On October 3, 2025, as part of the first PDGA Europe Women's Festival, the PDGA Europe Women's Summit was held, bringing together players, organizers, members of women's committees, PDGA and PDGA Europe staff and directors to exchange ideas on how to continue growing women's disc golf in Europe.

Table of Contents

0:04 – Opening Remarks & Introductions
1:13 – Participation & Appreciation
2:43 – Vision for Women’s Disc Golf in Europe
4:16 – Collaboration Between PDGA Europe and PDGA Global
4:44 – Doug Bjerkaas (PDGA Global) Speech
9:20 – Terry Kettunen (PDGA Global, Women’s Committee) Speech
11:13 – Sophia Pereira (PDGA Europe Women’s Director)
13:02 – Opening the Discussion: Cultural Perspectives
14:31 – Statistics Overview 
17:28 – Discussion: Barriers and Motivators for Women’s Participation
21:11 – The French Experience
23:45 – Recognition of Male Allies & Role Models
25:17 – “Women Are Not Victims” Perspective
26:37 – Experiences from France (Céline & Céline)
29:17 – The Mimizan Example (France)
33:02 – Team Format Developments in France
35:08 – PDGA Europe’s Proposal: Mixed Doubles at Presidents Cup
38:16 – Examples from Finland: Building Inclusive Clubs
40:36 – Questions from Online Participants
44:23 – Message from Kristin Tattar (Estonia)
45:04 – Female-Organized Events Discussion
47:45 – Survey Results: Female-Specific Clinics
51:05 – Gender Differences in Technique and Course Design
53:05 – Discussion on Course Design for Inclusivity
58:03 – Layout Adjustments and Enjoyable Experiences
1:00:07 – Spanish Course Design Mentality
1:02:05 – Finnish Example: Kindergarten Collaboration
1:04:05 – Discussion: PDGA Membership vs Recreational Players
1:06:00 – PDGA Perspective (Doug Bjerkaas & Brian Hoeniger)
1:09:08 – Broader Reflections on Participation Levels
1:13:10 – Course Design and Engagement Strategies
1:16:04 – Swedish Experience (Christopher)
1:18:20 – PDGA Europe Data Initiatives
1:19:34 – Country Reports: Finland & France
1:27:32 – Family Balance & Childcare Solutions
1:28:07 – French and Southern European Challenges
1:32:00 – PDGA Education & Support Programs
1:48:12 – Closing Remarks & Logistics
1:50:06 – Conclusion & Applause

A fascinating talk about the past, present, and future of Disc Golf communication at all levels with selected speakers:

o Lauri Alasaukko-oja (Frisbeegolfmedia)
o Sam Gades (DGN)
o Juha Kytö (DGN Europe)
o Jonathan Gomez (JomezPro)
o Terry Miller (The Disc Golf Guy)
o Kimmo Turunen (Pulsea Disc Golf Academy)
o René Mikkelsen (The Danish Disc Golf Guy)

Disc Golf courses as tourism destinations: Resorts, course design and public support. 

Thank you very much to the speakers:

· UDisc course directory: Matt Krueger (UDisc)
· Course design: Dominik Stampfer (Disc Golf Park) + John Houck (Houck Design)
· World’s Top 100 courses: Jere Pohjankoski (Kippis) + Vincent Schaffler (Ale)
· Public support: Mats Adamczak (Åland Island) + Robert Abel (Cyprus).
· DG + hotel + activities: Sofia Pereira (Valle d’Encanto, Portugal) + Stian Johnsen (Lille Leland) + Calixto García (Irrisarri Land, Spain)

As part of the "PDGA Talks" leading up to the Pro Worlds, six high-level speakers share their ideas for growing women's disc golf around the world:

• Anniken Steen (Top FPO player) 
• Holyn Handley (Top FPO player)
• Caroline Selnes (Nordic Female Open)
• Ida Uddbäk (Talk Birdie 2 Me female podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ySMfz3oRjR4aURqouO7Wo?si=a7bfaa5474494042 )
• Sofía Pereira (PDGA Europe Women)
• Terhi Kyto (PDGA Women)

90' of A+ conversation! You can also watch the full video on our YouTube channel

Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! Closed captions are available in different languages.
They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors
With us today: Adam Swiderski, from Poland

Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! Closed captions are available in different languages.
They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors
With us today: Urban Braube, from Slovenia

Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July!
They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios at https://www.pdga.com/news/get-know-6-candidates-pdga-europe-board-directors
With us today: María Fernanda Buitrago, from France

Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July! They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios
With us today: Bogi Bjarnason, from Iceland.

Get to know the candidates that will be vying for three open positions on the PDGA Europe Board of Directors at the upcoming elections during all July!
They have diverse backgrounds and a wide range of skillsets, both in their professional lives and within the sport: check out their full Bios
With us today: Antti Taronen, from Finland.

On the occasion of the DGPT Elite - European Disc Golf Festival 2024 in Estonia, we celebrate in the Tallinn Festival Grounds the Open Forum “PDGA Europe Talks” in which speakers from different organizations present topics of interest to the Disc Golf community.

In this seventh and last presentation, Yingfeng “Eric” Xu speaks from his dual role as CEO of Chinese manufacturer Yikun Discs and PDGA China Coordinator:

• 24 permanent courses
• - 800 active players
• - 30 active clubs
• - Tournaments: Panda Open, Asian Championships, World Games
• - Industry: Development, government support, foreign brands in China