By David Gold

Omid Ashtari_13-03-12February 13 - The chief executive of Twitter, Omid Ashtari (pictured), Nike brand chief executive Charlie Denson and aigo founder Feng Jun will all be speaking at the SportAccord Convention in May.

SportAccord have made the announcement that the trio will be in attendance at the Québec City Convention Centre on May 20 until 25.

Skating legend Katarina Witt, Volvo Ocean Race chief executive Knut Frostad and Globo Esportes' Marcelo Campos Pinto have also all joined the convention programme.

In addition, Pierre Péladeau, the founder of Canada's biggest press organisation Quebecor, Bleacher Report chief executive Brian Grey and ESPN Games senior vice-president Scott Guglielmino are all set to speak on the topic of 'A Decade of Change, A Future of Promise'.

This year's conference will be the 10th SportAccord and others joining the programme include International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Haroon Lorgat and Tour de France organiser ASO's managing director Yann Le Moënner.

SportAccord was held in London last year and brings together leading figures from the world of sport.

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