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Sports Ecosystem Conference 2024

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Sports Ecosystem Conference 2024

Date
November 15, 2024
Venue
Tokyo Tokyo Midtown Hall A (Roppongi)

Tokyo of counsel Makiko Takabe and Tokyo partner Hironori Inagaki, Representative Director/Head of the Secretariat of CSEP, participated as panelists in the Sports Ecosystem Conference 2024. The event was organized by the Council for Sports Ecosystem Promotion on November 15, 2024.

Program

13:00 - Opening remarks
•    Hironori Inagaki (Representative Director of C-SEP, Partner at Nishimura & Asahi)
•    Mr.Toshikazu Yamaguchi (Councilor of C-SEP; President of Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings) 
•    Mr.Yuki Ota (Councilor of C-SEP; Member of International Olympic Committee) 

13:25 - Greetings and Review of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games
•    Ms.Marie Barsacq (Executive Director of Impact and Legacy, Paris 2024)

13:40 - Session 1: Social Value of the 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games
•    Ms.Marie Sallois (Corporate and Sustainable Development Director, International Olympic Committee) [Video Message]
•    Ms.Marie Barsacq (Executive Director of Impact and Legacy, Paris 2024)
•    Ms.Mikako Kotani (Councilor of C-SEP; OLY & Artistic Swimmer)
•    Ms.Tomoko Koda (Director of C-SEP; Managing Executive Officer of ASICS Corporation)

14:30 - Presentation Regarding the Management Support Committee’s Initiatives of the Council for Sports Ecosystem Promotion
•    Mr.Seiya Oura (Director of C-SEP; President of PERSOL INNOVATION CO., LTD.)

14:35 - Session 2: The Role of Next-Generation Stadium and Arenas: The Fusion
of Digital Transformation and Entertainment
•    Mr.Satoshi Ashidate (President and CEO of the Japan Sport Council)
•    Mr.Fumiaki Koizumi (Councilor of C-SEP; Director and President of Mercari, Inc.; Representative Director and President of Kashima Antlers F.C. Co., Ltd.)
•    Ms.Wakako Sakurai (Director of C-SEP; Executive Officer and Manager of Consumer Services Entertainment Platforms of NTT DOCOMO, INC.)

15:20 - Special Talk Session
•    Mr.Takuya Haneda (Japanese National Olympic Canoe Slalom Athlete (Men’s))
•    Mr.Takayuki Suzuki (Japanese National Paralympic Swimmer (Men’s))
•    Ms.Mio Nakata (Japanese Deaf Volleyball National Team (Women’s))
•    Mr.Yuki Ota (Councilor of C-SEP; Member of International Olympic Committee)

15:35 - Session 3: Current Situation and Future Challenges of Preventing Harassment of Athletes and Infringement of Privacy Rights
•    Mr.Takeshi Matsuda (Executive Board Member of the Japanese Olympic Committee and Chairman of the Japanese Olympic Committee’s Athlete Committee)
•    Mr.Shintaro Ikeda (Councilor of C-SEP; Council Member of the Nippon Badminton Association)
•    Mr.Takaki Kobayashi (Director of C-SEP; Executive Officer and Manager of Media Company Yahoo Media General Headquarters, LY Corporation)
•    Mr.Shinsuke Ishiwatari (Partner at Vasco da Gama Offices)

16:20 - Presentation on Recent Initiatives Taken by International Sports Organizations to Address Athlete Harassment
•    Mr.Jonathan Hirshler (Signify CEO)[Online]

16:35 - Session 4: The Frontline of Preventing Sports Manipulation and Corruption in Foreign Countries and the Future of International Cooperation: Considering the Macolin Convention and the National Platform
•    Mr.Nicolas Saydé (Coordinator, Sport Integrity Division, Council of Europe)[Online] 
•    Mr.Corentin Segalen (Chair of the Group of Copenhagen (National Platform Networking)) [Online]
•    Mr.Evangelos Alexandrakis (Senior Policy & Institutional Relations Manager, Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions, International Olympic Committee (IOC)) [Online]
•    Mr.Minoru Iwaki (Director of C-SEP; Representative Director and President, Mynet Inc.)
•    Hironori Inagaki (Representative Director of C-SEP; Partner at Nishimura & Asahi)

17:25 - Presentation Regarding the Deaflympics and the Creation of an Inclusive Society
•    Mr.Kentaro Hayase (Principal of Cram School / Film Director)

17:45 - Greetings
•    Mr.Hajime Sasaki (Member of the House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan) 

17:50 - Session 5 : France’s Organizing Rights and Future Direction of Japan’s Rights Businesses
•    Mr.Smaïn Guennad (Lawyer - Senior Manager, De Gaulle Fleurance & Associes)
•    Makiko Takabe (Of Counsel at Nishimura & Asahi and former Chief Judge of the Intellectual Property High Court)
•    Hironori Inagaki (Representative Director of C-SEP; Partner at Nishimura & Asahi)

18:35 - Networking

19:30 - Closing

Speakers

稲垣 弘則

He understands and solves his client’s essential needs and challenges by leveraging his extensive domestic and international connections in the sports and entertainment field as well as his experience gained during secondment to the business side of a domestic sports management company.
He has assisted numerous companies in the area of Sports Digital Transformation (data business, sports betting, fantasy sports, NFT, sports tokens) and is experienced in cases involving a wide range of legal issues at the intersection of sports and technology. He is also the
Representative Director of the Council for Sports Ecosystem Promotion, an industry organization that aims to industrialize sports using digital transformation, etc., and is well versed in the latest trends and issues in the industry both domestically and internationally.
He was also selected as a finalist for Young Lawyer of the Year (Law Firm) in the ALB Japan Law Awards 2024, sponsored by Asian Legal Business (ALB) and Thomson Reuters.

髙部 眞規子

Ms. Takabe has over 40 years’ experience as a senior judge handling civil proceedings in a variety of fields, including more than 20 years presiding over intellectual property proceedings. Ms. Takabe was in charge of numerous cases during her time as a judge and led intellectual property proceedings in Japan. This experience has made her exceptionally capable in assisting her clients achieve favorable results in patent infringement proceedings, trademark-related proceedings, copyright proceedings, and trade secret infringement proceedings. She also advises clients on matters relating to design, brand, character, honor, privacy, publicity, portrait rights and license agreements.