IOC Vice President heads up world-class speaker line up at Host City Americas

Host City Americas

29-30 June

Virtual Conference

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IOC Vice President heads up world-class speaker line up at Host City Americas

With FIFA deciding this year on 23 cities hosting the 2026 World Cup, with Los Angeles hosting the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games and with Santiago hosting the 2023 Pan and Parapan American Games, all eyes are on the Americas at this pivotal moment in world history.

What's on the Host City Americas agenda?

Host City Americas, with the theme of Investing in Events, opens with a keynote address from Anita DeFrantz, Vice President of the International Olympic Committee and Board Member, LA28.

The opening panel, Emerging from the Perfect Storm, includes Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General of UNESCO and Al Kidd, President & CEO of Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA) and David De Behr, Head of Sales, Major Events, Aggreko

Anita L. DeFrantz

Vice President

International Olympic Committee

Gabriela Ramos

Assistant Director-General

UNESCO

Al Kidd

President & CEO

Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA)

David De Behr

aggreko

David De Behr

Head of Sales, Major Events

Aggreko

Presentation: 2023 Pan American Games

Felipe de Pablo and Juan Carlos Chamy

Felipe de Pablo, CEO and Juan Carlos Chamy, CMO of the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Organizing Committee bring updates on progress and opportunities for the international industry at this global mega project.

Olympic and Organising Committees

Brian Lewis

Jimena Saldaña

Niels de Vos

Brian Lewis

President

Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee

Jimena Saldaña

Vice President

Mexican Olympic Committee

Niels de Vos

CEO

World Athletics Championships Oregon22

Rights Holders

Paul J. Foster

Chief Operating Officer

Global Esports Federation

Alan Gilpin

CEO

World Rugby

Finn Taylor

CEO

Volleyball World

Matt Pound

Director

World Table Tennis

Ricardo Trade

former CEO of Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup and CEO, Brazilian Basketball Federation

Dr. Melita Moore

Member of the Board

Global Esports Federation

Jim Scherr

CEO of World Lacrosse and former USOC CEO and World Wrestling Champion

Sarah Lewis

Sarah Lewis OBE OLY

Presidential Candidate

International Ski Federation (FIS)

Other expert speakers include Angela Ruggiero, Co-Founder & CEO, Sports Innovation Lab; Karin Korb, Paralympian and Policy and Public Affairs Coordinator, Lakeshore Foundation Olympic and Paralympic Training Site; Emily Blitz, Digital Event Strategist, Inter-Parliamentary Union plus many more world-class speakers set to be announced from FIFA, US Soccer, Canada Soccer and more.

Join 1,000+ participants at Host City Americas to discover the opportunities ahead as we emerge from the pandemic to a landscape defined by digitalisation and large-scale investment.

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Want to know more about this event? For content and speaker enquiries contact ben.avison@hostcity.com. To find out more about branding and commercial opportunities contact adam.soroka@cavendishgroup.co.uk

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