Lausanne, Switzerland, February 21, 2020: SportAccord has confirmed that the Olympic capital Lausanne will host the SportAccord World Sport & Business Summit 2020. The event has been moved from Beijing due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
Returning to the home of international sport, the 18th SportAccord will take place from April 19-24 at the Swiss Tech Convention Centre. Lausanne last hosted the event in 2016.
SportAccord President Raffaele Chiulli said: “We are delighted that Lausanne will be hosting SportAccord once again. As a major event in the international sporting calendar, Lausanne provides a favourable location for sport and business leaders to meet, given its strong commitment to sport and industry.”
Philippe Leuba, State Councilor, Department of Economy, Innovation & Sport, added: “After the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games and before the World Hockey, Petanque and Road Cycling Championships, the Canton of Vaud is pleased to welcome, still in 2020, the largest sports convention in the world.”
SportAccord enables delegates to network with sporting leaders at the highest levels, access an extensive conference programme and experience the many opportunities on offer in one location at the world’s leading global sports business event.
The conference programme will feature five streams – CityAccord, HealthAccord, LawAccord, MediaAccord and the SportAccord Summit – with numerous influential speakers already lined up to offer insights into a variety of vital areas in sport.
Partners, exhibitors and delegates who have registered to attend the event in Beijing will be contacted shortly with registration re-opening for SportAccord 2020 in Lausanne on Monday, February 24.
For general enquiries: info@sportaccord.sport.
Source: https://www.sportaccord.sport