16th Conference of Ministers responsible for Sport
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic worldwide, the physical meetings programmed to take place in Athens from 4-6 November 2020 are cancelled.
The new programme includes a few shorter events via video-conference, spread out over a longer period of time, to cover all scheduled themes.
Thursday 5 November 2020: Opening session
10h00 Introductory statements
- Marija Pejčinović Burić, Secretary General, Council of Europe (@MarijaPBuric)
- Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, Alternate Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece
10h10 Championing values in sport: a leadership dialogue facilitated by Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe (@CoEDemocracy)
- Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport, Greece (@l_avgenakis)
- Roxana Maracineanu, Minister attached to the Minister for Education, Youth and Sports, with responsibility for Sports, France (@RoxaMaracineanu)
- Christophe de Kepper, Director General, International Olympic Committee (@iocmedia)
- Aleksandra Shelton, Olympic Fencer
- Jonas Baer-Hoffmann, Secretary General, Global FIFPro (@FIFPro)
11h00 Close
(this session was open to the public and press)
Thursday 5 November 2020: Introduction to theme 1
A European approach to sport policies: the revision of the European Sports Charter
14h00 Introductory panel, moderated by Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director General of Democracy, Council of Europe (@CoEDemocracy)
- Kornelija Tiesnesyte, Deputy Minister responsible for Sport, Lithuania (@KTiesnesyte)
- Tommi Laitio, Executive Director of Culture and Leisure, City of Helsinki (@tommilaitio; @HelsinkiLiikkuu)
- Kole Gjeloshaj, Chair of the EPAS Consultative Committee, Deputy Secretary General/CEO of the International School Sport Federation (@isfsports)
- Olivier Saint-Requier, Business Development Manager, Garmin Health (@GarminFrance)
15h30 Close
(this session was for invited delegations and observers only)
Monday 7 December 2020: Introduction to theme 2
Human rights in sport
10h00 Introductory panel, moderated by André-Noël Chaker (@anchaker)
- Tiina Kivisaari, Director of Sport, Ministry of Education and Culture, Finland (@TiinaKivisaari)
- Marko Bošnjak, Judge, European Court of Human Rights (@ECHR_CEDH)
- Claudia Bokel, President of the German Fencing Federation, former Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission (@ClaudiaBokel)
- Pierre Cornu, President, Foundation Council, International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) (@sportCIES)
11h30 Close
(this session was for invited delegations and observers only)
Friday 15 January 2021: Ministerial Round Table
9h00-12h30 / 14h00-16h30 Chaired by Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport, Greece
- Contributions from delegations and observers (oral statements on the two themes, limited to 3 minutes per speaker)
16h30 Close
(this session was for invited delegations and observers only)
Compendium of draft Resolutions (theme 1 and theme 2)
Thursday 11 February 2021: Closing session
(this session is open to the public and press)
10h00 Chaired by Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sport, Greece
Adoption of the final resolutions and Closing speeches:
- Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Deputy Secretary General, Council of Europe
- Niels Nygaard, acting president of the European Olympic Committees (@Niels_Nygaard)
- Lefteris Avgenakis, Deputy Minister of Culture and Sports of Greece (@l_avgenakis)
10h30 Close
10h35-11h00 Press point (questions from press to speakers)
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