The 28th version of the TAFISA World Congress is organised by the German Olympic Sports Confederation, the regional sports confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia and TAFISA. It is financed by the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Hendrik Wüst MdL
Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
Juliane Seifert
State Secretary in the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community
Dr. Stephan Keller
Head Mayor of the City of Düsseldorf
Britta Zur
Alderman of the City of Düsseldorf
Wolfgang Baumann
President of TAFISA
Thomas Weikert
President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation
Kerstin Holze
Vice-President of the German Olympic Sports Confederation
Stefan Klett
President of the Regional Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia
Jörg Förster
Chairman of the German University Sports Federation
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Thomas Abel
German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Movement and Neurosciences
Prof. Dr. Gudrun Doll-Tepper
Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Education and Psychology, Division for Inclusive Education, Physical Activity and Sport
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gregor Hovemann
University of Leipzig, Department of Sport Economics and Sport Management
Prof. Dr. Gerhard Nowak
IST University of Applied Sciences, IST Management School
Prof. Dr. Bettina Rulofs
German Sport University Cologne, Institute of Sociology and Gender Studies
Tom Buhrow
Director of West German Broadcasting Cologne (WDR)
Karl Valks
Head of Sports at West German Broadcasting Cologne (WDR)
Christina Marx
Executive Board Member at Aktion Mensch e.V.
Michaela Röhrbein (Chair)
Executive Board Member of the German Olympic Sports Confederation in charge of Sport for All
Bernhard Schwank
Director Sports & Volunteer Work in the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
Dr. Eva Selic
Vice-President of the Regional Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia
Martin Wonik
Executive Board Member of the Regional Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia
Jean-Francois Laurent
Secretary General of TAFISA
Dr. Eva Selic (Chair)
Vice-President of the Regional Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia
Henning Schreiber
Deputy Director Sports & Volunteer Work in the State Chancellery of North Rhine-Westphalia
Representatives of TAFISA
Representatives of the German Olympic Sports Confederation
Representatives of the Regional Sports Confederation of North Rhine-Westphalia
Media and press enquiries
For media and press enquiries please contact: media-tafisacongress2023(at)dosb.de
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Media accreditation
We kindly invite media and press representatives to the TAFISA World Congress 2023. If you are interested in a media accreditation, please send us the follwoing information vie email to media-tafisacongress2023(at)dosb.de: Name, Email, Media house/Publisher, Function/ Role or editorial department, Adress of the organisation, which day(s) you like to attend and if you are interested in an interview. Please also attach your official journalist pass.
We will prove your request and confirm it within a few days. Please note: we will only consider applications that contain all necessary information.
A media accreditation enables you to enter the Congress and Congress programme. We provide a room with wifi. Please note, that no accommodation will be offered.
Press conference
The official press conference is scheduled for: 2 November 2023, 11:00 am.
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