Sports Day
Speakers
Bird & Bird's global sports team are delighted to invite you to our first ever online global 'Sports Day' event.
Throughout the day a mixture of specialists from across our international offices will be delivering concurrent sessions for you to choose from, covering a wide variety of topics affecting those working in the sports industry.
| 9:00 - 9:10 | Welcome Jonathan Taylor QC |
| 9:10 - 9:40 | Session 1a: Maximising the value of your trademark portfolio: cautionary tales and case studies Rebecca O'Kelly-Gillard & Dr. Joseph Fesenmair Session 1b: Recent developments in anti-doping Lauren Pagé & Chris Lavey |
| 9:45 - 10:15 | Session 2a: Balancing the rights of the accused and the treatment of the abused in safeguarding proceedings Richard Bush & Kat Craig, Athlead Session 2b: Key trends in sports sponsorship and broadcasting Georgie Twigg MBE (Chair), Dr. Joseph Fesenmair, Dr. Markus Körner, Robert Turner & Craig Giles |
| 10:20 - 10:50 | Session 3a: The rise of OTT services Craig Giles & Rich Hawkins Session 3b: Privacy in sport: issues to prioritise for 2022 Emma Drake & Cat Hughes |
| 10:55 - 11:25 | Session 4a: The battle for sports data Andy Danson, Toby Bond & Robert Turner Session 4b: Introduction to sports finance Joss Hargrave & Claire Barker & Laurie Pinto, Pinto Capital LLP |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Session 5a: Esports: Opportunities and challenges of an innovative and maturing industry Will Deller, Alex Norman & Peter Rippel-Szabo Session 5b: Taking the knee and beyond: equality and diversity law issues in employment and sports Jonathan Goldsworthy & Rumana Khanom |
| 12:05 - 12:35 | Session 6a: Sports disciplinary investigations: key considerations Lauren Pagé & Richard Bush Session 6b: 10 things to think about when negotiating sports tech contracts Ian Edwards |
| 12:40 - 13:10 | Session 7a: Competition law and sport: the current state of play Jose Rivas, Prof. Dr. Martin Schimke & Dr. Saskia King Session 7b: Digital Assets 101: building a strategy for managing data, content and tokens in sports organisations Richard McMorris |
| 13:10 - 13:15 | Closing address Jonathan Taylor QC |