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Olympics - Competition - Sports - Law
International Conference on the Competition and Sports Law is-sues of today’s sport
(29-30 September, 2011 - Budapest)
Sport and competition law – Day 1 (Thursday, 29 September)
8.00-9.00 Registration
9.00-9.15 Welcome speech by Miklós Tóth (Hungarian Society of Sport Sciences, President)
I. Broadcasting rights and competition law
Chairman: Tihamér Tóth (Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Law, Vice-Dean; White & Case LLP, Counsel)
9.20-9.50 Ágnes Szarka/Krzysztof Kuik (EU Commission, DG Com-petition, Unit C2 Media, Sport) t.b.c.: The law enforcement practice of DG Competition in the field of selling sport broadcasting rights
9.50-10.20 Julien Zylberstein (UEFA, Legal Counsel, EU Affairs Advi-sor): The experience of UEFA in relation to the joint selling of football broadcasting rights, the competition law aspects
10.20-10.50 Nick Fitzpatrick (DLA Piper London, Partner): The expe-rience of selling sport broadcasting rights from the aspect of a private practitioner
10.50-11.20 Pim Smits (NMa, Netherlands Competition Authority, case handler): The dutch case law on selling sport broadcasting rights
11.20-11.45 Break
11.45-12.30 Panel discussion on the application of competition law to sport broadcasting rights including the previous speakers and Tihamér Tóth as a chair.
12.30-14.00 Lunch
II. The organisational issues of sport and competition law
Chairman: Pál Szilágyi (Director, Competition Law Research Centre; lecturer PPKE JÁK)
14.00-14.30 Prof. Richard Parrish (Edge Hill University, Director of Centre for Sports Law Research): A general overview of the competi-tion law problems with regard to the organisational issues of sport
14.30-15.00 Ian Forrester Q.C., LL.D. (White & Case Brussels, Part-ner): The ECJ/CFI disagreement on the rationale for entrusting to sporting bodies the right to regulate the game
15.00-15.30 Ádám Remetei-Filep (Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Faculty of Law, Competition Law Research Centre, Hungarian Society for Sport Sciences): The competition law analysis of anti-doping rules
15.30-16.00 José Luis Buendía (Partner heading the Garrigues Brus-sels Office): The lack of compensation for clubs for the release of players for international tournaments, a competition law analysis (the Oulmers case and similar rules)
16.00-16.30 Zsuzsanna Remetei Filep (Pázmány Péter Catholic Uni-versity, Faculty of Law and Political Sciences, Competition Law Re-search Centre): Sport and the application of State Aid rules
Sports law issues – Day 2 (Friday, 30 September)
8.30-9.30 Registration
I. The Olympics and law
Chairman: Zsigmond Nagy (Hungarian Olympic Committee, Director of International Affairs)
9.30-10.00 Zsolt Borkai (Hungarian Olympic Committee, President): The challenges of Hungarian sport, the involve-ment of non-govermental institutions
9.40-10.25 Howard Stupp (International Olympic Commit-tee, Director of Legal Affairs): The Evolution of Legal Issues Affecting Sport and the Olympic Movement
10.25-11.10 Matthieu Reeb (Court of Arbitration for Sport, Secretary General): The Arbitration Practice in Sport and at the Olympic Games
11.10-11.30 Break
11.30-11.50 Ildikó Mihók (Hungarian Olympic Committee, Marketing and Communication Director): Who owns the athlete?
11.50-12.30 Panel discussion on the topic ‘Who owns the athlete?’. Chair: Olivér Török (Hungarian Olympic Commit-tee, press officer)
Tóth A. Péter (Magyar Telekom Zrt. – Director of Sponsor and Marketing Division), Horváth Magyary Nóra (K&H – Managing Director, Communications Directorate), Károlyi Zsuzsanna (E.ON Hungary Zrt. – Head of Corporate Com-munications, Corporate Communications), Cserpes Fábián (Sportagency, Owner – Managing Director), Lakatos Zsófia (Hill and Knowlton, Managing Director), Váczi János (Sport Economist)
12:30-14:00 Lunch
II. Various sports law issues
14.00-14.30 Dick Pound t.b.c.
14.30-15.00 Attila Czene (The Minister of State for Sport, Ministry of National Resources): New System of Sport Fi-nancing in Hungary
15.00-15.30 Zsigmond Nagy (Hungarian Olympic Commit-tee, Director of International Affairs): The Athlete Olympic Contract
15.30-16.00 Professor Albert Buisman (International Fair Play Committee, Member of the Council): Sport and ethics
16.00-16.15 Concluding remarks by Miklós Tóth (Hungarian Society of Sport Sciences, President)
17.00 Press conference
Main Patron: Mr. Zsolt Borkai, President of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and Olympic Champion
Patron: Mr. Attila Czene, State Secretary Responsible for Sport and Olympic Champion