The seminar on human rights in snow sports was led by a panel of experts, including Adam Hall, a Paralympic alpine skiing athlete from New Zealand, Mathilde Grenet, founder of “En Garde” organization focusing on safeguarding in sports organizations, Eddie Marshbaum, Head of Sport at Quest specializing in investigations and integrity, and Ken Read, a former Canadian alpine skiing legend.
The first session on Sunday included external speakers along with FIS specialists such as Alexandra Blum, Andrea Rinaldi, Sandra Spitz, and Dimitrije Lazarovski, as well as Cornelia Blank and Daniela Lux from UMIT Tirol. In addition to the panel of experts, the seminar also featured insights from David Grevemberg, Chief Innovation and Partnership Officer at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, and Gabriela Mueller Mendoza, a specialist in Diversity and Inclusion in sports.
The event was organized in response to a survey conducted by FIS with the NSAs, highlighting the need to address human rights issues in snow sports. The collaboration across FIS departments was evident throughout the seminar