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49th International Conference (2015)

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Session 1, Chairman's Report : Strategic Plan for IFHA

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Session 2, Open Forum

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Session 3, Keynote Address & The Global Illegal Betting Market

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Conferences – International Conference Agenda

49th IFHA Conference

General Assembly & 49th International Conference
AGENDA
Paris, France October 5 Monday, 2015

Starting from 09:30
1. GENERAL ASSEMBLY, STATUTORY MEETING (closed session) chaired by Louis ROMANET
1.1- Introduction & Approval of Minutes of the 2014 General Assembly Louis ROMANET
1.2- 2014 Accounts & 2015 Budget Andrew CHESSER
1.3- Committees Progress Reports
- TAC Andrew HARDING
- IRPAC Carl HAMILTON

Short break to welcome attending media, begin live stream

1.4- Chairman's Report : Strategic Plan for IFHA Louis ROMANET

Tea Break

2. OPEN FORUM chaired by Louis ROMANET
Chairman, IFHA
2.1- Lab Certification : Implementation of task force Dr Yves BONNAIRE
2.2- Relations with OIE and international Movement of Horses Andrew HARDING
2.3- Future challenges of the International Stud Book Committee after 40 years of existence Johnny WEATHERBY, Chairman, ISBC
2.4- 36TH Asian Racing Conference in Mumbai (24th-29th January 2016) R. RAMAKRISHNAN
Member of the 36th Asian Racing Conference Organising Committee
2.5- Racing in Central Europe Paull KHAN, Secretary General, EMHF
2.6- Longines & IFHA Announcement Juan Carlos-CAPELLI
Vice-President and Head of International Marketing, Longines
Louis ROMANET
Chairman, IFHA

Approximately 12:15 Lunch Break

AFTERNOON SESSION
13:15
Keynote Speaker John MESSARA
Chairman, Racing Australia

'The Global Illegal Betting Market'
Moderator's Introduction Winfried ENGELBRECHT-BRESGES
Vice Chairman, IFHA
1 – The scale of the illegal betting market and its links with organised crime
Martin PURBRICK
Director of Security and Integrity, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
2 –The Biggest Threat to International sport
Professor Laurent VIDAL
Chairman, the ICSS-Sorbonne Sport Integrity Program
Questions & Answers

Tea Break

'DELIVERING MEDIA & INFORMATION TO BETTORS & FANS''
Moderator's Introduction Jim GAGLIANO
Vice Chairman, IFHA
1 –
Alan BYRNE
Chief Executive and Editor-in-Chief, Racing Post
2 –
Paul CROSS
General Manager of International Business Development - Tabcorp International
Questions & Answers

CLOSING REMARKS Louis ROMANET, Chairman of IFHA

Projection of the film of the 2015 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe & Le Nouveau Longchamp

(finished by approximately 16:20)



Session 4, Delivering Media & Information To Bettors & Fans & Closing Remarks

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