Global Summit 2023
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ABOUT
We are excited to announce that the LawInSport Global Summit 2023 - Understand The Rules Of The Game, will be hosted at 1 Wimpole Street, London on 09th & 10th October 2023.
This year’s conference will be the 9th edition of what was formerly the ‘LawInSport Annual Conference’. The Global Summit builds on the success of the previous conferences, bringing together members of our community, and the wider sports industry, to participate in panel discussions, forums and networking.
The Global Summit introduces an exciting new format providing attendees with an enhanced experience, with more opportunities to learn and share relevant knowledge, and build meaningful relationships that will benefit them and their organisations.
You will be able to follow updates about the conference by using #LISGS23.
Who is the conference for?
The conference is ideal for anyone working in or supporting sports organisations:
- Sports business executives & board members
- Sports administrators
- In-house counsel
- Athletes and coaches
- Professional services (lawyers, accountants consultants, tax advisers, wealth managers, etc)
- Academics and students (please note there is a limited number of places for students)
In short, if you would like to gain a better understanding of the most important legal issues that will impact you, your organisation and your sport, then this conference will be an invaluable resource and one you will not want to miss.
Interactive Panel Discussions
The conference provides attendees with two full days of interactive panel discussions, with world leading experts discussing the contemporary legal issues impacting global sport.
Roundtables
Throughout the conference a number of forums for subject matter experts and stakeholders will take place under Chatham House Rule. These forums give attendees greater opportunities to enter into more detailed topics specific discussions and develop relationships with colleagues with subject matter interest.
Professional Development & Knowledge Sharing
Not only will attendees partake in cutting-edge panel discussions, they will also receive a complimentary copy of the “Understand The Rules Of The Game” conference magazine. Attendees will therefore have access to detailed reference materials that will help them when faced with legal issues in their work or studies.
Networking
LawInSport events are renowned for their unparalleled networking opportunities, and this will be a theme that continues at this year’s Global Summit. With over 6 hours of networking and two drinks receptions, attendees can take advantage of dedicated time to meet with colleagues in the sector in a friendly and welcoming environment.
Private Work Space
We understand that with all the best intentions to attend every session over the two days, there will be times when attendees may need to check into work or take calls...the work of lawyers and executives never stops!
Therefore to give attendees the best opportunity to be present and make the most of the conference, we have allocated a private room to work in and take calls should you need to. You will never have to be far from the action and be able to take advantage of all the networking opportunities and participate in the conference as much as possible.
CPD/CLE
The Global Summit provides 7 hours of self-certified continuing professional development/continuing legal education.
Hotels
Hotels in Mayfair, West End, Westminster and Victoria should be within walking distance of the conference venue.
London hotels further from the centre are typically lower in price, and you may need to take public transport. Thankfully London has an excellent transport system.
Attending Organisations
11KBW
12 King's Bench Walk
1fs Wealth
2 Temple Gardens
3 Hare Court
adidas
Allen & Overy
Alpine Formula One Team
Alvarez & Marsal
American University Washington College of Law at American University
AM Sports Law & Management Co
Ambiel, Belfiore, Gomes e Hanna Advogados
Ankura
Arsenal FC
Ashurst LLP
Asian International Arbitration Centre
Baker Tilly
Barry's Soho
beIN MEDIA GROUP
Bird & Bird
Blackstone Chambers
Boodle Hatfield LLP
BPP University
Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
BSE Global
BYF Development Ltd
Cambridge United F.C.
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cazoo
Charles Russell Speechlys
Chicago Fire FC
Clifford Chance
Clue Software
CSCF - Sport Integrity Group
CSMV Advogados
Davison Equestrian
DCMS
Deminor
DLA Piper
Durham University
Ealing Trailfinders
Edge Hill University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Eversheds Sutherland
FARE Network
Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA)
FEI
FIFA
Football Australia
Fountain Court Chambers
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Freeths LLP
Gowling WLG
Greenberg Traurig
Harbottle & Lewis LLP
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Hogan Lovells
Hudl
IHRB
International Table Tennis Federation
International Tennis Integrity Agency
IPS Law
JMW
K2 Intelligence Ltd
Level
Lewis Silkin
Linklaters LLP
Lleida University
Lombardi Associates
London Legacy Development Corporation
LPS Law
Macfarlanes
Maidenhead United
Maisto e Associati
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Mercury 13
Mills & Reeve
MILS Legal
Morgan Sports Law
National Kapodistrian University of Athens
NBA (National Basketball Association)
NFL
Northwestern University
Ogier Leman
Onside Law
Outer Temple Chambers
Pedro Boxing Club
Podium Analytics
Premier League
PwC
Radke Sports Law
Ranmore Law
Riot Games
Rugby Football Union
RYA
Secretariat Advisors
Sheridans
Six Nations Rugby
Social Mobility Business Partnership
Southampton FC
SPORTFIVE
Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
Stephenson Harwood
Stevens & Bolton LLP
Swiss Esports Federation
Taylor Wessing
TEAM Marketing
TEG Pty Ltd
The Football Association
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Queen Mary University of London
TikTok
TLT
TMT Law
Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group Ltd
Tyr
UCFB
UK Sport
Universiteit Gent
University of Sheffield
University of Surrey
VISCHER Ltd
WADA/Athletes Anti-Doping Ombuds
Walker Morris LLP
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports
Wiggin
Withers LLP
World Players Association
TOPICS
- COMMERCIAL - Future commercial and legal developments
- TECHNOLOGY - How will AI and new technology help sport, on and off the pitch?
- INVESTMENT - Global trends and developments in investment in sport
- SPORTS BETTING - Key updates and developments
- STADIA, INFRASTRUCTURE & MAJOR EVENTS - What are the challenges facing stadia, infrastructure & major events
- GOVERNANCE - Who is really governing sport?
- REGULATION - What is the future of sports regulation?
- INTEGRITY - What does the future of integrated approaches to sports integrity look like?
- DISPUTE RESOLUTION - What is the best way to resolve disputes in sport?
- EXECUTIVE FORUM - What are the issues facing executives in sport?
- ATHLETES FORUM - Sports Law for athletes
- IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FORUM - In-house counsel developments and best practice across sport & how is the role of lawyers working in sport evolving?
AGENDA
Please note, the below agenda is currently provisional and subject to change.
Day 1
08:30 - 09:45 - Registration & welcome reception
09:45 - 10:00 - Conference welcome address
10:00 - 11:30 - INTEGRITY - What does the future of integrated approaches to sports integrity look like?
Part 1 - Regulatory developments
- Norbert Rubicsek, Director, CSCF - Sport Integrity Group | Former Head of a Law Enforcement Mission, Europol
- Samuel Cuthbert, Barrister, Outer Temple Chambers
- Kevin Carpenter, Head of Integrity, International Table Tennis Federation
Part 2 - In processes in practice
- Phil Suddick, Head of Sport, Clue Software
- Charli Curran, Senior Director - Risk, Forensics & Compliance, Ankura
- Emma Drake, Legal Director, Bird & Bird
- Karen Moorhouse, CEO of International Tennis Integrity Agency
11.30 - 11:50 - Refreshments & networking
11:50 - 12:35 - DISPUTE RESOLUTION - What is the best way to resolve disputes in sport?
- Patrick Rode, Senior Legal Counsel, Deminor
- Rustam Sethna, Senior Associate, Mills & Reeve
- Benoit Pasquier, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys & CAS Arbitrator
- Sanjev Sharma, Case Counsel, Asian International Arbitration Centre
- Beatriz Chevis, Legal Counsel, FIFA
12:35 - 14:30 - Lunch & networking
14:30 - 15:20 - SPORTS BETTING - Key updates and developments
- Marcel Belfiore, Lawyer, Ambiel, Belfiore, Gomes, Hanna Advogados
- Aahna Mehrotra, Partner, TMT Law Practice & Founder, AM Sports Law & Management Co.
- Alasdair Lamb, Senior Associate, CMS
- Sarah MacDonald, Partner, Wiggin
15:25 - 16:15 - ATHLETE FORUM - Sports Law from an athletes/players perspective
- Ben Purkiss, Lawyer, Clifford Chance, Former Professional Footballer and Former Chairman of The Professional Footballers Association
- Hubert Radke, Lawyer at Radke Sports Law, Basketball Players’ Agent, Former Professional Basketball Player
- Evan Whitfield, VP of Equity, Alumni Relations, and Engagement, Chicago Fire FC, and former Professional Footballer
- Sophie Hosking, Head of Legal, Cazoo, former lawyer at the FA and Freshfields, and member of Olympic GB Rowing Team
- William Bowyer, Associate, Lawrence Stephens
16:15 - 16:45 - Refreshments & networking
16:45 - 17:30 - COMMERCIAL - Future commercial and legal developments
- Jeff Gewirtz, Executive Vice President - Business Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, BSE Global
- Xavier Cuch Grases, Director of Commercial Legal, TEAM Marketing
- Arthur McAfee,III, Senior Vice President Football Operations Policy, Education, Relationship Management, NFL
- Christopher R. Chase, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
- Steve Bainbridge, Shareholder, Sports & Entertainment Law, Greenberg Traurig
- Jamie Andrew, Senior Associate, Clifford Chance & Former Senior Legal Counsel (Secondee) Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
17:40 - 18:30 - TECHNOLOGY - How will AI and new technology help sport, on and off the pitch
- Steven Flynn, Barrister, 2 Temple Gardens (moderator)
- Damian Smith, Chief Technology Officer, Podium Analytics
- Laura Jeffords Greenberg, AI and Legal Tech Consultant, formerly in-house at Unity, Red Bull, and the NFL
- Leo Davidson, Barrister, 11KBW
18:30 - 21:00 - Drinks reception
Day 2
08:30 - 09:45 - Registration & welcome reception
09:45 - 10:00 - Conference welcome address
10:00 - 10:45 - GOVERNANCE - Who is really governing sport?
- Prof. Jeremi Duru, Professor and Director of the Sport & Society Initiative, American University Washington College of Law
- Tsubasa Shinohara, Human Rights Officer, Swiss Esports Federation
- Jonathan Brown, Senior Managing Director - Risk, Forensics & Compliance, Ankura
10:45 - 11:30 - REGULATION - What is the future of sports regulation?
- Andrew Nixon, Partner & Head of Sport, Sheridans
- Nick De Marco KC, Barrister, Blackstone Chambers
- Héctor Navarro Real, Senior Legal Counsel, FIFA
- Hannah Kent, Senior Associate, Onside Law
11:30 - 11:45 - Refreshments & networking
11:45- 12:15 - STADIA, INFRASTRUCTURE & MAJOR EVENTS - What are the challenges facing stadia, infrastructure & major events
- Péter Rippel-Szabó, Attorney at Law, Bird & Bird
- Ewen Macgregor, Partner, TLT
12:15 - 14:30 - Lunch & networking
14:30 - 15:15 - INVESTMENT - Global trends and developments in investment in sport
- Steve Argeris, Counsel, Hogan Lovells and former General Counsel, Carolina Panthers
- Keir Gordon, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys
- Pedro Henrique Mendonça, Of Counsel, CSMV Advogados
- Eniola Aluko MBE, Football Executive, Author and Broadcast, Mercury 13, former Aston Villa and Angel City Sporting Director, and former International Footballer
15:25 - 16:20 - IN-HOUSE COUNSEL FORUM - In-house counsel forum - developments and best practice across sport & how is the role of lawyers working in sport evolving
- Jeff Gewirtz, Executive Vice President - Business Affairs and Chief Legal Officer, BSE Global
- Sam Roby, Senior Manager - Legal Counsel, adidas
- Kim Vande Velde, Senior Legal Counsel, beIN MEDIA GROUP
- Christopher Flanagan, Sole Regional Legal Counsel (UK) & Data Protection OfficerSole Regional Legal Counsel (UK) & Data Protection Officer, TEG Pty Ltd
- Mel Mallam, General Counsel, Football Australia
16:20 - 16:50 - Refreshment & networking
16:50 - 17:40 - EXECUTIVE FORUM - What are the issues facing executives in sport?
- Sarah Lewis OBE OLY - Olympian, Strategic Advisor - Loughborough University London Institute for Sport Business Advisory Board - Vice President Sustainable Mountain Alliance (SMA) and Former Secretary General, International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS)
- Piara Powar, Social Entrepreneur, Executive Director, FARE Network and Former Director, Kick It Out
- Jules Karangwa, Acting General Secretary & Legal Officer, Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA)
- Polly Handford, Director of Legal & Governance, The Football Association
- Karen Moorhouse, CEO of International Tennis Integrity Agency, and former Director Rugby Football League
18:00 - 20:00 - Drinks reception & networking
PRIVATE ROUNDTABLES
Throughout the conference a number of forums for subject matter experts and stakeholders will take place under Chatham House Rule. These roundtables give attendees greater opportunities to enter into more detailed topics specific discussions and develop relationships with colleagues with subject matter interest.
Day 1 (Marcus Beck Library)
09:00 - 09:50 - In-House Counsel Forum
12:50 - 13:35 - Integrity
Day 2 (The Wheatley Room (2nd floor))
09:00 - 09:50 - Commercial
12:30 - 13:10 - Regulation & Dispute Resolution
13:10 - 14:00 - Governance, Diversity & Inclusion
Numbers will be restricted to 30 attendees per private discussion.
BOOK TICKETS
FULL PRICE TICKETS
Professional Services
Lawyers, accountants, tax advisors, consultants, etc - Tier 1 |
£696 |
Sports Professional
Sport executives & administrators, in-house counsel and agents - Tier 2 |
£370 |
Academics & Full Time Students - Tier 3
|
£300 |
Former & current elite pro athletes
incl. Olympians & Paralympians - Tier 4 |
FREE |
Should you have any issues registering your tickets please email
Member discounts
Institutional Members, Plus Yearly and monthly (with 3 or more months membership) members benefit from a £100 discount on early bird and full price tickets. (Discounts are applied at the time of purchase, provide you are signed into your account).
Discount codes
Attendees purchasing Tier 2, 3 and 4 tickets should email
Group Tickets
If 4 or more colleagues from your organisation would like to attend and benefit from a group discount please email
Please note, group tickets are designed specifically with the demands of sports organisations and government departments in mind. These tickets allow for people within sports organisations to share and invite colleagues who may otherwise not be able to attend, either due to time or cost restrictions to benefit from the Global Summit.
* To qualify for a free ticket as a current or former pro athlete you must not be qualified lawyers or working as sports business professionals. These tickets are subsidised, and therefore are for the benefit of athletes that may not otherwise have the opportunity to attend such events. We hope giving athletes the opportunity to learn, develop and network will benefit them and their sport.
VENUE
1 Wimpole Street, Central London
ATTENDING ORGANISATIONS
Attending Organisations
11KBW
12 King's Bench Walk
1fs Wealth
2 Temple Gardens
3 Hare Court
adidas
Allen & Overy
Alpine Formula One Team
Alvarez & Marsal
American University Washington College of Law at American University
AM Sports Law & Management Co
Ambiel, Belfiore, Gomes e Hanna Advogados
Ankura
Arsenal FC
Ashurst LLP
Asian International Arbitration Centre
Baker Tilly
Barry's Soho
beIN MEDIA GROUP
Bird & Bird
Blackstone Chambers
Boodle Hatfield LLP
BPP University
Brucher Thieltgen & Partners
BSE Global
BYF Development Ltd
Cambridge United F.C.
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cazoo
Charles Russell Speechlys
Chicago Fire FC
Clifford Chance
Clue Software
CSCF - Sport Integrity Group
CSMV Advogados
Davison Equestrian
DCMS
Deminor
DLA Piper
Durham University
Ealing Trailfinders
Edge Hill University
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Eversheds Sutherland
FARE Network
Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association (FERWAFA)
FEI
FIFA
Football Australia
Fountain Court Chambers
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC
Freeths LLP
Gowling WLG
Greenberg Traurig
Harbottle & Lewis LLP
Harrison Clark Rickerbys
Hogan Lovells
Hudl
IHRB
International Table Tennis Federation
International Tennis Integrity Agency
IPS Law
JMW
K2 Intelligence Ltd
Level
Lewis Silkin
Linklaters LLP
Lleida University
Lombardi Associates
London Legacy Development Corporation
LPS Law
Macfarlanes
Maidenhead United
Maisto e Associati
Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team
Mercury 13
Mills & Reeve
MILS Legal
Morgan Sports Law
National Kapodistrian University of Athens
NBA (National Basketball Association)
NFL
Northwestern University
Ogier Leman
Onside Law
Outer Temple Chambers
Pedro Boxing Club
Podium Analytics
Premier League
PwC
Radke Sports Law
Ranmore Law
Riot Games
Rugby Football Union
RYA
Secretariat Advisors
Sheridans
Six Nations Rugby
Social Mobility Business Partnership
Southampton FC
SPORTFIVE
Squire Patton Boggs (UK) LLP
Stephenson Harwood
Stevens & Bolton LLP
Swiss Esports Federation
Taylor Wessing
TEAM Marketing
TEG Pty Ltd
The Football Association
The Hong Kong Jockey Club
The Queen Mary University of London
TikTok
TLT
TMT Law
Triple S Sports & Entertainment Group Ltd
Tyr
UCFB
UK Sport
Universiteit Gent
University of Sheffield
University of Surrey
VISCHER Ltd
WADA/Athletes Anti-Doping Ombuds
Walker Morris LLP
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports
Wiggin
Withers LLP
World Players Association
Event Properties
Event Date | 09-10-2023 8:30 |
Event End Date | 10-10-2023 20:00 |
Individual Price | £100 - £696 + VAT |
Location | 1 Wimpole Street |
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