(ATR) The speakers of the Corruption in Sport panel for the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition have been announced.
The panel will consist of leading experts including Chairman of the International Cricket Council Anti-Corruption Unit Ronnie FlanaganandChief of Enforcement for the Nevada Gaming Control Board Karl Bennison.
Speakers will explore the consequencesof corruption and poor governance in sport and the effects each has on athletes, fans, sponsors and other major stakeholders around the world.
"Sadly, corruption and governance issues in sport continue to make headlines around the world. We have seen how breaches of anti-corruption rules in other sports can tarnish the reputation of the sector as a whole and we must remain vigilant to ensure rugby continues to do everything it can to maintain best practice governance, financial management and integrity processes at all levels of the game"World Rugby Chief Executive Brett Gosper said in a statement.
The theme of the conference is analyzing the future of rugby and determining ways the federation can excel in the ever-changing landscape of the Olympic Movement. The conference will also discuss the impact of rugby’s return to the Olympics in Rio and its efforts to be a mainstay on the Olympic program.
The 2016 edition of the event will be preceded by the World Rugby Awards for the first time.
"World Rugby ConfEx 2016 is shaping up to be our best yet with more participants, a vibrant and engaging exhibition space and a varied and insightful agenda," Gosper adds.
The conference is being held at the Hilton London Metropole from Nov. 14-15 and seeks to bring together the global rugby community to share knowledge and forge connections.
Panelists Announced for Host City 2016
The largest meeting of cities and sports, business and cultural events will be taking place in Glasgow this year.
The conference will commence with the keynote address by President of the World Anti-Doping Agency Sir Craig Reedie.
CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation - David Grevemberg - will be returning to the event to discuss "Transformations in Multi-City and Multi-Sports Events".
Various speakers of Host City 2016 plan to examine how to build sports and entertainment brands, investment strategies and more.
IOC Vice President Ugur Erdener, FIFA Council Member Michel D’Hooghe, Vice President and General Manager of O2 John Langford, and other city leaders are all expected to speak at the event.
The Host City conference will take place on Nov. 21-22.
Commonwealth Games Opens Doors to External Partners
For the first time the Commonwealth Games Federation will be re-shaping their Annual General Assembly in Edmonton, Canada by adding a Sports Summit.
The Summit which would originally be exclusive to the 17 nations and territories that make up their membership is now open to the general public.
The idea emerged through the federation's strategic plan Transformation 2020.
The new arrangement was constructed to "reallytransform the organization from just being focused on games and turn it into a movement that would be relevant every day and really perpetuate the vision of the organization and all that we do" Chief ExecutiveDavid Grevemberg tells Around the Rings.
Through the transformation the federation's vision was converted into focusing onpeace, sustainability and prosperity and transforming the lives of citizens and their communities through the power of sport.
The Summit will be held on the final day of the CGF’s AGA with the theme "It’s Within Us".
The intensive one-day conference features keynote speakers, workshops and panel discussions.
Panel discussions will include topics such asindigenous reconciliation, human rights, gender equality and equity issues,governance standards and youth development.
Grevemberg says he hopes the summit will provide answers to questions including how to protect and promote human rights through major sporting events and through the movement and how to create a compelling argument in this uncertain world that hosting sporting events has value and is worth the investment.
"We're looking to really have some provocative/courageous discussion and hopefully derive some insight on actions that are potentially available at our fingertips" Grevemberg states.
"We are trying to encourage people to buy into the notion that sport is a vehicle to drive peace, sustainability and prosperity."
Confirmed speakers at the summit thus far include Paralympic swimmer Carla Qualtrough, secretary general of the Commonwealth Secretariat Patricia Scotland and Chief of the Six Nations of the Grand River Ava Hill.
The CGF general assembly runs from Oct. 3-6.
SPORTEL Awards Ceremony in October
The sports marketing and media business convention SPORTEL will be hosting the annual SPORTEL awards in October.
During the ceremony the best international sports videos and illustrated books will be rewarded.
A jury of Olympic icons and personalities of the sports and media industries will present the Golden Podium prize - an original piece created by French painter Raymond Moretti - along with the Sports Book prize.
Jury Members will include Olympic Boxing Champion Estelle Mossely and Paralympic Champion Richard Whitehead.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco on Oct. 25.
Conference Schedule
Commonwealth Sports Summit: Oct 6-9
Smart Cities & Sport Summit: Oct. 12-14
Africa Women and Sport Conference: Oct: 14-15
International Consensus Conference on Concussion in Sport: Oct. 27-28
World Rugby Conference and Exhibition: Nov. 14-15
Host City 2016: Nov. 21-22
World Sports Tourism Summit: Nov. 22-23
Peace and Sport International Forum: Nov. 23-25
FINA World Aquatics Convention: Dec. 3-5
International Sports Convention:Dec. 7-8
IPC Vista Conference: Sep. 19-22, 2017
Written by Courtney Colquitt
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