The Laws of Sports: fast and furious or stable and reliable?
13 Sep - 14 Sep 2023
Session information
Sports economics and dynamics: too fast, too big?
Thursday 14 September (0900 - 1030)
Description
• Are sports events a typical entertainment business and how is organising a sports event different from organising a concert?
• What makes the sport business so attractive or profitable?
• Are there shared economic features in all sports and can an investor apply roughly the same business plan cross-fields?
• Major sports events, Olympic Games or World Cup events: beyond medals and trophies, is the local economic impact worth the investment?
• Game changers: the grand entrance of private equity and new investors into the world of sports.
• The brand in sports: what is it, how should it be valued and how different is it from the world of fashion?
• Safeguarding the airwaves: the battle against piracy in broadcasting rights.
• Athletes and coaches: defying the norms of employment and salaries.
• The role of agents and other intermediaries: are they an essential or the weakest link in the chain?
• Looking at the future of sports: are e-sports a new game or sport?
• The NFT revolution: why the sports industry can't resist the digital gold rush.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
Amani Cherry Mohsen Khalifa | Freshfields, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Speakers
Saleh Alobeidli | ICLO, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Simon Chadwick | SKEMA Business School, Paris, France |
Majed Garoub | The Law Firm of Majed Garoub , Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
Sabin Gherdan | Gherdan & Associates Sports Lawyers, Bucharest, Romania |
Caroline Guenneteau | BeIn Sports, Paris, France |
Victoriano Melero | Paris Saint-Germain FC, Paris, France |
Manal Rmeity | Qatar Stars League , Doha, Qatar |