Philipp Lahm, one of Germany’s most successful footballers, was born in Munich on 11th Nov 1983.
He played for Germany in 113 international matches between 2004 and 2014, and captained the national team that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. For over a decade he was a regular and an icon of his home team FC Bayern, with whom he won 21 titles; in 2011 he was made captain and led the team to numerous honours including the 2013 treble – the UEFA Champions League, the Bundesliga (German league cup) and the DFB cup (German cup). He is known as Mr. Fairplay, as he did not receive a single red card in 757 games and did not serve a suspension.
In December 2017 he was the sixth player to be named honorary captain of the German national team. In the same month he was appointed honorary ambassador for Germany's bid to host the UEFA Euro 2024. Since June 2019 he has been one of two managing directors in the DFB Euro GmbH and, as tournament director, is preparing the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
In 2007 he founded the Philipp Lahm Foundation for Sport and Education. He is chairman of the organization and actively involved in promoting and running its projects, especially the Philipp Lahm Summer Camp and Philipp Lahm School Tour. In his projects Philipp Lahm Summer Camp, Philipp Lahm School Tour as well as Soccer in Philippi and Shongi Soccer and the newly initiated project Treffpunkt Fußball, he is committed to equal opportunities and participation.
Panel discussion – Integrity in sport
Ronan O’Laoire is a Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice Officer working for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) where he is responsible for the UNODC Programme on Safeguarding Sport from Corruption and Economic Crime.
Since taking on his current role in 2018, the Programme has supported over 9500 officials from criminal justice authorities, sports organizations and the private sector in 130 countries to tackle corruption and economic crime in sport.
These has been achieved by: developing and launching technical guides, policy papers, and publications, including the UNODC Global Report on Corruption in Sport; contributing to the work of the G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group; supporting the establishment of the International Partnership Against Corruption in Sport; and organizing and delivering over 250 national and regional capacity building and awareness raising activities with key partners, including INTERPOL, IOC, FIFA, the International Cricket Council, and World Rugby. Mr. O’Laoire has nearly 20 years of experience in public service on issues linked to multilateral affairs, drug trafficking, disarmament, anti-corruption, and criminal justice. He holds graduate degrees from Trinity College Dublin and Sciences-Po Paris and has also studied at l’Ecole spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr and the George Washington University’s School of Business.
Panel discussion – Integrity in sport
Saga Fredriksson is a currently active football player for Malmö FF as well as working as a pundit at Viaplay Group, Sweden. Mainly covering the Swedish female top division - Damallsvenskan, as well as, Women's Super League, Premier League and The Bundesliga. She also moderate sport events, targeting the football industry with the main focus being networking and the development of Women's football. Saga is a weekly member of the podcast “Femme Plus” covering women's football from both a broad perspective as well as analyzing specific teams and player performances. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from the University Of Central Florida playing for the UCF Knight between 2014-2017. She is a twofold Swedish Champion and under 19s European Championship winner 2012 and the AAC Defensive Player of the Year 2016. Saga played professionally in Swedish LdB FC Malmö, LB07 and Italian US Sassuolo Calcio in Serie A. Saga is passionate about developing the women's game from different perspectives. As a pundit and a podcaster she aims to promote and highlight strong performances first hand to increase the engagement around the game. As a player for Malmö FF, Saga aims to influence the day to day environment to achieve the highest professional standard and contribute to a learning environment for generations to come. Sagas main interest lies within player development through football analysis as well as broadcasting media, communications, journalism and writing copy.
Panel discussion – Integrity in sport