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SUMMARY:Nordic Sports Law Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:NORDIC SPORTS LAW CONFERENCE 2026 – GET YOUR TICKET BELOW!\nThe Finnish Sports Law Association warmly welcomes You to a two-day Nordic Sports Law Conference bringing together top international experts\, practitioners\, academics\, and other professionals from across the world.\nThe event will explore latest jurisprudence\, including CAS Ad Hoc division decisions from the winter olympic games\, and the balance between AI and Fundamental rights in sports.\nThrough panel discussions\, we explore the effects of the latest decisions of CJEU and national courts\, upcoming changes in the WADA code and future challenges facing athletes' rights and on the other hand\, major sporting events.\nThe event is designed to encourage open discussions\, with also networking sessions playing an important role. Whether you work in sports organizations\, legal practice\, or academia\, the Nordic Sports Law Conference provides valuable insights and practical perspectives on the future of sports law.\n \nVENUE & ACCOMMODATION\nThe event will be held at Scandic Park Helsinki\, close to the city center of Helsinki. After registering for the conference\, You will receive a link to book hotel accommodation at a discounted rate.\n \nFULL PROGRAM\nFriday 8.5.2026\n10:00 Registration\n10:30 Opening\nMika Poutala\, Minister of Youth\, Sport and Physical Activity\n10:45 Jurisprudence\nLatest Jurisprudence on Nationality-Based Exclusions and Neutral Athletes\nHannu Kalkas\, Attorney (FIN)\nCAS Ad Hoc Winter Olympics in Milano & Cortina d’Ampezzo\nAnnett Rombach\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator (GER)\n12:15 Lunch\n13:15 Panel Discussion – Autonomy in the Balance: Can Sports Federations Survive the EU Competition Law Challenge?\nChair: Mikko Kohtala\, Lawyer (FIN)\nAntti Aine\, Professor (FIN)\nBenoit Keane\, Solicitor(IRE)\nLars Halgreen\, Attorney (DEN)\nStefano Bastianon\, Professor\, CAS Arbitrator (ITA)\n14:30 Coffee Break\n15:00 Artificial Intelligence in Sports: Balancing Innovation with the Protection of Fundamental Rights\nIda Laakkonen\, Doctoral Reseacher (FIN) \n16:00 Panel Discussion – The WADA Code 2027: (Less) rule and (more) discretion (?)\nChair: Jens Evald\, Professor\, CAS Arbitrator (DEN)\nUlrich Haas\, Professor\, CAS Arbitrator (GER)\nMarkus Manninen\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator (FIN)\nJessica Wissman\, Head of Legal Antidoping Sweden (SWE)\nAnna Thorstenson\, Former WADA Athletes' Anti-Doping Ombuds (SWE)\n19:00 Dinner & the Traditional Afterparty\n \nSaturday 9.5.2026\n9:30 Legal Challenges Facing the Athletes’ Rights\nChair: Pia Ek\, Attorney (FIN)\nEmma Terho\, Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission (FIN)\nMichele Bernasconi\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator (SUI)\nJanie Soublière\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator (CAN)\nEirik Monsen\, Attorney (NOR)\n10:45 Future Legal Challenges of Major Sporting Events\nChair: Sean Cottrell\, Lawyer\, CEO LawInSports (UK)\nIan Scott\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator (JPN)\nAntti Pihlakoski\, Chairman of WA Championships’ Bid Evaluation Panel (FIN)\nRaphaelle Favre Schnyder\, Attorney\, CAS Arbitrator\, Member of 2027 FIS Alpine skiing WC Excecutive Committee (SUI)\nDr. Kaari Mattila\, Professor of Practice in Human Rights and Democracy (FIN)\n12:00 CLOSING\n12:15 LUNCH
LOCATION:Scandic Park Helsinki\, Mannerheimintie 46\, 00260\, Helsinki\,
 Finland
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