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Special Program

Agata TuzimekMay 5, 2011

WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM<br> The DW Debate from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 29.4.2011<br> "Sports: Going for Gold, Goals and Growth"

https://p.dw.com/p/RMRw

With two major sport events, the FIFA World Cup in 2014 and the Olympic Games in 2016, how will Brazil leverage sports to drive economic growth and social progress?


DW-TV anchor Amrita Cheema will be discussing these topics with the following guests:

  • Tony Blair, UN Middle East Quartet Representative
  • Charlie Denson, President, Nike Brand, Nike, USA
  • Juergen Griesbeck, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Streetfootballworld, Germany
  • Mark Penn, Worldwide President and Chief Executive Officer, Burson-Marsteller, USA
  • Renato Augusto Villela, Secretary of State for Finance, Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil