The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) major events working group has concluded its second meeting to study the structure and format of the ITTF's future major events.
The two day meeting held in Singapore was facilitated by Deloitte’s Sports Business Group, which is assisting the working group to analyse the ITTF’s current event structure and make recommendations on how to improve the ITTF’s major events to achieve key goals.
At the conclusion of the meeting, the leader of the group, ITTF Vice President SHI Zhihao stated: "The past two days we had extremely fruitful discussions with my ITTF colleagues with the help of Deloitte. We are on the way on solving the issues of our major events and make the changes to grow all our events."
The ITTF major events working group, led my Mr SHI is made up of the six Continental Presidents, ITTF Athletes Commission representative, ITTF Deputy CEO, ITTF Competitions Direction and the ITTF Marketing Director.
The major events working group will have to come up with a proposal to the ITTF Executive Committee by the end of this year on the concept and direction the ITTF wishes to take.
The next meeting of the major events working group will take place during the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
About the Sports Business Group at Deloitte
Over the last 20 years Deloitte has developed a unique focus on the business of sport. Our specialist Sports Business Group offers a multi-disciplined expert service with dedicated people and skills capable of adding significant value to the business of sport. Whether it is benchmarking or strategic business reviews, operational turnarounds, revenue enhancement strategies or stadium/venue development plans, business planning, market and demand analysis, acquisitions, due diligence, expert witness, audits or tax planning; we have worked with more clubs, leagues, governing bodies, stadia developers, event organisers, commercial partners, financiers and investors than any other adviser.
For further information on our services you can access our website at http://www.edm.ittf.com/link.php?M=13063&N=1837&L=2785&F=H
About Deloitte
In this press release references to Deloitte are references to Deloitte LLP, which is among the country's leading professional services firms.
Deloitte LLP is the United Kingdom member firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited ("DTTL"), a UK private company limited by guarantee, whose member firms are legally separate and independent entities. Please see www.deloitte.co.uk/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of DTTL and its member firms.
The information contained in this press release is correct at the time of going to press.
For more information contact:
Matt Pound
ITTF's Promotion Manager
mpound@ittfmail.com
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