The Sport Integrity Global Alliance is joining efforts with the Portuguese Professional Football League, as a strategic partner of the Thinking Football Summit, hosted by Liga Portugal at Porto, 18-20 November.
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, SIGA Global CEO will be delivering a keynote on “Leadership and Clean Sport in Times of Crisis”, followed by a fireside chat (opening day, 17.20 GMT, TFS Stage).
Saturday 19, at 10:00 GMT, SIGA will host a panel on “Integrity: The Winning Goal for The Football Industry“, with the participation of
– Fernando Veiga Gomes, Partner, Abreu Advogados, | Chair, General Assembly, SIGA EUROPE | Deputy Chair, Ethics Committee, SIGA
– Pedro Machado, Chair, Audit & Compliance Committee, SIGA | former Director of Legal Services and Chief Legal Counsel, Portugal’s Central Bank (“Banco de Portugal”)
– João Paulo Almeida, Director General, Portuguese Olympic Committee | Member, SIGA Council and SIGA EUROPE Board of Directors
Moderator
David Nelson, Director, Diario AS USA
Liga Portugal efforts to implement the best practices regarding Integrity include the following plans for 2023: joining SIGA as a member; adopting SIGA Universal Standards on Good Governance; and going through SIGA Independent Rating and Verification System (SIRVS).
More info here.
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