Nick Evans

Co-Founder & Director
imin

Transforming lives with open data – a case study: making physical activity accessible to everyone.

Open Data
Tuesday, February 7 • 5:00pm – 5:30pm GMT
St. James, 4th Floor
nick evans

Transforming lives with open data - a case study: making physical activity accessible to everyone.

Encouraging people from all backgrounds, and of all abilities, to engage in sport and physical activity is fundamentally good for society. But in the post-pandemic world getting people moving has become increasingly challenging. OpenActive is a UK community initiative led by Sport England and the ODI that seeks to unlock sport and physical activity data, making it easier for everyone to find and book activities. In this session representatives from sports bodies, leisure operators and other OpenActive stakeholders will discuss the OpenActive initiative and how it is making sport more accessible and transforming lives by unlocking data.

Bio

Nick is a co-founder and director of imin (pronounced “i’m in”), an organisation that enables a range of businesses, from startups to brands, to create innovative new ways to get people active, by providing bookable physical activity data (e.g. squash courts, running groups and yoga classes). He is also one of the co-founders of OpenActive – a data standards initiative for the sport and physical activity sector. Nick has previous experience in Technology Consultancy where he specialised in innovative solutions in the health sector, and is well-versed in web and mobile technologies having formerly been a full-stack developer and application architect.