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ICSS068/13
19 March 2013
PRESS RELEASE
Securing Sport 2013 concludes
Doha, Qatar; 19 March 2013: Securing Sport 2013 has concluded today in Doha with delegates
committed to the ICSS mission of helping event organisers across the world to stage safer major sporting
events and improving security, safety and integrity in sport.
The two day conference brought together over 400 of the world’s leading sport security and integrity
experts and stakeholders.
The second and final day of the conference included sessions examining:
The Future of Sport Security and Technology with Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy at
Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Brazil + Russia in the Spotlight with Colonel Nelson Garcia, International VP, International
Association of Chiefs of Police and Chief of the Intelligence Centre of the Military Police of
Brasilia and Jorge Barbosa Pontes, Security International Relations Manager, Rio 2016 Olympic
and Paralympic Games Organising Committee
Speaking on The Internationalisation of Betting – Keeping Ahead of the Curve, Andrew Cunningham,
Global Head of Integrity, Betfair said: “There is a need for an international approach to combat matchfixing
and betting fraud in sport. Effective investigations not only require real-time monitoring but close
collaboration with multiple stakeholders and rapid feedback so that the problem can be dealt with
quickly and efficiently.”
During the day’s proceedings the ICSS and European Professional Football Leagues (EPFL) signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) setting out an ongoing collaboration between the two
organisations with the goal of advancing knowledge, sharing best practices, and cooperating to ensure
safer sporting events in the future.
Protecting the next generation of international sports stars was also a key theme of this year’s
conference, which included last night’s awarding of the first Save the Dream Award at the Securing
Sport 2013 Gala Dinner. Save the Dream is a joint international initiative to raise awareness amongst
young athletes of the dangers of sports results manipulation and its consequences.
During the Integrity of the Young session, panelists examined the threats and pressures to the next
generation of sports stars and how community and sport-driven programmes can help promote
knowledge and best practice.
The panelist featured Guin Batten, former GB Olympic Silver Medalist in Rowing and Head of
International Relations, Research and Innovation at the Youth Sport Trust, who was joined by Roberto

Rosetti, Head of Refereeing Department, Russian Football Union, Gérard Houllier, Head of Global
Soccer, Red Bull, and John Amaechi OBE, Managing Director, Amaechi Performance Systems.
Mohammed Hanzab, President of the ICSS, said in his closing remarks: “The ICSS annual conference has
brought together the world’s leaders in sport security and integrity and is crucial that we continue in our
ongoing efforts to share information and best practice in sport, safety, security and integrity.”
ENDS
NOTE TO EDITORS
About Securing Sport 2013
Securing Sport 2013, the leading international sport security and integrity conference hosted by the
ICSS, has brought together 400 international experts and stakeholders to share knowledge and best
practice in sport, safety, security and integrity under the theme of “Advancing the security and integrity
of sport to safeguard the future”.
High-profile speakers and leading figures involved in the conference include:
Moya Dodd, Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Vice President and Director at the Football
Federation Australia
Denis Oswald, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations
(ASOIF) and the International Rowing Federation (FISA)
Bill Bock, General Counsel, US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)
H.E. Major General Dahlan Al-Hamad, Vice President, International Association of Athletics
Federations and President, Qatar Athletics Federation
Sylvia Schenk, Senior Advisor for Sport at Transparency International
Colonel Nelson Garcia, International Vice President, International Association of Chiefs of Police
and Chief of the Intelligence Centre of the Military Police of Brasilia
Jorge Barbosa Pontes, Security International Relations Manager, Rio 2016 Olympic and
Paralympic Games Organising Committee
Richard Caborn, Former Minister for Sport, HM Government of the United Kingdom
Gérard Houllier OBE, Head of Global Soccer, Red Bull
John Abbott, Chair of the Interpol Integrity in Sport Steering Group
Ingrid Beutler, Director, Social Responsibility and Integrity Units, SportAccord
Andrew Cunningham, Global Head of Integrity, Betfair
Paul Scotney, Director & Integrity Consultant, Sports Integrity Services
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, CEO of the European Professional Football Leagues
Juliette Kayyem, Lecturer in Public Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government
Alexander Atamanenko, CEO, Donbass Arena, Donetsk
Lord Stevens, Chairman, ICSS Advisory Board and former Commissioner London’s Metropolitan
Police
Guin Batten, a former Olympic Silver Medalist in Rowing and Chief Operating Officer for the TOP
Foundation at the Youth Sport Trust
Roberto Rosetti, Head of Refereeing Department, Russian Premier League
John Amaechi OBE, Managing Director, Amaechi Performance Systems

Attending organisations include:
2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar Supreme Committee
2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil Organising Committee
Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organising Committee
Qatar Olympic Committee
International Cricket Council
European Professional Football Leagues
The FA Premier League
German Football Association
FC Barcelona
Real Madrid
USADA
New York Yankees
United Nations
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Court of Arbitration for Sport
World Health Organization
Securing Sport 2013 is supported by Host Partner Katara, Official Car Sponsor Alfardan Automobiles -
Official BMW Group importer in Qatar, Accreditation Partners MGA / Intellitix, and Conference Partners
Atkins, QMIC and W&P Longreach.
About the International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS)
The ICSS is an international, not-for-profit institution that aims to help event organisers to stage safer
major sporting events. The Centre's mission is to improve security, safety and integrity in sport by
addressing real issues and providing world-leading services, skills, networks and knowledge.
The ICSS team brings together some of the world’s leading sport security and integrity experts and has
access to a worldwide network of specialist practitioners, offering expertise in every aspect of sport
security and integrity.
The ICSS is based in Doha, Qatar, an emerging centre for global sporting events including the 2006 Asian
Games, the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 the 2011 Pan Arab Games and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
For more details please visit: www.theicss.org
For further information and if you are interested in a media briefing, please contact:
Heinz Palme, ICSS, Director of Business Development
Heinz.Palme@theicss.org
M: +974 33400068
Clair Ashley, VERO Communications
cashley@verocom.co.uk

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