PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release Media ContactOctober18, 2018
Hyunsuk Cha
Email:sudhananana@snu.ac.kr
TheDream Together Seoul Forum 2018will be held onThursday, November1st, 2018 (14:00 to 18:30) atGrand Ballroom,WestinChosun Seoul,Republic ofKorea.This year’s forum will address the topic of "Sport for Peace"for peaceful and better world.
This year, our forum aims to address the good examplesof peace-building through sport anddiscuss how sport can not only bring peace but also encourage a culture of peace for better
Theforumis an annual, one-day event thatincludesa key note speech and 5 presentations from global sport leaders, as well as a panel discussion session with the all presenters and Dream Together Master studentsto discuss various key issuesregardingsport for peace.
HRH Prince Feisal Al-Hussein, IOC Member, is a keynote speaker; ManfredLaemmer, Professor of German Sport University Cologne, will speak about the German unification and sport integration between West and East Germany; Beatriz Mejia, Executive Director and Founder of International Group for Peace, will address sport project to remedy the civil war in Colombia; Mike Cronin, Professor of Boston College Ireland, will mention about the religious conflict resolution through sport; Young-il Na, Professor of Seoul National University, will present the policy direction of South and North Korea's sport exchange; RamonaMohdRazali, Deputy Secretary General and 3rd batch Dream Together MasteralumnusNorkamarulNorzam, Special Officer to the Secretary General, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia will introduce the case of sport multiracial unity.
The Dream TogetherSeoulForum is a part of the Dream Together Mastersupported by the Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), and the Korea Sports Promotion Foundation (KSPO), using the national sports promotional funds that aim to educate next generation sport administrators. The forum has been held since 2013 and participated by the IOC Members, NOC Presidents and other distinguished scholars as speakers to contribute to the international sport development.
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