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World Summit on Ethics in Sports

Sep 19, 2014

1st World Summit on Ethics in Sports
Sports meet Business

Shared Value and the role of sports in solving societal problems
 19 September 2014
FIFA Headquarters Zurich, Switzerland
Leading decision-makers from sports, politics, business, academics and NGOs will for the first time converge to define the role of sports in solving societal problems and to celebrate best practice examples of ethical sportsmanship. A multi-stakeholder platform, the summit will elaborate on what business and politics can learn from sports, showcase successful CSR activities in the sports arena and assess and address current challenges in sports ethics.

Program highlights
– Line-up of world class speakers
– Inspiring keynote addresses
– Issue-based, action-oriented workshops
– Presentation of the Ethics in Sports award winners 2014
– Definition of an agenda for action

View the full program and speakers list here:
(http://www.ethicsinsports.ch/program.html)

The World Summit on Ethics in Sports is an initiative of The World Forum for Ethics in Business, a registered public interest foundation with the aim to pursue and establish the indispensable ethical foundations of business in a globalized world. The 2014 Summit at the FIFA Headquarters in Zurich is the first conference of such kind. The World Forum for Ethics in Business is organizing this summit in cooperation with International Association for Human Values. The summit will be held at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich.

Confirmed speakers and moderators

  • Mr.  Joseph S. Blatter, President of FIFA (Opening and Welcome)
  • H.H. Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Chairman of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee
  • Mr. Gustavo Borges, Brazilian former international swimmer and multiple Olympic medal winner
  • Mr. Hans-Joachim Eckert, Chairman of the adjudicatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee
  • Mr. Michael J Garcia, Chairman of the investigatory chamber of the FIFA Ethics Committee
  • Mr. Sven Hannawald, former German ski jumper, Winner of the Four Hills Tournament, race-car driver
  • Mr. Jo Leinen, Member of European Parliament
  • Mr. Felix Magath, European Football Champion as Player, German Champion as Football Manager, Manager of FC Fulham
  • Mr. Luis Moreno Ocampo, First Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
  • Ms. Sylvia Schenk, Senior Advisor for Sport, Transparency International
  • Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Co-founder, World Forum for Ethics in Business, and global humanitarian
  • Mr. Alain Sutter, Former Swiss Football Player; Author and TV Football expert
  • Ms. Katarina Witt, Former German Figure Skater, Two-times Olympic Gold Medal Winner, Four-times World Champion