Nicola Barker

Senior Project Manager

Experience

Nicola is a Major Events Learning and Development Specialist. She combines her event delivery background with business, people management and high-performance sport experience to offer practical guidance, coaching and development advice to major event professionals. ​​ Her goal is to empower others to unleash their brilliance and perform beyond expectations.

Career Highlight

As well as running Track Cycling Operations for London 2012, creating and delivering UK Sport’s Event Leaders Programme, which saw two thirds of the cohort stepping into senior leadership positions within six months of the course’s conclusion. ​​Seeing the cohort unlocking their potential and flying to new heights inspires me everyday!

Personal Best

Balancing career and motherhood, prioritising well-being and supporting others to do the same.

Projects - Others

UCI Cycling World Cup • London 2012 Track Cycling • Establishing Tough Mudder UK • UK Sports Knowledge Transfer Programme • FIG Gymnastics World Championships 2015/22 • UCI Cycling World Championships 2023 • UEFA Womens Euros 2022 • Rugby League World Cup 2021