QNA
As part of the "Digital Learning" series and cooperation between Qatar Football Association (QFA) and ASEAN Football Federation, the two sides, in partnership with Josoor Institute, will hold a third workshop to discuss about a new period of event hosting in the post COVID-19 era.
To be held via Zoom technology between July 12 and 14, 2021, the workshop will address various topics with the presence of experts in the fields of safety and security, volunteer management, venue management, fan engagement, services management and more.
This is the third webinar to be held by the QFA, with the participation of all 12 AFF Member Associations and in partnership with Josoor Institute. Like the first and the second, it is part of a new digital education series developed in partnership with the AFF in 2019.
The first seminar was held in October 2020 under the title "Covid-19 Recovery: Safe Return to Football and Revenue", and the second online workshop was held on February 2021, and aimed to raise awareness of - and to combat - fraud, match fixing and illegal betting activities that distort the integrity of football.
On the first day of the webinar which will be fully moderated by David Cushnan, Head of Content at Leaders in Sport, the lectures will focus on Competition and Volunteer Management, Fan Engagement. During of first day the interactive sessions, the speakers will be Abdulla Al Ansari, Competitions Operations, Qatar Stars League, Samantha Sifah, Fan Engagement Expert, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and Rasha Al Qarni, Executive Human Resource Director, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.
The second day of the webinar will discuss about the Services, the Media & the Broadcast and Transport Management. The webinar will start with a brief about a the day one with David Cushnan, then the various discussion groups begin with Tony Touma, Hospitality Management, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and Marianna Grigoraki, the Media Operations Cluster Manager, FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC, then Maria Spalarki, Broadcast Expert, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and finally with Naoufal Amor, Senior Transport Specialist, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.
In its third and last day, the webinar will shed light on the Venue Operations, Safety & Security and Medical, where Cushnan will start with a recap, then there will be discussion panel with the presence of Nikita Minchenko, Venue Operations Planning Manager, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, and Jassim Al Kaabi, Director Safety and Security, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy and finally, Gordon Penney, HSSE Corporate Senior Manager, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy.
The workshop will enjoy the participation of 12 AFF Member Associations: namely, the football federations of Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste and Vietnam.