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Shafi'i Mohyaddin Abokar First vice president of Somali Sports Press Association
Ana Adi Doctoral researcher, University of the West of Scotland
Christer Ahl Former President of the IHF
Eugene Aidman Lecturer, department of psycology, University of Adelaide
Khalid Ali Secretary General, ESSA
Neil Allen Journalist, Baseball Magazine Sha
Elliott Almond Investigative sports journalist, San Jose Mercury News
Stine Alvad Communications Manager, Play the Game
Eva Andersen Information consultant, Play the Game
Jens Sejer Andersen Director, Play the Game
Lars Andersen Dr.med., Associate professor at the Institute for exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen
Olav Andersen Sports editor, Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Wladimir Andreff Professor of Economy, Paris-Sorbonne
Michael Ashenden Project coordinator, SIAB Research, Australia
Jane Ashworth Chief Executive, Street Games
Christiane Ayotte Professor, Director of the Doping Control Laboratory, Canada
Alice Bach Freelance writer and sports critic
Richard Bailey Professor of Pedagogy, Roehampton University
Gary Baines Associate Professor, Rhodes University
John Bale Professor, Aarhus University, Denmark, and Keele University, UK
Søren Bang Journalist
John Beech Lecturer, Centre for International Business of Sport
Will Bennett University and Education Partnerships Manager
Katrin Bennhold Correspondent, International Herald Tribune
Boris Bergant Deputy Director General, RTV, Slovenia
Bo Berglund CMO of the Swedish Olympic Committee
Alina Bernstein Media researcher, Tel Aviv University
Susan Bissell Chief, Implementing International Standards Unit, UNICEF Innocenti Research Center, Florence, Italy
Mike Boit Former middle-distance running champion, director of physical education at the Kenyatta University
Hans Bonde Dr.Phil, Professor, Sports historian, University of Copenhagen
Pascal Boniface Foundator and Director of IRIS (Institut de relations internationales et stratégiques)
Jorunn Borgen Professor in physical activity, The Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Veerle De Bosscher Researcher (post. doc.), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium
Dave Boyle Chief Executive Officer, Supporters Direct
Raymond Boyle Professor, Stirling Media Research Institute, University of Stirling, UK
Henrik Brandt Director, Danish Institute for Sports Studies
Jens Brinch Chairman of the board, Play the Game
Christophe Brissonneau Sociologist, National Center of Scientific Research – University Paris Descartes
Gert-Peter Brüggemann Professor of Biomechanics and director
Anders Bülow President, International Sport and Culture Association
Nicholas Burton Researcher, Coventry University Business School, Canada
Stephen Bwire Journalist, The Nation, Uganda
Andrew Byers Senior Lecturer, School of Animal Rural and Environmental Science, Nottingham Trent University
Terri Byers Co-director and principal lecturer, CIBS
Olcay Canbulat Assistant associate Dr., Ege University, Turkey
Anton Capria Intern, Play the Game
Simon Chadwick Professor of Sport Business Strategy and Marketing, Coventry Business School
Dirk Christensen Exercise Physiologist, MA in African Studies
Ask Vest Christiansen Ass. Professor, Department of Sports Science, Aarhus Universitet
Rachael Church-Sanders Editor, Sport and Technology/Technology Consultant, SportBusiness Group
Malcolm Clarke President of Football Supporters Association
Pete Clifton Head of BBC Sport Online
Paul Close Writer and Academic
Fred Coalter Professor, Sports Policy, University of Stirling
Francois Colin Journalist, the Flemish Het Nieuwsblad, Brussels
Mike Collett Journalist, Daily Mail
David Conn British reporter, columnist
Rosarita Cuccoli Secretary General, IASN
Rasmus Damsgaard PhD in medicine, Head of Information at Anti-Doping Denmark
Mark Davies Managing Director, Betfair
Robert Davies Chief Executive, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, UK
Samantha Dawson Lecturer in Applied Physiology, Coventry University, England
Marcella Daye Senior Lecturer, Coventry University, UK
Jørgen Delman China expert, PhD and Director of Nordic Institute of Asian Studies in Copenhagen
Muhammad Dhakaba Sports journalist, Kampala, Uganda
Bernardo Pires Domingues Freelance journalist
Sandro Donati Head of research, anti-doping expert, CONI, Italy
Brian Dooley Project manager, Sport and Human Rigths Project, Amnesty International, UK
Nikki Dryden Olympic swimmer, human rights lawyer
Erin Durant J.D. Candidate, Faculty of Law, Queen’s University
Jean Dutoya Consultant, Amnyos Group
Dan Edwardes Managing director, Parkour Generations
Henning Eichberg Dr. phil. habil, Research Institute of Sport, Culture and Civil Society
Richard Elliott Director of LMCFR
Jonathan Ellis Solicitor, Charles Russell LLP
Klaas Faber Ph.D in chemometrics and founder of Chemometry Consultancy
Georg M. Facius EAA Anti-doping Delegate, Technical Delegate and Area Technical Official
Kari Fasting Professor, Norwegian School of Sport and Physical Education
Ted Fay Senior Research Fellow and Strategic Consultant
Jim Ferstle Freelance U.S. journalist
Michael Franzese Motivational speaker and former mafia boss
Michael Friedberg Senior consultant, section of nephrology, Holbæk central hospital
Karsten Froberg Associate Professor, Institute of Sports Science, Odense
Sybille Frütel Lecturer, Institute for Sports Communication, German High School of Sports, Köln
Gary Gaffney MD, Associate Professor. University of Iowa Hospitals, USA
William Gaillard Advisor to the UEFA President and UEFA Director of Communications
Eduardo Galeano Author, editor and journalist
Borja García Doctoral researcher at the Department of Politics, International Relations and European Studies (Loughborough University, UK)
Simon Gardiner Reader in Sports Law and Senior Research Fellow
Carole Garos President of African Women in Sport Association
William Glenwright Development Coordinator, Australian Sports Commission
Mario Goijman Former President of the Argentine Volleyball Federation
Samantha Gorse Researcher, Centre for the International Business of Sport, Coventry University England
Josef Hackforth Prof.Dr.Dr.h.c., Institute for Sports Communication, German High School of Sports, Köln
Sean Hamil director, Supporters Direct
Jørn Hansen Associate professor, University of Southern Denmark
Poul Hansen Head of Office, UNOSPD
Søren Hansen Sports News Editor, Politiken Daily
Dag Vidar Hanstad Journalist, PhD. and Professor, Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Herbert Hartmann Professor, Vice-President of the German Gymnastics Federation
Anders Hasselgaard Research assistant, 'Sports and Reconciliation'-project, NUPI
Lars Haue-Pedersen Director, TSE Consulting, Switzerland
Martin Hedal Media Researcher, Danish Institute for Sports Studies
Gerhard Heiberg IOC-member, head of the Lillehammer Games 1994
Klaus Heinemann Professor of sociology, University of Hamburg
Janet Heinonen Editor/Publisher, Keeping Track Newsletter
Knut Helland Professor in media studies, University of Bergen, Norway
Joe Hena Development Worker, Welfare Co-ordinator of Don Bosco Homes, Liberia
Michael Herborn Communications Consultant, Play the Game
Gunnar Hermansson Chief detective inspector, National Police Force, Stockholm, Sweden
Tatiane Hilgemberg Master degree student, Communications, Science University of Porto, Portugal
Declan Hill Ph.D, investigative reporter and author
Jonathan Hill Head of UEFA Brussels Office
David Hindley Dr., Academic Team Leader, Nottingham trent University
Shaka Hislop Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Players Association
John Hoberman Professor, University of Texas
Russell Holden Director, In the Zone, Sport and Politics Consultancy
Fan Hong Director, Irish Institute of Chinese Studies, University College Cork, Ireland
Barrie Houlihan Professor, Loughborough University, UK
David Howman Director General, WADA
Marcus Hoy Freelance journalist
Xiong Huan Dr. and lecturer, University College of Cork
Garry Humphries Regional Manager – South West Queensland, Department of Local Government, Planning, Sport and Recreation
Mary Hums Ph.D., Sport Administration Program, University of Louisville
Bjarne Ibsen Head of Research, Research Institute for Sport, Culture and Civil Society, Denmark
Richard Ings CEO and Chairman, ASADA
Agim Islami President of Medical Commission
Milorad Ivanovic Deputy Editor in Chief, Blic, Serbia
Andrew Jennings British reporter, author
Lise Joern PhD-student, Department of Sport Science, University of Aarhus
Jens M. Johansson Journalist and co-author of "The Lost Diamond"
Peter Johnson Dean of journalism programme SVF
Lars Jorgensen CEO, Wonderful Copenhagen
Niels Jung Journalist, TV reporter, Danish Broadcasting Corporation
Lars Jørgensen Freelance journalist
Søren Jørgensen Editor, business weekly "Mandag Morgen"
Anne-Marie Kappelgaard Senior Medical Director, Associate Professor, Novo Nordisk
Fékrou Kidane Secretary, International Olympic Truce Foundation
Lisa Kihl Assistant Professor, Sport Management, School of Kinesiology, University of Minnesota
Mogens Kirkeby President, ISCA
Kasper Lund Kirkegaard Researcher, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Thomas Kistner Sports editor, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Anne Knudsen Editor-in-Chief, Danish weekly Weekendavisen
Jesper Kock Journalism trainee, Play the Game, 2006
Murali Krishnan National Affairs Editor, Indo-Asian News Service
Yves Kummer President, European Elite Athletes Association
Markus Kurscheidt MSc & PhD Economics, Ruhr-University Bochum, School of Sport Science
Stefan Kürten Vice Controller of Sports in ZDF and representative of EBU
Ida Relsted Kærup Former Communications Manager, Play the Game
Antti Laine Junior Departmental Researcher, Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä
Henrik Larsen Researcher, CMRC, Copenhagen
Driton Latifi Sports news editor, Kosovan newspaper Daily Lajm
Greg LeMond Three time Tour de France winner
Anders Levinsen Project manager, Cross Cultures Project Association (CCPA)
Lasana Liburd Reporter, Trinidad & Tobago Express
Gunilla Lindberg Member of IOC's Executive Committee, Sweden
Kasper Lindberg Co-founder of Volleynet.dk
Jens Linde Chairman of the Board, International Media Support (IMS)
Gerd Lippe Professor, Telemark University College, Norway
Martin Lipton Journalist, Daily Mail
Ben Livings Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Sunderland, United Kingdom
Paul Marriott Lloyd Programme Specialist, Anti-Doping, UNESCO
Robert Lloyd Projects Manager, One World Trust
Sigmund Loland Professor, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Ebbe Lundgaard Danish Minister of Culture 1996-98
Annette Lyndon Freelance journalist/blogger
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros CEO of the European Professional Footnall Leagues
Lars Backe Madsen Journalist and co-author of "The Lost Diamond"
John Mair Lecturer, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Martin Mansell Education Project Manager, British Paralympic Association
Jean Marthoz European Press Director, Human Rights Watch
Prisca Massao Student, NSSPE, Tanzania
Kerry McDonald West Midlands Regional Manager, Street Games, UK
Richard McLaren Lawyer and member of the international Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Mike McNamee Professor, Swansea University, UK
Pat McQuaid President of the International Cycling Union (UCI)
Steve Menary Freelance journalist
John Mendoza General Manager, Australian Sports Drug Agency
Andy Miah Professor in Ethics and Emerging Technologies, University of the West of Scotland
Brian Mikkelsen Danish Minister of Culture 2001-2008
Andrew Moger Executive Director, News Media Coalition
Terry Monnington Director of Physical Education and Sport, University of Warwick
Julien Montel Consultant, Amnyos Group
Ezequiel Moores Sports journalist
Rasmus Mortensen Intern, Play the Game
Robert Muggaga Journalist, The Monitor, Uganda
Nils Mulvad Director, DICAR
Bob Munro Chairman MYSA Board of Trustees
Jørn Møller PhD., Research Institute for Sport
Verner Møller PhD, Institute of Sports Science, Odense
Anthony Naidoo Researcher, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Radu Naum Head of Sport, RTV Romanian Television
Mary Nazzaro Sports journalist and lecturer at Cheung Kong School of Journalism and Communication, China
Gilles Neron President, GEN Communication and Marketing
Matthew Nicholson Associate Professor, School of Human Movement and Sport Sciences, University of. Ballarat, Australia
Elsebeth Nielsen Danish Minister of Culture 1998-2001
Klaus Nielsen Professor, University of Roskilde and Birkbeck College, London
Ian Nuttall Board member, EVMI
Michael Nybrandt International Coordinator, Tibetan National Football Association
Mihaly Nyerges Associate Professor, Dr. habil., Hungarian University of Physical Education
Niels Nygaard President of the National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF)
Norman O'Reilly Director and Associate Professor, School of Sports Administration, Faculty of Management, Laurentian University
Adolf Ogi Former Special adviser to the Secretary General of the United Nations on sport for development and peace
Fabien Ohl Professor, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Omulo Okoth Journalist and Sports Editor, East African Standard
Christine Oughton Director, Football Governance Research Centre
Joachim Parbo MA Political Science and professional cyclocross
Robin Parisotto author, anti-doping expert and former Australian Institute of Sport scientist
Amrish Patel Researcher, Department of Economics, Keynes College, University of Kent, UK
Rachel Payne Dr., PhD, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia
Ann Pegoraro Associate Director of the Institute for Sport Marketing, Laurentian University
Thomas Søbirk Petersen Ph.D. Assisting Professor, University of Roskilde
Florian Petrica Editor in Chief, The Money Channel
Andrea Petroczi Course Director, Management, Sports and Exercise Science, Faculty of Science, Kingston University, London
Gertrud Pfister Professor, University of Copenhagen, Germany/Denmark
Joe Phelan Communications and Production Manager, The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum, United Kingdom
Katarina Pijetlovic Lecturer in EU law, Tallinn University of Technology
Maja Pilgaard Ph.d./Academic Researcher, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Werner Pitsch Dr. Phil, Lecturer and Researcher, Saarland University, Germany
Andreas Pohlmann Head of department 'Pedagogy, Economics, Law'
Richard Pound President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), member of IOC
Kaveri Prakash Student, Sophia College, Mumbai, India
Adrian Pritchard Lecturer, Coventry University, United Kingdom
Nuria Puig Researcher, The National Institute of Barcelona, Spain
Herman Ram Director, Anti-Doping Authority of the Netherlands
Katja Rasmussen Communications Officer
Matthieu Reeb Secretary General of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
Craig Reedie President of the British Olympic Association, chairman of WADA's Finance and Administration Committee, member of the IOC
Hai Ren Ph.D., Professor; Bejing Sport University, Executive Director; Olympic Research Center, China
Roland Renson Professor of sports sociology, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
Nadine De Ridder Coordinator, Sport Na School
Petter Riiser International Doping Control Coordinator, Norwegian Confederation of Sport
Laura Robinson Journalist and author
Henri Roemer Special advisor to UEFA’s Executive Committee
David Rowe Professor, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Michel Ruffinen Chairman of AFA
Paul Ruijsenaars Social psychologist; owner of Ruijsenaars c.s.
Marcia Sage Director, Sports Ethics Institute, USA
Charles Sale Journalist, Daily Mail
Bengt Saltin Professor, Director of the Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre
Michael Sauer Sports scientist, German Sport University of Cologne
Sylvia Schenk International Anti-Doping Expert, Lawyer, Schmalz Rechtsanwälte, Germany
Magnus Scheving Writer, World-class athlete, Entrepreneur and Producer
Kim Schimmel Associate Professor of the Sociology of Sport, School of Exercise, Leisure and Sport
Peter Schjerling Ph.D, researcher, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre
Miko Schneider Freelance journalist
Bernd Schulze Dr. PD, Westfälische Wilhelms-University, Münster, Germany
Rolf Schwery Director, Chemometry Consultancy, Schwery Consulting, Switzerland
Andreas Selliaas International consultant
Christopher A. Shaw Professor, University of British Columbia
Brigid Simmonds Chair of CCPR
Debbie Simms Manager, Sport Ethics Unit, Australian Sports Commission
Hans Skaset Senior Advisor, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Berit Skirstad Associate Professor, Norwegian University of Sport and Physical Education
Claude Sobry Professor, Director FSSEP University of Lille 2, France
Harry Solberg Dr. and associate professor, Trondheim Business School
Kirsten Sparre News Coordinator, Play the Game
Ben Speight Head of Research, SportBusiness Group
Giselher Spitzer Assistant Professor, University of Paderborn
George Springborg Special Projects Manager, Streetfootballworld, Germany
Dene Stansall Horse racing consultant, Animal Aid
Jakob Staun Researcher, University of Southern Denmark
Andy Stevens Event and Venue Management consultant, London, United Kingdom
James Stibbs Head of Communications, Central Council for Physical Recreation, United Kingdom
Rasmus Storm Senior Analyst, Danish Institute for Sports Studies
Brian Sturgess Publisher/Director of Soccer Investor; the University of Bournemouth
Julian Summerhayes Associate at Foot Anstey
Maria Suurballe Conference Manager, Play the Game
Filippos Syrigos Journalist, sports editor, Eleftherotypia, Greece
Stefan Szymanski Professor of Economics, Cass Business School, United Kingdom
Claudio Tamburrini PhD in Practical Philosophy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Colin Tatz Professor, Shalom College, University of Southern Wales, Australia
Gudrun Tepper President of the International Counsil of Sport Science and Physical Education, ICSSPE
Olukayode Thomas Sports reporter, Nigeria
Camelia Tigau Researcher, PhD, Center for Research on North America, UNAM
Gerhard Treutlein Prof. Dr., Pädagogische Hochshule Heidelberg, Germany
Travis Tygart Senior Managing Director & General Counsel, USADA
Torben Ulrich Poet, painter, film maker and tennis player
Lorenz Ursprung Head of the department of sport promotion
Chandrasekaran Velayutham Lecturer & Research Scholar, Department of Media Sciences, Anna University, Guindy
Pedro Velàzquez Deputy Head of the Sport Unit, EU
Pablo Vignone Journalist, Página/12 newspaper, Argentina
Tim Vollans Researcher, Coventry University, UK
Ivan Waddington Sports director, Leicester University, UK
Alejandro Wall Journalist, Crítica de la Argentina, Argentina
Dan Warren Journalist, BBC Sport
Sun Weijia Deputy Director, the Organising Committee of the 29th Olympic Games (Beijing 2008)
Jens Weinreich Sports editor
Aidan White General Secretary, International Federation of Journalists
Anita White Sports consultant
Kelli White Former American sprinter
Gary Wicks Associate Professor, St. Olaf's College, USA
Sverre Christian Wilhelmsen Project coordinator, NUPI and Rafto Foundation for Human Rights
Kristen Worley Canadian Elite Cyclist, Design Engineer
Arzmi Yaacob Associate Professor, University Technologi MARA, Malaysia
Usmann Yakubu Sports and culture entrepreneur, Ho, Ghana
Yann Yann Abdourazakou PhD, Lecturer, FSSEP University of Lille 2, France
 
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