The format of the Forum, an annual gathering for registered SportAccord Convention delegates, will be shaped as a debate to reflect this historic venue as participants examine topics of special relevance to cities around the world.

London's County Hall is located just across the street from the Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel, the main venue for the SportAccord Convention from April 3-8.

Topics on the Forum's agenda include "Avoiding the White Elephant in the Room" - about facilities for major events - and "Are Emerging Markets Really Ready to Host Sporting Events?"

Plus a session on bringing sport events to city centres with a case study on "Big Air Snowboarding".

Among the many experts on the front benches of the Debating Chamber during the discussions will be Sheikh Saoud Bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, secretary general of Qatar National Olympic Committee; Andrew Altman, chief executive of the Olympic Park Legacy Company; Inaki Alvarez, FIFA's competitions director; Jerry Anderson, senior principal of Populous; Spyros Capralos, the chairman of Athens Stock Exchange and former executive director of Athens 2004; and Cameron Sinclair, the executive director of the Architecture for Humanity.

Steering the debate will be BBC World presenter David Eades and Gregg Moss, news anchor from KUSA, the NBC affiliate in Denver, Colorado.

For more information on the City Forum and the SportAccord Convention click here.


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