The SIGA Sport Integrity Forum, that will take place at the New York Athletic Club, gathers global leaders and opinion makers from the world of sport, government, business and civil society. The aim is to address the most pressing challenges facing the governance and integrity of sport, and, through collective action and an action-orientated approach, instigate the necessary reforms worldwide.
"Sport betting is a massive - and largely underestimated - multi-billion-dollar industry that profits on the back of sports organisations and has a dark side that both undermines the integrity of sport and causes tremendous negative impact worldwide,” said Trengrouse, recently appointed as vice president of the new Special Commission on Sports, Lottery and Entertainment Law of the Brazilian Bar Association.
“It is time to eliminate its negative influence and to transform the current reality in which sport is being used as a tool for illicit purposes and illegal activity to one in which sport betting is actually a platform for positive impact", adds the professor as a preview of his speach at the event.
Former FIFA presidential candidate Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan and former Barcelona player and Bulgarian national team legend Hristo Stoichkov will be among the speakers at the SIGA Sport Integrity Forum at the New York Athletic Club, New York.
Prince Ali will be a significant contributor at the Forum with his experience throughout an era that has seen sport integrity become such a crucial issue for sport governing bodies and FIFA in particular. In 2015 he ran for the FIFA presidency himself.
The Sport Integrity Forum agenda includes panel sessions on a united approach to sport integrity, the role of global business as a catalyst for sport integrity, sports betting integrity, and youth development and child protection in sport.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Charles H. Baker, Co-Chair, O’Melveny Sports Industry Group
- Daniela Castro, Executive Director, Pacto pelo Esporte
- David Luna, President & CEO, Luna Global Networks / former Chairman of the OECD’s Task Force on Countering Illicit Traffic and Senior Director of the United States, State Department
- Don Fehr, President of Ice Hockey League Players Association
- Ellen Lafferty, Head of Anti-Corruption & Bribery, United States, HSBC
- Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO, SIGA
- Felipe Sigollo, Executive Secretary, Ministry of State and Citizenship of Brazil
- Franco Frattini, Chairman of SIGA, Former It FM and VP/Commissioner of EU
- His Royal Highness, Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein of Jordan, Founder, AFDP Global
- Holli Richmond, Executive Director, US President’s Council on Sport, Fitness and Nutrition
- Hristo Stoichkov, Former player FC Barcelona & Bulgarian national team, UEFA Best Player in Europe 1994, current sports commentator at Univision
- James B. Rafferty, President, New York Athletic Club
- Jane Lute, Former Assistant Secretary, Homeland Security / Board Member, ICSS
- Jill Gregory, Chief Marketing Officer, NASCAR
- Michael Robichaud, Senior Vice President, Global Sponsorship, Mastercard
- Mr. Tak Kosugi, Senior Manager for Global Initiatives, Marketing & Communications, Panasonic
- Pablo Quinones, Founder of Quinones Law, PLLC, former Chief of Strategy, Policy and Training, U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Fraud Section
- Paul Tuchmann, Former United States Assistant Attorney for the Eastern District of New York / Partner, Wiggin and Dana
- Rich Weber, Former IRS Criminal Investigations Chief of the U.S.A
- Richard Weber, Former United States IRS Criminal Investigation Chief
- Robert L. Capers, Former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and co-leads Arent Fox’s Government Enforcement & White Collar practice
- Shellie Pfohl, Former Executive Director, US Centre for Safe Sport
- Viktoria Slavkova, Director of European Programs, Projects and International Cooperation at the Bulgarian Ministry of Youth and Sport
Source: GMB
