Play The Game 2015

Play the Game 2015 Mega-events 1. The public revolts: A perfect storm for sport? Plenary Session Tuesday 27 October 2015, 16:30-18:30 Chair: Koen Breedveld Speakers: Andrew Zimbalist, Professor, Smith College (US) Sarah Lewis, Secretary General, Fédération Internationale du Ski (FIS) (CH) Elchin Safarov, Corporate Director, BEGOC (AZ) Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director, European Environment Agency (DK) Play the Game 2015 operated under the subtitle "global sport: reform or revolution" and gathered around 350 journalists, scientists and sport officials on the 25-29th of October in Play the Game's home town of Aarhus, Denmark. Play the Game is an international conference and communication initiative aiming to strengthen the ethical foundation of sport and promote democracy, transparency and freedom of expression in sport. It is run by the Danish Institute for Sports Studies (Idan), an independent institution set up by the Danish Ministry of Culture. The task of Idan is to create overview over and insight