Tiffin University and the City of Fort Myers, Florida will host the Forum on Contemporary Issues in the Olympics on February 1 from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Collaboratory in downtown Fort Myers.
This blended in-person and virtual forum will explore the present and future landscape of politics, policies, and contemporary issues impacting the Olympics. The event will feature commentary from Alexandra de Navacelle de Coubertin, President of the Pierre de Coubertin Family Foundation and Dr. Klaus Schormann, President of the Union International de Pentathlon Modern (UIPM). It is part of the Fort Myers Champions for Health Expo presented by Lee Health and the Bank of America. The Expo features a dozen Olympians and professional athletes participating in two days of sport, fitness and wellness activities throughout the community. The Expo is coordinated by the Greater Fort Myers Chamber of Commerce, Tiffin University, Florida Gulf Coast University, the City of Fort Myers and By George Marketing, LLC.
Among the panelists for the Forum on Olympic Issues are four Olympians: Nancy Hogshead; Dr. Liston Bochette, Agnese Ozolina Butler and Rob Stull who currently serves as CEO of USA Penthathlon. Hogshead is also a member of the Congressional Commission on the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and is a decorated swimmer with three gold and one silver medal from the 1984 Games.
Also joining the panel is former FBI special agent Rich Kolko who coached luge and bobsled in three winter Olympics and worked security for four additional Olympics. The final panelist is Jose Rodriguez, Director of Sports for the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, executive member of the Pan-American Judo Confederation and former member of the International Judy Federation. Margriet de Schutter, a former elite speed skater and media personality will emcee the event; Matt Mitten from the Court of Arbitration in Sport and the National Sport Law Institute will provide legal commentary and the moderator will be Dr. Bonnie Tiell, author and Sport Management Professor from Tiffin University and the U.S. Sports Academy.
Zoom Link for the Forum on Contemporary Issues in the Olympics: https://cityftmyers.zoom.us/j/86034943015.
For more information, email Dr. Bonnie Tiell, Tiffin University Professor of Sport Management at btiell@tiffin.edu.