High-Level Virtual Conference THE RECOVERY OF THE SPORT SECTOR AFTER THE COVID-19 CRISIS: THE WAY AHEAD 17th November 2020

Sport

TIME PROGRAMME Moderator • Brian Maguire

16:00- 16:05 Opening and welcoming words • Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

16:05- 16:20 Key note speech • Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee

16:20-16:30 Video testimonials on how the COVID-19 impacted the sport sector • Jean Gracia, President of the European Athletics Championships 2020 • Gerd Kanter, Chair of the Athletes’ Commission of the European Olympic Committees, Olympic Champion in

16:30-17:15 I. Panel discussion: ‘Key challenges and lessons learnt from the crisis for grassroots sport organisations’ • Stephan Mayer, Parliamentary Secretary of the State, ’s Presidency of the Council of the EU • Anna-Kaisa Pusa, Mayor of Kurikka, • Julien Zylberstein, Chief of Governance & Stakeholder Affairs of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) • Marc Tarabella, Member of the European Parliament, Co-Chair of the Sports Group

17:15-18:00 II. Panel discussion: ‘The impact of the crisis on growth and jobs in the sport sector and possible ways to recover’ • Tiago Brandão Rodrigues, Minister for Education, Portugal • Marisol Casado, Member of the International Olympic Committee and President of the International Triathlon Federation • Manuel Pauser, Vice President for Global Government & Community Affairs at adidas and Vice President of the Federation of the European Sporting Goods Industry (FESI) • Kirstie Simpson, Secretary General of the European Observatoire of Sport and Employment (EOSE) and Associate Dean of the Chester Business School, University of Chester

18:00-18:15 Closing remarks • Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth