PROGRAM

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Program themes

Our program is structured around five key areas.
FAIR & EFFICIENT ATHLETE EXPERIENCE
INNOVATION & IMPLEMENTATION OF DATA & SCIENCE IN TESTING
ENHANCING COLLABORATION & CONNECTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY & OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
NAVIGATING
PUBLIC TRUST & CRISES

Day 1.

09:30-10:30

Improving the Athlete Experience Through Consistent and High Quality Testing Operations

o John Degenkolb: Professional Road Cycling Athlete
o Yulia Droz: Testing Operations Manager, ITA
o Chika Hirai: Director of International Department / Risk Assessment & Intelligence Office, JADA
o Gabriella Juvancz: Test Manager, HUNADO
o Olivier Banuls, moderator: Head of Testing, ITA
11:00-12:00

Athlete Whereabouts: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities

o Kimberly Bos OLY: Skeleton Athlete, Dutch Athlete Commission
o Brett Clothier: Head, Athletics Integrity Unit
o Leon Felderer OLY: Athlete, Chair of the Athlete's Commission and Member of the Executive Board, International Luge Federation
o Leo Köpp OLY, LLM: Professional Race Walking Athlete
o Rebecca Lee: Anti-Doping Manager, Union of European Football Associations
o Dr Peter Van de Vliet, moderator: CEO, iNADO

Connecting the Anti-Doping Community through Technology

o Dr Magnus Ericsson: Director, Laboratoire AntiDopage Français
o Ndiate Chaya Ndiaye: Director Digital Insights, WADA 
o Christian Nilsson: Vice President International Testing, IDTM
o Guillaume Zekri: Antidoping Investigator, AFLD
o George Stan, moderator: Head of Technology, ITA
13:30-15:00

The Future of Dried Blood Spot Testing: From Research to Practice 

o Thomas Capdevielle: Head of Testing and Compliance and Deputy Head, Athletics Integrity Unit 
o Dr Valeria Catalani: Doping Control Coordinator, WADA
o Lin Ling: Director of Testing, CHINADA
o Prof Christophe Stove: Director of the Laboratory of Toxicology, Ghent University
o Prof Dr Andreas Thomas: Senior Scientist, German Sport University Cologne
o Dr Neil Robinson, moderator: Head of Science & Medical, ITA

Designing an Anti-Doping Program from Scratch: New and Emerging Sports 

o Valentin Capelli: Manager Sport Movement Relations, WADA
o Andy Fuller: Managing Director, International Federation of American Football
o MinJung Seo: Public Relations Director, KADA
o Matteo Vallini: Head of International Federations & Major Events, ITA
o Gabriel Zangenfeind: Secretary General, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation
o Lindsey Stafford, moderator: Director of Olympic and Paralympic Programs, USADA / Vice Chair, iNADO
15:30-17:00

Smart Testing: Using Data Analytics for More Effective Testing

o Samuel Balet: Senior Strategic Testing Officer, ITA
o George Escott: Data Analytics Lead, UKAD
o Michael Harkins: Director of Anti-Doping Testing, SIA
o Amalie Mathiesen: Data Analyst, ADD
o Sofia Jakobsson: Deputy of Testing and Development, ADSE
o Damien Rhumorbarbe, moderator: Data Analytics Manager, ITA

Day 2.

09:30-10:30

Rethinking Communication and Media Engagement in Anti-Doping

o Dr Eva Bunthoff: Member of the Executive Board and Head of the Testing Department, NADA Germany
o Nick Harris: Founder-editor, Sporting Intelligence
o Prof Bradford Horn: Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives Professor of Practice, S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications
o Marta Nawrocka, moderator: Head of Communications, ITA
11:00-12:30

Contamination: A Multi-Faceted Challenge 

o Prof Christophe Champod: Director, School of Criminal Justice, University of Lausanneo 
o Dr Matthew Fedoruk: Chief Science Officer, USADA
o Ross Wenzel: General Counsel, WADA
o Dr Tiia Kuuranne: Director, Swiss Laboratory for Anti-Doping Analyses
o Dr Fredrik Lauritzen: Director Science and Medicine, ADNO
o Dimitrij Ovcharov OLY: Professional Table Tennis Athlete
o Dominique Leroux-Lacroix, co-moderator: Head of Legal Affairs, ITA
o Prof Mario Thevis, co-moderator: Director, Institute of Biochemistry of the German Sport University Cologne

Enhancing Intelligence & Investigations (I&I) Networks

o Daniel Burke: Director of Intelligence and Investigations, USADA
o Antoine Marcelaud: Deputy Secretary General in charge of Testing, Investigations, AFLD
o Dr François Marclay: Senior I&I manager, ITA
o Francisco Portugal: Anti-Corruption Coordinator, INTERPOL
o Nick Iliffe, moderator: Head of I&I, ITA
14:00-15:30

Testing Workforce Expansion: Development & Productivity

o Eric Berenyi: Deputy Director of Testing, AFLD
o Federico Valente: Testing Force Manager, ITA
o Dr Sasha Sutherland: Executive Director, Caribbean RADO
o Deslyn Pather, moderator: Senior Doping Control Coordinator, SAIDS / Chair of the IDCO Expert Advisory Group, ITA / Board Member, iNADO

Laboratory Challenges & Solutions 

o Dr Daniel Eichner: President, Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory
o Marco Knipp: Deputy Head of Testing Department, NADA Germany
o Dr Dorota Kwiatkowska: President, WAADS
o Prof Dr Ir Peter van Eenoo: Laboratory Director, Ghent Laboratory 
o Dr Jenny Schulze: Testing and Science Manager, ADSE
o Dr Magnus Ericsson, moderator: Director, Laboratoire AntiDopage Français
* Session details and speakers are subject to change.

Day 1.

Time
Room: Aura 1&2
Room: Aura 3
08:00-09:00

Registration

09:00-09:30 Session
Opening Words
09:30-10:30 Session
Improving the Athlete Experience through Quality Testing Operations 
10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-12:00 Session
Athlete Whereabouts: Balancing Rights and Responsibilities

Connecting the Anti-Doping Community through Technology

12:00-13:30

Lunch

13:30-15:00 Session
The Future of Dried Blood Spot Testing: From Research to Practice 

Designing an Anti-Doping Program from Scratch: New and Emerging Sports

15:00-15:30

Break

15:30-17:00 Session
Smart Testing: Using Data Analytics for More Effective Testing
17:00

Day 1 Closing

17:00~

Reception

Day 2.

Time
Room: Aura 1 & 2
Room: Aura 3
08:00-09:00

Networking

09:00-10:30 Session
Rethinking Communication and Media Engagement in Anti-Doping
10:30-11:00

Break

11:00-12:30 Session
Contamination: A Multi-Faceted Challenge 

Enhancing Intelligence & Investigations (I&I) Networks 

12:30-14:00

Lunch

14:00-15:30 Session
Testing Workforce Expansion: Development & Productivity

Laboratory Challenges & Solutions 

15:30-16:00

Break

16:00-17:00 Session
The Future - Action Plan
17:00

Day 2 Closing