Panel to discuss 2021 Tokyo Olympics

March 31, 2021

Andrea Miller

The next event in the Spring Speaker Series, “Tokyo Olympics 2021,” will be held from 4-5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6, online via Zoom.

The Spring Speaker Series is hosted by University of Alaska Fairbanks School of Management’s sport and recreation business program.

The long-awaited 2021 Tokyo Olympics will be taking place this summer after last year's postponement amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Attendees will speak with three professionals who continue to be on the front lines of this event.

Featured guests will include the following speakers:

• Tim Ambruso — associate director, events and logistics, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee


• Carol Callan — Women's national team director, USA Basketball


• Paul Florence — Senior vice president, strategy and operations, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

RSVP to receive a link to the event. Attendees may also use this form to submit questions prior to the event.

Save the final date in this series:

• Tuesday, April 20: Recreational Entrepreneurship

For more information, contact sport and recreation business program director Peggy Keiper at mkeiper@alaska.edu or speaker series host and adjunct faculty Michelle Gulino at mcgulino@alaska.edu.