October 20 – With the current US attorney general having unleashed a storm in the world of football worldwide but particularly in the Americas, it is appropriate that a former US attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., will give a keynote address at the Securing Sport 2015 conference in New York, November 3-4, with the aim of giving perspective on the challenges facing sport from a legal and policy standpoint.
Holder was the 82nd US attorney general and the third longest serving before returning to law firm Covington & Burling in Washington, D.C. where he represented the NFL.
Holder will be joining Richard Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations who will give the opening address, and Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State, who will also be a speaker.
“As Attorney General, I witnessed first-hand the need for international cooperation to advance national security, public safety, and anti-corruption efforts. In order to inspire future generations, sporting events must be safe for players and fans and sporting competitions must not be tainted by corruption,” said Holder.
Securing Sport is organised by The International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS). This is the first time they have taken their marquee forum to the US, and they have done so at what is a critical moment for world sport and football in particular.
The agenda in New York will have a particular focus on sport betting following the revelation of the depth of match-fixing in Canada where 43% of matches I the top tier of the league shows signs of suspicious betting activity and where the recent FanDuel/DraftKings fantasy games scandal he US has raised urgent questions around the regulation of Sport Betting in the US.
Other conference topics include Cyber-attacks and other “emerging threats” during major sporting events; Financial Transparency, Corruption and Organized Crime in Sport; The role of sport in economic development; The role of government in sport; Player and spectator safety and major sporting events.
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