Conference Information t494x
Sessions 4o663m
Session 1 143d9
Racing's Lifeblood 5oou
Speakers 1b4e27
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges GBS JP 1g1jt
CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club 6w3x2y
Breon Corcoran 1k2i6x
CEO, Betfair
Philippe Germond 322b3d
Chairman & CEO, PMU
Paul Bittar 4y6z36
CEO, British Horseracing Authority
Jennifer Owen 1k2h44
Research Consultant, Aspire Wealth Management Pty Limited
David Attenborough 2h1r4x
Managing Director & CEO, Tabcorp
Concurrent Session 1A 474r2e
Speakers 1b4e27
William A. Nader 1p564f
Executive Director of Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Brian Kavanagh 4es1i
CEO, Horse Racing Ireland
Adel Almazroa 676f5c
General Manager, Equestrian Club of Riyadh
Discussion t4zr
William A. Nader, Brian Kavanagh, Kevin Dixon, Greg Purcell, Robin Bruss, Nigel Gray, Carl Hamilton
Concurrent Session 1B 2j6q2a
Movement of Horses 651x2c
Speakers 1b4e27
Dr Brian Stewart 5k3k4e
Head of Equine Welfare and Veterinary Services with Racing Victoria and Chairman of both the International Group of Specialist Racing Veterinarians (IGSRV) and the IFHA International Movement of Horses Committee
Dr Susanne Münstermann 5te6k
Scientific and Technical Department , OIE Paris
Dr Anthony Kettle 6n5d3m
Head of Veterinary Department, Dubai Racing Club
Peter Gibson 2u2c6l
CEO, Racing South Africa
Session Interview 6o3l2e
Dr Brian Stewart
Session 2 1q6bn
The Community Impact 5m2j1s
Speakers 1b4e27
Dr Koji Sato 5d353p
Presidential Counsellor for Foreign Affairs, Japan Racing Association and Chairman, the Asian Racing Federation
The Hon. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung GBS JP 716b22
Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Hong Kong Special istrative Region Government
The Hon. John Brumby 5f5if
Former Premier and Treasurer of Victoria and Vice Chancellor's Professorial Fellow, University of Melbourne & Monash University
Dr Alan Jackson 6q2k17
Chairman, TVN
Michael Lynch CBE AM 29157
CEO, West Kowloon Cultural District Authority
Discussion t4zr
The Hon. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung GBS JP, The Hon. John Brumby
Concurrent Session 2A 5c3t
Fair Competition and Drug Control 1b286b
Speakers 1b4e27
Dr Kanichi Kusano 6k4o1b
Deputy Manager of Equine Department Veterinary Section, Japan Racing Association
Dr Perikles Simon 93d5v
Department of Sports Medicine, Disease Prevention and Rehabilitation
Dr Yves Bonnaire 424q21
General Manager, Laboratoire des Courses Hippiques
Dr Seungho Ryu 264v5y
International Racing Manager, Korea Racing Authority
Dr Paul-Marie Gadot 2i3n2o
Head of Horses and Control Department , Galop
Louis Romanet 4q2m5v
Counsellor of the Chairman for International Affairs, Galop and Chairman, French Racing & Breeding Committee
Discussion t4zr
Dr Yves Bonnaire, Dr Paul-Marie Gadot, Louis Romanet
Concurrent Session 2B 1f1z2k
Session 3 2c4x59
Connecting with the Customer d2c1l
Speakers 1b4e27
Richard Cheung 462s54
Executive Director of Customer and Marketing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Thomas Ascher 2f2t3v
CEO, Longitude LLC
Lionel M. Ni 4c29
Chair Professor, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Scott McLeod 6o675w
Digital Media Manager, Everton Football Club
Discussion t4zr
Richard Cheung, Thomas Ascher, Lionel M. Ni, Scott McLeod
Session 4 1q1w4o
Cutting Edge Technology in Sports TV (and What's Next) mr6b
Speakers 1b4e27
Gary Burns 4n5w6
Head of Programmes and Production, FOX SPORTS Australia
Joerg Heise 86558
Managing Director and COO, Riedel Communications
Oonagh Chan 5t4c2
Head of Broadcasting Services, The Hong Kong Jockey Club and Member, Board of Advisors of Los Angeles Webfest Committee Member Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers
James L. Gagliano 5f313j
President and COO, The Jockey Club
Burak Konuk 4b1j2t
Corporate Communications and Breeding Coordinator, The Jockey Club of Turkey
Discussion t4zr
Joerg Heise, Oonagh Chan, James L. Gagliano, Burak Konuk
Session 5 2f1o4g
Industry Profiles 4p2g2r
Speakers 1b4e27
Aki Akitani e4g4k
Chief Technical Advisor, Corporate and Strategy Planning Department, Japan Racing Association
William A. Nader 1p564f
Executive Director of Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Thomas Li 4h2f2m
Executive Director and CEO, Macau Jockey Club
Session 6 64236u
Connecting Racing With Popular Culture 5q4l4q
Speakers 1b4e27
Don Watson 1o364o
Writers and Public Speakers
Discussion t4zr
Don Watson, Bill Barich, Chris Luoni, Gerald Fell
Concurrent Session 3A 5um1b
Breeding 6j5w6b
Speakers 1b4e27
Satish Iyer 2c3x4p
Registrar, Indian Stud Book
Sadettin Atig 604r3l
Member of the Executive Board, The Jockey Club of Turkey
Bienvenido Niles 25196j
President, Philippine Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Organisation
Concurrent Session 3B 3h421x
Industry Vocational Training 6e4w3x
Speakers 1b4e27
Joong Gil Jang 5r331v
Riding Instructor, Korea Racing Authority
Amy Chan JP i71j
Manager, Racing Development Board and Heistress, Apprentice Jockeys’ School
Denzil Pillay 31x6v
CEO, National Horseracing Authority of Southern Africa
Dr Isamu Takizawa 6i6l6s
President and CEO, the Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book
Session Interview 6o3l2e
Amy Chan JP
Session 7 3n6u1
Speakers 1b4e27
Kaoru Obata 6l2a3z
Director, Japan Racing Association
Michael Crismale 5v55c
Chairman, Australian Turf Club
Rod Street 4f3c66
CEO, British Champions Series & Great British Racing
Brian Kavanagh 4es1i
CEO, Horse Racing Ireland
Craig Fravel 5z1t1f
President & CEO, Breeders' Cup Limited
William A. Nader 1p564f
Executive Director of Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Martin Talty 331b1l
Head of International Racing, Dubai Racing Club, UAE
Simon Leong 1d1j6x
Vice President, Corporate Services of Singapore Turf Club
Discussion t4zr
Michael Crismale, Rod Street, Brian Kavanagh, Craig Fravel, Martin Talty, Claire Gray
Session 8 58573y
Sports Integrity – Racing as the Frontrunner 4p6k6p
Speakers 1b4e27
Mark Warby QC 1y6p72
Legal Advisor, British Horseracing Authority, Head of Chambers, 5RB, Deputy Court Judge, Crown Court Recorder
Justice Mukul Mudgal 5z3o4j
Former Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
Dayle Brown 5mmy
Executive General Manager of Integrity, Racing Victoria Limited
Patrick Jay 5f3b1w
Director of Trading, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Discussion t4zr
Mark Warby QC, Nick McKenzie, Dayle Brown, Patrick Jay
Session 9 69q46
Racing and Breeding in Mainland China 324s68
Speakers 1b4e27
Dr Kim Mak 2z281a
Executive Director of Corporate Development, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Tian Hua 3mp4x
Deputy Director of Equestrian Department, General istration of Sports of China, Cycling and Fencing Sports istration Center
Guocai Han 4p4e3i
Vice Chairman, China Horse Industry Association
Dr Christopher Riggs 3keh
Head of Veterinary Clinical Services, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Dr Kyo Shimizu 595wv
Assitant General Manager, Japan Association for International Racing and Stud Book, Secretary General, Asian Stud Book Conference
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges 3al5g
CEO, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Patrick Baker f124y
Project Manager, Meydan
William A. Nader 1p564f
Executive Director of Racing, The Hong Kong Jockey Club
Discussion t4zr
Teo Ah Khing, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges GPS JP, Edward Tse, Michael Connolly, Louis Romanet
Press Room 451f6r
In a dazzling closing ceremony at Sha Tin tonight, 8 May, the hugely successful 35th Asian Racing Conference (ARC), hosted by the Hong Kong Jockey Club, concluded. Beginning with an opening ceremony and gala dinner on Monday, 5 May, the conference welcomed a record number of almost 800 delegates to four days of meetings, business sessions and other events, including an evening at Happy Valley racecourse to witness the Asian Racing Federation (ARF) Trophy race.
The business of the 35th Asian Racing Conference closed with two fascinating final sessions dedicated to Racing and Breeding in Mainland China.
Horseracing is leading the field when it comes to integrity and fighting corruption in almost all sports world-wide, but there is no room for complacency and, in an ever-changing technological landscape, international cooperation must be the way forward. That was the message from the 35th Asian Racing Conference this morning when a of experts delivered presentations in a plenary session titled: ‘Sport Integrity: racing as the frontrunner’.
The final morning of the 35th Asian Racing Conference, 8 May, opened appropriately in the Grand Hall of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, as delegates were treated to video presentations of many of the world’s great race meetings – under the banner: ‘Big Events – Today and Tomorrow’.
Bill Barich, lead writer for the HBO racing series Luck, and best-selling author Don Watson drew a rapt assembly of delegates to this afternoon’s plenary session, titled: ‘Connecting racing with popular culture’, at the 35th Asian Racing Conference, held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre.
35th Asian Racing Conference examines the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s renowned vocational training 9734n
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s extensive vocational training programmes came under the microscope at the 35th Asian Racing Conference in Hong Kong this afternoon, as Amy Chan, Manager of HKJC’s Racing Development Board (RDB) and Heistress of the Apprentice Jockeys’ School, delivered a presentation titled: ‘Roap to Sustainable Talent Development’.
The breeding industries in India, Turkey and the Philippines came under the microscope at the 35th Asian Racing Conference this afternoon at a session chaired by Dr Cyrus Poonawalla, the inaugural Chairman of the Asian Stud Book and the owner of India’s biggest stud farm, Poonawalla Stud.
The latest session of the 35th Asian Racing Conference this afternoon at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre informed delegates that Hong Kong horseracing is looking ahead with confidence as customer participation and turnover continue to grow, while in Japan, the JRA (Japan Racing Association) is innovating to offset the effects of a “greying society”.