Program

Conference Program

 

24th February, 2017 (Friday)

11:00 – 12:30 ITU Paratriathlon Event Organisers meeting
13:30 – 15:00 ITU World Cup Event Organisers meeting
15:00 – 16:30 ITU WTS Event Organisers meeting
17:00 – 17:05
INTRODUCTIONS
Master of Ceremonies: Leslie Buchanan, ITU Anti-Doping Director
17:05 – 17:10
WELCOME
Dr. Bela Batorfi, President, Hungarian Triathlon Union
17:10 – 17:15
OPENING ADDRESS
Antonio Fernandez Arimany, Secretary General, International Triathlon Union
17:15 – 17:20
OPENING ADDRESS

Dr. Tünde Szabó, State Secretary, EMMI
17:20 – 17:50
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Market leader sport events
Yann Le Moenner, Managing Director, A.S.O. - Amaury Sport Organisation
17:50 – 18:30
PANEL DISCUSSION

Yann Le Moenner, Managing Director, A.S.O. - Amaury Sport Organisation
Attila Mizsér, Sport Director, Budapest 2024 Bid Committee
Éva Szántó, Managing Director, FINA 2017 World Championships
19:00 – 21:00 Opening dinner

25th February, 2017 (Saturday)

9:00 – 9:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Environmental factors in Triathlon
Dag Oliver, General Manager, Norseman
9:30 – 10:15
PANEL DISCUSSION

Dag Oliver, General Manager, Norseman
Glyn Onione, Senior Technical Consultant, AquaticEngineering
Andrew Taylor, Managing Director, Taylor Made Event Management
Sergio Migliorini, Chair, ITU Medical and Anti-Doping Committee
- Networking and coffee break -
10:45 – 11:45
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  1. Improving environmental conditions
    Glyn Onione, Senior Technical Consultant, AquaticEngineering
  2. Contingency planning in triathlon
    Andrew Taylor, Managing Director, Taylor Made Event Management
  3. Medical and Anti-Doping management
    Sergio Migliorini, Chair, ITU Medical and Anti-Doping Committee
11:45 – 12:15 Summary session and feedback from the breakout groups
- Lunch -
13:30 – 14:00
KEYNOTE ADDRESS

Maximizing the athletes’ experience
Sheila Findlay, Competition Manager, ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
14:00 – 14:45
PANEL DISCUSSION
Michel Schrama, MYLAPS Experience Lab
Sheila Findlay, Competition Manager, ITU World Triathlon Edmonton
Oliver Schiek, Head of Operations – Cycling & Short Course Triathlon, IRONMAN
Tibor Lehmann, Vice-president, Hungarian Triathlon Union
- Networking and coffee break –
15:15 – 16:15
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  1. Use technology to enhance the experience of athletes and fans
    Michel Schrama, MYLAPS Experience Lab
  2. Planning of attractive venues and courses
    Oliver Schiek, Head of Operations – Cycling & Short Course Triathlon, IRONMAN
16:15 – 16:45 Summary session and feedback from the breakout groups
- Individual evening activities – Discover Budapest

26th February, 2017 (Sunday)

9:00 – 9:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Trend and tendencies of triathlon competition formats
Gergely Márkus, Sport Director, International Triathlon Union
9:30 – 10:15
PANEL DISCUSSION

Nicky Dick, Age Group Athlete and BTF Age Group Teams Director
Richard Downey, Bluecarpet
Gergely Márkus, Sport Director, International Triathlon Union
- Coffee break -
10:45 – 11:45
BREAKOUT SESSIONS
  1. What an Age Group athlete is looking for?
    Nicky Dick, Age Group Athlete and BTF Age Group Teams Director
  2. Expectations on the road to professionalism
    Richard Downey, Bluecarpet
11:45 – 12:15 Summary session and feedback from the breakout groups
12:15 – 12:30
CLOSING REMARKS
- Lunch -