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| Type | Sports event organisation |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Lausanne,Switzerland |
President | Uğur Erdener |
| Website | www.sportaccord.sport |
SportAccord is a global sports event organisation based inLausanne, Switzerland, that is governed by stakeholders representing the Olympic and non-Olympic International Federations and has currently taken on some of the activities of the dissolvedGlobal Association of International Sports Federations.[1]
SportAccord brings together International Federations and organisations involved in the business of sport with the aim to serve, promote and protect the common interests of its stakeholders, help them achieve their global objectives, and facilitate knowledge-sharing.
SportAccord’s flagship event is the annualSportAccord World Sport & Business Summit, which was originally launched in 2003.
In addition to the Summit, SportAccord hosts the annualInternational Federation (IF) Forum, a closed-to-the-public event offering targeted thematic sessions specifically designed for International Sport Federations.
Together with other events, SportAccord holds Multi-Sport Games, including theWorld Combat Games, World Mind Games, andWorld Urban Games which showcase both Olympic and non-Olympic sports and disciplines.[2][3]
SportAccord has taken on and manages the.sport domain and thesustainability.sport platform, previously owned byGAISF.[4]
SportAccord's annual World Sport & Business Summit is an international sport convention hosted over a week, combining an exhibition area, a themed conference programme and a multitude of networking events.
The event gathers hundreds of representatives from the sports industry including over 100 International Sport Federations, rights holders, organising committees, cities, press and media, businesses and other organisations involved in the development of sport.
Editions:
| SAIC | Dates | Host City |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12–16 May 2003 |  Madrid, Spain |
| 2nd | 15–20 May 2004 |  Lausanne, Switzerland (#1)[5] |
| 3rd | 16–20 April 2005 |  Berlin, Germany |
| 4th | 3–7 April 2006 |  Seoul, South Korea[6] |
| 5th | 22–27 April 2007 |  Beijing, China[7] |
| 6th | 2–6 June 2008 |  Athens, Greece[8][9][10] |
| 7th | 23–27 March 2009[11][12] |  Denver, United States[13][14] |
| 8th | 20–25 April 2010[15] |  Dubai, United Arab Emirates[16][17] |
| 9th | 3–8 April 2011[18] |  London, United Kingdom[19][20] |
| 10th | 20–25 May 2012[21] |  Quebec City, Canada[22][23] |
| 11th | 26–31 May 2013[24] |  Saint Petersburg, Russia[25] |
| 12th | 6–11 April 2014[26] |  Belek, Turkey[27] |
| 13th | 19–24 April 2015[28] | Sochi, Russia[29] |
| 14th | 17–22 April 2016 | Lausanne, Switzerland (#2)[30] |
| 15th | 2–7 April 2017 |  Aarhus, Denmark[31] |
| 16th | 15–20 April 2018 |  Bangkok, Thailand[32] |
| 17th | 5–10 May 2019 |  Gold Coast, Australia[33] |
| 18th | 7–11 April 2024 | Birmingham, United Kingdom[34] |
The SportAccord Stakeholders represent more than 120 International Sport Federations and host their Annual General Assemblies at our World Sport & Business Summit.
The President and all the Members represent SportAccord’s stakeholders and are elected for 4-year mandates.[38]