As part of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the International Conference of Sport Leaders took place in Budapest, Hungary on 23-24 September 2024, starting with the opening ceremony of the European Week of Sports in the National Athletics Stadium. One of the key international guest speakers at the event was Witold Bańka, President of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), who held a strategic meeting with representatives of the Hungarian National Anti-Doping Organisation (HUNADO) after the conference.