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London, Mar 19, 2012 - (ACN Newswire) - Bringing together its renowned journalists and leading industry figures, the International Herald Tribune Sports Business Summit is an exclusive forum for sports leaders and investors to discuss critical developments in the global sports industry. The conference, which takes place in Istanbul on 25 and 26 April 2012, has just added two high profile members of the Turkish Government to the speaker line-up.
Mr. Egemen Bagis, Turkey's Minister for EU Affairs, and Mr Suat Kilic, Turkey's Minister for Youth & Sports, will both be providing opening keynote welcomes to the conference. Mr Bagis 'ill be discussing the role of sports in international relations and Mr. Kilic will be discussing Turkey's current investment in sports, as well as explaining Turkey.s objectives in bringing more international sporting events to the country.
The impressive speaker lineup at the IHT Sports Business Summit will provide important analysis on commercial opportunities in sport, and look at vital topics from the impact of new media technologies to how globalization and the rise of the BRIC nations is reshaping the sports business landscape.
Stephen Dunbar-Johnson, publisher of the IHT, said: "We are excited to be holding this conference in the European Capital of Sport 2012. Istanbul is a dynamic, fascinating city and the ideal setting for our international event, particularly accessible to our loyal audience in Europe and Asia."
The IHT Sports Business Summit is unique in that, as well as traditional conferences sessions, IHT sports journalists will host conversations with formidable sports leaders such as the Chairman of Chelsea FC, Bruce Buck and Jin-Sun Kim who is heading up the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.
The speaker lineup includes:
- Anders-Sundt Jensen, Vice President, Mercedes-Benz Cars
- Bruce Buck, Chairman, Chelsea F.C.
- Christopher Clarey, Chief Sports Correspondent, International Herald Tribune
- Jin-Sun Kim, President and CEO, The Pyeong Chang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
- Dmitry Chernyshenko, President, Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee
- Ronald Noble, Secretary General, INTERPOL
- Richard Worth, Chairman and CEO, America's Cup Event Authority
- Ser Miang Ng, Vice President, International Olympic Committee
- Richard Ayers, Digital Playmaker, Manchester City F.C.
- Edwin Moses, Chairman, Laureus World Sports Academy
- Rob Hughes, Sports Writer, International Herald Tribune
- Haroon Lorgat, Chief Executive, International Cricket Council
- Jim Small, Vice President Asia, Major League Baseball
- Joel F. Finlay, Global Lead - Major Sport Events; Global Infrastructure Projects Group, KPMG
- Kyi Hla Han, Executive Chairman, Asian Tour
- Brad Spurgeon, Sports Writer, International Herald Tribune
- Marcus John, Global Head of Sports, MediaCom
- Poul Hansen, Head, United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace
- Killick Datta, Chief Executive Officer and President, International Brand Partners
- Giles Morgan, Group Head of Sponsorship, HSBC
- Victor Cui, CEO and Owner, ONE Fighting Championship
- Ram Reddy, Owner, Deccan Chargers
The summit is in collaboration with Sport Business and in association with Sport 360.
The IHT Sports Business Summit brings together some of the most senior figures in the sports industry in conversation with the IHT's renowned sports journalists for high-level learning, debate and discussion, as well as exclusive networking opportunities with Government ministers, sports federation leaders, investors in infrastructure and global sponsors. For more iinformation, please visit www.ihtsportsummit.com.
About the International Herald Tribune (global.nytimes.com)
The International Herald Tribune (IHT) is the premier international newspaper for opinion leaders and decision-makers around the globe. It combines the extensive resources of its own correspondents with those of The New York Times, is printed at 40 sites throughout the world and is for sale in more than 160 countries and territories. Based in Paris since 1887, the IHT is owned by The New York Times Company. For more information about the IHT, visit nytimesglobal.com.
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