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Speakers confirmed for Sports Event Management conference

The Sports Event Management conference has confirmed that Paul Deighton, CEO of London 2012, will open the conference on November 12, 2008, with an update on London 2012 and the lessons taken from Beijing.

Now in its 3rd year, Sports Event Management has invited the organisers of more than 100 events from more than 30 countries to participate.

Invited speakers include:

Sir Allen Stanford, Stanford 20/20 Tournament
Harvey Goldsmith
Hugh Robertson MP, Shadow Sports Minister
Dmitry Chernyshenko, CEO, Sochi 2014
H E Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdurahman Al Thani, Secretary General, Qatar Olympic Committee
John Furlong, CEO, Vancouver 2010
Martin Kallen, COO, UEFA Euro 2008
Oon Jin Teik, CEO, Singapore Sports Council
Andrew Wildblood, Senior Vice President, IMG
Jens Holm, CEO, International Masters Games Association
Timothy J. Leiweke, CEO, AEG
Nick Bitel, CEO, London Marathon
Tony Teixeira, Chairman, A1GP
Essar Gabriel, Head of Youth Olympic Games
Dilbagh Gill, Head of Sports, Satyam
Li Lan, Olympic Marketing Chief, Lenovo
Nick Rusling, Managing Director, IMG Mass Participation Sport
Heinz Palme, Austrian Federal Government’s Chief Coordinator, Euro 2008
Steve Dettre, Events Services Director, Infostrada Sports
Sean Jefferson, CEO, Mindshare

The Sports Event Management Conference and the SportBusiness Sports Event Management Awards Dinner & Ceremony will take place at the Novotel, St Pancras, London on November 12 and the Sports Security Summit on November 13.