The fourth FIA Sport Conference gets underway tomorrow (21 June) at the iconic Lingotto in Turin, Italy.

With the first three editions in Goodwood, Munich and Mexico City respectively, the FIA Sports Conference has evolved into a hub of motor sport thought leadership. Hundreds of delegates from more than 100 sporting clubs, as well as a variety of other stakeholders and guests from all over the world, will be in attendance to discuss this year’s theme; “Passion and Innovation: The Past, Present and Future of Motor Sport”.

The aim of the Conference is to inform and educate the FIA community, with input from some of the best and brightest in the world of motor sport. Tomorrow’s proceedings will open with a press conference featuring FIA President Jean Todt and ACI President Angelo Sticchi Damiani, before a packed three days of plenary sessions and seminars gets underway.

While the FIA’s relatively newly-instated Regional Congresses deliver practical training and specific methods for improving clubs’ operations, the Sport Conference is focused on bigger picture thinking, such as the direction of the sport and emerging trends.

This aim is to provide an environment that will see delegates return to their home countries invigorated and brimming with ideas and knowledge to assist them in achieving best practice in their own motor sport endeavours.

For the fourth edition of the event, the FIA will gather delegates in one of the most motoring-centric cities in the world; Turin, with the Lingotto providing a fantastic setting in which to have this important coming together of opinions and information.

This year’s theme traces a line through the sport from its very beginning, through today, and on to what will make it a success in the future. Importantly, we will investigate the very essence of why we love motor sport – and how we can capture that, both now and in years to come.