Olympic Forum 2019 - Fundació Barcelona Olímpica

The impact of sports and emerging disciplines in a global world

13TH OLYMPIC FORUM – 15-16 OCT.

In this thirteenth edition, the Olympic Forum will address the issues of emerging sports and its impact on the celebration of major events, the modification of sports and disciplines or the conception of what.

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Schedule

Tuesday October 15th

10:00	Welcome
10:15	Lecture Future Olympic challenges for the future, renovating the sports programme Kit McConnell (IOC)
11:00	Coffee break
11:15	Lecture Gender equality in emerging sports Blanca Nualart (GENCAT)
12:00	Roundtable Gender equality in emerging sports Susanna Soler (INEFC) / Susana Closa (IBE) / Joan Porcar (RPM-Racing) / Kira Menén (FCK) / Maria Guixà, journalist
13:00	Break
15:00	Lecture New sports events: the example of the World Beach Games and the beach sports Maribel Zamora (FCVb)
15:30	Roundtable New sports disciplines in team sports Raúl Chapado (RFEA) / Andrea d’Auria / Judith Vizuete (BMG)
16:45	Coffee break
17:00	Lecture New sports events: the example of the World Roller Games and the roller sports Ramon Basiana (FCP) / Quim Pastor (FCP)
17:00	Roundtable New sports disciplines in individual sports Alba Gamell (FCT) / May Peus (RFEDI) / David Macià, Climbing Team

Wednesday October 16th

10:00	eSports Esteban Serrano - AKAWonder (SK Gaming)
11:00	Coffee break
11:30	Roundtable Voices in favour of and voices against eSports as Olympic sport Pilar Calvo, journalist / Víctor Casanovas (Seven Mila) / Pere Manel (COPLEFC)
12:30	Exhibition 3 x 3 Basketball
13:00	Conclusions Joan Manuel Surroca, journalist
13:15	Closing

History of the Forums

The Olympic Forum are conferences that have taken place biannually since 1995. They consist of a series of sessions reflecting upon a current theme relating to sport, with the aim of finding solutions.

Aimed at: sporting organizations, federations and sports clubs, councils, local governments, researchers, private and public sports companies, entrepreneurs, athletes, agents, among others.