{"id":4761,"date":"2023-12-05T16:30:45","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2026-conv\/?p=4761"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:30:10","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:30:10","slug":"sportaccord-announces-first-speakers-world-sport-business-summit-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/2026-conv\/sportaccord-announces-first-speakers-world-sport-business-summit-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"SportAccord announces first speakers – World Sport & Business Summit 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

LAUSANNE, Switzerland \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>The SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2024 in Birmingham, West Midlands, announces its first wave of high-profile speakers for sport\u2019s most influential industry gathering.<\/p>\n

A total of seven leading experts, unveiled today, will address some of the biggest challenges and opportunities in global sport with over 1,500 delegates at Birmingham\u2019s award-winning International Convention Centre (ICC) on 7-11 April 2024 under the Summit\u2019s theme \u201cThe Power of Sport\u201d.<\/p>\n

The complete speaker line-up across the Summit\u2019s Plenary Session and four streams – CityAccord, LawAccord, HealthAccord and MediaAccord – will be revealed over the next\u00a0two months.<\/p>\n

Summit\u2019s stellar speaker line-up – first reveal<\/strong><\/p>\n

Chris Boardman MBE<\/strong>\u00a0– Olympic gold medallist and world champion cyclist, and now Chair of Sport England and Commissioner of Active Travel England – will be speaking at the Summit\u2019s CityAccord session.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe we have a broader responsibility – to advocate for the transformational impact that sport and activity can have on the nation\u2019s health and wellbeing.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m looking forward to speaking with leaders from all corners of the world of sport in Birmingham next year at the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, where among other topics we\u2019ll be looking at the impact that active travel can have in making our towns and cities more civilised and more prosperous.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Boardman is joined by six distinguished experts who operate in various sectors of the global sports landscape. These experts, spanning host cities, Esports, sports medicine, sustainability, and athlete representation, will lead Summit sessions centred around the transformative impact of sport on society, emphasising its unifying potential and role as a force for good.<\/p>\n