Play the Game has been a leader in the sports governance debate for almost two decades and will once again gather the world’s most eminent experts, activists, whistle-blowers, journalists, politicians and sports officials.

Japan is not only fighting bad governance in several sports, but also outdated, authoritative training methods. New rules for good governance have been set out to reform elite sport in one of the world’s leading sports nations, but conservative forces are working against them.

FIVB President Ary Graça and Director General Fabio Azevedo are both in the spotlight of Brazilian authorities for business deals made in their time as top officials in their home country.

Play the Game 2015 will discuss the rights of the athlete in the American college sport system and also look into what the European and North American sports models may learn from each other.

Mega-events will be one of the main themes at Play the Game 2015 and the issue will be thoroughly debated by a selection of top speakers within the area.

FIFA’s ethics committee today decided to ban the FIFA president, vice-president and secretary general for a provisional 90-day period pending investigations.

Due to a ‘disloyal’ payment to Michel Platini, Sepp Blatter has become the focus in the Swiss investigation into FIFA corruption, placing both under scrutiny from several sides.

The Sport and Rights Alliance raises critique over lack of explicit human rights consideration in the newly released IOC Host City Contract.