13th Olympic Summit on 7 December 2024 Information for the media

 02 December 2024 – 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.

13^th 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)