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The Many Lives of an Athlete

June 23, 2026
11:00–11:45 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

The economics of sport are being rewritten from two directions at once. Across Asia, a new generation of fans is consuming sport through entirely different platforms, formats and loyalties, dismantling the broadcast model that built the industry. At the same time, athletes are no longer just performers but platforms: investors, entrepreneurs and brand architects who capture value far beyond the...
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Kody Blois
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
House of Commons of Canada
VC
Vincent Chow
Senior AI Reporter
South China Morning Post Publishers
BS
Birgit Skarstein
Member of the Athletes Commission
International Paralympic Committee

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