Venus Williams to speak at ASPIRE4SPORT

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ASPIRE4SPORT 2011, the leading sport business conference in the Middle East, is pleased to announce that tennis legend Venus Williams will speak at this month's conference which starts on November 12.

Venus Williams will hold a coaching clinic with local children in Doha, as well as take part in a Q&A session and attend the ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 gala dinner.

Commenting on her attendance at ASPIRE4SPORT, Venus Williams said:

"I'm very much looking forward to returning to Doha and participating in the 2011 Aspire4Sport International Sports Congress & Exhibition this November."

In addition, Clarence Seedorf, Dutch footballing mystro, will be taking part in a sport and social responsibility panel where he will discuss his foundation, Champions For Football, as well as attend the Gala Dinner.

Other top name speakers who will gather at ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 include:

Nadia Comaneci, Olympic gymnastics legend, Sandro Rosell, FC Barcelona President; Michael Laudrup, one of Denmark's greatest players and a hero of Spain's La Liga; Fabio Cannavaro, Italy's 2006 FIFA World Cup winning captain; Marcelo Lippi, former Head Coach of Italy; Bora Milutinovic, the only football manager to coach five different teams at five FIFA World Cups; Luis Aragones, former player and manager of Atletico Madrid and coach of the victorious Spanish team in the 2008 UEFA European Championships; Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Qatar Olympic Committee General Secretary; Hassan Al-Thawadi, Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee General Secretary; Damon Hill, former F1 World Champion, Sir Frank Williams, Founder of Williams F1; Rubens Barrichello, current Williams team driver; and Khoo Boon Hui, President of Interpol. More top names will be announced soon.

ASPIRE4SPORT 2011 (12 - 15 November) is the only event of its kind in the region and brings together leaders in sport from Qatar, the wider Middle East and around the world and is a unique opportunity to connect and network with senior decision-makers in Qatari and world sport.

For more information, visit: www.aspire4sport.org

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