Conference programme

•    Are sports events a typical entertainment business and how is organising a sports event different from organising a concert?
•    What makes the sport business so attractive or profitable?
•    Are there shared economic features in all sports and can an investor apply roughly the same business plan cross-fields?
•    Major sports events, Olympic Games or World Cup events: beyond medals and trophies, is the local economic impact worth the investment?
•    Game changers: the grand entrance of private equity and new investors into the world of sports.
•    The brand in sports: what is it, how should it be valued and how different is it from the world of fashion? 
•    Safeguarding the airwaves: the battle against piracy in broadcasting rights.
•    Athletes and coaches: defying the norms of employment and salaries.
•    The role of agents and other intermediaries: are they an essential or the weakest link in the chain?
•    Looking at the future of sports: are e-sports a new game or sport?
•    The NFT revolution: why the sports industry can't resist the digital gold rush.

•    Why does sport need federations and what are the other key stakeholders in the regulatory frame?
•    The rule of law versus soft law: should states regulate sports sectors or should self-regulation prevail? 
•    The bargaining power of federations versus that of athletes, clubs and governments: who has/is the most muscled body?
•    Sport's best/general interest: if federations are not-for-profit associations, what commercial aspects are weighed in? 
•    How do federations handle the interaction between the local/national level and the international one?
•    Is there a governance issue within federations and should the industry reinvent itself to improve decision-making?
•    Is corporation or democracy the best model for sports governance?
•    What’s next for sports governance and how will it address its current challenges?

•    Confronting the expectations of the user, counsel, arbitrator and centre: perspectives in sports disputes resolution, is everyone happy about the process and the outcome?
•    Applying the rule of law versus applying the rule of the game: is the frontier clear or blurred? 
•    Who sits as arbitrators in sports disputes: are arbitrators good referees?
•    Gender equality in sports dispute resolution: better or worse than in commercial arbitration?
•    Conflicts of interest in sports arbitration: the same old story?
•    Post World-Cup or Olympics construction disputes: are they all about delays?
•    Other disputes at the crossroad of sports and commercial laws: the example of sponsorship cases.
•    Sports and arbitration: the ideal doubles pairing? 
•    The arbitrability of sports law disputes: the case of employment contracts.
•    Is there room for mediation between litigation and arbitration?
•    Are national state courts a better forum for sports-related disputes?
•    The specificity of internal dispute resolution mechanisms within international sporting federations.

•    How are athletes’ rights and duties taken into account in modern sport?
•    Gender equality in sports today: is it the beginning of a new era?
•    The fight against racism and violence and for integrity: the example of FIFA.
•    The specifics of ethics in sports: tools and objectives.
•    The fight against doping: an old fight looking for a better outcome today?
•    Sport as a soft power: is it a political instrument to further peace?
•    Sanctions in sports and international trade: are we talking about the same creatures?