{"id":2979,"date":"2023-11-15T09:57:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T08:57:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/iff-2023\/?p=2979"},"modified":"2023-11-16T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T12:57:48","slug":"global-sports-leaders-look-forward-to-sportaccord-world-sport-business-summit-2024-as-if-forum-2023-draws-to-a-close-after-record-attendance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/iff-2023\/global-sports-leaders-look-forward-to-sportaccord-world-sport-business-summit-2024-as-if-forum-2023-draws-to-a-close-after-record-attendance\/","title":{"rendered":"Global sports leaders look forward to SportAccord World Sport &#038; Business Summit 2024 as IF Forum 2023 draws to a close after record attendance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">LAUSANNE, Switzerland \u2013<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\"> International Federations (IFs) were given a powerful warning on the imminent effects of climate change on their sports. Emphasis was placed on the critical need for tangible measures to advance environmentally friendly policies, urging IFs to leverage their influence to inspire others towards meaningful change on the last day of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=PN4bUO5ws0REt49tShPT2fY0h3RQ3-2B0YXC8HVtD0OS1Wrlfc-2BM2yQHoMs6NDlli6WOae9Aup46oRVAq7KkszjA-3D-3DGJUL_SBlPll9eijX3hM0xliDQHDclR8Extucb7vTDCUx12zPT-2BgihSFuDusLGqn4jN98pjpfa9C8F27Hkx927apg9WBedg807lWqlaHt0iEh4Wb4SulkZznsJ3unhFVJhKRFNzamQ6ls0QIR5UXVuhxQEHJcQNmx-2BS6M6wY8SwhzYh7acTXRNLKynkE7ozp32j5K5QYgmQeLWmi-2FDooTrLxZwXIHzW1W45KS9Z6hrvIx7gnxLE7lSr9-2FrjqH-2FEftnxvu6bWntGVB6kwIL24wnrcvFX2PwHSPhlclkXheakytTIAjrCuzAUombvNixRbxF1myfml6ysiXdF-2BJy-2BCFkwBBEazH64XqtYJjE9Og4ic5Rgk8X2Pb741cX70FNXGUzWDDOwPpzO21zXSlTB-2Fr6bzDNjA-3D-3D\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">IF Forum 2023<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">, which wrapped up today in Lausanne.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">Hundreds of global sports leaders and industry experts gathered at the Olympic Museum for the three-day IF Forum from 13-15 November, spanning several topics under the overall theme of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">\u2018<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">Sport (R)evolution<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4240 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sportaccord.sport\/iff-2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/2023_11_13_SportAccord_LAUSANNE_0013-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">Olympic welcome to Lausanne<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach delivered the IF Forum<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: black;\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">s welcome address on Monday, urging unity amongst the IFs and the sport and business community given an increasingly complex international backdrop. \u00a0Over the course of the three days, delegates heard from senior colleagues and a selection of outside experts on subjects including strategies that which have improved gender equity in sport, examples of how IFs have used technology to grow their audience and revenue as well as the headwinds that are being felt across all sports including supply side squeezes and global instability.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">Changing the system &#8211; women in sport<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">Lisa O\u2019Keefe, Secretary General of International Working Group on Women &amp; Sport kicked off the IF Forum as keynote speaker, with a strong statement emphasising that it was imperative \u201cto change the system, not the women\u201d to provide girls and women with equal opportunities and an environment to thrive, on and off the field of play.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u201c<em>If you are not having uncomfortable conversations, you are not driving change<\/em>\u201d said <strong>Barbara Slater Director of Sport BBC Sport<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\"> in a panel on <span class=\"none\">the strategies driving growth in women\u2019s sport, which also included Marzena Bogdanowicz, Head of Marketing and Commercial at Women\u2019s Football at the English Football Association, Heike Gr\u00f6sswang, Secretary General at the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, and Andreas Zagklis, Secretary General at the International Basketball Federation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">Technology &amp; Sustainability<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">Christian Mueller, a leading industry expert on new technologies in sport, provided worked examples of the use of technology in boosting sports viewership and participation in a highly engaging session on the second day.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130; background: white;\">Dr. Reto Knutti, Professor of Climate Physics from ETH Zurich<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">,<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;\"> took on the myth that there exists a dichotomy between economic growth and saving the planet, given the catastrophic consequences of inaction. He emphasised that IFs and sport generally require tangible measures rather than additional written commitments, case studies, and reports. Highlighting the power of sport, especially via its global reach and athlete ambassadors, it was clear that sport bears a responsibility to harness this influence for positive change. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; color: black;\">Special Guests &#8211; Paris 2024 and Birmingham &#8211; West Midlands<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">Paris 2024 Organising Committee Director General Etienne Thobois and Executive Sports Director <\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130;\">Aur\u00e9lie Merle<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black;\">, only eight months out from the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the French capital next summer, gave an overview of what is to come, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130;\">with an emphasis on their plans for the sporting and social legacies of the Games.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130;\">Delegates of the IF Forum were also given a briefing by the hosts <span style=\"background: white;\">of SportAccord\u2019s next key event &#8211; the <\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Cambria',serif; color: black;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.mediaoutreach.meltwater.com\/ls\/click?upn=PN4bUO5ws0REt49tShPT2fY0h3RQ3-2B0YXC8HVtD0OS1aMi7QV1eG-2F2QahqldhnBcZi9y3D3f8iFP91eS3hv9Dw-3D-3DONG9_SBlPll9eijX3hM0xliDQHDclR8Extucb7vTDCUx12zPT-2BgihSFuDusLGqn4jN98pjpfa9C8F27Hkx927apg9WBedg807lWqlaHt0iEh4Wb4SulkZznsJ3unhFVJhKRFNzamQ6ls0QIR5UXVuhxQEHJcQNmx-2BS6M6wY8SwhzYh7acTXRNLKynkE7ozp32j5K5QYgmQeLWmi-2FDooTrLxZwXIHzW1W45KS9Z6hrvIx7gnxkLW6-2F0NW8CZ0ySGp3U3kSGbp5UAQOsnAPG6goFnXsKkPX6tSGXLICzCSsYCKcgKpmWrkbkXsTpAoLS-2F63VJ587i0746uEQe-2FGU1vd9t7qF37GHHgJcez7nTvwPnfbSDDHwb88clYblcoG3kwaJ0JZL8zbWp0pnBTV1MCBhVsP-2BA-3D-3D\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\">World Sport and Business Summit<\/span><\/a><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130; background: white;\"> \u2013 to see what to expect at the global sports industry<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span dir=\"RTL\" lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; color: #313130; background: white;\">\u2019<\/span><\/span><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130; background: white;\">s unmissable gathering taking place next year in Birmingham and the West Midlands, UK, from 7-11 April. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\"><strong>Neil Rami, Chief Executive of the West Midlands Growth Company<\/strong>, said: \u201c<em>This week\u2019s IF Forum has offered a valuable opportunity to highlight why Birmingham and the West Midlands is at the heart of sport in the UK.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><em><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><em><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u201cOur region has a track record of hosting some of the biggest global fixtures at some of sport\u2019s most iconic backdrops. We have demonstrated \u2013 thanks to recent events such as the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, The Ashes and the World Trampoline Championships \u2013 that the West Midlands consistently delivers sporting spectacles with purpose, passion and impact.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><em><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\"><em>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to host what we believe will be the most memorable and meaningful edition of SportAccord in spring 2024. We look forward to welcoming delegates to our young and diverse region, which is firmly on the up as an international major sporting events destination.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\"><strong>Prof Dr U\u011fur Erdener<\/strong>, who was elected unanimously as <strong>SportAccord\u2019s new President<\/strong> earlier in the week, said: \u201c<em>This was an excellent edition of the IF Forum, packed full of quality speakers in a dynamic atmosphere that encouraged lots of networking and knowledge-exchange. On behalf of SportAccord, I would like to express sincere thanks to all partners, speakers, delegates and stakeholders who made this event such an outstanding success. Our full focus will now shift to our next important event, the SportAccord World Sport &amp; Business Summit 2024, which will take place only three months before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.<\/em>\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: #313130;\">Marsh, OnePlan, Sport Event Denmark and The International Sports Travel Agencies Association (i.s.t.a.a.) were the Official Partners of the IF Forum 2023, with Lausanne and the Canton of Vaud as Host City Partners.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; text-align: justify; line-height: 106%;\"><span class=\"none\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 106%; color: black; background: white;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0in; 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