Sport: Bread and Games, Power and Money?

Overview Speakers

Sport is today an organized, worldwide billion-dollar activity. Sport connects all classes, creates winners and losers, heroes and models, and releases enormous collective emotions. Outstanding performances are needed for the legitimization of political systems.

1. What importance has sport in our society?
2. Can Violence in connection with sport be avoided?
3. Are outstanding performances possible without doping? What role do fame and money play?

Guests:Sandra Gasser,

former top athlete; coach (promotion of youth), Switzerland

Gunter Gebauer,

Professor of philosophy and sports sociology, Institute of Philosophy, Free University of Berlin, Germany

Philippe Huber,

Co-Chief Executive Officer, Kentaro Ltd, United Kingdom

Oliver Kahn,

Goalkeeper, German national team (1994 to 2006), Germany

David Zimmermann,

CEO, socialutions; project leader fan coordinator UEFA EURO 2008

Moderation:Sonja Hasler,

Swiss Television