Monday, December 2, 2024 13th Olympic Summit on 7 December 2024 – Information for the media
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has convened the 13th Olympic Summit for Saturday 7 December 2024. The meeting will be held at Olympic House, Lausanne, Switzerland.
The Olympic Summit brings together leading representatives of the Olympic Movement. It forms part of the ongoing dialogue and consultation on important issues and subjects of significance for the future of the Olympic Movement.
This time, discussions will focus on several topics of interest to the Olympic Movement, including the successful Olympic Games Paris 2024, the upcoming Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, the Olympic Esports Games, the Olympic AI Agenda, and athlete protection.
The IOC will issue a communiqué after the Olympic Summit, providing information on the discussions.
Please note that all candidates for the IOC presidential election not invited in their formal role have been invited as guests to the Olympic Summit.
13th Olympic Summit Date: Saturday 7 December 2024 Time: 9 a.m. CET LIST OF INVITEES IOC President Thomas BACH (Chair) IOC Vice-Presidents Nicole HOEVERTSZ Nawal EL MOUTAWAKEL Gerardo WERTHEIN Executive Board Members Emma TERHO, Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission Nenad LALOVIC, President of an Olympic Summer Sports Federation International Federations Gianni INFANTINO, President of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Luc TARDIF, President of the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Jae-youl KIM, President of the International Skating Union (ISU) Husain AL-MUSALLAM, President of World Aquatics National Olympic Committees GAO Zhidan, President of the Chinese Olympic Committee Gene SYKES, President of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) Recognised Organisations Ivo FERRIANI, President of the Winter Olympic Federations (WOF) Robin MITCHELL, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) Francesco RICCI BITTI, President of the Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Ingmar de VOS, President-elect of ASOIF Andrew PARSONS, President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Continental Associations of National Olympic Committees Mustapha BERRAF, President of the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA) Spyros CAPRALOS, President of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Randhir SINGH, President of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Neven ILIC, President of PANAM Sports Guests Pierre-Oliver BECKERS, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for Paris 2024 Kristin KLOSTER, Chair of the IOC Coordination Commission for Milano Cortina 2026 Ser Miang NG, Chair of the Joint Committee for the Olympic Esports Games Witold BAŃKA, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Valérie FOURNEYRON, Chair of the International Testing Agency (ITA) Candidates for the IOC presidency(listed in order determined by a drawing of lots) HRH Prince Feisal AL HUSSEIN, IOC Executive Board member David LAPPARTIENT, Chair of the IOC Esports Commission Johan ELIASCH, President of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Juan Antonio SAMARANCH, IOC Vice-President Kirsty COVENTRY, IOC Executive Board member Lord Sebastian COE, President of World Athletics Morinari WATANABE, President of the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG)
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