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International Conference
Clean Victory: Rethinking the Olympic Year
About the Event
Day 1 of the “Clean Victory” International Conference marks a significant opportunity to reflect on the achievements of the Olympic year while advancing the global fight against doping in sport. Hosted at the Four Seasons Hotel Baku, this highly anticipated event gathers key stakeholders and experts from the international anti-doping community.
The day begins with a formal opening ceremony featuring addresses by the Minister of Youth and Sports of Azerbaijan, the President of WADA (via video), and the CEO of AMADA, underscoring the shared commitment to clean and fair competition.
Event Schedule
Registration, Welcome Coffee and Networking
National Anthem of the Republic of Azerbaijan
Opening of the Conference
Mr. Farid Gayibov: Minister of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan
Mr. Witold Bańka: President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) (video address)
Ms. Tahmina Taghi-Zada: Executive Director of Azerbaijan National Anti-Doping Agency (AMADA)
Session 1: "Paris 2024: Summing Up the Olympic Year"
Mr. Michael Ask: Paris 2024 Pre-Games Project
Dr. Lars Mortsiefer: International View on Anti-Doping
Prof. Mike Loosemore: Sex, Drugs and Olympic Gold
Q&A session
Coffee Break and Networking
Session 2: "Beyond the Horizon: Unmasking Doping Through Cutting-Edge Investigations and Future Challenges"
Mr. Günter Younger: Is Partnership the Key? ADOs and Law Enforcement in the Fight against Doping
Mr. Jamie Brown: International Cooperation against Doping: Council of Europe perspectives (online)
Q&A session
Lunch and Informal Networking
Session 3: "Precision in Testing: Insights from Olympic Anti-Doping Efforts"
Ms. Sophie Berwick: Delivering an Olympic Anti-Doping Program: Roles, Responsibilities, and Insights from Paris 2024 (online)
Ms. Chika Hirai: Insights from Tokyo2020 Games
Dr. Michał Rynkowski: Challenges of Testing Program Prior to Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games - POLADA Experience (online)
Q&A session
Coffee Break and Networking
Session 4: "Pioneering Education and Science in Anti-Doping: New Frontiers"
Ms. Snežana Samardžić-Marković: Anti-Doping Education - From Learning to Understanding
Prof. Rüştü Güner: Education and Science in Anti-Doping
Mr. Gudrat Safarov: Empowering Clean Sport: AMADA’s Educational Milestones for Paris 2024
Q&A session
Closing Session: "Final Recommendations and Closing Remarks"
Meet the Speakers
Mr. Günter Younger
Director, Intelligence and Investigations, WADA
Is Partnership the Key? ADOs and Law Enforcement in the Fight against Doping
Mr. Jamie Brown
Head of the Anti-Doping Unit, Council of Europe (CoE)
International Cooperation against Doping: Council of Europe perspectives (online)
Mr. Michael Ask
International Relations Senior Manager, International Testing Agency (ITA)
Paris 2024 Pre-Games Project
Ms. Sophie Berwick
Major Events Specialist, ITA
Delivering an Olympic Anti-Doping Program: Roles, Responsibilities, and Insights from Paris 2024 (online)
Prof. Mike Loosemore
University College London (UCL)
Sex, Drugs and Olympic Gold
Snežana SAMARDŽIĆ-MARKOVIĆ
WADA’s Independent Senior Expert on Human Rights of Athletes
Anti-doping education - from learning to understanding
Dr. Lars Mortsiefer
Chair of the Executive Board, National Anti-Doping Agency Germany (NADA)
International View on Anti-Doping
Dr. Michał Rynkowski
Director, Polish Anti-Doping Agency (POLADA)
Challenges of testing program prior to Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games - POLADA experience (online)
Prof. Rüştü Güner
Director General, Turkish Anti-Doping Commission (TDMK)
Education and Science in Anti-Doping
Ms. Chika HIRAI
Director of International Relations, Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA)
Insights from Tokyo2020 Games
Mr. Gudrat Safarov
Lead Education Expert, AMADA
Empowering Clean Sport: AMADA’s Educational Milestones for Paris 2024