Competent panel guests, an exciting topic and attentive spectators: the panel discussion on 16 February 2017 on the topic "FIFA in Transition: Appearance or Being? The conclusion of the evening is just as clear: as much as FIFA is trying hard, the work is still very hard.
FIFA in transition: appearance or reality? To address this question, terre des hommes schweiz and Solidar Suisse invited a panel discussion to Zurich on Thursday 16 February. In a lively discussion followed by exciting questions from the audience, it became clear that FIFA is making progress in its efforts to achieve sustainable World Cup and European Championship games. However, these efforts are all still very recent and therefore their effects are not yet very visible. There is still a long way to go before everything turns out well. Or as SP National Councillor Min Li Marti noted: "We cannot simply let FIFA off the hook!
Competent podium participants
Alex Kunze, National Contact Point for the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (left), Federico Addiecchi, Head of Sustainability and Diversity at FIFA (second from left), Jean-Loup Chappelet (centre), Professor at the University of Lausanne and expert on sports management, and SP National Councillor Min Li Marti (second from right) discussed in front of a good 80 guests. ARD-FIFA expert Philipp Sohmer moderated the event (right).
The whole event can be watched on video. The discussion was streamed live on the internet.
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