WISE 2014, International Convention for Careers in Sports, news round-up!

We are only a few days away from the first ever International Convention for Careers in Sports and we have plenty of news to share with you.

AMAZING INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPATION

We are very excited as we have more than 24 nationalities represented among the attendees. The full list of participants will be released on www.wiselausanne.com in the coming days.

In addition to our exhibitors and speakers from all around the world, we have top representatives from USOC, Japan Sport Council, Chinese Olympic Committee, Turkish Olympic Committee, Mongolian National Olympic Committee, Canadian Olympic Committee, Czech Olympic Committee, The Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, England Rugby 2015 Limited, International Sport Cooperation Center of Korea, IOC, UEFA, FISA, Confederation of African Football, Swiss Federal Institute of Sports, Scottish Canoe Association, CHUV Lausanne, Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, Ulster Business School, Intercontinental Football Academy, Universitat de Barcelona, Centre Sport-Etudes Lausanne, and many more.

BRAZIL 2016 TOP CONFERENCE

Brazil is on everyone's mind as they are fast approaching two major events, the FIFA World Cup 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016.

At WISE we will have a dedicated presentation on May 7th with Carlos Arthur NUZMAN, President RIO 2016 and Agberto GUIMARAES, Sport Director RIO 2016 on the topic "RIO 2016, Past, Present and Future". The RIO 2016 OCOG is divided into 6 executive departments and 56 functional areas. Join us and let's understand together how such a complex organisation can work together in order to construct the greatest sporting event on the planet!

COLIN JACKSON, MOTIVATIONAL SPEECH

It is impossible not to be motivated when attending WISE, as both mornings will be set into motion by our outstanding ambassador Colin Jackson, Athletics Legend & Sports Media Professional on a "Ready Get Set Go" motivational speech.

OPENING NIGHT, LEGACY OF MAJOR SPORTING EVENTS

This hot topic will also be discussed at length during WISE opening night on May 6 that will be preceded by a round-table co-organised by Centre International d'Etude du Sport (CIES) : "Brazil, from FIFA World Cup 2014 to 2016 Olympic Games. The legacy of major sporting events".

Here is the programme :

18:30 – 18:35 : Welcome Message: Jean-Philippe Rochat Atty, Chairman of the Board of Directors of MCH Beaulieu Lausanne SA and Vice President of Swiss-Ski

18:35 –18:45 : Legacy of major sporting events : Current situation

18:45 – 19:45 : Round Table – Moderator : Denis Oswald

19:45 – 20:15 : Questions by the public

20:15 – 20:30 : Official Opening of WISE. In the presence of Philippe Leuba State Councillor and Marc Vuilleumier Municipal Representative

From 20:30 : Cocktail

Speakers :

François Carrard (Lawyer and former Executive Director, IOC)

Pierre-Alain Dupuis (Journalist, RTS)

Gilbert Felli (IOC Olympic Games Executive Director)

Miranda Kiuri (Architect, specialised in sports infrastructures)

Denis Oswald (Member of the IOC and CIES Director)

Jérôme Valcke (General Secretary, FIFA)

 

Registration required at: [email protected] (Free Event), deadline Monday 5th May 2014

 

NEW MEDIA PARTNERSHIPS

We are extremely happy to announce new media partnerships with 3 major players in Switzerland :

- L'Agefi : Switzerland's only French-language business daily

- Le Matin : Number one French-speaking daily

- RTS : TV and radio leader on the French-speaking Swiss market

Additionally, we can also count on Actua Films SA, as our experts in the supply of production solutions.

WEDNESDAY WISE FEVER

On May, 7th you definitely do not want to miss out on "Wednesday WISE Fever", an awards evening that will be followed by a DJ night :

18:30 –19:00 : Opening remarks by Christophe Dubi, Deputy Olympic Games Executive Director :

« Keeping athletes at the heart of the Olympic movement », followed by a Q&A session with our ambassador Claudia Bokel, Olympic Medallist, Fencing & Chair IOC Athletes Commission

19:00 – 20:00 : Awards will be presented for outstanding work in sports, in the following categories:

Award for Best Sport Manager, Presented by Association Suisse des Managers du Sport (ASMS)

Award for Sport Science, Presented by European College of Sport Science (ECSS)

Award for Best Postgraduate Sport Course, Presented by our media partner SportBusiness

The WISE Award

20:00 – 24:00 : Music (DJ) and Drinks

The full programme can be found here : Programme EN

It is still possible to register individually : Register Here

To book a last minute booth : Exhibitors

WISE is a two-day event to be held at Expo Beaulieu Lausanne in Switzerland on May 7-8, 2014. It offers a 360° sharing platform to leaders of today and tomorrow, as well as active and former athletes entering the business world.