Programme

14:00 Welcome speech by Prof. Catherine Behets Wydemans (FSM) and Prof. Valérie Swaen (LouRIM)

14:10 “La responsabilité sociétale des organisations sportives” by Prof. Simon Chadwick
(Director of Eurasian Sport, Professor of the Eurasian Sport Industry,
Director Centre for the Eurasian Sport Industry, EM Lyon Business School, France)

14:50 “The soft power of sport: diplomacy through sport” by Prof. Richard Parish (Edge Hill University,
Director Centre for Sports Law Research, United Kingdom)

15:30 Discussion panel and exchange with the audience, driven by Prof. Thierry Zintz (Chaire Olympique Henri de Baillet Latour et Jacques Rogge en management des organisations sportives)
with Prof. Simon Chadwick, Prof. Richard Parrish and Prof. Tanguy de Wilde d’Estmael (ISPOLE UCLouvain,
Chaires Baillet Latour UE-Russie et UE-Chine)

16:15 Coffee Break

16:45 Academic session with interventions by Prof. Philippe Parmentier (Directeur de l’Administration de l’enseignement et de la formation – ADEF),
Mr Alain De Waele (Secrétaire général du Fonds Baillet-Latour) and Prof. Thierry Zintz

17:30 Reception (Louvain House)