PROGRAMME 8-9 April 2013 IMD, Lausanne, Switzerland TABLE OF CONTENTS Page 2 FEI Sports Forum Programme Welcome by the FEI President, HRH Princess Haya 4 Welcome by the IMD President, Prof. Dominique Turpin 6 Timetable 8 Meeting Topics 9 Biographies 13 Hotels 27 Lunches & dinners 28 Visa requirements/Travel 29 Transport to/in Lausanne 30 Contact persons 31 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 3 WELCOME BY THE FEI PRESIDENT Thank you for coming to Lausanne for the FEI Sports Forum 2013. Your feedback on all these subjects is very welcome. It is a great honour to be able to bring together the equestrian community at IMD, a top-ranked business school reputed worldwide for its executive development programmes that shape global leaders. The Dressage Round Table will focus mainly on how we can ride on the huge wave of popularity the discipline is enjoying to secure its further development in terms of spectator numbers and media coverage. This is particularly important as we witness the number of FEI Dressage events rising annually. Last year, they totalled 401, compared to 360 in 2011. Leadership is an area in which the FEI has concentrated a great deal of effort and resources to improving in recent years. We have become a modern, forwardthinking world governing body that is constantly striving to enhance and reinforce the framework of equestrian sport. The rules that govern our disciplines are an essential part of that framework and this year, a full revision of the Jumping Rules will take place. Revision of the CSI Invitation rules (applicable to events in Europe) will be part of that process and will be one of the main points on the agenda of the Jumping Round Table at IMD. The aim of the revision is to align the 3* and 4* invitation rules with those of CSI5* events by stipulating that a defined percentage of riders must be selected in descending order from the Longines Rankings. The Jumping Committee will provide an update on its consultation with the International Jumping Riders Club concerning proposed modifications to the rules governing the Longines Rankings. In addition, a report will be presented on evaluations of CSI-W Western European League events that were carried in the spring. This was a pilot project that followed discussions on the Event Classification System at last year’s FEI Sports Forum. 4 FEI Sports Forum Programme Rules feature prominently on the agenda of the Driving Round Table. The full review of the rules for 2014 aims, notably, to remove ambiguities and align the event classification system with that of other FEI disciplines. A star classification system, combined with shorter – and therefore less costly – events will open the discipline to new athletes at lower levels, while reinforcing the difficulty of higher level competitions. When the same principles were applied to a review of Vaulting competition formats, the number of events more than doubled in a year. We are convinced that the new rules will boost the appeal of Driving for athletes, spectators and media. The forum devoted to Olympic and Paralympic Games qualification is an opportunity to discuss a subject that really deserves our attention ahead of the 2016 Rio Games. We are delighted that IOC Sports Director Christophe Dubi has agreed to join the panel of this forum and look forward to reviewing the qualification procedures currently in place. The international movement of competition horses, another subject of this year’s FEI Sports Forum, is an area in which the FEI has made progress over the past two years. We have now reached a stage where the action of our National Federations can really help us to achieve goals that will benefit our sport considerably. We will also explore possibilities for our athletes to compete without jeopardising their futures outside the arena. There is a lot we can do to help to ensure that new generations can commit to competing at high level events while acquiring levels of education or vocational training that will provide them with alternatives if need be. On behalf of the FEI, I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to IMD for allowing us to use their beautiful premises and for their valuable contribution to the Dual Career session. This FEI Sports Forum could not take place without you. I thank you all again for joining us and look forward to spending two productive and constructive days with you. HRH Princess Haya FEI President 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 5 SEE THIS PAGE COME TO LIFE BY WATCHING OUR VIDEO! Instructions Download the free “WHY IMD?” app from the App Store or Android market, then scan the AR code in the ad with your new IMD app. WELCOME BY THE IMD PRESIDENT On behalf of everyone at IMD, let me welcome you all to the FEI Sport Forum 2013. It is a tremendous privilege for us to host so many leaders from the world of equestrian sport. Developing global leaders is at the very heart of what IMD does, so I am delighted that our school will play an active role in the Forum through the Dual Career session. FEI athletes live and breathe riding and horses, but athletic careers don’t last forever. Once they stop competing for gold medals, elite performers often seek other challenges in the world of business. Making this transition can seem like a daunting prospect, but it’s actually a wonderful opportunity. Many FEI athletes are not even aware of the business skills they are already exercising, and how they might build on these in the future. In some respects they are already managing their own small businesses. They deal with contracts, sponsorship, logistical arrangements and the media. They work with a supporting team. And the more successful athletes may also have strong personal brands. ...is IMD the best executive education investment YOU can make at a time like this? This all provides an excellent base for FEI athletes to further their education and develop their business skills. In addition, I have no doubt that the passion and dedication they show in the sporting arena will transfer very well to the world of business. When a world-leading sports federation spends two days at a world-leading business school, there is certain to be a stimulating exchange of ideas. I trust that our congenial Swiss setting will provide an inspiring perspective for your current and future careers. Because » We are 100% focused on real-world executive development » We offer Swiss excellence with a global perspective » We have a flexible, customized and effective approach IMD is a top-ranked business school.1 We are the experts in developing global leaders Dominique Turpin IMD President 6 FEI Sports Forum Programme through high-impact executive education. ® REAL WORLD. REAL LEARNING 1 www.imd.org IMD is ranked first in open programs worldwide (Financial Times 2012) April the 2013, Lausanne 7 and first in executive education8-9 outside US IMD (Financial Times(SUI) 2008–2012) TIMETABLE MEETING TOPICS Monday 8 April 2013 All meetings will be held at IMD, International Institute for Management Development, in the M100 Auditorium of the Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Center, Ch. Bellerive 34, 1007 Lausanne. IMD is a seven-minute walk from the Mövenpick hotel. 9:00-18:00 IMD, M100 Auditorium 09:00 REGISTRATION 09:45 OPENING 10:00 OLYMPIC GAMES & PARALYMPICS QUALIFICATION FORUM 11:00 Coffee break Below and on the following pages, you will find summaries of the FEI Sports Forum topics as well as biographies of the different speakers. 13:00Lunch 14:00 DUAL CAREER: TRAINING ATHLETES FOR THE WORKPLACE FORUM 16:00 Coffee break 16:30 INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF COMPETITION HORSES FORUM 18:30END 19:30 22:00END 08:00 DRIVING ROUND TABLE 10:00 Coffee break 10:15 DRESSAGE ROUND TABLE 8:00-17:30 Supporting documents related to these sessions are available on www.fei.org/sportsforum and are also on the USB key you will receive with your welcome package. OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION FORUM The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games seem like only yesterday but the attention of the sports world will soon be focused on Rio in preparation for the 2016 Games. OFFICIAL DINNER, CRUISE ON THE “LAUSANNE” BOAT Tuesday 9 April 2013 The subjects that will be addressed during the FEI Sports Forum are: Olympic Games & Paralympics qualification, Dual Career, International Movement of Competition Horses, Driving, Jumping & Dressage. IMD, M100 Auditorium National Federations and stakeholders will be invited to review and participate in open discussions on the qualification system for the three Olympic equestrian disciplines - Jumping, Dressage and Eventing - for the 2016 Rio Games. Panellists for the Olympic Games Qualification System Forum will include IOC Sports Director Christophe Dubi and the FEI Olympic discipline Directors. 13:15Lunch 14:30 JUMPING ROUND TABLE 16:00 Coffee break 17:30END 18:30 FAREWELL COCKTAIL AT THE FEI HEADQUARTERS, THE HM KING HUSSEIN I BUILDING 21:00END 8 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 9 DUAL CAREER: PREPARING ATHLETES FOR THE WORKPLACE FORUM DRIVING ROUND TABLE The increasing professionalisation of sport requires athletes to dedicate most of their time to training and competition. Often at an age where others are starting their professional education, athletes face the problem of combining intense training and competition with professional education. The FEI Rules for Combined Driving are undergoing a full review ahead of the 2014 rules being tabled at the next FEI General Assembly in November this year. Society, as well as any responsible sports organisation, should enable its athletes to safeguard their future during their sports careers by providing them with opportunities to qualify for the job market. This implies agreements between the sport and either the education sector or the labour market. It also requires education establishments to be flexible with regard to study times, attendance and examinations. The last full review took place in 2009. There have since been some small changes to provide better clarity, as well as with some specific changes in 2013, which were introduced on a trial basis ahead of 2014. The Sports Forum will allow attendees to discuss and review those trial changes, together with the full review to the rules for 2014. The trial changes to the rules were as follows: Online education gives students the possibility of obtaining recognised credits, which is why the FEI believes it is an adequate and flexible tool for its athletes. During this session, an exciting new FEI project will be presented. Experts from business education and the labour market, as well as an internationally successful athlete, will speak about their experiences and examples of best practice in the area of the “Dual Career”. • National Events that can be used for Championship Qualification • Possibility for Drivers to compete more than once at an event • Order of go in the competitions • Classification within the results • Redefining of the sections and their criteria • Changes to Marathon Obstacle rule INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT OF COMPETITION HORSES FORUM Decisions need to be made as to whether to retain these changes within the new rules, which will remain in place for four years. Equestrian sport has expanded rapidly across all regions of the world but the generally disharmonised, and sometimes unnecessarily strict health requirements imposed by many government authorities for the importation of horses have been consistently identified as clear and major constraints to further development. The proposed 2014 rules seek to continue the process of clarifying the rules and removing any ambiguities. Often these requirements do not take into account the high levels of supervision and health care of the performance horse in comparison with most other types of horses. This has often led to delays in the movement of horses for competition and unnecessary costs. FEI Sports Forum attendees will be invited to discuss changes to the competition format aimed at making the discipline easier and more open to new athletes who may wish to start competing in the discipline at international level. Discussion will also be needed to finalise the rules for younger athletes following on from the successful Youth Championships in 2012. This problem has been frequently raised by the FEI over the last two years and the failure to apply the principles of the OIE – the body delegated by the World Trade Organisation – has resulted in the OIE identifying areas where work needs to be undertaken to improve the situation. A way forward has been mapped out and the OIE supports the principle of creating an officially recognised subpopulation of “High Health Performance Horses”. The processes needed to create a harmonised international system for the movements of such horses cannot only be the result of merely defining a clear description, but must also be supported by equestrian sport bodies, acting in partnership with their government authorities. Speakers from outside the FEI will participate in this important session and will explain the steps that will be taken to bring about the necessary changes. 10 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 11 DRESSAGE ROUND TABLE Dressage is enjoying the highest interest in its history and the London Olympics were a fantastic showcase for the sport. How can we build on this by making it even more attractive and securing its further development? What are the factors that contribute to the sport’s expansion? Is it, for example, the freestyle phase or the star status of competitors? Do we need to know more about our fans? How can we develop new, young sports stars? How important is TV coverage for Dressage and how far should we go to accommodate interest from TV broadcasters? Are too many important decisions made on the basis of intuition and myth rather than data? The freestyle is clearly established as the most exciting part of Dressage. It has been a championship test since the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 1994 in The Hague and is now the class that draws the most interest from spectators, media and TV viewers. The judging format has developed rapidly, but what can we do to ensure that the winners are decided on the basis of criteria that are as fair and objective as possible? Ideas put forward include changing the artistic marks, further defining the degree of difficulty and improving the way the selected music is judged. JUMPING ROUND TABLE The two sessions devoted to Jumping at last year’s FEI Sports Forum brought together more than 250 people. National Federation representatives, event organisers, athletes, owners, organisers’ clubs, FEI Technical Committee members, veterinarians, sponsors and media joined in passionate, lively and very constructive discussions. The items on this year’s agenda are Jumping Rules Revision, the Event Classification System and Jumping Rankings. Particular emphasis will be placed on the revision of the CSI Invitation Rules, which will be incorporated, together with the CSI/CSIO Requirements, into the next edition of the Jumping Rules. The Committee encourages organisers to provide valuable feedback for the discussion of the Invitation Rules. The Jumping Committee will present a report on the evaluations of 2013 CSI-W Western European League spring events. This was carried out as a pilot project for the Event Classification System proposed at last year’s Sports Forum. During this Round Table, the Jumping Committee will also provide its recommendations to proposed modifications to the rules for the Jumping Rankings and encourages feedback from both the International Jumping Riders Club and Organisers. The Jumping Committee and the FEI Jumping Department hope that all stakeholder groups will once again be represented at the Sports Forum. biographies OPENING HRH Princess Haya Al Hussein FEI President SportBusiness International magazine recently called Princess Haya “one of the most effective and energetic leaders of world sport”. Her work with the FEI, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and other sport organisations is a labour of love with a long history. Sport has been a dominant part of Princess Haya’s life since she discovered gymnastics at age six. She trained tirelessly for several years before heeding advice from her father, HM Late King Hussein Bin Talal of Jordan, and taking up riding. Her decision ignited a lifelong passion. Her interest in equestrian sport led to a string of “firsts”. At age 13, Princess Haya became the first female to represent Jordan internationally in Jumping. In 1992, she won an Individual Bronze Medal in the Pan-Arab Equestrian Games, becoming the only female to have won a Pan-Arab medal in equestrian sport. Additionally, she was the first Jordanian athlete to turn professional, signing a commercial contract with the Italian designer Loro Piana in May 2000. In 1994, Princess Haya became athlete director of ‘Team Harmony’, a group of international show-jumping horses. Between 1995 and 2002, Team Harmony won 36 international classes, eight national Grand Prix, seven International Grand Prix, and one Volvo World Cup Qualifier. The Spanish Equestrian Federation named Princess Haya the Equestrian Personality of the Year in 1996, when she was just 22 years old. In 2000, Princess Haya fulfilled a lifelong dream by competing in Jumping at the Sydney Olympic Games, where she had the honour of serving as Jordan’s flag bearer during the Opening Ceremony. Princess Haya competed for Jordan in the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 2002 in Jerez, Spain. She was the first Arab woman to qualify for and compete in an equestrian world championship. Princess Haya became President of the FEI in 2006 (and was re-elected in 2010) and joined the IOC a year later. Her work with both organisations is motivated by her love of equestrian sport and her belief that sport improves lives, empowers women, and breaks down barriers between people and nations. Princess Haya served on the IOC Athletes’ Commission from 2005 to 2010. In 2013, she was reappointed as a member of the IOC Commission for Culture and Olympic Education and the IOC International Relations Commission, which she has served on since 2010 She was presented with the Guirlande d’Honneur (the Laurel Wreath) and ‘Celebrity of the Year Award’ by the Milan International FICTS Festival in 2006 in recognition of her leading role as an international athlete and President of the FEI, as well as for her meaningful promotion of cultural and ethical values, and the image of sport. 12 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 13 OPENING OLYMPIC GAMES & PARALYMPICS QUALIFICATION FORUM Dr Hischam El-Agamy (NED) Executive Director IMD Executive Director & Founder Tharawat Family Business Forums Christophe Dubi (SUI) International Olympic Committee (IOC) Sports Director & Deputy Olympic Games Executive Director Dr Hischam El-Agamy has been an Executive Director at IMD since 1999. He is responsible for IMD’s activities in southeast Europe, Africa, the Middle East and central Asia. An expert in family business, competitiveness of nations and cluster development, Dr El-Agamy has organised several conferences and forums in Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and India focused on strategy, entrepreneurship and family business transformation. He authored several articles in these fields and was awarded the case writing award from the European Foundation for Management Development in 2002 and 2005. His current research focuses on working with learning organisations, family enterprises and competitiveness to manage transformation and change processes. In 1993, he founded the Target Development Company in Switzerland. He also consults independently for a number of family businesses in Europe and the Arabian Gulf in the area of leadership development. In 2006 together with 20 family businesses from the Arab world, Dr. El-Agamy founded Tharawat Family Business Forum, the first Arabian family business network. In 2008 he launched, Tharawat magazine the Arabian family business magazine which is distributed globally. During the last six years, Dr. El-Agamy has concentrated on the competitiveness of nations and its impact on the business environment, with a special focus on developing countries. He has organised and participated in several relevant conferences about competitiveness in Italy, France, the Arabian Gulf, India and Africa. He has contributed in several advisory assignments for a number of governments in the Gulf region and the government of South Africa in the area of competitiveness. Dr. El-Agamy is a member of the World Competitiveness Center at IMD’s teaching team. Over a 12-year stretch, Dr. El-Agamy previously occupied a variety of international functions in seven European countries in a long career with major Swiss multi-national corporations in Zurich. He originally studied at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland, received his Master’s degree in applied geophysics from the University of Lausanne and his Doctorate degree in the same subject from University of Pierre & Marie Curie in Paris. He is also one of few specialists in applying geophysical methods to protect archeological sites and has published several articles in this field. An economics graduate and holder of a Masters in Sports Administration from Lausanne’s Public Administration Higher Education Institute, Christophe started his career in finance and real estate, then worked as a political economics teacher. In 1996, he joined the IOC as a trainee to work on sports management and Games’ impact. In July 2007, Christophe was appointed IOC Sports Director, a role that requires him to oversee the sport components of the Olympic Games and to manage relations with the International Sport Federations. He is also responsible for the following IOC Commissions: Athletes’, Olympic Programme, Sport for All, and Entourage, each of which is of paramount importance for the IOC and the Olympic Movement. Athletes dedicate themselves entirely to the sports movement – bringing with them commitment and excellence – they must in return be well taken care of and have their voices heard. For many years, Christophe was responsible for Games coordination and strategy. In this capacity, he developed an overall understanding, from an architectural, economical, environmental, social and human standpoint, of what the Olympic Games can represent for a city and a country. Since February 2012, Christophe has worked concurrently as Deputy Olympic Games Executive Director, closely collaborating with Olympic Games Executive Director Gilbert Felli and participating in the Evaluation, Radio and Television, and Press Commissions. Christophe also leads the Youth Olympic Games Strategy and Business Development Group. Christophe has written numerous publications on the subject of sports management and is a frequent lecturer to audiences worldwide, with whom he shares his vision of the Olympic Games and their unique legacy to sport, economy and culture. Christophe’s association with the Olympic Movement dates back to 1972, when as a three-year-old he watched his father, an ice hockey player for the Swiss National Team, play at the Sapporo Olympic Games. Dr. El-Agamy is of Egyptian origin, with Dutch nationality, and speaks five languages. 14 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 15 OLYMPIC GAMES & PARALYMPICS QUALIFICATION FORUM OLYMPIC GAMES & PARALYMPICS QUALIFICATION FORUM Ingmar de Vos FEI Secretary General John Roche FEI Director Jumping Ingmar De Vos has served as Secretary General of the FEI since May 2011. He brought with him a wealth of experience from his positions as Secretary General of the Belgian Equestrian Federation and the European Equestrian Federation. In addition to his duties for the two Federations, Ingmar organised international jumping competitions and served as Chef de Mission for the Belgian Equestrian Team at World Championships and Olympic Games. John Roche has been involved in Jumping for most of his life. During the 10 years he spent in the Irish Army – first as Second-Lieutenant and then as Captain – he competed for the Army Equitation school in national and international competitions. He enjoyed many successes, including, in 1979, riding on the winning team of the Nations Cup in Aachen and the bronze medal-winning team of the European Championship in Rotterdam. He joined the FEI 26 years ago and has therefore played an active role in nearly a third of the organisation’s existence. Ingmar joined the Belgian Equestrian Federation as Managing Director in 1990, and held the additional role as Secretary General from 1997. He is credited with modernising the Federation’s management and IT systems. He became Secretary General of the European Equestrian Federation when it was formed in 2010. Trond Asmyr FEI Director Dressage & Para-Equestrian Dressage Ingmar holds degrees in political science, business administration and international law and is fluent in Dutch, English and French. Catrin Norinder FEI Director Eventing & Olympic Catrin Norinder joined the Eventing department of the FEI in 1987 after working in the press office of several important international sports events. She coordinated equestrian events for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and has headed the FEI’s involvement in the seven Olympic Games that have taken place since. She has ridden in Eventing at a national level and is active in the discipline as a judge and organiser of equestrian for many multi-sport events. Catrin holds a university degree in political science. 16 FEI Sports Forum Programme Trond Asmyr joined the FEI in 2009 after holding voluntary roles at the Norwegian Equestrian Federation for 12 years, first as a board member then as Vice-President. Between 1992 and 2009, this graduate in international marketing and business administration held several managerial positions in the travel industry. These ranged from Managing Director of Scandinavian Airlines subsidiary Metro Business Travel to Head of Groups and Events for the Nordic section of American Express Corporate Travel. Trond has competed as a Dressage rider at national championship level and has been an FEI Dressage Judge since 1993. Panellists/Chairs of FEI Technical Committees John Madden (USA), Jumping Giuseppe Della Chiesa (ITA), Eventing Frank Kemperman (NED), Dressage Ulf Wilken (SWE), Para-Dressage 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 17 DUAL CAREER: PREPARING ATHLETES FOR THE WORKPLACE FORUM DUAL CAREER: PREPARING ATHLETES FOR THE WORKPLACE FORUM Claudia Bokel (GER/NED) Chair of the International Olympic Committee Athletes’ Commission Member of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board Prof. Maury Peiperl (USA) Professor of Leadership and Strategic Change, IMD Claudia Bokel is an Olympic athlete in fencing (épée). She was elected to serve on the IOC Athletes Commission in 2008 during the Summer Games in Beijing. Her accomplishments in sport include: silver medallist at the Olympic Games in 2004 (team); participation the Olympic Games in 1996 and 2000 (individual and team); gold medallist at the World Championships in 2001 (individual); overall winner at the World Cup in 1998 (individual and team) and in 2001 (team); gold medallist at the Junior World Championships in 1992 and 1993 (individual); gold medallist at the European Championships in 2006 (individual). She is also a leader in the field of sport, participating in many capacities including: Chairwoman of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Athletes’ Commission; member of the National Olympic Committee of Germany (DOSB) Athletes’ Commission (Chairwoman 2006–2007); member of the EOC Executive Board; mentor at the Elite Sports School in Bonn, Germany; Board member of the National Anti-Doping Agency/ NADA (2002–2006); Athletes’ Representative at the German Fencing Federation (2000–2006); member of the “Dual Career” Working Group of the German Sports Aid Foundation (2004–2006); member of WADA Athlete Committee. Claudia Bokel has been a research assistant at the IOC-accredited doping laboratory in Cologne/Institute for Biochemistry of the German Sports University in Cologne (2002); Co-moderator for Eurosport (2002). She has a Master of Science (2008) degree in chemistry from Radboud University, Nijmegen (The Netherlands). Maury Peiperl’s areas of interest are organisation development, executive careers, change management, HR strategy, and global mobility. He has taught, researched, or consulted in these areas in 25 countries on four continents, and is dedicated to promoting the role of business in sustainable global development and in the resolution of cross-national conflict. His current work focuses on the development of global executives and the management of careers under long-term uncertainty. Maury Peiperl is co-author of the leading textbook on change management, Managing Change (McGrawHill), as well as two books on careers and work, Career Frontiers and Career Creativity (Oxford) and the central reference in the careers field, The Handbook of Career Studies (Sage). He has also published in Harvard Business Review, Academy of Management Review, Human Resource Management, and Group and Organization Management, among others. Outside his research and teaching, Maury Peiperl sits on the boards of several companies. He serves on the Alumni Council of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and is active in the Academy of Management, where he served as Chair of the Careers Division. He spent three years on the Academy’s International Programs Committee and has been recognised on numerous occasions for his service to the Academy. Before becoming a professor, Maury Peiperl worked for IBM, Merrill Lynch, and LEK Consulting, and as a research fellow at Harvard Business School. From 1992 to 2004, he was a professor at London Business School (UK). He has also held visiting or affiliate appointments at the University of Maryland (USA), HEC (France), and Templeton College, Oxford (UK). While at London Business School, he developed and served as Associate Dean of the EMBA Global Programme in partnership with Columbia Business School in New York. He also created the popular elective courses “Managing Change” and “The Global Business Leader”, and the top-rated executive program “Leadership for Change”. Professor Peiperl has directed programs for numerous clients including Adecco, Deloitte, CCHBC, EDS, GlaxoSmithKline, Nortel Networks, Rentokil Initial, and UPM, and has designed and taught collaboratively with a range of corporate, government, and university partners. He holds a BS in Engineering from Princeton University (USA), and an MBA, AM, and PhD from Harvard University (USA). 18 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 19 DUAL CAREER: PREPARING ATHLETES FOR THE WORKPLACE FORUM International Movement of Competition Horses Forum Thomas Batliner (LIE) Investment consultant and former Olympic Jumping rider Dr Susanne Münstermann (GER) Chargée de Mission, World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) Thomas Batliner participated in his first Jumping event at the age of 13 and went on to compete in several European Championships. In 1988, he competed in the Olympic Games in Seoul. During this time, Thomas, who studied economics, worked in the accounts department of the Swiss-based companies Neutra and Contaba. He pursued his involvement in the equestrian world by taking on the role of President of the Liechtenstein National Equestrian Federation in 1989 and competing in the FEI World Equestrian Games 1994. From 2000 to 2006, he worked in the compliance department of First Advisory Group, an independent financial services provider. In 2004, he obtained a university degree in Business. Since 2007, he has been self-employed, providing investment consultancy services to various companies. Dr Münstermann is a veterinarian who completed her studies in Giessen, and her Doctorate at the Free University of Berlin (FUB), Germany. After some years of work in large animals practice, she pursued her specialisation degree in Tropical Veterinary Medicine and left Germany for Africa. After seven years in Kenya, she organised and directed the FUB’s first MSc courses for Veterinarians from Developing Countries, in the subjects of Veterinary Public Health and Veterinary Epidemiology. She was then offered the opportunity to set up a very similar MSc course at the Veterinary Faculty of Harare, Zimbabwe for Veterinarians and Entomologists. Regional Projects on livestock development and capacity building in West Africa (based in The Gambia), and Southern Africa (based in Botswana). She then worked for international and regional organisations such as CIRAD, FAO and SADC. Throughout these 20 years in Africa, Dr Münstermann was involved in initiatives to harmonise veterinary regulations in an effort to enhance trade in livestock, including equines. Dr Harald Müller (GER) FEI Executive Director, Education & Standards Harald Müller graduated from the German Sport University in Cologne (DSHS) in 1988 and received his doctorate in Sociology from the Eberhard-Karls University Tübingen (Germany) in 2004. His major research focus is on the interdependency of sport and developing societies. He has written several technical publications in the area of training theory, didactics and biomechanics. At the DSHS he was senior lecturer in athletics and weightlifting. Harald worked for many years as head of education at the International Federation of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in Monaco before joining the FEI in 2007. Dr Münstermann is a keen rider and horse lover and actively participated in the sport as a student and young veterinarian. During her years in Africa, she supported national equestrian associations and riding clubs with a view to opening the sport to African riders. In 2011, Dr Münstermann returned to Europe to work for the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE) as an expert in infectious diseases and on harmonisation of registration for veterinary drugs. Soon after she began work at the OIE, she was given the additional responsibility of dealing with the FEI – OIE Memorandum of Understanding and joint activities. Under this assignment a “roadmap” for future work to facilitate international movement of competition horses was drafted, which paved the way for even closer work with the FEI. Dr Münstermann was recently confirmed as the FEI seconded expert to the OIE. 20 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 21 International Movement of Competition Horses Forum International Movement of Competition Horses Forum Dr Alf-Eckbert Füssel (GER) Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission Health and Consumers Directorate-General Graeme Cooke (GBR) FEI Veterinary Director Dr Alf-Eckbert Füssel studied veterinary medicine at the Moscow Veterinary Academy and received his doctor’s degree from the Veterinary Faculty of the Humboldt University of Berlin. From 1979 to 1991, he carried out research in animal patho-physiology and hygiene of animal husbandry at the Institute for Applied Animal Hygiene in Eberswalde, near Berlin. He has worked for the European Commission since 1990 and his areas of responsibility are: intra-Union trade in livestock, intra-Union trade in and imports from third countries of equidae, control and eradication of foot-and-mouth disease and African horse sickness, animal by-products, non-commercial movements of pet animals and zootechnics. He is a member of the OIE ad hoc Group on the International Movement of Competition Horses. John McEwen (GBR) FEI 1st Vice-President / Chair FEI Veterinary Committee John McEwen qualified as a Veterinary Surgeon at Glasgow University and has been in equine veterinary practice for 43 years. He has extensive experience in many disciplines as a Team Veterinarian, having held this role at eight Olympic Games. He has been an FEI veterinary surgeon since the early 1980s. John served as Vice Chairman of the FEI Veterinary Committee from 1999 to 2003, was elected Chairman in 2006 and re-elected in 2010. He became 1st Vice President of the FEI in 2010. Before joining the FEI in 2009, Graeme Cooke was a senior government policy adviser at the UK Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with expertise in planning, international trade and national strategy. He directed teams dealing with UK disease outbreaks and supported animal health and welfare policy formation at Chief Veterinary Officer and ministerial level, often in collaboration with the European Commission. He became a UK lead for equine matters and worked closely with industry stakeholders. Graeme has worked in a variety of veterinary practice areas, including referral-level equine practice, where his areas of interest were lameness, diagnostic imaging, surgery and internal medicine. He is a University of Cambridge graduate and holds a First-Class Honours MBA. He attended the UK defence Academy and is a LtColonel in British reserve military forces. Panellists/Members of the FEI Veterinary Committee Philippe Benoit (FRA) Sergio Salinas (MEX) Stephen Schumacher (USA) Jennifer Hall (GBR) Yves Rossier (CAN) Ray Randall (USA) John has lectured in a number of countries on subjects including medication and transport and the preparation of the performance horse for competition. He was involved in the early planning of the London 2012 Olympic Games and drove scientific advice to the highly successful 2012 GBR Olympic team. He is the author of several publications related to equine medicine. 22 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 23 DRIVING ROUND TABLE DRESSAGE ROUND TABLE Karoly Fugli (HUN) Chair, FEI Driving Committee Frank Kemperman (NED) Chair, FEI Dressage Committee Karoly Fugli was a member of the FEI Driving Committee before his election as Chair in 2011. In 1999, he became Secretary General of the Hungarian Equestrian Federation and a member of the Hungarian National Olympic Committee, positions he held for 10 and 11 years respectively. He was Chef de Mission at the FEI World Equestrian Games™2006 in Aachen and Chef d’Equipe at the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Frank Kemperman is Chairman of the Managing Board and Sports Director of Aachen-Laurensberger Rennverein, the organiser of the World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen (GER). He has extensive experience as a sports director at many events around the world. He has also held the role of Sports Director at national, European and World Championships in Jumping, Dressage and Vaulting. He was Stadium Manager at the Olympic Games in Sydney in 2000, Sports Director for the FEI World Equestrian Games™ 1994 in The Hague (NED), 2002 in Jerez de la Frontera (ESP) and 2006 in Aachen. At the Aachen Games, he combined this position with the roles of General Manager and Member of the Executive Office. An FEI Level 4 judge in Jumping and a Level 3 steward in Jumping and Dressage, Karoly has worked at several FEI Jumping Championships as an official and has organised FEI world pairs and world team Driving championships. He competed in Jumping at international level and Driving at national level for many years. Bettina de Rham (NED/SUI) FEI Director Driving, Vaulting & Reining Bettina de Rham was promoted to her current position at the beginning of 2013 after five years in the FEI Non-Olympic Sports department, first as Coordinator then as Manager. Her experience has given her a thorough knowledge of all aspects of Driving, Vaulting, Reining and Endurance. Bettina graduated in 1994 from the prestigious Ecole hotelière de Lausanne, where she later held management roles. She is a keen rider and competes in regional Eventing and Jumping events. Panellists/Members of the FEI Driving Committee Klaus Christ (GBR) Edward B. Young (USA) Boyd Exell (AUS) Mark Wentein (BEL) 24 FEI Sports Forum Programme Frank’s many other important roles in equestrian sport have included those of General Secretary of the Alliance of Jumping Organisers (AJO) and General secretary of the International Equestrian Organisers Alliance. He was a member of the FEI Jumping Committee from 2006-2010 and Chairman of the FEI Dressage Task Force Group in 2009. Trond Asmyr (NOR) FEI Director Dressage & Para-Equestrian Dressage Please see Trond Asmyr’s biography in the Olympic Games and Paralympics Qualification Forum section of this programme. Panellists/Members of the FEI Dressage Committee Thomas Bauer (GER) Kyra Kyrklund (FIN), Athletes’ Representative David Hunt (GBR) Hans-Christian Matthiesen (DEN) Anne Gribbons (USA) 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 25 JUMPING ROUND TABLE Hotels John Madden (USA) Chair, FEI Jumping Committee MÖVENPICK HOTEL LAUSANNE HOTEL AU LAC Avenue de Rhodanie 4 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland Place de la Navigation 4 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland T +41 21 612 72 87 F +41 21 612 75 11 www.moevenpick-lausanne.com T +41 21 613 15 00 F +41 21 613 15 15 www.aulac.ch Room price per night: Room price per night: Standard Single & Double occupancy: CHF 245.- (incl. VAT) Standard Single occupancy: CHF 140.- (incl. breakfast + VAT) John Roche (IRL) FEI Director Jumping Deluxe Single & Double occupancy: CHF 305.- (incl. VAT) Standard Double occupancy: CHF 180.- (incl. breakfast + VAT) Please see John Roche’s biography in the in the Olympic Games and Paralympics Qualification Forum section of this programme. Supplements: Rooms are available from 14:00 on arrival date. Checkout at 12:00. John Madden is the owner and founder of John Madden Sales Inc., a company that buys, sells and trains horses of all age and experience levels and trains riders for high-level competition. He has trained riders for four Olympic Games, as well as for multiple FEI World Cup™ Finals and FEI World Equestrian Games™. John has served on various USEF committees and is Chairman of the United States Equestrian Federation (USEF) computer list task force. In 1998, he co-founded and operated the CSI-5* San Juan Capistrano and, from 2002 to 2010, he was Chairman of the Board of the Syracuse Invitational Sporthorse Tournament. He is a member of the board of directors of the Upperville Horse Show and became Chairman of the FEI Jumping Committee in 2011. Panellists/Members of the FEI Jumping Committee Ian Allison (CAN) Vladimir Platov (RUS) Stephan Ellenbruch (GER) Max Kühner (GER), Athletes’ Representative Marco Fusé (ESP) Continental breakfast: CHF 24.- per person / per day The hotel Au Lac is a ten-minute walk from IMD. Wireless connection: CHF 18.00 for 24 hours / CHF 8.- for 3 hours Rooms are available from 14:00 on arrival date. Checkout at 12:00. All meetings will be held at IMD situated a seven-minute walk from Mövenpick Hotel. IMPORTANT HOTELS APPLY A STRICT NO SHOW POLICY Any cancellation must be received before 25 March 2013. In case of no show, 90% of the room will be charged to you (for a maximum of three nights). A CREDIT CARD NUMBER IS MANDATORY TO GUARANTEE YOUR HOTEL RESERVATION AND TO CONFIRM YOUR ONLINE REGISTRATION 26 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 27 LUNCHES & DINNERS VISA REQUIREMENTS/TRAVEL The FEI is very pleased to invite all attendees on a boat trip on the Leman lake for the FEI official dinner. It will depart on 8 April at 19.30 from Ouchy and return at around 22.00. Please find below the list of countries that NEED A VISA to enter Switzerland, classified by Regional Group. All guests will be accompanied to the boat in Ouchy. Please be at the Reception of the Hotel Mövenpick at 19.15. The FEI would especially like to thank the City of Lausanne and the Canton Vaud for generously inviting all participants to a farewell cocktail at the FEI Headquarters, the HM King Hussein I Building from 18.30 to 21.00 on 9 April to close the second edition of the FEI Sports Forum. Group ITurkey Group IINone Group III All countries need a visa Group IV Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago Group V Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic Group VI Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Group VII All countries need a visa Group VIII Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Korea, Mongolia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand Group IX All countries need a visa For more information regarding the Visa to Switzerland, please visit the official website of the Swiss Confederation or contact your respective Consulate/Embassy http://www.bfm.admin.ch/content/bfm/en/home/themen/einreise/faq.0003.html#a_0003 Participants requiring an official invitation letter from the FEI can contact the FEI HQ directly at [email protected] 28 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 29 TRANSPORT TO/IN LAUSANNE CONTACT PERSONS JOURNEY TO LAUSANNE For any further information, please contact: From Geneva airport: Please take the train at Geneva airport; the station is a five-minute walk from the arrival terminal. The journey to Lausanne station will take 45 minutes. Once in Lausanne, you can take the metro M2 to the Hotel, (direction Ouchy). Please get off at Ouchy which is the last stop. Sabrina Zeender, Director, FEI Governance & Executive Affairs Overall organisation [email protected] From Zurich airport: Please take the train at Zurich airport. The station is a five-minute walk from the arrival terminal. The trip will take 2 ½ hours to Lausanne station. Once in Lausanne, you can take the metro M2 to the hotel, (direction Ouchy). Please get off at Ouchy, which is the last stop. Hôtel Mövenpick HHHH Hotel Au Lac HHH IMD, Congress Venue Lausanne Train station Lausanne Metro M2 Sophie Ruiz-Leimer, Events Manager, FEI Governance & Executive Affairs Management of logistics [email protected] Julie Schlaefli, Coordinator, FEI Governance & Executive Affairs Hotels and visas [email protected] At: Fédération Equestre Internationale HM King Hussein I Building Chemin de la Joliette 8 1006 Lausanne Switzerland T +41 21 310 47 47 F +41 21 310 47 60 F [email protected] The FEI Headquarters FEI Official Dinner Lausanne Transport Card Guests will receive, free of charge, a Lausanne Transport Card for unrestricted travel on all public transport services in the city (bus, train, metro). Visitors will receive this personalised card from the hotel on arrival. The card is valid for the duration of the hotel reservation, including the arrival and departure days. 30 FEI Sports Forum Programme 8-9 April 2013, IMD Lausanne (SUI) 31 Fédération Equestre Internationale HM King Hussein I Building Chemin de la Joliette 8 1006 Lausanne Switzerland www.fei.org
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