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JAMES P. MOORE, JR. James P. Moore, Jr. is the founder and CEO of the Washington Institute for Business, Government, and Society. Based in Washington, D.C. with a presence in Paris, Oxford, and Singapore, the Institute is unique among nonprofit organizations in that it is dedicated to addressing challenging issues facing the intersection of business, government, and society particularly during and after the impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic. Furthermore, it is committed to the education of future leaders through scholarships and other opportunities, underscoring its trademarked slogan ‘Shaping the World Together”. Prior to launching the Institute, he served as Managing Director of the Business and Public Policy Initiative at Georgetown University, McDonough School of Business, and taught courses in international trade, ethics, management and leadership. He received the school’s highest award for distinguished teaching and was also inducted into its honor society. For more than three decades, Jim Moore has been an advisor to major corporations, and universities, providing general trade and investment advice and has served as a senior counselor to several companies on their relationship with global markets. He has appeared regularly as a commentator on CNBC, Fox, and CNN and was the first Westerner to be interviewed by Al Jazeera at its initial launch in Doha. He was appointed Distinguished Fellow, Business School, University of Colorado, Denver where he launched the Global Forum in Aspen, Colorado which brought together global leaders from business, government, and academia to discuss critical global issues. His speeches, op-ed columns and other writings have been translated into dozens of languages. Earlier in his career, Moore served as U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Development. Confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate, he served on the boards of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (ex officio) and the U.S. Overseas and Private Investment Corporation. He also served on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States. Moore was named Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International Affairs where he was responsible for negotiating a series of trade and economic agreements for the United States with Japan, China, Brazil, South Korea and other countries. He also led the U.S. James P. Moore, Jr. Page Two team in concluding the last trade and investment agreement with the Soviet Union and was one of the chief negotiators in launching the Uruguay Round of International Trade Negotiations, which led to the creation of the World Trade Organization. Moore served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Trade Information and Analysis, the think tank and advocate for U.S. companies within the U.S. government on matters pertaining to industry and trade. Concurrently, he was named head of U.S. Delegation to the Industry Committee of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris, and served as the head of delegation to the Bureau of International Expositions, holding the rank of ambassador. He was considered one of the most innovative leaders and managers of the Department of Commerce, helping to oversee a major reorganization and supporting the oversight of U.S. commercial operations and their counselors in American embassies around the world. He was appointed to the Board of Advisors of the National Air and Space Museum of the Smithsonian Institution and served as a legislative director in the U.S. House of Representatives. He has received a number of honors both in the United States and abroad. Moore has lectured at universities and colleges around the U.S. including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and the U.S. service academies. He also has lectured in Europe, the Middle East, Japan and China. He has addressed a wide range of corporate executives at such companies as 3M, Merck, Facebook, Ciba-Geigy and the New York Stock Exchange, among others. Moore is an award-winning and best-selling author whose first book was the subject of a miniseries that was broadcast on PBS and BBC. He received his master’s degree in public and international affairs from the University of Pittsburgh and earned his bachelor’s degree in political science, with highest distinction, from Rutgers University. Moore resides in the Washington, DC area. Invitation to Participate in the WI Global Sports Program Dear Minister Ott, June 30th, 2021 In light of the Coronavirus pandemic, this past year has produced some of the most difficult moments the collective world has ever faced. Given your extraordinary role in the world of sports, I would like to invite you to represent Estonia and your country’s legacy in the Global Sports Conference on September 15 and by your participating in a panel of sports fireside chats in the weeks leading up to and following the virtual conference. Under the theme "unity," the sports program of the Washington Institute aims to explore critical elements of what sports represents. Diversity, community development, equality, technology and security, and so much more will be just some of the topics we will be exploring. Having your input and representing the interests of your country on some of these subjects along with other fellow sports ministers will make an extraordinary contribution to this dynamic effort. In turn, we will be putting together the individual program segments of the fireside chats leading up to and following the global sports conference. We will then reach out to you to let you know of the panel we will propose for your involvement. We expect that your words and participation will reach tens of thousands of business, government, and society leaders worldwide. In turn, there will be a series of encore broadcasts and social media attention, leading to many more viewers. The series of events the Institute is launching will be an essential asset for teams, organizations, athletes, and government officials to address the most compelling issues in the sports industry. Your words, input, and the participation of your country will be part of the publication "The State of Global Sports," which will be issued in early 2021. You will receive a copy of the piece, which will also be sent to the United Nations, sports leagues, business executives, senior government ministers, and other leaders worldwide. I hope you will consider and accept this invitation to represent both your country and the human endeavor of sports. For more information, please see the attached sports initiative blueprint. You can also learn more about the Institute's work by turning to our main website, www.washinst.org Thank you for taking the time to review this opportunity as it will significantly impact in raising the visibility and credibility of you and your country and your thoughts in celebrating the world of sports. I hope to hear from you very soon. Our Executive Vice President Hakan Ozsancak will follow-up with you and your team in the upcoming weeks. Warm regards, Honorable James P. Moore, Jr. Founder and CEO o. 202-629-9970 x101/ c. 703-347-2261 GENERAL OUTLINE WASHINGTON INSTITUTE GLOBAL SPORTS PROGRAM In a very short time, 18 months to be exact, there will be three major global competitions held – the Tokyo Olympics, the Beijing Winter Olympics, and the Qatar World Cup. For very different reasons, all three events have or are facing controversy. The Washington Institute (WI) can weigh in with some finesse on the issues that have arisen or are arising. But for this first year, the theme for the sports program will be UNITY THROUGH SPORTS. WI does not intend to imitate any of the gatherings of public sports organizations that have been launched over the past few years (i.e., Leaders, SIGA). These efforts have been limited in scope. Rather WI sees sports as a gateway into understanding the political, commercial, and social challenges the world faces on a daily basis. Sports remains an interconnecting denominator in which humanity is able to come together to compete and to share with one another their commonality. Given its desire to put into place an ongoing sports program highlighted by annual global sports conferences, the Institute intends to hold a series of sports fireside chats leading up to and following its annual global sports conferences (GSC). The initial chats in the first year, all focusing on unity in sports, will be broken down into four topics – ethics, politics and diplomacy, gender equity, diversity and inclusion – and on upcoming sporting venues (i.e., Tokyo, Beijing, Doha). It will be WI’s intent to determine the impact that sports is having in these areas. It should be stressed that WI is launching a comprehensive global sports program of which the conference is only one part. The intention is to build the program stronger and better year after year. The program also is able to utilize members of the University Consortium and others in tapping students and athletes. OUTPUT WI intends to ensure that its entire sports program leads to tangible results. This includes analytics and an annual report, the first of which will be published in early 2022. It is not intended to have the WI become an advocate for specific positions but to surface the issues that have arisen in the world of sports. The resulting annual report will be approximately 24 pages in the first year and focus in a succinct, simple manner on progress that has been made in each topical area plus a comprehensive review of athletics in the first year. It will be made available both electronically and in hardback. The audience for these reports will include leaders in business, government, and society, including academia, as well as the media. The annual first report will be the foundation from which future reports will be built. Media WI has developed a network of journalists over the past two years, as well as news and sports outlets, to whom it can target for a concerted outreach effort. For each event that is held, not only will the media be notified but a press release will be sent out when appropriate after the event is held to highlight comments that are made. It is clearly understood that WI will give voice to a multitude of issues and points of views that are seen through the world of sports. This provides a unique perspective that can be captured in OpEds, WI’s social media platform, and general media interest through outreach by WI. WI will consider what major media outlets are looking for in sports to see whether it can match its product with their main objectives (i.e., NBC Sports) Consideration will also be given to partnering with the Olympic Channel which will have just come out of the Tokyo Olympics and may find covering our conference to be a refreshing change of pace. University Consortium WI has an outstanding group of consortium members some of whom have strong academic and athletic programs into which it can tap. WI can link specific members to specific topics for support. More general links can be made as well. In forging any kind of relationship, WI could entice members to help in its broadcast outreach. It would also utilize students, mainly WI interns, to support the sports program. Collaborators and Charities Collaborators are different than sponsors. They involve organizations that stand as formidable entities that provide the WI Sports Program added credibility. WI will have had UNESCO, the National Fitness Foundation of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition, DC Scores, and others. WI will consider other such corporations (i.e. FIFA Foundation, Olympic Refuge Foundation) Other Charities – Key to the Sports Program is that WI identifies charities to which a portion of the funds will be donated. Ideally, they should be charities that focus on youth in some way. The reasons are twofold. One, it meets one of the major reasons WI exists, namely, to work with the next generation of leaders to whom we will pass on our legacy. The second is to attract both participant speakers and sponsors. All three organizations mentioned above - the NFF, DC Scores, and UNESCO - are willing to collaborate with WI and for some of the proceeds to be given to them, since they also have charities. Inclusion of Sports Ministers It is critical to the success of the WI Global Sports Program that it engages all national sports ministers (or their equivalents) in some way. First, it inclusively brings to the table leaders in government, which is part of the reason why WI exists. Second, it provides credibility to bringing a perspective of global “unity”, the theme for this year’s sports program. Third, their involvement provides greater credence to the subtopics that are being explored – politics and diplomacy, ethics, diversity and inclusion, gender equity. Fourth, it provides a truly global forum of political leaders, which does not exist at the moment with any other sports organization. A program of sports fireside chats that brings together several ministers at a time between now and when the 2021 report comes out is key. Researching their backgrounds to understand what perspectives and expertise they may have and bring to the table in any one chat will be paramount to success. UNDERWRITERS There are concrete means to reward sponsorships (see attachment). In addition to the standard benefits of particular sponsorships, WI could provide commercial time to special interests. For example, corporations could provide a 60 second spot that could proceed or follow a particular fireside chat or panel during the conference. WI has already secured some corporate partners and is in advance talks to secure other participants. Please reach out to [email protected], to secure your spot. OVERALL PROGRAM Sports Fireside Chats These chats, all of which will be recorded, will be advertised both by reaching out to WI’s data base and through social media. Encore broadcasts will be held and links to the chats will be made available on the WI sports website. Each one may be used in the GSC depending on its success. Experts in each of the topic areas will be approached to be a part of these programs. Jim Moore, Hakan Ozsancak, Jimmy Lynn, or other members of the WI team (including will serve as moderators for each one. It will be particularly important to do critical research among WI’s interns to come up with questions that are particularly poignant and will provide media interest. Two sports fireside chats would be scheduled per month, and it is anticipated that each of the four topics would be explored in at least two fireside chats prior to issuing he first annual report. Most logically that would be divided between the pre and post GSC. These chats will provide two opportunities. First, they will stand alone as part of the overall program. Secondly, by having them recorded, they can be aired during the virtual conference. In this first year, that will be a safeguard. So long as there is a running strand that makes the conference cohesive, this is an excellent backup. Here are some of the fireside chats planned: June Overcoming the Odds: The Opening of the Tokyo Olympics Politics and Diplomacy in Sports July Diversity and Inclusion in Sports Ethics and Sports Esports today and tomorrow August Gender Equity The Value of Sports to the World September WI GLOBAL SPORTS CONFERENCE The GSC would provide the annual aggregation in exploring that year’s exploration of the world of sports and the topics of that year. It would stand as a one-day conference. While it would be free to attendees, it would require registration which allows WI to add to its data base. Funding would come from corporate sponsors, foundations, and other interested [parties (i.e., Qatar). September 15 9:00 a.m. Opening 9:15 a.m. Sports the Unifying Force: Lessons from Euro 2020, Copa America, and the Tokyo Olympics 9:45 a.m. Gender Equity 10:30 a.m. Ethics 11:15 a.m. Politics and Diplomacy 12:00 p.m. Break 12:30 p.m. Preparations for Qatar World Cup (with film footage) 1:30 The Next Frontier: Paris 2024 and United 2026 2:30 p.m. Diversity and Inclusion 3:15 p.m. Esports 3:45 p.m. Wrap up October Recap of Tokyo Olympics Preview of Beijing Winter Olympics November One Year Countdown to Qatar Release Chapters from 2021 Report December Release Chapters from 2021 Report Best of Sports 2021 THE IMPACT OF GLOBAL SPORTS: THE REPORT FOR 2021 It is critical to the success of the Institute and to the global sports program that a report be issued annually to take stock of what has been learned and recommended. In the first year the report will focus on each of the four major topics discussed over the past year. Approximately three pages should be devoted to each topic. In addition, a special section on esports will be produced as well. Not only will the report provide analysis, but it will seek out analytics as well to back up the analysis. The report will be made available electronically and in hard print. Each topic area will lay out what experts have said about the state of sports on that subject. Appropriate videos can be included as well. Furthermore, some measurement will be given to provide a sense of progress being made (e.g., global sports being more ethical, greater trend towards gender equality). In the first report, it will be most practical to find research conducted by others to cite. In other instances, WI can make its own calculations. The report will also list the various sports fireside chats, the conference, and any other events that took place sponsored by WI up to the time of publication. Sponsors can have advertising space and acknowledgement of their investment in the WI Sports program. While the final report is expected to be released in early 2022, WI will also release some relevant chapters, in the months after the September conference, leading up to publication. This is what the index would look like: Introduction that focuses on (1) The reason why sports is so important to the Washington Institute and to the world; (2) The challenges that sports have faced over the period of the pandemic; (3) The purpose of the annual report; (4) How the report is laid out; (5) Thanks to those who have supported the effort (3 pages) Recap of the Tokyo Olympics and the Beijing Winter Olympics as well as the upcoming Qatar World Cup (2 pages) Politics and Diplomacy (3 pages) Ethics (3 pages) Diversity and Inclusion (3 pages) Gender Equality (3 pages) Esports as a Modern Phenomenon that is Here to Stay (2 pages) State of Global Sports Summary (3 pages) Upcoming Global Sports Events (1 page) To learn more about the Washington Institute please visit our website at http://www.washinst.org and https://www.unityinsports.org/