High-Level Virtual Conference
THE RECOVERY OF THE SPORT SECTOR AFTER THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE WAY AHEAD
THE RECOVERY OF THE SPORT SECTOR AFTER THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE WAY AHEAD
Online - 17/11/2020 16:00
The conference brings together representatives of sport movement, EU institutions and EU member states. Senior officials from IOC, EOC, UEFA, European Parliament, European Commission, Council of EU and EU member states, sport industry and athletes and sport events’ organisers share their views and discuss on the impact of the COVID-19 to sport.
Speakers:
Brian Maguire, ModeratorMariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth
Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee
Jean Gracia, President of the European Athletics Championships Paris 2020
Gerd Kanter, Chair of the Athletes’ Commission of the European Olympic Committees, Olympic Champion in discus throw
Anna-Kaisa Pusa, Mayor of Kurikka, Finland
Julien Zylberstein, Chief of Governance & Stakeholder Affairs of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA)
Marc Tarabella, Member of the European Parliament, Co-Chair of the Sports Group
Stephan Mayer, Parliamentary Secretary of the State, Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU
Kirstie Simpson, Secretary General of the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) and Associate Dean of the Chester Business School, University of Chester
Manuel Pauser, Vice President for Global Government & Community Affairs at adidas and Vice President of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI)
Marisol Casado, Member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the International Triathlon Federation
Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister of Education, Portugal
Programme:
16:00 - 16:05Opening and welcoming words
16:05 - 16:20
Keynote speech
16:20 - 16:30
Video testimonials on how the Covid19 impacted the sport sector
16:30 - 17:15
‘Key challenges and lessons learnt from the crisis for grassroots sport organisations‘
Panel discussion Q&A session
17:15 - 18:00
‘The impact of the crisis on growth and jobs in the sport sector and possible ways to recover’
Panel disucssion Q&A session
18:00 - 18:15
Closing remarks
