooms, networking areas and a dedicated EXPO and partner zone integrated into the congress. The recommended Mercure Kraków Fabryczna City hotel is located within the same complex, making it possible to stay immediately next to the conference venue.
MORE THAN TWO DAYS OF LECTURES
NGPC 2027 will also include a limited number of additional educational formats around the main conference weekend.
→ Friday, 29 January
Stuart McMillan
Preparing for Speed: Warm-Up Strategies and Acceleration Development
→ Monday, 1 February
Dr Mladen Jovanović
Agile Periodisation
Both are limited-capacity full-day practical workshops organised separately from the main congress.
We are also developing a number of additional participant experiences, demonstrations and partner activations throughout the weekend. Some will be educational, others more informal — all designed to make NGPC a professional meeting environment rather than simply a sequence of lectures.
Sponsors/Partners:
→ Title: Hawkin & ALTIS
→ Gold: Relay Athletic, Proud, 1080 Motion
→ Silver: ZeroRM
→ Educational: ASCA & IUSCA
→ Patronage: ALAB Clinic, Handball Performance, SKIMA, Óptimo
See you in Kraków.