Legacy Lives 2009 will bring together many leading figures from around the world of major events.

Speakers, moderators and stream facilitators will be 'best in class' and represent a cross section of experts from existing host and candidate cities, leading rights holders such as the IOC and IPC and many of the well known advisors who specialise in event bidding, sustainability, legacy planning and place branding.

The 2009 event will build upon the two previous Legacy Lives conferences and continue to ensure that delegates can interface with genuine experts who are passionate about their subject area. The calibre and contribution of these gurus is paramount to the success of the event and we are now confident that, together with our event partners 2010 Legacies Now, the Province of British Columbia and UK Sport, we will, once again, exceed your expectations.

A small selection of our 2007 and 2008 Legacy Lives speakers is highlighted below to reinforce just how high the calibre of 2009 speakers will be:

Lord Sebastian Coe KBE - Chair, the London 2012 Organising Committee

Denis Oswald - IOC Member and Chairman, XXX Olympiad London 2010

The Right Honourable Tessa Jowell MP - Olympic Minister

Sir Philip Craven MBE - President, International Paralympic Committee

Xu Da - BOCOG Head of Olympic Information Team

Bruce Dewar - CEO, 2010 Legacies Now, Vancouver, British Columbia

Paul Deighton - CEO, London 2012 Organising Committee

Patrick Baumann - IOC Member and secretary FIBA

John Scott - from July 2008, CEO, Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee

Austin Sealy - IOC Member and Hon. Treasurer, Commonwealth Games Federation

John Furlong - CEO, Vancouver 2010 Organising Committee

Mike Lee OBE - CEO, Vero Communications

Peter Mann - Executive Chairman, pmpLEGACY

Paul Bush - Chief Operating Officer, EventScotland

Nico du Plessis - President, Goals4Africa

Christophe Dubi - Head of Sport, IOC

The Hon. Michael Fennell - President, Commonwealth Games Federation

Robert Cohen - Founder and Executive Chairman, Metro Sports Commission

Robert Johnson - Principal Director, Cannon Design

Oon Jin Teik - CEO, Singapore Sports Council

George Hirthler - CEO, Hirthler & Partners

Andrew Ryan - Director, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)

Bruce Pasternack - President and CEO, Special Olympics

And many, many more leading figures from all over the world!

If you think that this was an impressive line up in 2007 and 2008, keep an eye out for announcements of confirmed speakers for Legacy Lives 2009 as we update this page on a regular basis.

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