When arbitration meets crime

31 Jan - 2 Feb 2024

America do Sul room - floor E2

Session information

Match fixing: the ultimate criminal game

Thursday 1 February (1115 - 1245)

America do Sul room - floor E2

Description

How is it that the ultra-favourite basketball team of the tournament lost over the least favourite one? What happened to this promising young tennis player that suddenly surrendered one entire set, then the match, to a second- rate player almost no one bet on? The reason might well lie in the ultimate manipulation of the sport business: match fixing and its string of related criminal offences. But how can the sport institutions evidence this? Do the arbitral tribunals have the capability to find out the truth? Will the prosecutors and police help by sharing their own findings? Can modern technology be of any assistance? How can match fixing be prevented? Are the sanctions adapted to the seriousness of a worldwide threat over the sport, its business, its image and its spirit? With trained experts from all over the world, the panel will discuss the path to a more ethical competition.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Michelangelo Cicogna De Berti Jacchia, Milan, Italy; Treasurer, Arbitration Committee
Emmanuel Moyne Bougartchev Moyne Associés, Paris, France; In-House Counsel Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee

Speakers

Roberto Armelin São Paulo Futebol Clube, São Paulo, Brazil
Graciela Garay Ethics and Compliance Officer, Conmebol, Asuncion, Paraguay
Saverio Lembo Baer & Karrer, Geneva, Switzerland; Committee Liaison Officer, Criminal Law Committee
Annett Rombach Klinkert Partners Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB, Frankfurt, Germany