Speakers
Play the Game conferences always present a long line of expert speakers from various areas of world sport. On this page you will find a list of speakers for Play the Game 2017.
N.B. The list will be updated regularly.
Speakers who have confirmed their invitation and/or have had their abstract accepted and session chairpersons at Play the Game 2017 (in alphabetical order):
- Akaash Maharaj, CEO, Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC), Canada
- Alberto Carrio Sampedro, Lecturer in Law and legal theory, Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
- Alessandro Moretti, Statistical Officer, University of Greenwich, UK
- Alessandro Oliverio, Attorney at law, isportlaw, Italy/Switzerland
- Aleksandra Goldys, Lecturer, University of Warsaw, Poland
- Alex Duff, Journalist, freelance, the Netherlands
- Alex Lim, Secretary General, International eSports Federation (IeSF), Korea
- Alison Burchell, Permanent Secretary Youth & Sports, Ministry of Youth and Sports, Fiji
- Ana Arias Castaño, Professor, University of Applied and Environmental Sciences U.D.C.A., Colombia
- Andrea Petroczi, Professor, Kingston University, UK
- Andreas Selliaas, Journalist, Academic Researcher, Norway
- Andrew Spalding, Professor of Law, School of Law, University of Richmond, USA
- Andy Brown, Editor, The Sports Integrity Initiative, UK
- Anna Baumann, esports lawyer, UK/Germany
- Annet Tiessen-Raaphorst, Researcher, Netherlands Institute for Social Research, the Netherlands
- Antoine Duval, Senior researcher, Asser International Sports Law Centre, T.M.C. Asser Institute, the Netherlands
- Arjo Klamer, Professor of cultural economics, Erasmus University, the Netherlands
- Arno Hermans, Founder, Sport eXperience, the Netherlands
- Arnoud Strijbis, CEO, Dutch Archery Association, the Netherlands
- Arnout Geeraert, Post-doctoral fellow, KU Leuven/Play the Game, Belgium
- Benjamin Bendrich, Scientist / Blogger, Social Studies, Sports Science, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Germany
- Benjamin Cohen, Director, European Regional Office and International Federations Relations, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Switzerland
- Berit Skirstad, Associate professor, Department of Cultural and Social Studies, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Norway
- Bettina Rulofs, Senior lecturer, Institute of Sociology & Gender Studies, German Sport University, Germany
- Bob Munro, Chairman, Mathare United, Kenya
- B. David Ridpath, Associate Professor and The Kahandas Nandola Professor of Sports Business, Ohio University, Ohio University, USA
- Brendan Schwab, Executive Director, World Players Association, UNI Global Union, Switzerland
- Caroline Baxter Tresise, UNESCO's Bangkok office, Thailand
- Charlie Raeburn, Founder, Observatory for Sport in Scotand, Scotland
- Chiel Warners, Member of athletes committee, World Anti-Doping Agency, the Netherlands
- Christian Müller, Academic Dean of Sport management, Business Academy Fresenius, Germany
- Christian G. Nielsen, Analyst, Danish Institute for Sport Studies, Denmark
- Christina Weber, PhD, freelance, pharmacist, anti-doping scientist, the Netherlands and Switzerland
- Christopher Gaffney, Independent Scholar, USA
- Sir Craig Reedie, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), UK
- Daniel Westmattelmann, Research Assistant, Center for Management, University of Münster, Germany
- David Howman, Chairman, IAAF Athletics Integrity Unit, former Director General of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), New Zealand
- Declan Hill, PhD, author, freelance, Canada
- Denis Mowbray, Director, Gryphon Management Consultants, New Zealand
- Dennis Dreiskämper, Senior lecturer, University of Münster, Germany
- Dennis Pauschinger, post-doc/scientific collaborator at the Chair of Political Geography, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
- Dmitriy Bondarev, Associate professor, Immanuel Kant Baltic University, Russia
- Dolf Segaar, Lawyer and partner, CMS Netherlands, the Netherlands
- Eloy Viera Cañive, Lawyer and blogger, El Toque and Play Off magazine, Cuba
- Els De Waegeneer, Post-doctoral Researcher, Ghent University, Belgium
- Els Dom, Coordinator, Platform for FCMACS in Flanders, Belgium
- Elvira Baze, Head of Drafting and Feasibility Projects in Sport, Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth, Albania
- Emanuel Mello Mattos, Doctorate candidate, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
- Ezequiel Fernández Moores, Journalist, La Nación, Argentina
- Fabiana Schneider, Federal Prosecutor, Federal Prosecution Service (MPF), Brazil
- Farid Gamei, Manager, Dutch Combat Sports Authority, the Netherlands
- Federico Addiechi, Head of FIFA Sustainability & Diversity, FIFA, Switzerland
- Florian Petrică, Lector univ. dr., Faculty of Journalism and Communication Studies, University of Bucharest, Romania
- Florian Skrabal, CEO, investigative journalist platform 'dossier.at', Austria
- Francesco Ricci Bitti, President, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF), Italy
- Frank van Eekeren, PhD, Senior Consultant, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
- Geert Slot, Information officer/Spokesman, NOC*NSF, the Netherlands
- Geoff Schoenberg, Research Fellow, Centre for Sport Research, Australia
- George Nikolaidis, Psychiatrist and Scientific Director, Department of Mental Health and Social Welfare, Greece
- George Paterson, Policy Officer, European Commission Sport Unit, Belgium
- Gerhard Treutlein, Professor emeritus, Center for doping prevention, Germany
- Gijsbert Oonk, Associate Professor of Global History, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Grzegorz Lagowski, Board member of university registered student organisation for sport management "Get Ready", Poland
- Grit Hartmann, Freelance journalist, Germany
- Hajo Seppelt, Head of producing EyeOpening.Media, ARD/WRD, Germany
- Hans Nelen, Professor of Criminologie, Criminal Law and Criminology, the Netherlands
- Hans-Joachim Eckert, Partner/Lawyer, Sports Governance Unit (Zürich), former chair of the adjucidatory body of FIFA’s ethics committee, Germany
- Harmen Bijsterbosch, Director, InnoSportLab Sport & Beweeg!, the Netherlands
- Harry Arne Solberg, Professor, NTNU Business School, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Qatar
- Henrik H. Brandt, Director, Danish Institute for Sports Studies/Play the Game
- Ian Mengel, member, PLAY!YA, Germany
- Ian Smith, Integrity Commissioner, Esports Integrity Coalition, UK
- Igor Kováč, Head of Education Department, National Sport Center, Slovakia
- Inge Claringbould, Associate Professor, Utrecht University School of Governance, Netherlands
- Iva Glibo, International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, Germany
- Ivi Odrats-Triin, Secretary to the Committee on Culture etc., Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), France
- Ivo van Hilvoorde, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterda and Lecturer at the School of Human Movement & Sport, Windesheim, Zwolle, The Netherlands
- Jacco van Sterkenburg, Assistant professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Jakob Færch, President/Development consultant, Danish Surf and Rafting Federation/The Danish Foundation for Sports and Culture Facilities, Denmark
- James Corbett, Journalist, freelance, UK
- James M. Dorsey, Academic, journalist, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies / Institute of Fan Culture / The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer, Singapore/ Germany/Morocco
- James Fairbank, Head of Brand, Rapha Racing Ltd., UK
- Jane Purdon, Head of Governance and Leadership, UK Sport, UK
- Jean-Yves Lourgouilloux, Prosecutor, Parquet National Financier (PNF), France
- Jens Sejer Andersen, International director, Play the Game, Denmark
- Jens Weinreich, Journalist and blogger, www.jensweinreich.de, Germany
- Jeppe Laursen Brock, Journalist, Politiken daily, Denmark
- Jeremi Duru, Professor of Sports Law, American University in Washington, United States
- Jesper Frigast Larsen, Legal Manager, Anti-Doping Danmark, Denmark
- Jikkemien Verthongen, Assistant professor, Vrije Universiteit Bruxelles, Belgium
- Joe Harris, Co-editor, The Outer Line, USA
- Johann Skocek, Freelance journalist, Austria
- Jose Luis Pérez Triviño, Professor, Law, Universidad Pompeu Fabra, Spain
- Joseph de Pencier, CEO, Institute of National Anti-Doping Organisations (iNADO), Germany
- Judit Farkas, Quality Assurance and Accreditation Officer, University of Physical Education, Hungary
- Jules Boykoff, Professor & Department Chair, Pacific University Oregon, US
- Juliana Barbassa, Managing Editor, Americas Quarterly, US
- Jürgen Mittag, Professor, Institute of European Sport Development and Leisure Studies, German Sport University, Germany
- Karen M. Leach, Psychotherapist, counsellor, Independent, Ireland
- Karen Perry, Law Student, Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law, Canada
- Kirsten Sparre, Assistant professor, Danish School of Media and Journalism & Aarhus University, Denmark
- Kole Gjeloshaj, Scientific collaborator, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
- Kristen Worley, Cyclist, Educator & Diversity Development Adviser, Human Diversity in Sport Foundation, Canada
- Lars Andersson, Journalist and editor, Tekstwerk, Sport Executive, Denmark
- Lars Houbak, IT consultant, IT department - consultants unit, DGI - national Danish Sport for all Organisation, Denmark
- Lars Mortsiefer, Member of the Executive Board, Chief Legal Officer, National Anti Doping Agency, Germany
- Laura Robinson, Journalist, Human race, Canada
- Louis Moustakas, Project manager, streetfootballworld, Germany
- Louise Bezerra, Executive director, Atletas pelo Brasil, Brazil
- Luca Mallia, Assistant professor, University of Rome Foro Italico, Italy
- Lúcio Castro, Journalist, www.agenciasportlight.com.br, Brazil
- Luis Felipe Barros, Director, Sou do Esporte, Brazil
- Luiz Haas, Researcher, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
- Madison Steenson, Law Student, Thompson Rivers University Faculty of Law, Canada
- Mads A. Wickstrøm, political science student/student worker, Play the Game, Denmark
- Marc Taylor, Senior lecturer, Academy of Sport and Physical Activity (Sheffield), School of Law and Politics (Cardiff), Sheffield Hallam University and Cardiff University, UK
- Marc van der Zande, Senior Project Manager, Sports and Technology Foundation, the Netherlands
- Marc Wonneberger, Head of Section 'Fight Against Doping', Federal Institute for Sport Science, Germany
- Marcel Scharf, PhD student, German Sports University Cologne, Germany
- Marianne Dortants, Assistant professor, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
- Marieke van Bakel, Projectcoordinator, Sport Toekomstverkenning (Sport Foresight), the Netherlands
- Marius Sprenger, Student assistant, University of Münster, Germany
- Marjan Olfers, Professor of sports law, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Marko Begović, PhD student, German Sport University, Serbia and Montenegro
- Markus Seyfried, Research fellow, German Politics and Government, University of Potsdam, Germany
- Marlos Coenen, Former MMA athlete, Gym owner, Dutch Combat Sports Authority, the Netherlands
- Matthias Fett, Research associate, Chair of Constitutional Economics, Helmut-Schmidt-University, Hamburg, Germany
- Matthias Kamber, Director, Antidoping Switzerland, Switzerland
- Maximillian Seltman, Research assistant, Institute of European Sport Development ans Studies, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
- Michael Carcaise, Executive director, Association of North American Professional Road Cyclists, USA
- Michael Pedersen, Consultant, Change the Game, Spain
- Michael van Praag, President/Executive committee member, Royal Dutch Football Association/UEFA, the Netherlands
- Michal Buchel, CEO, International Sambo Federation (FIAS), Slovakia
- Michele Verroken, Director, Sporting Integrity, UK
- Mike McNamee, Professor of Applied Ethics, Swansea University, UK
- Minky Worden, Director of Global Initiatives, Human Rights Watch, USA
- Mogens Kirkeby, President, International Sport and Culture Association, Denmark
- Morten Bo Andersen, Managing director, Game Denmark, Denmark
- Murali Krishnan, Journalist/International Broadcaster, Freelance, India
- Nenad Dikic, Professor/President of Doping Control Board, Singidunum University/Antidoping Agency Serbia, Serbia
- Nicola Naber, Finance and data expert, Der Spiegel, Germany
- Niels Nygaard, President, National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark, Denmark
- Nikki Dryden, Attorney & Olympian, Independent, Australia/Canada
- Nikolaos Theodorou, Sports Integrity Project Manager, K.E.A. Fair Play Code Hellas - Sport Integrity Platform, Greece
- Nils Zurawski, Senior Researcher, Institute for Criminological Research, University of Hamburg, Germany
- Oliver Dudfield, Head of Sport for Development and Peace, Commonwealth Secretariat, UK (tbc)
- Olivier de Hon, Manager Scientific Affairs, Anti-Doping Authority Netherlands, the Netherlands
- Osasu Obayiuwana, Freelance journalist, BBC World Football, Nigeria
- Owen Evans, Lecturer in Sport Journalism, University of Brighton, UK
- Paolo Bertaccini, Advisor to the Head of Department, Italian Government Office for Sport, Italy
- Paul Hover, Senior researcher, Mulier Institute, the Netherlands
- Paulina Tomczyk, Policy Officer, EU Athletes, Poland
- Per Ståle Knardal, Associate professor, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
- Peter Barendse, Researcher, Knowledge Centre for Sport Netherlands, the Netherlands
- Peter Forsberg, Analyst, Danish Institute of Sports Studies, Denmark
- Peter Prowse, Professor in Human Resource Management and Employment Relations, Sheffield Business School Sheffield, UK
- Piara Powar, Director, FARE, UK
- Poul Broberg, Director of sports policy, National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF), Denmark
- Pål Ødegaard, Editor, Josimar football magazine, Norway
- Raí Oliveira, President, Atletas pelo Brasil (Athletes for Brazil), Brazil
- Rasmus K. Storm, Head of Research, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
- Raymond Kerckhoffs, Journalist/President, De Telegraaf (NL) and President, Association of International Journalists in Cycling (AIJC), the Netherlands
- Remko Hoekman, Senior analyst, Mulier Unstitute, the Netherlands (tbc)
- René Wijlens, Cluster Manager, Sports and Technology Foundation, the Netherlands
- Richard H. Mclaren, Professor, lawyer, McKenzie Lake Lawyers, Canada
- Richard W. Pound, Member, Doyen, International Olympic Committee, Canada
- Rik de Kinderen, Sports doctor, Medical Commission of the organization for FCMACS in Flandersn, Belgium
- Rik Sanders, Sales & Marketing Manager, Van der Valk Hotel Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Roger Pielke Jr., Professor, CU Boulder, US
- Ryan Gauthier, Assistant professor, Thompson Rivers University, Canada
- Sada Reed, Assistant professor, Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, USA
- Sander Roege, Mental- and performance coach/Consultant, PSV Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Scott Jedlicka, Assistant professor, Washington State University, USA
- Silke Kassner, Vice-chair of Athletes Germany/ Athletes Commission of the German NOC/ National Anti-Doping Agency Germany, Germany
- Simon Licen, Assistant professor, Sport Management program, Washington State University, USA
- Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe, France
- Spencer Harris, Assistant professor, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, US
- Stanislas Frossard, Executive Secretary, EPAS, France
- Stefan Löffler, Journalist, Austria
- Stefano Caneppele, Professor, School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
- Stephen Farrand, European Editor, Italy/UK
- Steve Maxwell, Co-editor, The Outer Line, US
- Steve Menary, freelance journalist, World Soccer magazine and BBC World Football, UK
- Steven Bradbury, Lecturer, Loughborough University, UK
- Steven Vos, Professor at Fontys University of Applied Sciences & Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
- Stine Alvad, Comminications officer, Play the Game, Denmark
- Szabolcs Horváth, Member of cabinet, Cabinet of Commissioner Tibor Navracsics, Belgium
- Søren Bang, Editor-in-Chief, Play the Game/Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
- Tariq Panja, Journalist, New York Times, UK
- Thomas Horky, Professor, Sports Communication, Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Till Müller-Schoell, Research associate, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
- Tim Abromeit, Master student, University of Beyreuth, US
- Tine Rindum Teilmann, Board Member, National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF), and member of the IOC Women’s Commission, Denmark
- Tom Flachet, Social worker in sports, Molenbeek, Belgium
- Travis T. Tygart, Chief Executive Officer, United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), US
- Vassilis Barkoukis, Assistant professor, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
- Victor Beerkens, Co-founder, Sport eXperience, the Netherlands
- Wil van Megen, Legal director, FIFPro, the Netherlands
- Wilbert Seuren, Alderman, City of Eindhoven, the Netherlands
- Willem Feenstra, Journalist, De Volkskrant, the Netherlands
- Wladimir Andreff, Emeritus Professor in Economics, University Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne, President of the Observatory of the sports economy, French Ministry of Sports, France