The Sports Integrity Summit will take place at the Superior Labor Court, Quadra 8, Lot 1, Block B, Brasilia on October 2 (Wednesday) from 9 am to 9 pm. For more information and to sign up, contact here.
This Summit is a unique gathering of representatives from key Brazilian governmental agencies and top experts from both public and private organisations. High-profile international and local delegates from organisations including the Brazilian Olympic Committee, Court of Arbitration for Sport, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Interpol, Federal Police of Brazil, and the Public Prosecutors Office, will discuss contemporary challenges to the integrity of Brazilian sport, and visions for future solutions that protect the athletes, the fans, and all related markets.
Increasingly countries are choosing to legalise sports betting and in December 2018, Brazilian law-makers committed to creating a regulated market for both online and land-based sports betting. This recent development provides great opportunities for Brazil but also potential vulnerabilities. If strategies to combat illegal match fixing and other crimes do not involve all key stakeholders, our favourite sports will exploited. The Summit therefore provides the perfect platform to foster cooperative ways by which to meet these challenges and create a lasting momentum by utilising a combination of sophisticated technology, law, and regulation.
Five expert panels will discuss why integrity in professional sport matters, growing importance of technology in identifying suspicious betting activity, dangers of illegal betting markets, the impact that legislative and regulatory change can have, and possible ways of creating cooperative local, national, and global networks of legislators, regulators, enforcement agencies, prosecutors, data provides and betting operators to prevent match-fixing and other and sports betting related corruption.
To mark its arrival in the country, Genius Sports will promote a press conference in São Paulo, on October 1st. The next day, the executives of the English company attend the Sports Integrity Summit in Brasilia. The event will be in partnership with the International Governance and Risk Institute (GovRisk) and will bring together leading opinion makers, regulators, sport leaders and experts in a debate on how best to collectively protect the integrity of Brazilian sport and its future in the marketplace of sports betting.
Mark Locke, CEO of Genius Sports Group, said: “In any legalised betting market, effective regulation can provide greater transparency, cooperation and sharing of information: all vital pillars to protecting the integrity of sport. Brazil has a unique opportunity to create the leading regulatory framework in the world and we look forward to sharing our extensive experience in sports integrity, data and regulation to protect and enhance the future of Brazilian sport.”
Dominic Le Moignan, Director of Government Projects at GovRisk, said: “This a unique gathering of everyone involved in legislating, regulating, and protecting Brazilian sport alongside top international and local public and private-sector experts. By bringing everybody into the same room, we will be able to create an ongoing debate and sustainable momentum of cross-sectoral efforts to protect the future of Brazilian sport.”
Agenda & Speakers
09.00 – 09.40
Welcome Speeches and Keynote Addresses
*JOÃO BATISTA BRITO PEREIRA - President, Superior Court of Labour of Brasil
*DOMINIC LE MOIGNAN - Director of Government Projects, GovRisk
*MARK LOCKE - CEO, Genius Sports
*ALEXANDRE MANOEL ANGELO DA SILVA - Secretary of Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lottery (SECAP), Ministry of Economy of Brazil
09.40 – 10.40
Panel 1: Integrity in Professional Sport - Why Does It Matter and What Is at Stake?
What types of sports games do criminal organisations target and why?
What is the scope of global corruption in sport and what can Brazil learn from international case studies?
Corruption and big sporting events: why are they susceptible and can corruption be avoided?
What are the consequences for sports organisations tainted by betting-related corruption?
Which levels of sports competition are more susceptible to corruption and manipulation?
*TATIANA MESQUITA NUNES - President of the Court of Arbitration for Sport and Attorney General of the Union, Special Secretariat of Sports of Brazil
*MARCUS VINÍCIUS FREIRE - Former Executive Director, Brazilian Olympic Committee and Volleyball Olympic Medalist
*IAN COOK - Associate Managing Director, Kroll
*SEAN CONROY - Commercial Partnerships Director, Genius Sports
10.40 - 11.10
Morning Coffee
11.10 – 12.10
Panel 2: How Can Technology Help Advance Integrity in Sports and Related Markets?
Analysing criminal trends - Where and how does match-fixing happen globally?
How can match-fixing be identified using data and AI monitoring systems?
How can detection systems be implemented to increase the risks of detection and act as a deterrent to sports corruption?
What are the different roles of sports clubs, police, regulators, data firms, betting operators and civil society?
How is bet monitoring analysis becoming more valuable in launching criminal proceedings?
*DOMINIC LE MOIGNAN - Director of Government Projects, GovRisk
*MARTIN FERNANDEZ - Sports Journalist, Globo Esporte
*PERCY WILMAN - Special Counsel, LatAm, Genius SportsSEAN CONROY - Commercial Partnerships Director, Genius Sports
12.30 - 13.45
Lunch
13.45 – 14.45
Panel 3: Impact of The Changing Law and Regulation on Gambling and Sports Integrity in Brazil
What has changed and what changes are still to come?
How has the legalisation of betting in other markets impacted sports integrity?
What specific measures have other governments introduced to better protect their sports?
How does an illegal betting market increase the risks of match-fixing?
*BICHARA ABIDAO NETTO - Bichara e Motta Advogados
*KRISTAL ROVIRA - Legal & Research Director Americas, Gambling Compliance
*LUIZ FELIPE MAIA - Partner, FYMSA Advogados
14.45 – 15.45
Panel 4: Designing an Ecosystem That Works for All - What Lies Ahead for Brazil?
Regulating sports betting in Brazil - An update on movements towards regulation.
Learning lessons from other countries that have legalised sports betting.
Reporting mechanisms: identifying red flags and protecting whistleblowers.
Cooperation and information exchange between the public and private sector - what is the role of civil society?
*ALEXANDRE MANOEL ANGELO DA SILVA - Secretary of Evaluation, Planning, Energy and Lottery (SECAP), Ministry of Economy of Brazil
*ROBERTO QUATTRINI - Country Manager and Business Development, IGT
*LUDOVICO CALVI - President, Global Lottery Monitoring System
15.45 - 16.15
Afternoon Tea
16.15 – 17.15
Panel 5: International Judicial Cooperation and Police Investigations of Match-Fixing
Challenges faced by enforcement authorities: how to detect the criminals?
Legal frameworks to ensure effective prevention & prosecution of sports corruption across borders.
Cross border investigations and presenting admissible evidence of match fixing in court.
Does match-fixing need to be criminalised following the legalisation of sports betting?
*FREDERICO SKORA LIEBERENZ - Federal Police of Brazil
*PAULO CASTILHO - Prosecutor, Public Prosecutors Office of Sao Paulo
*NIVIO NASCIMENTO - Coordinator, Crime Prevention and Public Safety Unit, United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime
*IAN COOK - Associate Managing Director, Kroll
17.45
Networking Drinks Reception
Source: Games Magazine Brasil
