Confirmed panellist: Head of Sustainability & Diversity of FIFA
Federico Addiechi, Head of Sustainability & Diversity at FIFA, will participate in one of the panel discussions of the 10th EFDN Conference.
FIFA
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) is an association governed by Swiss law founded in 1904 and based in Zurich, Switzerland. It is the international governing body of football, and is responsible for the organization of football’s major international tournaments, including the World Cup (commenced in 1930), the Women’s World Cup (commenced in 1991), and youth World Cups.
Now with 211 national associations as members and over 270 million players, coaches, referees and other participants around the world, FIFA aims to promote the game of football, protect its integrity and bring the game to all.
For the Game. For the World.
Federico Addiechi
Federico Addiechi is responsible for sustainability at FIFA and reports to the Secretary General.
Federico worked in various capacities in the sports industry before joining FIFA in 2003 to take charge of the CSR and humanitarian activities of world football’s governing body and of its relationship with the United Nations system and non-governmental organisations.
In his role as Head of Sustainability & Diversity, Federico initiated and implemented programmes to address issues ranging from social development through football, education, human and labour rights to climate protection, waste management, accessibility for fans, discrimination and green stadiums. He also contributed to strengthening FIFA’s management system through the integration of sustainability standards, policies and reporting frameworks for FIFA and the FIFA World Cups.
As a former professional volleyball player (Argentinian national team; Italian and Swiss leagues) and through his current role as a board member of the Swiss Volleyball Federation, Federico has an intimate knowledge of the world of sports administration and competition management as an athlete, manager and official. He is member of the Board of the 2010 Legacy Trust and Chairman of the Board of the Daniel Nivel Foundation.
Federico has an undergraduate degree in engineering from the University of Mar del Plata, Argentina, and studied human sciences and philology at the University of Catania, Italy. He holds an Executive MBA from the University of Dallas, USA, and completed the Executive Programme on Corporate Social Responsibility at Harvard Business School, USA. Federico has Argentinian, Italian and Swiss citizenship.
Federico speaks Spanish, English, Italian, French, German and Portuguese and lectures on sustainability and sport at numerous courses, conferences and seminars worldwide, as well as at the CIES post-graduate programme.
EFDN is looking forward to welcoming Federico Addiachi at the 10th EFDN Conference in Paris.
