SportAccord Watches Coronavirus in China -- Conferences & Conventions

(ATR) Organizers of the annual SportAccord convention say they are watching the situation with the coronavirus in China for possible impact on the meeting set for April 19-24 in Beijing.

"Our thoughts are with the people of China and families affected by the outbreak. SportAccord is monitoring the situation and we are following the recommendations provided by the Chinese Authorities, the World Health Organization, and other leading health authorities around the world," says President Raffaele Chiulli in a Jan. 30 statement.

"We are also fully aware of the recommendations on travel and restrictions imposed by airline companies and governments. We will continue to monitor the situation closely and share any developments regarding SportAccord 2020," says Chiulli.

The virus has led to moving a women’s qualification tournament for the Olympics from Nanjing to Sydney. World Athletics announced Jan. 29 that it will postpone by one year the Indoor World Championships scheduled for Nanjing in March.

"SportAccord will continue to do what is in the best interests and safety of all our delegates." Chiulli concludes.

Global Sports Week Paris Debuts

More than 1,300 international delegates are expected next week for the inaugural Global Sports Week Paris.

The core agenda for the English-language event will focus on exploring the two-way relationship between sport and society at a time of disruptive change.

Organizers say it will feature well-known figures from the worlds of global entertainment and government as part of a program of "talk show"-style discussions and interviews in the round.

Global Sports Week will take place at the Carrousel du Louvre on February 6-7, preceded by a VIP reception and series of off-program events.

Speakers includeFormula 1 Chairman Chase Carey, International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons, filmmaker Claude Lelouch, and swimming legend Matt Biondi.

French President Emmanuel Macron is High Patron of the event. UNESCO is also a patron and more than 65 international commercial and institutional partners are supporting the event, including the IPC, UEFA, Formula 1, FIBA and FIVB.

"The first Global Sports Week will be a truly international gathering, meeting our ambition to put sport at the centre of the global debate. In this context, Paris offers an ideal stage as it prepares to be the centre of the sports world in the 2020s," saidLucien Boyer, President of Global Sports Week.

The plans are for Global Sports Week Paris to become an annual event.

Details Revealed for Sportel Miami

Sportel's return to Miami after a two-year absence is just five weeks away.

For the first time, a high-end one-day conference will be held on March 3 ahead of the three-day deal-making convention on March 4-6.

Sportel recently revealed that among the many panel sessions scheduled for the conference will be ones focused on sports media content, living with piracy, OTT and how it is revolutionizing boxing as a sport, and whether North America is a major soccer territory.

"We took the decision to organize the conference before the convention in order to make sure everyone has their schedules clear, and it is not running in the middle of other events when clients are already busy in meetings. This way, it is an opportunity for us to gather our community to attend the conference," said Sportel CEO Laurent Puons.

Companies who have already confirmed their participation in Miami include ESPN, Eurosport, FIFA, Infront, ITF, NBA, Premier League, LaLiga, Turner and BeIn Media Group.

OTT Summit in Atlanta

The inaugural OTT Summit USA is on Feb. 19-20 at Turner Studios in Atlanta. More than 300 sports business leaders will tackle topics ranging from the challenge of launching in new regions to the approach of niche sports and what to make of the streaming bundle wave.

Senior executives from Bleacher Report, fubo TV, NASCAR, and Tik Tok are a part of what organizers call "an unrivalled lineup of experts" speaking at the event.

Delegates will be able to take the WarnerMedia studios tour, go behind the scenes at the NCAA March Madness operations and tour Turner Sports' social media "War Room".

The second edition of OTT Summit Asia will again be in Singapore for 2020. SportsPro says the event, which will be on March 25-26, will focus on bringing the key stakeholders from the Asian and international markets together to connect on all aspects of the sports OTT revolution.

In addition, the seventh edition of SportsPro Live will be taking place in London from April 27-29. LIke the 2019 event, the 2020 agenda will be structured around five pillars including Data, Smart Venues & Cities, Sustainability, Broadcast and Digital Transformation.

Executives from Sky, Eleven Sports, and Manchester United are the latest speakers added to SportsPro Live.

Record Number of Exhibitors at Sports Business Expo Tokyo

The third Sports Business Expo Tokyo will be held from February 5-7.

As Japan’s only trade show specializing in the sport business industry, the show offers direct access to a wide range of services for sports teams, audience, athletes and sports facilities, as well as the latest products using AI, VR and IT technologies.

It provides opportunities for sports marketing and media industry professionals to meet and network with professional team/community club delegates, top athletes and facility owners.

A record 560 exhibitors will be at the event.

Among the exhibits are ones featuring athlete performance technology and stadium and arena equipment. Special conference sessions include one on digital marketing and social media strategy for Spain’s LaLiga soccer league.

The venue is the Makuhari Messe event hall.

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Written by Gerard Farekand Ed Hula

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