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 2013.
Speakers who have confirmed their invitation and/or have had their abstract accepted and session chairpersons at Play the Game 2013 (in alphabetical order):
Alexey Konov, Head of the Anti-Corruption Division of the Russia's G20 Expert Council, Russia
Andreas Selliaas, Independent researcher and blogger, Norway
Andrew Jennings, Investigative journalist and author, UK
Arnout Geeraert, PhD Student, KU Leuven, Belgium
Bastien Wallace, National Education and Integrity Manager, Basketball Australia, Game Development, Australia
Ben Shave, Development officer, Supporters Direct, United Kingdom
Ben Weinberg, Manager Services, International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, Germany
Benjamin Bendrich, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Sports Science, Germany
Bo Vestergård Madsen, Director of analysis, the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities, Denmark
Bonita Mersiades, Australia
Brenno d'Aguiar De Souza, Deputy General Coordinator, Audit Areas of Tourism and Sports, Office of the comptroller general of Brazil, Brazi
Carolina Cézar Ribeiro, Law consultant, Chamber of Deputees, Brazilian Congress, Brazil
Charlie Raeburn, Independent sports consultant, Edinburgh, Scotland
Chris Eaton, Director for sport integrity, International Center for Sports Security (ICSS), Australia/Qatar
Chris Rasmussen, ELMS Coordinator, World Lottery Association/Danske Spil, Denmark
Christer Ahl, Journalist, former IHF official, teamhandballnews.com, Sweden/USA
Christoph Grimmer, Lecturer Journalism Programme, University of Tübingen, Faculty of Economics and Social Science, Institute of Sports Science, Germany
Christopher Gaffney, Visiting professor, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Clement Fasan, Professor, Lagos State University, Physical and health Education, Nigeria
Dale Sheehan, Director, Interpol/FIFA project, France
Daniel Chung, Reporter, Canal 13 Radio Cardinal, Paraguay
Daniel Westmattelmann, PhD Student and Research Assistant, Institute of Business Administration and Organization, Personnel, and Innovation, Center for Management, University of Münster, Germany
David Hindley, Senior Lecturer, Nottingham Trent University, School of Education, United Kingdom
Dawood Hashem, PhD, Abu Dhabi Education council, UAE
Deborah Unger, Manager, Rapid Response Unit, Transparency International, United Kingdom
Declan Hill, Ph. D, investigative reporter and author, Canada
Dennis Pauschinger, EU Fellow in the PhD Programme Doctorate in Cultural and Global Criminology (DCGC), University of Kent/University of Hamburg, Germany
Ditte Toft, Analyst, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Dmitry Tugarin, Executive Director, RIA Novosti, Russia
Drago Kos, Appointed head at OECD's Working Group on Bribery, Slovenia
Eamonn Molloy, Fellow in Management Studies, Oxford Major Projects, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Eduado Uhle, Programme officer, SESC (Servicio Social do Comérco), Brazil
Elizabeth Martin, Brazil Police Watch, United States
Elizaveta Zhuk, PhD student, Lomonosov Moscow State University, faculty of law, Russia
Ezequiel Fernández Moores, Columnist, La Nación, Argentina
Finn Baagøe Hansen, Regional Compliance Officer, SIemens A/S, Denmark
Finn Lyck, Event Director, Sport Aarhus Events, Denmark
Francisco Pinheiro, Post-doctoral researcher, University of Coimbra, CEIS20 – Centro de Estudos Interdisciplinares do Século XX, Portugal
Frank van Eekeren, Senior Consultant, Utrecht University, Holland
Frédéric Donzé, Director of European Office and IF Relations, WADA, Switzerland
Gorana Gavrilov, Event manager, Freelance, United Kingdom
Gamze Bal, Media relations specialist, BordoMavi.net, Turkey
Gerhard Treutlein, Professor emeritus, Heidelberg University, Germany
Grit Hartmann, Reporter, Freelance, Germany
Guy Osborn, Professor, University of Westminster, Westminster Law School, United Kingdom
Hanna Vehmas, Senior lecturer, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Hanne Vandermeerschen, Researcher, University of Leuven, Belgium, Policy in Sports and Physical Activity Research Group, Belgium
Harri Syväsalmi, Director, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland
Harry Arne Solberg, Professor, Trondheim Business School, Norway
Henrik H. Brandt, Director, Danish Institute for Sports Studies/Play the Game, Denmark
Herman Ram, Anti-Doping Authority the Netherlands, Netherlands
Inge Claringbould, Radboud University, Cultural History, The Netherlands
Jaimie Fuller, Skins, Switzerland
Jakob Larsen, Director, Danish Athletics Federation, Denmark
James Corbett, Journalist, Ireland
James M. Dorsey, Senior Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Singapore
Jan Haut, Lecturer, researcher, Goethe Universität, Institut für Sportwissenschaften, Germany
Javier Szlifman, Freelance, Argentina
Jean Paul Marthoz, Senior adviser, Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Belgium
Jens Alm, Analyst, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Sweden/Denmark
Jens Evald, Dr. Jur., Juridisk Institut, Danmark
Jens-Ole Jensen, Head of Unit, Knowledge Centre for Child and Youth Culture, VIA University College, Denmark
Jens Sejer Andersen, International Director, Play the Game, Denmark
Jens Weinreich, Journalist, www.jensweinreich.de, Germany
Jeroen Scheerder, Associate Professor, KU Leuven, Holland
Jesper Frigast, National Danish Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (DIF), Denmark
Johannes Poulsen, Chairman of the board, Play the Game, Denmark
John Nauright, Professor, University of Brighton, School of Sport and Service Management, United States/United Kingdom
Jörg Joppien, Professor, TU Dresden, Germany
Jörg-Uwe Nieland, Lecturer, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Karen Jones, T.M.C. Asser Instituut, Asser International Sports Law Centre, Netherlands
Karen Petry, Deputy Institute Director, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Karolina Tetlak, Assistant professor, Warsaw University, Law, Poland
Katarina Pijetlovic, Lecturer, Tallinn Law School, Estonia
Katia Rubio, Professor, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Keld Bordingaard, Football trainer, former U21 national coach, Denmark
Kevin Carpenter, Sports Lawyer, Hill Dickinson LLP, United Kingdom
Kimberly S. Schimmel, Associate Professor, Kent State University, USA
Koen Breedveld, Director, Mulier Institute, Netherlands
Kurt Wachter, Head of Department, Vienna Institute for international Dialogue and Cooperation (VIDC); FairPlay Department, Austria
Lars Andersson, Editor-in-Chief, Sport Executive online magazine, Denmark
Lars Halgreen, President, Danish Sports Law Association, Denmark
Lassi Jyrkkiö, Lawyer and doctoral student in Law, University of Helsinki, Finland
Laura Munch, Development consultant, Danish Foundation for Culture and Sport Facilities, Denmark
Laura Robinson, Journalist and author, Canada
Leonidas Petridis, Lecturer, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Leviathen Hendricks, Member, Sport Federation of Gay Games, US/UK
Mads Boesen, Legal advisor, National Danish Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (DIF), Denmark
Marc Perera Christensen, Alderman, Department of Culture and Citizen's Services, City of Aarhus, Denmark
Marcel Goelden, Research Assistant, Institute of Business Administration and Organization, Personnel, and Innovation, Center for Management, University of Münster, Germany
Marcio Luis Domingues, Faculty of Sport, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Margaret Talbot, Professor, President, International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education, United Kingdom
Mario Cizmek, Former professional footballer, Croatia
Marjet Derks, Radboud University, Cultural History, Netherlands
Mark Pieth, Professor, University of Basel, head of FIFA's Independent Governance Committee, Switzerland
Martin Borch, Consultant, National Danish Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (DIF), Denmark
Mathias van Baelen, Project manager, Head of office, European Olympic Committees, Belgium
Mette Lykke, Founder, Endomondo.com, Denmark
Michael Groll, Researcher, German Sport University Cologne, Germany
Michael Mrkonjic, PhD Student, Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (IDHEAP), Switzerland
Mikkel Larsen, Governance Officer, Sport and Recreation Alliance, UK
Mogens Kirkeby, President, International Sport and Culture Association, Denmark
Morten Johnsen, Norwegian Olympic and Paralympic Committee and Confederation of Sports, Norway
Morten Løkkegaard, MEP, Vice-Chair, The European Parliament's Committee on Culture and Education, Denmark
Nick Garlick, Senior Specialist, Organised Crime Networks O2, Europol, The Netherlands
Niels-Christian Levin Hansen, Executive Board member, National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark (DIF), Denmark
Niels Nygaard, President, National Danish Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation (DIF), Denmark
Nils Zurawski, University of Hamburg, Institute for Criminological Social Research, Germany
Nova Alexander, Sacred Sports Foundation Inc, St. Lucia
Osasu Obayiuwana, Associate Editor, NewAfrican, United Kingdom
Pamela Boteler, President, WomenCAN International, United States
Perikles Simon, Professor, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
Peter Brix, Journalist, Danish Federation for Company Sport, Denmark
Peter Donnelly, Director of the Centre for Sport Policy Studies, University of Toronto, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Canada
Peter English, University of the Sunshine Coast, Faculty of Arts and Business, Australia
Peter Forsberg, Analyst, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Petri Heikkinen, Finnish Sport Federation SLU, Finland
Poul Broberg, Director of Sports Policy, NOC of Denmark, Secretariat, Denmark
Rasmus B. Andersen, Creative director, Active City Transformation, Denmark
Remco Hoekman, Senior researcher, Mulier Institute, Netherlands
Richard H. McLaren, Lawyer and arbitrator at CAS, Canada
Richard W. Pound, Member, founding president of WADA (1999-2007), Canada
Roger Pielke, Jr., Center for Science and Technology, Policy Research, University of Colorado, USA
Roy Panagiotopoulou, Professor, University of Athens, Communication and Media Studies, Greece
Ryan Gauthier, PhD Candidate, Erasmus University Rotterdam, International and European Law, Netherlands
Saint-Clair Milesi, Head of communications, Local Organising Committee of the FIFA World Cup 2014
Salomeja Zaksaite, Mykolas Romeris University, Postdoctoral researcher at Research Centre, Lithuania
Sean Hamil, Director, Birkbeck Sport Business Centre, University of London, United Kingdom
Stephen Frawley, University of Technology, Sydney, UTS Business School, Australia
Steve Greenfield, Head of Department, Academic Legal Studies, School of Law, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
Steve Menary, Freelance journalist & lecturer, World Soccer/Southampton Solent University, United Kingdom
Szilvia Perenyi, Assistant professor, University of Debrecen, Hungary
Søren Bang, Editor, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Søren Møller, Chairman, Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations (DGI), Denmark
Tatiane Hilgemberg, Professor, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Communication, Brazil
Thomas Horky, Professor, Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Tim Walters, Professor, Okanagan College, English, Canada
Tolga Senel, Project consultant and event manager, Freelance, Turkey
Trish Audit, Director, Oxford Major Projects, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Troels Rasmussen, Project director, Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations (DGI), Denmark
Trygve Buch Laub, Analyst, Danish Institute for Sports Studies, Denmark
Walter de Gregorio, Communications director, FIFA, Switzerland
Walter Palmer, Head of department, UNI Sport PRO
Wil van Megen, Legal director, FIFPro, Holland
William Bock, General Counsel, United States Anti-Doping Agency, USA
Yves le Lostecque, Head of Unit, EU - Sports Unit, Belgium