3rd WISLaw General Assembly & Annual Conference

First day: General Assembly

 

08:45 am Registration
09:20 am Welcome words

Marisa Dominguez Rubio, WISLaw Board (AR/ES)

09:30 am Opening speech

Kimberly T. Morris, FIFA (CAN) & Master of Ceremony Gigi Alford, World Players Association (USA)

09:45 am Speed-networking

Tayba Jawad, Sports Lawyer (UK)

10:30 am General Assembly Part I

Ioanna Barbi, Sports Adviser (GR)

(Financials and budget; New Committees; Members Facts & Figures; Past events; the WISLaw network)

12:00 pm Lunch
01:30 pm General Assembly Part II

Lindsay Brandon, Associate at the Law Offices of Howard L. Jacobs (USA)
Despina Mavromati, WISLaw Board (GR/CH)
Samantha Raymann, FIFA Corporate Legal Counsel (MX)

(Regional WISLaw Coordinators & Future events; Goals & projects; Annual Evaluation/Board election)

03:00 pm Coffee break
03:30 pm Empowerment/Leadership Workshop

by Jane Purdon, CEO of Women in Football (UK), limited places available

05:30 pm Closing Day 1
06:00 pm Official Dinner (by WISLaw)

Second day: Annual Conference

 

08:45 am Registration
09:20 am Welcome words

Marisa Dominguez Rubio, WISLaw Board (AR/ES)

09:30 am Opening speech

Emilio García Silvero (ES), FIFA Chief Legal & Compliance

09:45 am Conclusions of FIFA WWC 2019 France & Next steps

Gerdine Lindhout, FIFA Promotion Manager (NL)

10:30 am Overview and comparison of women’s professional contracts and women’s transfers in the Top 10 of the FIFA ranking

  • Sandra Matthey-Reuter, Group Leader FIFA TMS Compliance (CH)
  • Sara Messina, Lawyer, Co-founder for CSDS (IT)
11:15 am Coffee break
11:45 am Introduction to e-Football

Adrian Roelli, FIFA Head of e-Football (CH)

12:15 pm Latest developments in eSport

Moderator: Melanie Schärer, WISLaw Board (CH)

  • Cedrick Aghey, FIFA Ethics, Legal Counsel (TG/FR)
  • Philippe Gueisbuhler, Director GAISF (CH)
01:00 pm Lunch
02:10 pm Group Photo
02:30 pm The 2021 WADA Code: an update from Katowice

Florence Lefebvre-Rangeon, WADA Senior Manager (FR)

03:00 pm Prospective arbitrators’ workshop

Moderator: Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, CAS arbitrator (CH)

  • Thi My Dung Nguyen, CAS arbitrator (VN)
  • Michele Bernasconi, CAS arbitrator (CH)
  • Estelle de la Rochefoucauld, CAS counsel (FR)
04:00 pm Coffee break
04:15 pm The new FIFA Disciplinary Code

Moderator: Rute Soares, Integrity & Compliance Officer FPF (POR)

  • Carlos Schneider, FIFA Head of Ethics & Disciplinary (ES/DE)
  • Piara Powar, FARE, Executive Director of the Football Against Racism in Europe (UK)
  • Anna Bordiugova, former UEFA EDI, IAAF Disciplinary Tribunal member, CAS arbitrator (UKR)
05:30 pm Closing words

Despina Mavromati, WISLaw Board (GR/CH) & Master of Ceremony

Gigi Alford, World Players Association (USA)

05:45 pm Apéro Riche (by WISLaw)

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Date

Nov 14 - 15 2019
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Time

9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Nov 14 - 15 2019
  • Time: 3:00 am - 12:00 pm

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