Global Annual Sports Day, Thursday 6 October
Speakers
Bird & Bird's International Sports Group is delighted to invite you to our second annual online global 'Sports Day'.
Throughout the day a mixture of specialists from across our international offices (and some invited guests) will be delivering sessions for you to choose from, covering a wide variety of topics relevant to those working in the sports industry.
Programme
| 09:00 - 09:05 | Welcome and introduction, Max Duthie |
| 09:05 - 09:35 | a) Tokens in 2022: key learnings, drafting and negotiation tips Will Deller and Richard McMorris b) Image rights: when does use become abuse? A practical and international look at image rights in marketing and sport Olaf Trojan, Joseph Fesenmair, Louise Sargeant and Rich Hawkins |
| 09:40 - 10:10 |
a) Sports data: learnings from TRP v SIS and Genius v Radar b) Conducting efficient sports disciplinary investigations: avoiding common pitfalls |
| 10:15 - 10:45 | a) Competition law update: a spotlight on key and recent cases Saskia King and Jose Rivas b) Giga-projects and giga-growth: sport in the Middle East David Bintliff, Yannick Hefti and Lewis Calder |
| 10:50 - 11:20 | a) Getting into gaming Will Deller and Joaquin Munoz b) Arbitration en Suisse - recent case law concerning the Swiss Federal Tribunal and CAS Richard Bush, Philippe Vladimir-Boss (Bianchischwald) and Despina Mavromati (Bianchischwald) |
| 11:25 - 11:55 | a) Sponsorship considerations for highly regulated industries Georgie Twigg and Rob Turner b) Arbitrator bias - protecting the integrity of sports arbitrations Nick Peacock and Jacob Webster |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | a) The tax treatment of image rights Zoe Feller and Montserrat Turrado b) Private equity investors in sport: what are they looking for? Matt Bonass and Craig Giles |
| 12:35 - 13:05 | a) Players behaving badly: how to navigate an employment law process in parallel with external factors such as criminal proceedings and social media exposure Jonathan Goldsworthy b) Data protection: the urgent and the upcoming Emma Drake and Cat Hughes |
| 13:10 - 13:40 | a) Gambling Act Review - what it means for gambling sponsorships Andy Danson and Lizzie Dunn b) Safeguarding regulations and proceedings: key considerations Richard Bush |
| 13:45 - 14:15 | a) Sports events: trends and key considerations Matt Hanson and Peter Rippel-Szabo b) Athlete activism - shifting tides and regulatory approaches Lereesa Easterbrook |
| 14:20 - 14:50 | The eligibility of transgender athletes in sport, Chris Lavey |
| 14:50 - 15:00 | Closing remarks, Max Duthie |