SERGEY BONDARENKO, PhD - Dr. Bondarenko is Vice President. Stream of Test and Sport Events Organization, Venue Management and Interaction with NOCs/NPCs, Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.  He had graduated from the Moscow State University of International Relations and holds a doctoral degree in Economics. Between 1999 and 2005 he held different positions in JSC YUKOS RM, including General Director of JSC Voronezhnefteproduct, Director of Sales Development Department, First Deputy General Director of Trading Company YUKOS-M. For the next three years, Dr. Bondarenko was Director of Operation and Development Department for Oilproductsupply Enterprises.

From 2006 to 2009 he was an associate professor in the International Institute of Energy Policy and Diplomacy of the Moscow State University of International Relations under the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Since 2002, Dr. Bondarenko has been an actual member of the Russian Academy of Business and Entrepreneurship. That same year he was awarded a title of Honored Industrialist of Russia.  

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SUPERMAN-AGERS OF MEGA EVENTS AND FACILITIES

GUDRUN DOLL-TEPPER, PhD - Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper is professor of sport science at the Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. She has authored and co-authored over 350 publications in sport science, sport pedagogy, and adapted physical activity and sport for persons with a disability. Gudrun is former President of the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE), a world organisation of currently more than 300 national and international organisations and institutions of sport, sport science and physical education. She is the former President of the International Federation of Adapted Physical Activity (IFAPA), and the former Chairperson of the International Paralympic Committee Sport Science Committee (IPCSSC). Gudrun is an Invited Fellow of The European College of Sport Science (ECSS).

Since 2006 she is Vice-President of the German Olympic Sport Confederation and since 2007 she is Chairperson of the German Olympic Academy Willi Daume. In 2005 she received a doctor of laws honoris causa from the Memorial University of Newfoundland and in 2008 from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium). She was awarded with several prestigious international and national awards, including the FIEP Gold Cross of Honor of Physical Education, the Jürgen Palm Award and the Paralympic Order of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR? LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

CHRISTOPHE DUBI (KEYNOTE SPEAKER) - Mr. Dubi is the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Sports Director.  An economics graduate and holder of a Masters in Sports Administration from Lausanne’s Public Administration Higher Education Institute, Christophe started his career in finance and real estate. He subsequently worked as a political economics teacher. In 1996, the year of the centenary of the Olympic Games, he entered the IOC world as a trainee to work on his favourite subject: sports management and Games’ impact. In July 2007 Christophe was designated IOC’s Sports Director and is now responsible for the relationship with the International Sport Federations, as well as the sport components in the organisation of the Olympic Games. He is also the director responsible for the Athletes’, Olympic Programme, and Sport for All Commissions which are of paramount importance for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. Athletes dedicate themselves entirely to the sporting movement and bring their commitment and excellence. In return good care must be taken of them and their voices must be heard.  The Sport Programme is the Heart of the Games. It offers a great variety of disciplines which reflects the diversity of skills, interests and cultures. 

For many years, Christophe was responsible for Games coordination and strategy. In this capacity, he developed an overall understanding of what Games represent for a city and a country from every standpoint: architectural, economical, environmental, social and human.  For Christophe, the Olympic Games are more than ever about sport, culture and strong symbolism. He truly believes that they have a meaning for the world today. This is what the IOC would like to implement with the idea of the Youth Olympic Games (YOG). By giving equal emphasis to the manner in which results are achieved, rather than the sporting achievement itself, the YOG will present a true vision of educating young people through the values sport teaches. Young people who live the YOG experience will either go on to become future Olympians, or simply ambassadors in society for sport and Olympic values, having learnt their relevance and significance today.  As a Sports manager, Christopher has also written numerous publications and he is a frequent lecturer to a myriad of audiences in many countries, sharing his vision of the Olympic Games and their unique legacy to sport, economy and culture.

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DETLEF DUMON - Detlef Dumon holds a university degree in journalism and worked in different communication agencies before becoming Communications Manager with the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE).

Since 2007, Detlef has been Executive Director of ICSSPE, and in this capacity responsible for the business of the organization. As a leading officer of a global player in sport science and physical education, he sees a strong need for generating knowledge and strategic communication, as well as creating awareness for the complexity of the sport phenomenon among partners in and outside the network. In line with ICSSPE’s three working pillars "Science, Service, Advocacy," Detlef considers the linkage of these as central to a comprehensive strategy for the organization to deal with today’s global challenges in sport, science, education, and health.

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR? LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

CARSTEN FLORSTEDT, Dipl. Kfm.  - Mr. Florstedt is CEO of Datenverarbeitungs & Computervertriebs GmbH.  With more than 20 years experience in various IT areas, he specializes in complex onsite integration as well as web site administration.  With US SportsLink Inc. he had organized soccer tours such as the "German Bundesliga Meets Major League Soccer” and additional events around the World Cup 2006. His current focus is on IT subjects like Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Online Marketing & Market Research and individual Video Analysis and Development of Athletes.

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MEGA-BITES OF SPORTS' FUTURE: SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

MARIO GALLAVOTTI - Mario is a founding partner of Gallavotti Honorati De Marco.  He has a wealth of experience advising and assisting clients with mergers and acquisitions, entertainment law, sports law, copyright issues, intellectual property, and international law.   Mario represents nationally and internationally recognized organizations in the sports and entertainment sectors, and he is often asked to speak at professional and academic seminars and conferences on a diverse range of issues in those areas. 

Within the Sport Law, Mario matured a large professional experience practising before all the Sport Courts and Arbitration Panels, both domestic and international, mainly dealing with professional football.   Mario served as Director of an Italian professional club of Premier League (Serie A)  from 1989 until 1992; from 1992 to 2002 he served as a member part of the Chamber of Arbitration of Italian Professional Football League, and represented the  League in several technical panels, both domestic and international.  

In 2001, Mario was a member of the FIFA/UEFA task force which worked with the European Commission to draft the FIFA Regulations on the transfer of professional football players.   Since then he has continued to work with FIFA as a member of the Dispute Resolution Chamber.  He also served in the Club Licensing panel of UEFA  and since 2007 he is a member of UEFA Legal Committee.  Mario Gallavotti is Legal Counsel to the Italian Football Association (FIGC). 

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LEGAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM FOOTBALL

DENIS HAINAULT - Denis has been involved in ice hockey for most of his life and has been with Vancouver 2010 as General Manager Olympic Ice Hockey Venue & Director, Ice Sports for the past 5 years. Prior to joining VANOC, he served on the Organizing Committee for the 2006 IIHF World U20 Hockey Championship as Director of Operations in Vancouver and spent 14 years with Hockey Canada as Director, High Performance where he supervised and oversaw the national men’s and women’s national team programs. 

With VANOC, Denis oversaw the planning and delivery of the Ice Hockey requirements for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games, served as Venue General Manager for ice hockey venues with overall responsibility for the development, planning, coordination and operations of the specific Olympic Venue Operating Plans, oversaw and coordinated the work of the five ice sports (Figure Skating, Speed Skating, Short Track, Curling and Hockey) staff and managed 13 direct reports and 1000 workforce and volunteers.

With over 20 years of experience with Hockey Canada high performance programs as well as International Ice Hockey Federation programs and events, Denis has a comprehensive knowledge of international ice hockey and Canadian sport systems (bringing an involvement in five Olympic Games and 20 IIHF World Championship in various leading roles).

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SUPERMAN-AGERS OF MEGA EVENTS AND FACILITIES

ROBERTO HERVAL  – Roberto is presently employed as Senior Director of TV Rights of SPORTFIVE GmbH & Co. KG. Currently he is based in Hamburg, Germany. In this role, he is responsible for relationships with federations and clubs, business development, and the TV rights sales in the Middle East and the Americas.

A native Brazilian, Roberto graduated in Business Administration, with a Marketing major from the University of California, Berkeley. He is fluent in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and has more than 10 years of experience focusing on activities related to Marketing, Sales and Business Development. He also has an intensive professional experience in Europe, Africa & Middle East, South America and North America. His previous experiences range from financial markets up to the sports industry and companies like the BASF Group and the Reader’s Digest. His last stop before SPORTFIVE was at Globo TV, one of the biggest free to air channels in the world. He was in charge of the launch and management of Globo TV Sports. At this stage he started developing contacts and business all over the world with TV channels, Federations, Sports Agencies and Players.  He also sold the Brazilian league to more than 180 countries and had developed sales and business for the major football federations and clubs of the world.

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THE ALCHEMY OF MARKETING - TURNING IDEAS INTO GOLD

WOLFRAM KLUG  - Wolfram Klug is FIBA's Head of Technology and has been with FIBA since 1999. His academic background is Sport Science, Mathematics and Information Technology which he studied and graduated in Germany. 

Wolfram's main activities are:

- Development  and implementation of standards in FIBAs 213 Basketball Federations,

- Information services for Basketball World- and Continental Championships,

-  on-, offline and mobile services. 

One of Wolfram's professional interests lie in commercial opportunities as a result of digital services.  He had initiated multiple research and development activities in order to innovate technology used in basketball and sports in general. Another focus lies in the engagement of and communication with the global basketball community via a free content model.

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MEGA-BITES OF SPORTS' FUTURE: SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

RAIJA MATTILA  - Raija Mattila is the Co-Chair of the International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG). Between 2002 and 2009, Raija has worked for the Finnish Government as a Director  of the Sport Division and has  represented Finnish sport on the international arena (EU, Council of Europe, UNESCO, Wada) for decades. Raija had chaired the Council of Europe Committee for the Development of Sport from 1996 to 1998, and was in charge of promoting sport themes in the Ministry of Education during Finland's EU presidencies in 1999 and 2006.

Raija has had an active role in promoting national and international equality work concerning sport. She has chaired several equality workgroups, executing their proposals, acting as a lecturer, and supporting the Spikes award (equal opportunity in sport) and mentor training for female executives.

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WOMEN IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

GRAHAM PEAKER - UEFA

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LEGAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM FOOTBALL

JEAN PIERRE MARTENS  - Jean Pierre Martens is head of the information management department at the Dutch Olympic Committee, NOC*NSF. In that role, he is responsible for everything regarding Information and Communication Technology (ICT) within the organization, which includes projects like unified communications, digitalization of workflow, corporate website and others. Jean Pierre also works on projects which involve all sports federations in the Netherlands such as knowledge information system for sports (business intelligence and data warehousing solution), nationwide talent tracking application and an online community across all federations for sharing knowledge and information. Prior to working for NOC*NSF, Jean Pierre worked with an IT company for 10 years as a business consultant, account manager  and member of management, working for a variety of organizations in different industries.

Jean Pierre pursued an active sporting career in sailing, including winning the Admirals Cup, Swan Cup, world champion in J22 and sailing at the highest level in the Star class.

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MEGA-BITES OF SPORTS' FUTURE: SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

GUY MASTERMAN, PhD - Guy Masterman is a Fellow and Head of Sport Sciences at Northumbria University and International Professor at Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing and also at Shanghai University of Sport.  He has been in academia since 2000 and has previously worked at New York University and the UK Centre for Events Management, Leeds Met University. 

Guy has worked in the sports and events industries for over 25 years, and since 1988 Guy has worked as an independent consultant.  Early in his career he was an international racquetball player and was involved in the development of that sport in the UK and internationally.  His clients have included Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Nabisco, Capital Radio Group, Chelsea FC, Leeds United FC, Team Scotland, WCT Inc. and international governing bodies such as the ATP Tour, the International Yacht Racing Union and the International Stoke Mandeville Wheelchair Sports Federation.  He has worked extensively for charity groups such as Muscular Dystrophy, Scope and Sparks and with sports stars Seb Coe, Jody Scheckter, Steve Backley and Lennox Lewis.  His event work extends across all sectors of the industry and includes Euro ’96, World Games, Coca-Cola Music Festival, Pepsi Extravaganza, Nabisco Masters Doubles and the promotion of concerts for Ray Charles, Santana, BB King, James Brown and Tony Bennett.  His work as Director of the UK Centre for Sports and Events Research, based at Northumbria University, focuses on strategic event planning and legacies as well as marketing communications and in particular sports sponsorship. He is in demand to speak internationally, sits on editorial boards, reviews publications and also works with a number of universities on collaborative research in these areas. 

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THE ALCHEMY OF MARKETING - TURNING IDEAS INTO GOLD

GIANNI MERLO - Gianni Merlo is the President of AIPS (International Sports Press Association) and Chairman of the Press Commission of IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations).  He is a member of the Press Commission of IOC and well as of the Media Committee of FIFA.  He had also served as President of the European Sports Press Union (1984-88) and has worked as a journalist and TV commentator. 

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QUO VADIS, MEDIA?

CHRISTIAN MICHELS – Christian joined the FIFA IT software team in November 2007 as Manager Information Systems.  He is responsible for managing software projects end to end with focus on new technologies, information and data architecture as well as Microsoft technologies. Beside some individual software development projects for FIFA departments he is responsible for the development and implementation of a world wide data standard for football management systems which will simplify the horizontal and vertical interchange of information within the football family.

Before he joined FIFA he worked as Senior Systems Engineer and Quality Manager for Lufthansa Systems Flight Nav. and Lufthansa Systems Airline Operations Solutions for seven years. He started his career as software developer inventing a GIS based system for the production of paper based aeronautical charts and the further development towards digital aeronautical maps. Christian was responsible for the development and implementation of the world wide data model for en route, approach and departure charts. Being a long time very deep into prototyping and implementation of new technologies he refocused on quality management and process analysis in his last year at Lufthansa. As part of the reorganization team he was responsible to streamline IT processes within the division of Lufthansa Systems Airline Operations Solutions  in Zurich, Frankfurt, Gdansk, Singapore and Newark.

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MEGA-BITES OF SPORTS' FUTURE: SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

CALLUM MURRAY - Callum Murray joined Sportcal, the leading provider of sports market news and intelligence, in July 2000.  As its Editorial Director, Callum is responsible for the editorial content of the site and the company's publications, with a particular emphasis on Sportcal's acclaimed daily news service.

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QUO VADIS, MEDIA?

JEFF O'BRIEN - Jeff O’Brien currently holds the leadership role to drive and develop Dubai Sports City’s Sports Academies, based in the United Arab Emirates. Jeff is also on the board of the National Rugby Federation and is Chairman of the United Arab Emirates Professional Golfers’ Association.  With a professional history spanning over 25 years in the sports and leisure industry in his native Australia and internationally, Jeff is a qualified golf professional with experience in the development and implementation of grass roots and elite national athlete development programs as national coach, sports development master planning, strategy, construction, commercial feasibility and operations.

In his leadership roles Jeff is cognisant of the opportunities, expectations and challenges that face the wider community in addition to the commercial requirements of stakeholders in both private and government sectors, with knowledge transfer being at the forefront of the priorities using research to provide the baseline for implementation.

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR? LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

Dr. EMILIO POZZI  (Convener) - With over 15 years of experience running large-scale international events, Dr. Pozzi has a proven record of success in Event Operations.  His professional career covers prestigious positions with the Organizing Committees of the 1990, 1994, and 1999 FIFA World Cups,  the Olympic Games of Atlanta, Salt Lake, Athens and Torino. Most recently, he had served as Local Liaison to the International Paralympic Committee at the 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, Canada, and a Bid Consultant for the successful bid by the City of Sochi, Russia, to host the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. 

As Managing Director of Venue Management for the 2006 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Torino, Emilio was in charge of all competition and non-competition venue planning and operations, including the three Olympic Athlete Villages.  Also under his direction were the Food and Beverage operations, as well as, waste management and cleaning operations. The sport of passion for this Italian is soccer.  As Executive Vice President for the 1999 Women's World Cup, Emilio had a major role in record ticket sales for a women's sporting event, with the final game attracting 110,000 people to the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles.  Since 2001, he has served as Vice-President of International Sports Events, Inc. that specializes in the management of a variety of sporting events, and organizes consulting seminars around the globe.

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SUPERMAN-AGERS OF MEGA EVENTS AND FACILITIES

CHRIS SOLLY, World Academy of Sport

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR? LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

LILAMANI DE SOYSA - Lila de Soysa is currently Olympic Project Manager at the European Table Tennis Union (ETTU).  Between 1999 and 2010, she had served as Project Manager at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) where she also established and managed the Women's Development Program.  in 2003, Lila became part of the International Working Group for Women and Sport (IWG). 

In partnership with the City of Lausanne and the University of Lausanne (AISTS), and under the patronage of the IOC and Olympic Solidarity, Lila had initiated the Lausanne Sport Management Seminar for Women.  She is also the co-founder of the Lausanne Network for Women in International Sport (LNWIS) whose aim is to help promote the development of the presence of women in the world of sports through education (e.g., AISTS Management Seminar for Women in Sport) and through various lobbying institutions such as the IOC, City of Lausanne/Switzerland, other international and National Sport Federations.

Lila is a former international table tennis player and now, amateur golfer!

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WOMEN IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT

JULIAN STANCULESCU, PhD  - Dr. Stanculescu brings more than 25 years experience in the organization of global events, including the Winter and Summer Olympic Games, FIFA World Cups, Continental Confederation competitions, and many national competitions for different sports. His direct involvement at the Olympic and FIFA World Cup event levels, provided him with an intimate knowledge of the infra and the superstructure of international and national sports' governing entities and their events.  Julian holds a doctorate degree from the Academy of Economic Studies in Bucharest, Romania and a Masters in the Science of Management.  Having lived in several countries across the world and speaking eight languages, Julian brings forth a vast expertise in international relations as well as cross cultural communications.

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SUPERMAN-AGERS OF MEGA EVENTS AND FACILITIES

CLAUDE STRICKER, PhD  - Dr Claude Stricker is the Executive Director of the International Academy of Sports Science and Technology (AISTS) in Lausanne, founded by several Swiss Universities, including the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), the University of Lausanne, the University of Geneva, IMD Business School and the International Olympic Committee. Claude Stricker holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Lausanne, a Master in Business Information System, a Master of Science in Management and a Bachelor Degree in Sport and Physical Education. Before joining AISTS he was a professor, a researcher and a consultant in the field information technology management in Switzerland and in the USA.

Claude has a long experience in sport as an international competitor racing in alpine skiing, as well as a coach and technical director of ski associations. He was member of the Swiss students national alpine ski team and participated in three Winter Universiades as an athlete.

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A BRIDGE TOO FAR? LINKING RESEARCH AND PRACTICE: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS

INGO THOMANN - Ingo Thomann is responsible for Marketing, Communication and Costumer Relationship Management at DFB-Medien in Frankfurt, the IT subsidiary of the German Football Association. He is an integral member of the roll-out team of DFBnet, a fully networked IT infrastructure designed for football associations and clubs. In addition, Ingo is the project leader for the public football portal FUSSBALL.DE, which provides supporters with a wealth of information processed by the match operations modules of DFBnet, latest news from amateur and professional leagues as well as a large community incorporating all Web 2.0 features.

Ingo has joined the football family as a sports marketing expert in 2002 after having gained experience in different management positions within other sports associations. In 1998 he already initiated an internet based system for tournament competitions as General Manager in the Tennis Federation of Lower Saxony. With an academic background in sports science and business, Ingo has in-depth knowledge in optimizing business processes and managing change within sports organizations. As a key member of the DFBnet management team, his area of expertise is online marketing and shaping business models for digital service processes.

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MEGA-BITES OF SPORTS' FUTURE: SOLUTIONS AND TRENDS IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES

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LEGAL LESSONS LEARNED FROM FOOTBALL

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SUPERMAN-AGERS OF MEGA EVENTS AND FACILITIES

URS ZANITTI - Urs is Head of  FIFA's MA Professionalization Program since its start in 2008. He joined FIFA in 2001 as Head of the Goal Program and was in charge of the Development Programmes (e.g. FAP, Education, Services and Legacy for Women’s Football tournaments) for many years until developing the MA Professionalization Program.

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FIFA's NEW MA PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM

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WOMEN IN SPORTS MANAGEMENT