The clips of the keynote address by Patrick Baumann (GAISF President, IOC Member and FIBA Secretary General) and the panel discussions held at this month‘s Sport Future Rendez-Vous are now available at ThinkSport’s digital knowledge center. Don’t miss out or relive what was debated about the hot topic of the future of sport and its governance.
The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre, has launched an initiative designed to change the lives of people with lower-limb paralysis. New international research shows that nine out of ten wheelchair users experience pain and discomfort caused to them by their mobility device. Responding to technological advances around the world, the $4m global Mobility Unlimited Challenge is calling on teams of innovators to create game-changing technology that will help radically improve the mobility and independence of people with lower-limb paralysis.
By Jean-Loup Chappelet, professor at the University of Lausanne and expert in sports management and governance.
World sport is governed by International Federations (IFs). More than 60 of them are run from Switzerland, from the mighty Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), based in Zurich since 1937, to the International Wushu Federation (IWUF), recently installed in Lausanne to govern the Chinese martial art, which is also known as kung-fu. They decide and regulate global rules for the sport in question, award their championships to host cities and countries, comprise national federations and their clubs, and fight against abuses in sport, such as doping and corruption.
The future of sport and its governance will be the focus of this year’s edition of “Sport Future Rendez-Vous”, an annual event for expert discussions on pressing topics in sport. Lively debates are guaranteed thanks to the great line up of top-level speakers from the Olympic Movement, academia and politics. Jointly organised by ThinkSport and the University of Lausanne (UNIL), this year’s edition will take place on 7 June 2018 in Lausanne.
The second edition of the “iWorkinSport Job Fair”, which took place in Lausanne on 18 May 2018, attracted 16 companies looking for best talent among more than 300 students from a variety of universities. This year, the event at the SwissTech Convention Center also opened up to students and alumni not belonging to the official academic partners. More than 60 jobs were on offer.
PRESS RELEASE: 16 May 2018
A keynote speech from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus, lively and interactive panel discussions, eSports demonstrations and much more brought Day 2 of THE SPOT to a successful close today at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne.
PRESS RELEASE: 15 May 2018
ThinkSport’s new sport and innovation event, THE SPOT, kicked off in style today in Lausanne, Switzerland, attracting more than 700 delegates.
PRESS RELEASE: 15 May 2018
ForwardGame AR of Germany was declared the winner of THE SPOT’s inaugural Start-Up Battle, operated by Venturelab, today, beating a strong field of competitors to the title at the SwissTech Convention Center in Lausanne, Switzerland.
PRESS RELEASE: 15 May 2018
A new incubator for start-ups specialised in sport-related fields will be established to further stimulate the unique sport ecosystem in Lausanne and the region, it was announced today during the opening of THE SPOT, a pioneering new event that aims to galvanise innovation in sport.
PRESS RELEASE: 14 May 2018
Among the many out-of-the-box experiences planned for THE SPOT, a pioneering new event that aims to galvanise innovation in sport, one in particular promises to get the adrenaline pumping: The Start-up Battle.