SESSION 1
fleche Sport as a Geopolitical Instrument for Peace
Le sport, une instrument géopolitique pour la Paix

INTRODUCTION

Mr Wataru Iwamoto

Director of Division of Social Sciences, Research and Policy – UNESCO

video



ROUND TABLE VIEW SESSION 1

Mr Ralf-René Weingärtner

Director of Youth and Sport for the Council of Europe


Brig. Gen. Dr. Gianni Gola

President - Confédération Internationale du Sport Militaire (CISM)

presentation

Mr Teo Ser Luck

Senior Parliamentary Secretary
Singapore Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports



Mr Pascal Boniface

Director - Institut des Relations Internationales et Stratégiques (IRIS)



CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION : Burundi

Mr Dominique Niyonzima

Chief of Operations for “Flambeau de la Paix”


Mr Tharcisse Harerimana

Executive Secretary of the National Olympic Committee for Burundi

case-study Burundi - presentation



SESSION 2
fleche Harmonising Action by Government with Action from the Sports Movement
Adéquation entre l’action d’un gouvernement et celle du mouvement sportif

INTRODUCTION

Mr Wilfried Lemke

Special Adviser to the Secretary General of United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace



ROUND TABLE VIEW SESSION 2

Hon. Prof. Helen Jepkemoi Sambili

Minister of Youth and Sport for Kenya



Mr Abdelaziz Benslimane

Representative from Ministry of Youth and Sports for Morocco

presentation

Gen. Souhail Khoury

President of the Lebanese Olympic Committee


CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION : TIMOR-LESTE

Mr Miguel Manetelu
Secretary of State for Youth and Sports, Timor Leste


Mr João Viegas Carrascalão
President - National Olympic Committee of Timor Leste

case-study Timor-Leste


CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION

Mr Jan Fransoo

President of the International Korfball Federation
GAISF Council Member

presentation


SESSION 3
fleche National Olympic Committees – International Federations and National Federations Interact for Peace
Le maillage Comité National Olympique - Fédération Internationale – Fédération Nationale au service de la Paix

INTRODUCTION

Mr Joseph Patrick Hickey

President of the European Olympic Committees – IOC Member




ROUND TABLE VIEW SESSION 3

Mr Hassan Moustafa

President of the International Handball Federation




Mr Jose Perurena

President of the International Canoe Federation



Mr Glenn Tepper

Director of Development Programmes for the International Table Tennis Federation

video - presentation

Mr Richard Fosbury

President of the World Olympian Association

presentation

Mr Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa

Head of International Relations for the Qatar Olympic Committee

presentation


CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION : Cote d'Ivoire

H.E Mr Dagobert Banzio

Minister of Youth and Sports


Mr Jan-Eirik Schiotz

Director “Judo for Peace” Commission of the International Judo Federation

presentation

Mr Isaac Angbo

President of the National Judo Federation


case-study Cote d'Ivoire - presentation


SESSION 4
fleche What is the Role of Sport in Areas of Tension?
Quel rôle pour le sport dans les zones de tension ?

MODERATOR

Mr Mario Pescante

Chairman of the IOC International Relations Commission - Peace and Sport Ambassador


SPEAKERS VIEW SESSION 4

H.E. Prof. Manuel Hassassian

Ambassador of the Palestinian General Delegation to the United Kingdom



Talya Lador-Fresher

Deputy Ambassador Israeli Embassy in the UK



H.E. Ms Tahani Abu Daqqa

Minister of Youth and Sports – Palestinian Authority

Mr Effraim Zinger

Secretary General of the Olympic Committee of Israel


CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION : Jerusalem Suburbs Community Center

Mr Colin Hames

Director

presentation




CASE STUDY ILLUSTRATION: Peres Center for Peace - Al Quds Association

Mr Eran Levy

Deputy Director General for International Relations – Peres Center for Peace

presentation

Mr Bassam Aramin

Director of the Al Quds Association