World Hockey Forum 2019

List of events 

December 12 – 13, 2019

Congress Park, Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow

* Please note that the schedule is subject to changes.

 

11 December/ Wednesday

12.00 – 19.00

Arrivals of Forum participants. Registration.

Radisson Collection Hotel Moscow

12 December/ Thursday

09.00 – 10.00

Registration. Welcome coffee-break

10.00 – 10.30

OPENING CEREMONY

PresenterVictor Gusev
The Channel One, Russia

 

Officials:

Arkady Rotenberg
Chairman of the Executive Board, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

Olga Golodets
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation

René Fasel
President of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Vladislav Tretiak
President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

Gennady Timchenko
Chairman of the Directors Board, the Kontinental Hockey League

Pavel Kolobkov
Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation

Stanislav Pozdniakov
President of the Russian Olympic Committee

Mikhail Degtyarev
Chairman of the Russian State Duma Committee on Physical Culture Sport, Tourism and Youth Affairs

10.30 – 11.00

Press scrum with the participants of the Opening Ceremony

11.00 – 12.20

PLENARY SESSION

Main tendencies in the evolvement of the rules of ice hockey and importance of unified rule book on Officiating. How the changes in rules influence the game of hockey on and off the ice

ModeratorVictor Gusev, the Channel One, Russia

 

Speakers:

René Fasel
President of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Roman Rotenberg
The First vice-president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

Kevin McLaughlin
Assistant Executive Director, USA Hockey

Danny Kurmann
Officiating manager of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Rob Shick
Officiating Manager of the National Hockey League

Alexey Anisimov
Chief referee of the Kontinental Hockey League

Mikhail Karpushin
Head of the Officiating of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

12.20 – 12.40

Coffee-break

12.40 – 14.00

PANEL SESSION

Digital as the most effective way to reach fans and interact with them. Importance of integrating CRM, loyalty programs and delivering memorable match-day experience in competing for client with the entertainment industry

ModeratorW Graeme Roustan
The owner of The Hockey News, Christian Hockey, Torspo Hockey, Member of the Canadian Olympic Committee

 

Speakers:

Roman Rotenberg
The First vice-president of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation

Igor Stolyarov
Deputy Director General for Marketing, the Liga Stavok gambling company

Maxim Kleiman
Commercial Director, Nielsen Sports & Entertainment Russia

 

Panel members:

Mona Ao
Chairman of Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star Ice hockey club

Isabel Mendes
Senior Digital Project Manager, Penceo Sport

Andrey Malygin
Head of the Department of sports marketing of “Synergy” university, Ph.D. in Economics

14.00 – 15.00

Lunch

15.00 – 16.20

PANEL SESSION

National programs to support and develop women’s hockey. Is women’s hockey making progress?

Moderator – Roman Skvortsov, MATCH TV Channel, Russia

 

Speakers:

Irina Gladkikh
Associate Director, Winter and Recognised Sports and IF Relations, Sports Department, International Olympic Committee

Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer
Chairwoman of Women's Committee of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Kristen Wright
ADM Manager, Female Hockey, USA Hockey

Mona Ao
Chairman of Shenzhen Kunlun Red Star Ice hockey club

 

Panel members:

Marta Zawadzka
Co-chair of Women's Committee of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Sofie Wallin
Chairwoman of the Women’s Committee, The Swedish Ice Hockey Association

Stephen Norris
Adjunct Professor in Department of Physical Education & Recreation Studies Faculty of Health & Community Studies Mount Royal University of Calgary, Canada

16.20 – 16.40

Break

16.40 – 17.40

PANEL SESSION

Sledge hockey worldwide and its impact on the building equal opportunity society

Moderator – Andrew Mark Williams, Chair of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation Department. the University of Utah, the U.S.A.

 

Speakers:

Jiří Šindler
President of Local Organizing Committee OSTRAVA 2019 World Para Ice Hockey Championships

Anastasia Baradacheva
President of the sledge hockey league for children

Luca DeMontis
Program Manager for Canadian Blind Hockey for children and youth, General Manager for Team Canada

Emma Poynton
General Manager of the Australian Para Ice Hockey Team, Founder and Director of the Global Edge Training 

13 December/ Friday

09.30 – 10.00

Welcome coffee-break

10.00 – 11.30

PANEL SESSION

How innovations, development of on-line tv and new advanced analytics help to engage audience and attract business world to sport

ModeratorRoman Skvortsov, MATCH TV Channel, Russia

 

Speakers:

Horst Lichtner
General secretary of the International Ice Hockey Federation

Jörg von Ameln
Head of Hockey Operations, Deutsche Eishockey Liga

Ivan Katanaev
Head of InStat TV

 

Panel members:

Leonid Savkov
Commercial Director, Yandex

Ivan Ugryumov
Head of special projects, Mediascope

11.30 – 12.00

Coffee-break

12.00 – 13.30

PANEL SESSION

Youth hockey development programs and importance of implementing new technologies in the training process

ModeratorStephen Norris, Adjunct Professor in Department of Physical Education & Recreation Studies Faculty of Health & Community Studies Mount Royal University of Calgary, Canada

 

Speakers:

Pavel Sheruimov
Director of the Department of the Red Machine National Development Program implantation

Petr Briza
Chairman of the Youth & Junior Development Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation

Kevin McLaughlin
Assistant Executive Director, USA Hockey, American Development Model

Andrew Mark Williams
Chair of Health, Kinesiology, and Recreation Department. the University of Utah, the U.S.A.

 

Panel members:

Markus Graf
Director of Youth Sports & Development, Swiss Ice Hockey Federation

Jukka Tiikkaja
Director of education, sports and well being, International Ice Hockey Centre of Excellence, the Sport Institute of Finland (Vierumäki)

Kimmo Oikarinen
General Manager, Junior National Teams, the Finnish Ice Hockey Federation

13.30 – 14.30

Lunch

17.00

Transfer to the Arena of Park Legend (Avtozavodskaya str., 23A)

18.30 – 19.30

Master class for children

14 December/ Saturday

12.00 – 19.00

Departures of Forum participants.

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