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Speakers of SportAccord 2026 to be announced shortly<\/h2>\n

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Past Speakers<\/h2>\n

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\n Dame Liz Nicholl DBE <\/div>\n
\n President <\/div>\n
\n World Netball <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Rob Alberino <\/div>\n
\n Vice-President of Content and Production <\/div>\n
\n Kansas City Chiefs <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Wayne Barnes <\/div>\n
\n Ex-International Rugby Union Referee <\/div>\n
\n Partner, Squire Patton Boggs <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Chris Boardman MBE <\/div>\n
\n Olympic gold medallist and world champion cyclist, and now Chair of Sport England and Commissioner of Active Travel England <\/div>\n
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\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Paul Bush OBE <\/div>\n
\n CEO <\/div>\n
\n EventScotland <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Alice Dearing <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n
\n Olympic Marathon Swimmer Global Diversity Advocate Gamer <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Michael Evans <\/div>\n
\n President <\/div>\n
\n Alibaba Group <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Yiannis Exarchos <\/div>\n
\n Chief Executive Officer <\/div>\n
\n OBS <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Alan Gilpin <\/div>\n
\n CEO <\/div>\n
\n World Rugby <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Dame Katherine Grainger <\/div>\n
\n Chair <\/div>\n
\n UK Sport <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Sarah Gregorius <\/div>\n
\n Director Global Policy and Strategic Relations for Women\u2019s Football <\/div>\n
\n FIFPRO <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Boris Johnson <\/div>\n
\n Prime Minister <\/div>\n
\n United Kingdom Government <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Andy Miah <\/div>\n
\n Professor, Chair of Science Communication & Future Media <\/div>\n
\n University of Salford <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Dr Margo Mountjoy <\/div>\n
\n IOC Medical Commission Games Group, WADA Deputy Foundation Board Member <\/div>\n
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\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Neil Rami <\/div>\n
\n Chief Executive <\/div>\n
\n West Midlands Growth Company <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Mark Rein <\/div>\n
\n Vice President and Co-Founder <\/div>\n
\n Epic Games <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n Angela Ruggiero <\/div>\n
\n CEO <\/div>\n
\n Boston's Sports Innovation Lab <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Susan Sawbridge <\/div>\n
\n Founder and Managing Partner <\/div>\n
\n Daylight Ltd <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Barbara Slater <\/div>\n
\n Director of Sport <\/div>\n
\n BBC Sport <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Dale Vince <\/div>\n
\n Chairman of Forest Green Rovers and Founder\/Owner of Ecotricity <\/div>\n
\n Forest Green Rovers\/Ecotricity <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Tom Wagner <\/div>\n
\n Co-founder and Co-managing member <\/div>\n
\n Knighthead Capital Management, LLC <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Zena Wooldridge OBE <\/div>\n
\n President <\/div>\n
\n World Squash <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n
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\n Andreas Zagklis <\/div>\n
\n Secretary General <\/div>\n
\n FIBA <\/div>\n
\n <\/div>\n\n\n\n <\/div>\n
\n Read Bio<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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