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SIR CRAIG REEDIE OBE TO ADDRESS UKT&I GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE

Sir Craig Reedie OBE is to open the 2007 UK Trade and Investment Global Sport conference www.gsc2007.com. He is set to discus the IOC’s work in encouraging effective partnerships as a core element of a successful games bid.

In his position on the boards of both the IOC and LOCOG, Sir Craig was intimately involved with London’s 2012 bid and will offer a unique insight into the games bidding process. He will be joined by a stellar line up of speakers including:

Richard Caborn MP, Minister for Sport, UK

Andrey Braginsky, Marketing Communications Director, Sochi 2014

Lars Lundov, Executive Director, Sports Foundation Denmark

John Scott, International Director and Director of Drug-Free Sport, UK Sport

Andy Sam, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Ghana 2008

Scott Logan, CEO for the Halifax 2014 Bid Committee

Jon Tibbs, Managing Director, Jon Tibbs Associates

Andrew Cahn, Chief Executive, UK Trade & Investment

Martin Harman, Chairman of Pinsent Masons and Chairman to the International sports & Leisure Infrastructure Projects Advisory Group for UK Trade & Investment

Helen Rowbotham, Senior Consultant, PMP

Peter Schad, Commercial Director, PKL

Jeff Burke, Director, ESS UK ltd

Ben Vickery, Senior Principal, HOK

The 2007 Global Sports Conference subtitled Partnership Excellence in Global Sport will be held at the Grange City Hotel, London. The event will take place over the 6th and 7th March with a networking gala dinner designed to give UK contractors access to games organisers representing millions of pounds in contracting opportunities.

The conference is being delivered by SportBusiness Group on behalf of UKT&I. Limited opportunities exist for exhibitors. For more information and for updates about the event email sasha.barker@sportbusiness.com. To register please visit www.gsc2007.com