I believe in the strength of one family working together. With our beloved sport close to our heart, we need a clear understanding of the different roles we need to play to achieve excellence in governance of international table tennis.

Urgency of unification
One of the most important goals connected to my Presidential campaign is not only to unite the ITTF family, but also to use the strong force within to develop table tennis into one of the biggest sports in the world. I have a strong belief that we have a potential of substantial growth in many areas. How we can improve the ITTF in terms of visibility, on membership, and from a commercial point of view, shall be present in all our meetings and discussions when we are restarting table tennis again.
In the last few months leading up to the production of this manifesto, I have been on a mostly digital, but also physical journey around the Table Tennis world. From the many discussions it is not hard to pull out the key questions to address in the near future. Clearly, we must aim at bringing back a strong and dominant feeling of belonging to the ITTF family and that we can create space and time for such an inclusion to happen on a regular basis.

Understand the challenges
The essential first step of such a process is for the ITTF Group management and elected officials to connect with the membership in order to first and foremost understand the challenges that many of our developing member associations are facing on a daily basis. We have many markets to conquer yet and with that many open fields to cover for people in general to come closer to our sport. Secondly, access to equipment and playing facilities are vital factors, and finally – and perhaps even more important – well educated, structured member associations attached to continental bodies influencing the general direction of our journey forward and upwards.
In many ways the new leadership of the ITTF must understand the member associations fundamental rights, the embedded duties but also not shy away from diving into the challenges and the struggle to survive in each and every sporting market around the world. Innovations as well as evidence based approach is the way forward.

Continental Competence
The continental factor is a valuable asset for the ITTF and with the continental leadership included in the planning and event management process we create a bridge of understanding that is critical for an emerging, stronger and well connected ITTF family.

MY PROMISE TO YOU:

• To put the ITTF family first back on the agenda in order to unite our membership and bring peace and harmony back.
• To look at ways to improve inclusion and engagement by thinking big and understanding small.
• To engage in discussions with the continental bodies and its leadership on how to make improvements on our working model in order to improve the delivery of ITTF programs and initiatives.

IOC/IPC – ITTF relations
The work with good governance is ongoing and never ending. Strategic plans need to be adjusted and modified in the ever so changing world of sports. It becomes often very clear after finishing one Olympic cycle and entering another that our position within the Olympic- and Paralympic family is a constant but positive challenge. We are proud of our strong presence at the Games, but at the same time work hard when jumping into the details of our program and events.
It all comes down to managing relations with the IOC/IPC. The numerous meetings I held in Tokyo, with key officials from the Olympic and Paralympic movement reinforced my will and my ambition to lead the ITTF and to continue developing further mechanisms of control and to ensure our regulations applies to all stakeholders.

Trust and clarity
I have learned from my walk of life, from my professional life as the CEO for a real estate company in the vibrant city of Malmö, in Sweden, that engaging communication is built on a combination of trust and clarity. Years of voluntary work in table tennis on national, continental and world level for more than 20 years has taught me to respect and listen first before moving on to decisions. We are living in a dynamic period of time and need to keep the pace of the evolving society, which run much faster than 25 years ago. There is a necessity to facilitate dynamism in the governance function, as proven during this covid-19 pandemic where the fast transformation to digital meetings enabled us to continue our work. I will lean on my experience and leadership skills to provide the best possible way forward for our federation in all aspects ranging from financial clarity, organizational dynamics, event model sustainability, decision making and staff operations. My leadership will reflect on how ITTF will formed. The new ITTF will be known as a federation with a dynamic governance and a willingness to change. I am confident enough to believe that I can make a difference for our sport by taking on the ITTF President position and lead our federation into the field of unity and prosperity.

MY PROMISE TO YOU:

• To provide ITTF Group (ITTF, World Table Tennis, ITTF Foundation) organizational clarity to our members and promote equity.
• To evaluate the integration of independent experts to support the elected officials in the ITTF.
• To review regulations over time to ensure their original purpose is still relevant and deliver according to the expectations of our members.
• To even further strengthen our ties to the Olympic and Paralympic movement by advancing in all areas of good governance and development of our sport.