
THE
AGS SUMMIT
2019
The 1st Arab-German Sports Summit
will took place
on 4. & 5. April 2019
at Hotel Adlon Kempinski in
Berlin | Germany.
View & Download the AGS Summit Flyer 2019 and List of Participants:
FORMATS & ELEMENTS:
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In different formats like keynote speeches, 1:1-intverviews, presentations and panel discussions, a variety of relevant topics related to the cooperation in the sports sector will be debated.
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However, not only active speakers on stage will have the opportunity to state their opinion on diverse issues, but also all guests and participants in the audience will have the chance to interactively engage in ongoing discussions by statements, questions and interactive polls.
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Prior, in between and after the official sessions on stage, participants will have the possibility to network, exchange business contacts and to initiate common projects, cooperation and partnerships.
THEMES & TOPICS:
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The Arab-German Sports Summit addresses a broad variety of relevant topics in the field of various sports such as Olympic sports, football, etc..
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Also, insights and best-case examples of successful Arab-German cooperation models, successful know-how transfers and mutually benefitting partnerships in the fields of sports and business will be a major topic at the AGSS 2019.
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Further, challenges, experiences, potentials and opportunities in regard to the bidding, hosting, funding, structuring, marketing, organization and management of major sporting events, cups and leagues as well as talent scouting, youth education, training concepts and league structuresin diverse disciplines will be another focal topic of the summit.
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Besides sports-focused sessions, there will also be dedicated speakers in regard to economic and social issues being crucial for both regions and a prospering future of the common Arab-German partnership.
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Moreover, also further sports-related topics like healthcare, medicine, rehabilitation, nutrition, fitness, lifestyle and diseases will be debated.






1st
Arab-German
Sports Summit
250
Participants
25+
Top-Speakers
5
Major Topics
THE
TENTATIVE
PROGRAM
Download the Program Flyer here:
Thursday | 4. April 2019
17:00
19:00
20:00
Registration
Reception & Get Together
Hotel Adlon Kempinski | Ballroom Foyer
Unter den Linden 77
10117 Berlin
Arab-German Sports Summit Gala Dinner
Hotel Adlon Kempinski | Ballroom
Dinner Speeches
Dr. Peter Ramsauer
Federal Minister ret. / Chairman of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development / President of the Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Germany
H. E. Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani
President of the Qatar Olympic Committee, Qatar
Stephan Mayer, MdB
Parlimentary Secretary of State, Federa Ministry of the Interior, Building and Community, German
Dr. Thomas Bach
President, International Olympic Committee, Switzerland
Friday | 5. April 2019
08:00
09:00
10:00
10:15
11:00
11:30
12:15
13:00
14:00
15:00
16:00
Registration
Hotel Adlon Kempinski | Ballroom Foyer
Unter den Linden 77
10117 Berlin
Opening Remarks
Hotel Adlon Kempinski | Ballroom
Abdulaziz Al Mikhlafi
Secretary General, Ghorfa Arab-German Chamber of
Commerce & Industry, Germany
H.E. Sheikh Saoud Al Thani
Ambassador, Embassy of the State of Qatar, Germany
Marcus Höfl
CEO, MHM Majors GmbH, Germany
H.E. Dr. Mustapha Adib
Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of Lebanon
Dean of the Arab Diplomatic Corps, Germany
H.E. Dagmar Freitag
Chairwoman of the Sports Committee, Deutscher Bundestag, Germany
Session 1: Olympics & World Championships
1.1. Keynote Speech:
Hospitality and Temporal Constructions
1.2 Panel Discussion:
Major Sport Events and Business Opportunities
Coffee & Networking Break
Session 2: Diversity & Medicine
2.1 Panel Discussion:
The Power of Sports: Diversity, Women and Success
2.2 Panel Discussion:
Sports Medicine: Status Quo and Future Potentials
Lunch & Networking Break
Session 3: Football & Cooperation
3.1 Highlight Interview:
Football: International Exchange and Cooperation
3.2 Panel Discussion:
Football and the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar
Summary & Closing Words