For more than a year, the health crisis that the world has faced has affected every region, and has impacted our daily lives and the functioning of our Federation and its Members, sometimes even threatening them, but it has also given us the opportunity to re-assess our priorities and appreciate what is relevant.

Our community has responded well, and the launch at our eConference in June 2020 of the #PurposeDriven movement underlined the FIA’s robust position, and provided a clear sense of direction to pursue our important goals.

However, the FIA cannot tackle these challenges alone. We depend on our network of resilient and resourceful clubs to meet our objectives. It is “together” that we will emerge sturdier and better prepared to continue to develop motor sport in a society that is questioning core priorities.

It is for this reason that we implemented a Solidarity Programme to support you during this difficult period. And as the health crisis is ongoing, we are continuing to support you through this initiative in 2021.

This FIA Conference gives us the chance to go further and look at how the FIA and its affiliated Clubs deployed the #PurposeDriven concept together. In the context of safety, diversity and inclusion, as well as sustainable development and in order to strengthen our community ties, what answers do we provide, and how do we see ourselves navigating these issues in the future?

As you can see, we will address all these topics during a series of thought-provoking sessions at this year’s Conference. We will do so together, either in person for those who are able to travel to Monaco or online, as we have become accustomed to doing since the beginning of this pandemic.

A number of key speakers will share their views and opinions with us, and we will encourage interaction so that we can all emerge from these discussions stronger than ever.

I look forward to seeing many of you in July for the FIA Conference, and in the meantime, I urge you to please register.

Regards,

This past year was a challenging one for all Members and we had to be strong together in the face of adversity.

Many lessons were learnt as we connected differently, building relationships rife with each person’s unique experiences, making us all more human as we got a glimpse into each other’s homes, reminding us that the FIA Family is about people.

This unique window into our own lives gave us the opportunity to see how the pandemic played out in very different ways as we were able to show greater compassion, working patiently together and utilising the strengths and resources available for the greater good.

In a shifting world faced with major challenges, we now need to go further to inspire lasting positive change, rely on creative businesses to find opportunities as we continue building a resilient economy, and embrace and appreciate our differences, whatever disruption the future holds.

Following last’s year first eConference, Sport and Mobility will come together again and deliver a remarkable programme focused on the special needs of FIA Clubs around the trending topics of mobility, advocacy, and relaunching tourism activities.

Through its theme ‘Purpose Driven, Together’, the FIA Conference 2021 will be a key opportunity to strengthen our network with Member Clubs, while offering new perspectives on how we can join forces, unite and multiply initiatives in the realms of health and safety, environment, gender equality, diversity, inclusion and community development.

I am looking forward to meeting you in Monaco or seeing you online during the Conference.

Best Regards,