(ATR)The speakers of the Fan Engagement panel for the World Rugby Conference and Exhibition have been announced.
The panel will consist of experts in the area of fan engagement including the founding partner at BBH Sport and 2003 Rugby World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio and global sports chair at Twitter Alex Trickett.
Speakers will discuss how within the digital age growing trends such as virtual reality can change how fans connect with the sport thus impacting sponsors' choices and what viewers will be expecting from sports media markets.
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," said World Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper.
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.
Russia Hosts Country of Sports Forum
Uniting over 3,000 people around the world the "Russia-Country of Sports" forum is used as a platform to promote various topics such as the development of sporting equipment to improving practices to prevent doping, the spread of racism and corruption in sport.
The Russian President Vladimir Putin will set the tone of the forum by speaking in the Plenary session.
Other exhibitions will include "Sports, Literature, Press and Multimedia" and "Modern Sport: Innovations and Perspectives, MISP". Russian and foreign book publishers specializing in sports publications will be part of a literary exhibition.
Members of the IOC, heads of sports federations and international athletes are all said to participate in the event.
The "Russia-Country of Sports" forum will run from Oct. 10 through Oct.13.
Commonwealth Games Opens Doors to External Partners
The Commonwealth Games Federation will welcome stakeholders from international sports for the first time at its inaugural Commonwealth Sports Summit on Oct. 6.
The Summit will be held on the final day of the CGF’s annual general assembly in Edmonton, Alberta 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 as governance standards, organization, youth development and sport initiatives for peace.
"Innovative and collaborative partnerships and open and courageous discussions are at the heart of what we do," said CGF president Louise Martin. "I hope the newly-launched Commonwealth Sports Summit will be an inspiring and engaging conversation with sports leaders from across Canada and the broader Commonwealth."
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.
FINA Aquatics Convention Renews Long-Time Partner
The FINA World Aquatics Convention heads to Ontario, Canada from Dec. 3-5 where organizers expect more than 1,000 delegates and a speaker list of 80 experts in the Olympic Movement.
The early bird registration is now open for the event taking place at Caesars Windsor Resort and Convention Center. Those who register before July 29 will receive the early bird price of $500 whereas those registering on July 30 or later must pay $700 to attend the convention.
FINA recently announced that long-time partner Counsilman-Hunsaker will once again be an Official Partner of the aquatics convention.
FINA says that Counsilman-Hunsaker is a global leader in aquatics design most well-known for its work on the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Aquatic Center and the 2015 Pan American Games Aquatics Center in Toronto.
"In Windsor later this year, the Aquatics family will have the opportunity to learn from the Counsilman-Hunsaker team as they share valuable knowledge on sustainable aquatic facilities and provide insight that will assist our National Federations," said FINA president Julio Maglione.
Counsilman-Hunsaker has now sponsored the event at each of the four editions.
"We have always found the Convention to be of immense benefit to our organisation – it’s a great place to learn and meet people from the industry and we fully expect to do the same again this year," said Counsilman-Hunsaker president Scott Hester.
Conference Schedule
Paralympic Inclusion Summit: Sept. 15-16
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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