7TH WORLD SUMMIT ON
ETHICS & LEADERSHIP IN SPORTS

July 2025, Basel, Switzerland

alonside the UEFA Women’s EURO 2025

Sports exemplifies how various stakeholder groups are directly impacted by the corporate culture (strategy, team spirit), the individual performance (skills and behavior) and the wider corporate context (leadership, legal framework, CSR, media) to reach the organisational business goals (win the game).

Sports exemplifies how various stakeholder groups are directly impacted by the corporate culture (strategy, team spirit), the individual performance (skills and behavior) and the wider corporate context (leadership, legal framework, CSR, media) to reach the organisational business goals (win the game).
Sports transcends cultures, nations and beliefs and connect people, based on a common set of values. Sports triggers emotions and has the power to move masses in a short period of time, facilitating opinion building and imitation.
The summit will elaborate on what business and politics can learn from sports, showcase leadership and teambuilding learnings in the sports arena and assess and address current opportunities and challenges in sports ethics.
Sports shows in real time challenges in the value creation chain.The 7th World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports (WSELS) aims to de ne the role of sports in solving societal problems and to celebrate best practice examples of ethical sportsmanship.

The 7th World Summit on Ethics and Leadership in Sports (WSELS) aims to define the role of sports in solving societal problems and to celebrate best practice examples of ethical sportsmanship.

As women’s sports take center stage globally, the Summit offers a vital platform to advocate for inclusivity,transparency, and respect across all sports. Addressing both challenges and opportunities, the event will inspire actionable strategies for fostering ethical resilience in sports leadership.

The summit will also elaborate on what business and politics can learn from sports and showcase leadership and teambuilding learnings in the sports arena.

This 7th WSELS will convene global decision-makers from sports, politics, business, academia, and NGOs and feature a mix of keynote addresses, panel discussions, and breakout sessions, all designed to foster collaboration and propose a forward-thinking agenda for action.

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Who we are

The 7th World Summit on Ethics & Leadership in Sports is an initiative of The World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), a Brussels-based global NGO with special consultative status at the United Nations’ ECOSOC. The Summit is a continuation of WFEB’s dedicated Ethics in Sports conference series. Earlier summits were held in collaboration with institutions such as FIFA, FC Union Berlin and Anti-Doping Norway.

Who we are

The 6th World Summit on Ethics & Leadership in Sports is an initiative of The World Forum for Ethics in Business (WFEB), a Brussels-based global NGO with special consultative status at the United Nations’ ECOSOC. The Summit is a continuation of WFEB’s dedicated Ethics in Sports conference series. Earlier summits were held in collaboration with institutions such as FIFA, FC Union Berlin and Anti-Doping Norway.

With this in mind, I cordially invite you to our World Summit on Ethics & Leadership in Sports in Bangalore.

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