No Finish Line officially kicked off Saturday, November 12 at 2 pm. Here’s why you need to throw on a pair of shoes and get over to the Chapiteau in Fontvieille:
10.Quality time with family and dogs(s)
9. Remind yourself that next year you’re going to get more involved and run with Monaco Special Olympics or assist those with mobility issues
8. Support Philippe Verdier – who launched NFL Paris in May 2016, NFL Oslo in September 2016 and next year in Athens – in his quest to have a NFL every week of the year across the planet
7.Run into friends and catch up over a few laps
6. Encourage the 45 runners who will sleep and eat on the NFL circuit for the
next 8 days, like Adrian MacDermott from London, last year’s 11th place finisher
5. When else do you get a chance to live in the fast lane in Monaco?
4. For the great views, like of the Oceanographic Museum
3. Learn about local businesses, like Barclays Monaco and Pastor Group, that get behind the community as NFL sponsors
2. Chance to talk to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Gilles Tonelli, about running
1. Every kilometre equals one euro in support of Children & Future
L-R: Laurent Dupont, Managing Director, Dan Luger, Champion for Peace, Joel Bouzou, Founder and President Peace and Sport and Lionel Zetter, Director of The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS).
On Friday, November 4, 2016, Joël Bouzou, founder of the Monaco-based organisation Peace and Sport, began a press conference with a minute’s silence in honour of Guo Chuan, an Ambassador for Peace and Sport (PaS), who died at sea the week before. The 51-year-old was on a solo voyage from San Francisco to Shanghai as part of a round the world trip that would have been the first completed by a Chinese national, when he was reported missing off Hawaii.
Mr Bouzou, a Modern Pentathlon Olympic Medallist, continued the morning alongside Laurent Dupont, Managing Director (PaS); Dan Luger, Champion for Peace, and Lionel Zetter, Director of The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), an official partner of PaS as of Friday.
Discussing the mission of PaS as a way to use sport to speak to countries in conflict, Mr Bouzou stated that sport is not a question of money but a desire that a responsible government can adapt to make sport available to the public. There was a heart-warming video presentation of the 7th Edition of the Friendship Games, which took place in Rwanda October 14-16 with French rugby great and Champion for Peace Jean-François Tordo.
This led into the of this year’s conference – Game on for Peace: Mobilising Global Change through Sport. The 9th annual Peace and Sport Forum and Awards held under the high patronage of HSH Prince Albert II, will run November 23-25 at the Grimaldi Forum.
A special appeal was made to everyone to participate in the annual March for Peace at 5:30 pm on November 23. The walk will begin at the Monte-Carlo Opera terrace and finish at the Fairmont, where there will be giant group “white card” photo before the Opening Ceremony. Annette Anderson, here with Joel Bouzou, has been a long-time supporter of Peace and Sport.
Over 500 leading figures from the worlds of sport, politics, academia, the private sector and civil society, will gather to discuss “how sport can help to foster sustainable peace and forge agents of change committed to act for a better, fairer and more united world”. This will transpire over five plenary sessions, four workshops and two galas awarding nine prizes.
Speakers include five-time Olympian and Olympic silver medallist, Charmaine Crooks (Athletics, Canada), IOC member, double Olympian and former President of Hungary, Pal Schmitt (Fencing, Hungary), three-time Olympic marathon runner and Chef de Mission of the 2016 Refugee Olympic Team, Tegla Loroupe (Athletics, Kenya) and triple Olympian, Aya Medani (Modern Pentathlon, Egypt).
A special announcement was also made that Nobel Peace Prize winner will be attending, “but for security reasons the name cannot be released”.
“Sport is a powerful and proven peace-building tool” and as such, the 2016 Forum will address five “starter themes” to initiate debate, which include sports diplomacy, sport legacy, gender equity in sport, social integration of refugees, and the digital era.
For Monegasques, the forum is free to attend but you need an accreditation pass, which can be obtained by registering online.
Other “fun” activities that Peace and Sport rely on for public support are the Touch Rugby and Volleyball at Larvotto Beach Wednesday, November 23 at 3 pm and the “I Move For Peace Run” with Elana Mayeh Thursday November 24 at 7 am. At 2 pm on Friday, November 25, there will be a screening of Speed Sisters, which won the Peace and Sport Documentary Prize at Sportel on October 27 in Monaco, and tells the story of the first all-women Palestinian team to participate in car races.
Peace and Sport is Monaco’s pride, an initiate felt across the globe, and supported by 85 Champions for Peace (with three more to be announced by year’s end). Attending this year’s Forum are Isaac Angbo (Judo, Côte d’Ivoire), Surya Bonaly (Figure Skating, France), Benjamin Boukpeti (Canoe Slalom, Togo), Tatiana Golovin (Tennis, France) Elana Meyer (Athletics, South Africa), Paula Radcliffe (Athletics, Great Britain) and Helena Suková (Tennis, Czech Republic). Peace and Sport founder Joël Bouzou and Lionel Zetter, Director of The European Azerbaijan Society (TEAS), sign partnership agreement.
As Mr Letter commented upon signing the partnership agreement with Mr Bouzou, “Sport does play a vital role in bringing people and nations close together. While Armenian and Azerbaijan forces were shooting at each other along the 130 km contact line in the west of Azerbaijan, their teams were competing in the European Games in Baku, in the spirit of sport’s strong and friendly competition. I’d like to think of this as an example of how sport can transcend hostility on many levels.” READ MORE:Monaco runners “move for peace” Article first published November 6, 2016.
Barclays client breakfast sheds light on foreign exchange markets
Henk Potts, Director-Global Research and Investments, Gerald Mathieu, Managing Director, Head of International Private-Banking, Arnaud Caussin, Head of Global Investments and Solutions Monaco, and Stefano Mascoli, Head of FX Advisory & Execution Monaco
Barclays Wealth and Investment Management Monaco recently hosted a client breakfast to discuss Foreign Exchange (FX) markets.
Around 60 clients met at the Fairmont Monte-Carlo Hotel, Salle D’Or II, to listen to the three presenters including Henk Potts (Director – Global Research and Investments), Arnaud Caussin (Head of Global Investments and Solutions Monaco) and Stefano Mascoli (Head of FX Advisory & Execution Monaco).
Gerald Mathieu, Managing Director, Head of International Private-Banking, opened the breakfast event with an introduction to FX markets and Barclays’ capabilities in this area. “Discussions around investment management are often heavily focused on Equities or Fixed income but we’d like to point out some opportunities in FX markets; whether it is to hedge and protect your portfolio or as investments – and Barclays has strong capabilities in this area.”
The speakers then gave their analysis of recent developments in the FX markets and shared examples of investment solutions to illustrate the value of FX as an asset class during periods of volatility in financial markets and the global economy.
Henk Potts also covered several wider economic issues including the UK economy following the Brexit vote and the expected Federal Reserve rate hike. Mr Potts said, “There is uncertainty around the implications of ‘Brexit’ but we still expect risk assets to perform over a long period of time so volatility is perhaps the price you pay for the outperformance but there are ways to position yourself to take advantage of some of this volatility.” Article first published November 14, 2016.
After many months of planning and much time taken in obtaining official permissions, jack hammers bit into cement two weeks ago and the work to prepare the installation of the new Library Lift has begun in earnest at St Paul’s Church in Monaco.
Predicting the completion of construction projects is always a bit foolhardy, but a working lift in place by mid-May 2017 now seems possible. This will enable churchgoers and others to access the Library, a popular venue for meetings, without having to negotiate two flights of steep steps.
To celebrate the beginning of the work to install the new lift, Samantha Stirling and her Library Lift Campaign Committee are organising a cocktail fund raiser to take place on December 6, at 6 pm, in the Chaplain’s Apartment, located one floor below the church.
This is an opportunity for all the groups that make use of the St Paul’s Library to come together and celebrate the project to provide easier access to the library.
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8. Support Philippe Verdier – who launched NFL Paris in May 2016, NFL Oslo in September 2016 and next year in Athens – in his quest to have a NFL every week of the year across the planet
8. Support Philippe Verdier – who launched NFL Paris in May 2016, NFL Oslo in September 2016 and next year in Athens – in his quest to have a NFL every week of the year across the planet
7.Run into friends and catch up over a few laps
7.Run into friends and catch up over a few laps
6. Encourage the 45 runners who will sleep and eat on the NFL circuit for the
5. When else do you get a chance to live in the fast lane in Monaco?
5. When else do you get a chance to live in the fast lane in Monaco?
3. Learn about local businesses, like Barclays Monaco and Pastor Group, that get behind the community as NFL sponsors
3. Learn about local businesses, like Barclays Monaco and Pastor Group, that get behind the community as NFL sponsors
2. Chance to talk to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Gilles Tonelli, about running
2. Chance to talk to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Gilles Tonelli, about running
1. Every kilometre equals one euro in support of Children & Future
1. Every kilometre equals one euro in support of Children & Future
