Restart: Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy beyond 2021
MOVE Congress Workshop
Thursday 18 November 2021
Part 1: 11:30-13:00 (Restart: Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy beyond 2021)
Part 2: 14:15-16:30 (Flagship Event: Promoting a Strategic Approach to EU Sport Diplomacy)
Room: Restaurant
What is EU sport diplomacy? How does it fit in the context of public and/or cultural diplomacy? What are examples of good practices in other countries’ or regions’ sport diplomacies that could help us draft effective policy recommendations at the EU-level? The Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy project will host an interactive workshop at the MOVE Congress, followed by the Promoting a Strategic Approach to EU Sport Diplomacy Flagship Event.
This is a two-part workshop that will first look at a broader international perspective, featuring insights from the US Department of State and the UK, and second at the EU Strategy on Sport Diplomacy, best practices and the role of sports events in-depth with high profile speakers from European institutions and the Belgian Olympic Committee President.
Part 1: 11:30-13:00
Restart: Towards an EU Sport Diplomacy beyond 2021
Moderator: Albrecht Sonntag, EU-Asia Institute, Germany
Speakers:
Carole Gomez, French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs
Ashleigh Huffman, US Department of State (online)
J. Simon Rofe, Centre for International Studies and Diplomacy, UK
Karine Teow, ITTF Foundation, Germany
Part 2: 14:15-16:30
Flagship Event: Promoting a Strategic Approach to EU Sport Diplomacy
Introduction
Welcome from Professor Thierry Zintz, Université catholique de Louvain
Moderator: Professor Carmen Perez‐Gonzalez, Universidad Carlos III De Madrid
Speaker:
Guglielmo Di Cola, Member of Cabinet in charge of Sport, Cabinet of European Commissioner in charge of Sport Maryia Gabriel
Thematic Panel: The EU Strategy on Sport Diplomacy and the best practices
Moderator: Laurent Thieule, President Sport and Citizenship
Speakers:
Silvija Mitevska, Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, expert on sport diplomacy
Marc Tarabella, Member of the EU Parliament, Chair of the Sport Eurogroup of the Parliament
Valérie Glatigny, Minister of Sport, Fédération Wallonie – Bruxelles, Belgium
Prof Tanguy de Wilde d’Estmael, Université catholique de Louvain, Europe – China and Europe – Russia Chairs
Thematic Panel: International Organisations and Major Sport Events, as vectors of Sport Diplomacy in society
Moderator: Professor Albrecht Sonntag, ESSCA School of Management, France
Speakers:
Baron Pierre‐Olivier Beckers – Vieujant, Member of IOC and Former President of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee
Elda Moreno, Head of the Children’s Rights and Sport Values Department at Council of Europe
Prof Michel Liégeois, President of Institut de sciences politiques Louvain‐Europe, Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)
Closing of the session
Professor Richard Parrish, Edge Hill University, UK
Register for the MOVE Congress to take part! Day tickets are now available!
