“FIFA Master 20 Years: Sport & Future Conference”

To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the FIFA Master, CIES organised the "Sport & Future Conference » at the Home of FIFA, Friday 10th September 2021.

Programme of the Conference:

9.30 – 10.00 Official Welcome Speeches

10.00 – 10.50 Panel 1: Women in Sport

Aine Power, FEI Deputy Legal Director

Neikelle Moore, Emerson Collective Director of Budget & Management for Sports Investments

Francesca Sanzone, FIGC Head of Women’s Division

Honey Thaljieh, FIFA Corporate Communications Manager

Moderator: Prof. Pierre Lanfranchi, De Montfort University, Leicester

10.50 – 11.30 COFFEE BREAK

11.30 – 12.20 Panel 2: From the Field of Play to the Office: Career Transition in Sport

Massimo Busacca, FIFA Chief of Refereeing and former international football referee

Emma Twigg, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Champion and former manager at the IOC

Ji-Sung Park, Football Legend and Manchester United Ambassador

Denis Oswald, Olympic Medalist and IOC Executive Board Member

Damien Mollard, Team Manager of the Swiss National Football Team and former football player

Moderator: Prof. Dino Ruta, SDA Bocconi, Milan

12.30 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK

14.00 – 14.30 Presentation 1: FIFA World Cup: 14 months to go

Luca Santaniello, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Group Leader

14.45 – 15.15 Presentation 2: Why we do what we do: an insight into FIFA’s flagship development

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Jair Bertoni, FIFA Director of Member Associations Americas

15.15 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK

15.45 – 16.45 Panel 3: Future challenges for the football transfer system

Emilio Garcia, FIFA Chief Legal and Compliance Officer

Paolo Lombardi, Sport Lawyer and Founder of Lombardi Associates

Raffaele Poli, Head of the CIES Football Observatory

Moderator: James Kitching, FIFA Director of Football Regulatory

16.45 – 17.00 FIFA guest speaker: Kimberly Morris, FIFA Chief HR & Services Officer (TBC)

17.00 – 17.15 Closing remarks: Prof. Denis Oswald, CIES Director