UBC experts on 2030 Olympic Games bid

John Furlong, former CEO of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games organizing committee, said today in a speech to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade that the city should consider a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics.

UBC experts are available to comment:

James Brander
Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-808-7021
Email: james.brander@sauder.ubc.ca

• Economic effects of the Olympic Games; infrastructure (rapid transit, etc.); financing

Tsur Somerville
Associate Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
Tel: 604-822-8343
Email: tsur.somerville@sauder.ubc.ca

• Games’ economic impact on jobs and housing
• Lead author of a study that found real-estate prices do not increase or decrease in host cities