Heidi Pekkola is a former Finnish Ultimate player, who has played on the Finnish national teams, most recently in the masters divisions. Currently living in Brussels, Heidi works for the EU Office of the European Olympic Committees. As part of her work, she follows European sport policy developments and is a project manager of an EU-financed project on the strategic management of sport organisations. Heidi has a strong interest in promoting gender equality not only at the player level but also at the coaching and decision-making level.