PitchFEST 3: Unlocking the Power of Aquatics & Leisure Facilities to play a role in Social Cohesion
Tracks
Aquatic & Leisure Management
| Thursday, July 2, 2026 |
| 11:50 AM - 12:50 PM |
Speaker
Darryl Condon
Managing Principal
hcma architecture + design
Inspiration Catalogue for Inclusive and Accessible Aquatic Facilities, Developed with the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities
Biography
Darryl Condon is interested in design that acts as a catalyst for positive social change. As Managing Principal at hcma architecture + design, he has helped create engaging public spaces across Canada for more than 35 years.
Darryl is a registered Architect, and a Fellow of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC). He is a Past-President of the Architectural Institute of British Columbia (AIBC) and has been an Adjunct Professor at the UBC School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
Darryl is also President of the International Association for Sports and Leisure Facilities’ (IAKS) Executive Board, a Senior Fellow with Design Intelligence’s Design Futures Council, a Global Fellow with WRLDCTY, and a Fellow of the UK’s Royal Society of Arts.
Ennia Jones
Founder & Executive Director
Splash of Colour Swimming
Community-Led, Culturally Responsive Swimming Initiatives
Biography
Ennia Jones is the founder and Executive Director of A Splash of Colour Swimming Incorporated, an award winning, transformative, not-for-profit learn-to-swim program that addresses mental, financial and cultural barriers to swimming, promoting social inclusion, wellbeing and water safety for CALD adults.
Adam Luscombe
General Manager
YMCA
Perspectives on the pool / leisure services as a vehicle for social cohesion
Biography
Justin Scarr
Chief Executive Officer
RLSSA
Chair
Biography