The Center for Sports Diplomacy: Sports and Diplomacy Workshop
Sports and Diplomacy Workshop
The Center for Sports Diplomacy | 8/5/2024 | Marcus Family Campus
Rotem Hall, Zlotowski Student Administration Building (70)
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva
09:45-10:00 Gathering
10:00-11:15 Session 1
Sharon Pardo
What is Sports Diplomacy? Introduction of the Center for Sports Diplomacy at BGU
Batel Gerbi
Sports Diplomacy and Values
Tami Hay
Sports Diplomacy and The Peres Center for Peace and Innovation: A Case Study
Arigay Bergher
The New Diplomats: The Decline of the State and the Rise of New Players in the Diplomatic Arena
11:15-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:45 Session 2
Ilan Manor
The Global Sport Event/Terror Link from the Prism of AI Bias: The Paris 2024 Olympics
Guy Podoler
Heritage in Sports Diplomacy: The Korean Case
Shira Barzel
When Sports Teams Take a Stand in Political Conflicts: What Does it Do to the Relationships with the Fans?
Tomer Adini Finer
The Future of Football: Understanding Generation Alpha’s Impact on Global Perspectives
12:45-13:45 Lunch Break
13:45-15:15 Session 3
Sophia Solomon
Sports Diplomacy and the Abraham Accords
Boaz Sity
The Palestinian Authority’s Legal Battle to Suspend Israel from FIFA Over Conflict-Related Violations
Chen Kertcher
Conditioned Sport in Times of War: Arab Minority Representation in Israeli Sports Media Since October 7th War
Yuval Reinfeld
Uniting Culture, Sport, and Digital Innovation: The Impact of EU’s New Digital Single Market Order
Niv Nachlieli
Middle East Co-Hosting the Olympics
15:15-15:30 Conclusions
