12.00-19.00

Arrival of Forum participants. Accreditation.

Radisson Royal Moscow Hotel 

18.00

19.00-22.00

Transfer to the Park Legends (VTB Arena)

Welcome reception at Park Legends (VTB Arena)

Game SWE-RUS

09.00-10.00

Registration. Welcome coffee-break

10.00-10.30

Welcome from World Hockey Forum

Arkady Rotenberg, Chairman of the RIHF Executive Board

Pavel Kolobkov, Minister of Sports of Russia

René Fasel, IIHF President

Vladislav Tretiak, RIHF President

10.40-12.00

Hall 1

Panel Session

“RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION STRATEGY: PROFESSIONAL ICE HOCKEY EXPERIENCE” 

Moderator:

Roman Skvortsov, Match TV, Russia

Presentation:

Roman Rotenberg, RIHF First Vice President

Panel members:

Philip “Phil” Esposito, professional ice hockey executive, coach and player, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, Two-time Stanley Cup Champion, Two-time Hart Memorial Trophy winner

Franz Reindl, IIHF Council Member, Chairman of the IIHF Competition & Coordination Committee, President & CEO of 2017 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, DEB President, Germany

Jari Kurri, General Manager of hockey club “Jokerit’, Finland, Five-time Stanley Cup Champion, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Peter Lüthi, Head of Strategic Development at EHC Kloten Sport AG, 2013-2016 member of IIHF Event Committee

Sergej Gontcharov, IIHF Council Member, Chairman of IIHF Officiating Committee, Deputy Chairman of Belarusian Ice Hockey Association

10.40-12.00

Hall 2

 Coaching Symposium

“SPECIFICS OF PREPARATION OF JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY - TECHNIQUES, TACTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY”

Part  1

10.40-12.00

Hall 3

 Special session

“TECHNOLOGY FOR HOCKEY OR HOCKEY FOR TECHNOLOGY? IS THERE PLACEMENT FOR INNOVATIONS AND HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?”

Part  1

12.30-14.00

Hall 1

Panel Session

“ACADEMIC VIEW ON RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGY IN ICE HOCKEY”

Moderator:

Dr. Sergey Altukhov, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia

Presentation:

Professor John Nauright, University of North Texas, USA

Panel members:

Professor Sten Söderman, Stokholm University, Sweden

Professor Liu Dongfeng, Shanghai University of Sport, China

Professor Guillaume Bodet, University of Lyon, France

Doctor Young Hoon Kim, University of North Texas, Korea/USA

12.30-14.00

Hall 2

 Coaching Symposium

“SPECIFICS OF PREPARATION OF JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY - TECHNIQUES, TACTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY”

Part  2

12.30-14.00

Hall 3

 Special Session

“TECHNOLOGY FOR HOCKEY OR HOCKEY FOR TECHNOLOGY? IS THERE PLACEMENT FOR INNOVATIONS AND HOW MUCH WOULD IT COST?”

Part  2 

15.00-16.15

Hall 1

Panel Session

“RECRUITING AND RETENTION STRATEGY IN MASS HOCKEY, WOMEN’S HOCKEY AND SLEDGE HOCKEY”

Moderator:

Daria Mironova, Sport FM radio

Presentation:

Professor Julie Stevens, Brock University, Canada

Panel members:

Alexander Yakushev, President of “Night Hockey League”, Russia

Igor Kazikov, Head, Chief Directorate of the Russian Olympic Committee on Participation in the Olympic Sports Events

Dmitry Tugarin, Executive Director of “World Ice Hockey Legends League”, Russia

Olga Votolovskaya, RIHF Head of Women's hockey Department

Igor Baradachev, Deputy Director of the Gennady and Elena Timchenko Foundation, Russia

Representative of sledge hockey - Anatoly Ponomarev, Goaltender of HC “Zvezda”

15.00-16.15

Hall 2

 Coaching Symposium

“SPECIFICS OF PREPARATION OF JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY - TECHNIQUES, TACTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY”

Part 3

16.15-17.30

Hall 1

Panel Session “HOCKEY AS SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PHENOMENON”

Moderator:

Victor Gusev, First Channel TV-company, Russia;

Presentation:

Vladislav Tretiak, RIHF President

Panel members:

Mike Keenan, a professional hockey coach, winner of a Stanley Cup 1994, 1984–2009 NHL coach, KHL Championship winner

Pavel Bure, President of “World Legends Hockey League”, Russia

Yan-Yu Ngok, Chairman of the Management board “Kunlun Red Star”, China

Leonid Vereschagin, Producer of Legend No. 17 movie, Russia

Pr.Andrew Holman, University of Bridgewater, USA

Doctor Michel Vigneault, University of Québec in Montréal, Canada

Vladimir Yurzinov, Honored Coach of USSR and Russia

18:00

19.00-22:00

Transfer to the Park Legends (VTB Arena)

Game RUS-CZE 

09.30-10.00

Welcome Coffee-break. Lounge

10.00-11.30

Hall 1

 Panel Session

“THE IIHF DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY AND NEW MARKETS”

Moderator:

Roman Skvortsov, Match TV, Russia

Presentation:

Petr Briza, Chairman of the IIHF Youth & Junior development Committee, CIHA Executive Committee member

Panel members:

Horst Lichtner, IIHF General Secretary, Switzerland

Roman Rotenberg, RIHF First Vice President, Russia

Zhao Xiaoyu - Chairman of the Board of directors “Kunlun Red Star”, China

Thomas Wu, IIHF Vice President, Chairman of the IIHF Asian Committee, Hong Kong

Christian Hofstetter, IIHF Marketing Director, Switzerland

10.00-11.30

Hall 2

 Coaching Symposium

“SPECIFICS OF PREPARATION OF JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY - TECHNIQUES, TACTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY”

Part 4

12.00-13.30

Hall  1

Panel Session

“DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL CLUB HOCKEY IN EUROPE”

Moderator:

Roman Skvortsov, Match TV, Russia

Presentations:

IIHF Representative: “Cooperation between Kontinental Hockey League (KHL) and Champions Hockey League (CHL)”

Marc Gianola, President of the Spengler Cup, Switzerland: “Development of professional club hockey in Europe”

Panel members:

Peter Forsberg, Two-time Stanley Cup Champion, Hart Memorial Trophy winner, a member of Hockey Hall of Fame

Petr Briza, Chairman of the IIHF Youth & Junior development Committee, CIHA Executive Committee member

Dmitry Chernyshenko, KHL President, Russia

Jari Kurri, General Manager of hockey club “Jokerit’, Finland, a Five-time Stanley Cup champion, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame

Erich Kuhnhackl, German famous hockey player and coach, member of the IIHF Hall of Fame

12.00-13.30

Hall  2

 Coaching Symposium

“SPECIFICS OF PREPARATION OF JUNIOR ICE HOCKEY PLAYERS FOR THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY - TECHNIQUES, TACTICS AND PSYCHOLOGY” 

Part  5 

15.00

16.00

Transfer to the VTB arena to Russia hockey 70 years anniversary events

70 years anniversary events

Gala-match