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FIFA World Cup 2026 in Vancouver – 51猎奇入口experts available
The 2026 World Cup is just six months away with Vancouver鈥檚 B.C. Place Stadium hosting matches across several weeks from June.
As competing countries and fans eagerly await the World Cup draw on Friday, cities across Metro Vancouver are navigating the opportunities and challenges that come with the tournament rolling into town 鈥� everything from staging fans zones, branding, hospitality, logistics, trade and marketing. 51猎奇入口experts are available to give their insight on various topics relating to the World Cup.
AVAILABLE 51猎奇入口EXPERTS
Economy, hospitality and marketing
LUANA CARCANO,鈥痩ecturer and academic director, Beedie School of Business鈥�
luana_carcano@sfu.ca
Expertise:鈥疢arketing, branding, ecosystems and strategies for the FIFA World Cup 2026 in Vancouver.
ANDREY PAVLOV,鈥� professor, Beedie School of Business
apavlov@sfu.ca鈥赌�
Expertise:鈥疘mpact of the World Cup on the local economy and hospitality, including how B.C.鈥檚 new short-term rental rules may affect visiting fans.
ANDY YAN, director, The City Program
ayan@sfu.ca
Expertise: Short-term rentals, visitor accommodation, housing, urban planning and regeneration, transportation.
Public policy
KENNEDY STEWART, associate professor, public policy
kennedys@sfu.ca
Expertise: As Mayor of Vancouver (2018-2022), Stewart played an integral role in helping to bring the World Cup to Vancouver. He can comment on how the successful bid was pieced together and what it means for the city and wider area to host matches and welcome fans from across the world.
Sports analytics
TIM SWARTZ,鈥痯rofessor, statistics and actuarial science鈥�
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Expertise: The rise of sports analytics and data in soccer; Swartz has authored more than 60 journal articles on sports analytics and has recently published a new book detailing some of the approaches used in the world of sports analytics.
Human rights
TRAVERS,鈥痯rofessor, sociology鈥�
atravers@sfu.ca
Expertise: Transgender issues, trans kids/youth, sport and social justice, transgender participation and sport, female eligibility policies in sport.
Contact
SAM SMITH, 51猎奇入口Communications & Marketing
236.880.3297 | samuel_smith@sfu.ca
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