SPORTS MINISTER TRACEY CROUCH MP JOINS BEYOND THE FIELD OF PLAY LINE UP
Sport Minister Tracey Crouch MP is the latest speaker to join Beyond the Field of Play, in association with Mishcon de Reya, taking place in London on 19 October as part of the three day Beyond Sport Summit and Awards. The Sports Minister is currently overseeing a fundamental review of sports policy in the UK entitled ‘A New Strategy for Sport’, the outcome of which is expected this autumn.
Beyond the Field of Play, with the support of the Commonwealth Games Federation, will bring together International Federations and National Governing Bodies to debate and discuss reputation management, governance, financial transparency and social impact in sport
In addition to the Sports Minister, speakers and panellists at Beyond the Field of Play include:
- HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein – Former FEI President
- Francesco Ricci Bitti – President, ASOIF
- David Grevemberg – CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation
- Emanuel Medeiros – CEO, ICSS Europe & Latin America
- Damian Collins MP – Folkestone and Hythe MP, Member, House of Commons Select Committee for Culture, Media & Sport
- Sir Keir Starmer MP – Labour PM for Holborn & St Pancras
- Ignacio Packer – Secretary General, Terre Des Hommes
- Mike Lee OBE – Chairman, VERO Communications
- Alastair Campbell – Writer, Communicator and Strategist
Liz Ellen, Head of Sport at Mishcon de Reya commented: "We are very pleased to be associated with this event. The combination of a fantastic group of speakers and the exploration of some of the most topical sporting issues of the day promises to deliver an insightful and inspiring debate."
Nick Keller, Founder of Beyond Sport added: “Beyond Sport set out to celebrate and promote the positive that sport can do and there is no doubt that bringing key stakeholders and sports administrators together in a more intimate gathering to learn about aspects of integrity, governance and social change will have a positive impact. We are delighted the Minister is joining us in the midst of discussion on the white paper where we hope that sport’s role is social change will be a key factor.”
The Beyond Sport Summit 2015 takes place 19-21 October in London and is supported by its global partners, Barclays, TIME and UNICEF.
More information can be found at www.beyondsport.org