He obtained his degrees in Pedagogical University of Zug, the University of Berne as MSc in Physical Education and later a Sports Management Diploma at Swiss Olympic Committee / University of Fribourg. In his young years he was active as an athlete of regional level in such sports as Artistic Gymnastics, Handball and Volleyball. Leonz entered the sports movement first as a National Coach in Athletics, then since 1983 he was involved in the Swiss University Sports movement first as Member of the Board and since 1998 as Managing Director of the Swiss NUSF. He was a member of the OCs of numerous FISU World University Championships in different sports. He still serves as Chairman of the Swiss University Sports Foundation.
Since 1991 he was involved in the International University Sports Federation (FISU) as Member and Chair of different Committees and Working groups (Media, Protocol, Evaluation and Supervision of Winter and Summer Universiade, Development) and he served as a Member of the FISU Executive Committee since 2003 (Vice President 2011-15, 1^st Vice President since 2015). In January 2021 he became FISU Acting President and had to stand for the development of the University sports movement in the challenging time of COVID-19 pandemic and rapidly changing political situation worldwide. He proved to show adaptability and force to help FISU overcome met challenges with 2 successfully organised FISU World University Games in 2023 (Winter Games in Lake Placid, USA and Summer Games in Chengdu, CHN).

I'm a sports media personality, marketer, and development professional from Nigeria. My career has revolved around my unwavering passion for sports both in management and events. Currently, I'm proudly serving as the Acting National Secretary for the Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) since January 2022. My role involves coordinating NUGA's events, managing its social media presence, handling media coverage, and driving marketing initiatives. I was head of delegation for Nigeria at FISU Games in Chengdu, China. A member of the FISU U-media team since 2015. I have worked as Volunteer Manager for the Federation of African University Sports (FASU) Games in Nairobi, Kenya, effectively overseeing international volunteers. I'm also the Founder of Glitzsport, a dynamic sports media platform focusing on African university sports. Through Glitzsport, we offer sports-related opportunities, giving a platform to student journalists and other volunteers to publish sports articles, photos, and videos. My skill set encompasses event management, sports marketing, development, volunteer and team management, and social media prowess. Lets have a great time at the FVLA this year.

Ahmad, a passionate athlete and dedicated community member, has a wide range of experience in project management through practical involvement in various sports and social development initiatives in Lebanon. With a bachelor's degree in IT Management from Lebanon and a master's degree in international management from Austria, he presently focuses on the realm of project development and proposal writing within the IT sector. Starting as an ambassador for Lebanon in the first edition of FVLA in 2017 and in 2019, he has been involved since through multiple roles.

Meet Joshua Miethke, participant of the 2018 and 2019 editions of the FISU Volunteer Leaders Academy. From March 2020 until Octobre 2022 he was a member of FISU Student Committee. Starting his studies at Germany's former capital Bonn, he came into university sport as Head of Sports Department of the respective Student Union. Furthermore, he represented the students in several committees on regional and national levels ending as member of the adh board where his areas of responsibilities mainly were sport and competition, student engagement and internalization as well as the Rhine-Ruhr 2025 FISU World University Games. Joshua Miethke together with Adam Pratchett (UK) developed the idea and created templates of Action plan for all student ambassadors. As the member of the FISU Student Committee he created the concept of evaluation system for the FISU Student Ambassadors programme. He joined FISU's Summer Games Department in November 2022 as FISU Games Summer Assistant.

Andy Newman has garnered international recognition in delivering high volume workforce programs and mobilizing some of the world's largest volunteer workforces attracting and recruiting over a quarter million people in recent years. Andy has held pivotal roles at the London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Tough Mudder, the Houston Super Bowl Host Committee, and most latterly with the Birmingham Commonwealth Games as the Director of Workforce and Volunteering. Andy has consulted and spoken internationally sharing his experience and expertise in effective workforce/volunteer management. Andy is currently Director of Legacy for Birmingham City Council and has an Executive MBA from Birmingham Business School, University of Birmingham and a BA from University of Leicester and Colorado State University.