Dodd (pictured top), who is also a director at the Football Federation of Australia (FFA) and a candidate to the FIFA Executive Committee position of women's football representative, will speak on the "Securing Your Media Plan" panel on the first day of the two-day international sport security and integrity conference, which is due to open here tomorrow.

Caborn, who served as the longest continuous British Minister for Sport between 2001 and 2007 and was a leading member of the successful bid team for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, will speak at a session called "Elite Sport at a Cost: Is Sport Protecting its Elite at the Expense of its Integrity?", which will examine whether sport is doing enough in the modern age to protect its integrity and how training and education of athletes and administrators can help secure sport.

Also confirmed for the conference, which is expected to draw more than 400 international experts, are Britain's Olympic silver medal winning rower and chief operating officer for the TOP Foundation at the Youth Sport Trust Guin Batten and head of the refereeing department at the Russian Premier League Roberto Rosetti, with both to speak on the Integrity of the Young panel.

"The ICSS is pleased to be bringing together Moya Dodd, Richard Caborn, Roberto Rosetti and Guin Batten at Securing Sport 2013," Mohammed Hanzab, President of the ICSS, said.

"Their unrivalled expertise and experience from the world of sports administration is critical to understanding and advancing security and integrity in sport.

"I'm also looking forward to welcoming our 25 student participants in the Youth Programme.

"The ICSS is dedicated to engaging with and listening to the next generation of sports administrators and international athletes as we actively support organisations across the world in sharing information and exploring best practice in the field of sport, safety, security and integrity."


Also announced was a new feature of Securing Sport 2013, the Youth Engagement Initiative, which will see a select group of 25 international and local students attending the conference to discuss fundamental principles of sport integrity.

They will be asked to explore a number of issues including sport ethics, the role of celebrity athletes and role models, the influence of social media in spectator behaviour and the effect of video gaming on their enthusiasm.

Students will then nominate a spokesperson to appear on a panel at the end of the conference to present their findings.

Marion Flaig, a student from Karlshochschule International University in Karlsruhe, Germany who will attend the conference, said: "The integration of the youth programme at Securing Sport 2013 is an important way for transferring knowledge between generations looking to embark in the career in the business of security and sport.

"Sustainable education, effective communication skills and continual self-development are values that are crucial to success in the security and sports industry.

"I am sure that Youth Engagement Initiative at Securing Sport 2013 will help develop these skills and pass on the positive work that the ICSS is doing in promoting integrity in sport."

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