Lausanne (SUI), 15 February 2013 – The registration process for the FEI Sports Forum is now open and representatives of National Federations, event organisers, athletes, trainers, officials, the media and all other FEI stakeholders wishing to attend are invited to register using the dedicated online platform http://www.fei.org/sportsforum.

The Forum will be held on 8 and 9 April in Lausanne (SUI) at the International Institute for Management Development (IMD), a top-ranked business school that develops global leaders through high-impact executive education. Recent speakers at the school include former USA President Bill Clinton and Jamaica’s six-time Olympic champion Usain Bolt.

Qualification systems for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, career progression of athletes in the business world, and international movement of horses will be the featured topics for discussion. Round table sessions on Driving, Dressage and Jumping will also be organised within the framework of the Forum. The detailed programme of the event is available on the online platform.

The supporting documents on which the discussions will be based will be published in March.

The FEI Sports Forum was part of the FEI President HRH Princess Haya’s re-election manifesto and is now an annual event.

Media Contacts:

Grania Willis
Director Press Relations
Email: grania.willis@fei.org
Tel: +41 787 506 142

Malina Gueorguiev
Manager Media Relations
malina.gueorguiev@fei.org
+41 78 750 61 33