Competent panel guests, an exciting topic and an attentive audience: the panel discussion on February 16, 2017 on the topic of “FIFA in transition: appearance or reality?” was clearly a success. The conclusion of the evening was equally clear: as hard as FIFA is trying, there is still a lot of work to be done.
FIFA in transition: appearance or reality? To address this question, terre des hommes schweiz and Solidar Suisse hosted a panel discussion in Zurich on Thursday, February 16. In a lively discussion followed by exciting questions from the audience, it became clear that FIFA is making progress in its efforts to ensure sustainable World Cup and European Championship matches. However, these efforts are still very recent and their impact is therefore not yet very clear. There is still a long way to go before everything turns out well. Or as SP National Councillor Min Li Marti put it: “We can’t just let FIFA off the hook!”
Expert panelists
Alex Kunze, National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (left), Federico Addiecchi, Head of Sustainability and Diversity at FIFA (second from left), Jean-Loup Chappelet (center), Professor at the University of Lausanne and expert on sports management, and SP National Councillor Min Li Marti (second from right) discussed in front of an audience of 80 guests. ARD FIFA expert Philipp Sohmer hosted the event (right).
The entire event can be viewed as a video. The discussion was streamed live on the internet.
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