United Globally for Athlete Safety: Olympic Safeguarding Symposium

Join leaders in athlete safeguarding for a collaborative, international conversation on best practices and lessons learned in Milan, Italy.

February 11, 2026
9:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (local time)
Milan, Italy
Specific location provided upon RSVP confirmation

Discussion on International Safeguarding

Panelists

• Greta Barbone, Human Rights Manager at the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, expert in human rights and international justice
• Stefano Bastianon, Law Professor at the University of Bergamo, member of the IVth Section of the Collegio di Garanzia dello Sport at the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI), arbitrator at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)
• Richard Bush, Partner at Bird & Bird, expert in sports law and safeguarding
• Joanna Maranhão, Network Coordinator at Sport & Rights Alliance, Four-time Olympian, Brazil
• Claudia Villa, MBA, MSc, BA(Hons), Cmgr, International Safeguarding Specialist & Consultant

Moderator

• Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, Chief Executive Officer at the U.S. Center for SafeSport and Olympic gold medalist

Agenda

• 9:30 a.m. Registration and Coffee
• 10:00 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
• 10:15 a.m. Overview of the U.S. Center for SafeSport Approach to Safeguarding
• 10:45 a.m. Q&A
• 11:00 a.m. Break – Coffee
• 11:15 a.m. Panel Discussion on International Safeguarding
• 12:30 p.m. Q&A
• 1:00 p.m. Program concludes