Programme

08.45 - Coffee & Registration

09.20 - Welcome and introduction

• Professor Michael Thorne Vice-Chancellor, University of East London

09.30 - Keynote speeches

• Rt Hon Richard Caborn MP Minister for Sport, UK
• Dimitrios Avramopoulos Greek Minister for Health, former Mayor of Athens and founding president, World Union of Olympic Cities
• Philip Lane Chief Executive, British Paralympics Association 

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10:00 - Session 1 Host Cities: Evaluating  the legacy

Chair:

• Professor Gavin Poynter University of East London

Panel:

• Professor Louis Lemkow Autonomous University of Barcelona
• Professor Richard Cashman Sydney Technology University
• Dr Eleni Theodoraki Loughborough University
• Professor Jin Yuanpu Director, Olympics Study Centre, Renmin University of China

11.15 - Break

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11:30 - Session 2 Olympic Games: Heritage, Culture and Education

Keynote:          

• Jude Kelly OBE Chair, Culture, Ceremonies and Education, LOCOG

Panel:

• Professor Phil Cohen Director, London East Research Institute
• Dr Beatriz Garcia Centre for Cultural Policy Research, Glasgow University
• David Powell Visiting Professor of Cultural Planning, University of East London
• Loraine Leeson Director, cSpace Community Arts
• Mary Tebje Project Director, TourEast London

12.30 - Networking Lunch

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13.45 - Session 3 The 2012 Legacy: opportunities & challenges

Keynote:

• Sir Robin Wales Mayor, London Borough of Newham

Panel:

• Norman Turner, Executive Director of Newham 2012
• Harmander Singh Faith Policy Adviser, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
• Councillor Clyde Loakes Leader, London Borough of Waltham Forest
• Councillor Guy Nicholson Lead for Regeneration, London Borough of Hackney
• Paul Brickell Chief Executive, Leaside Regeneration

15:15 - Break

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15.30 - Session 4 The roles of universities

Chair:

• Professor Michael Thorne Vice-Chancellor, University of East London

Panel:              

• Professor Sir Alan Wilson Department for Education and Skills
• Professor Michael Thorne Vice-Chancellor, University of East London
• Professor Ian Henry Director, Centre for Olympic Studies, Loughborough       
• Professor Michael Driscoll Vice-Chancellor, Middlesex University
• Jane Glanville Director, London Higher

17:00 - Reception