Growth, Development, Commercialisation and Challenges in Women’s Football
Growth, Development, Commercialisation and Challenges in Women’s Football Sarah Gregorius, Director, Global Policy & Strategic Relations Women’s Football – FIFPro Emma Sykes, Head of Women’s Football Development – UEFA Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director – National Women’s Soccer League Professor Laura McAllister, CBE – Football Association of Wales and UEFA Executive Committee Claire Bloomfield, Head […]
From ‘win at all costs’, to ‘win it well’. – International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Safeguarding, a Global Approach and strategy
International Sports Convention, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20th March 2024 International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Safeguarding, a Global Approach and Strategy Kirsty Burrows, Head of the Safe Sport Unit, International Olympic Committee Kirsty Burrows started by outlining the IOC’s approach to interpersonal violence, stating the enormous size of the problem globally, and not just in sport. […]
“At the heart of this is culture…good people doing good things.” – Corporate Governance in Sport
International Sports Convention, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20th March 2024 Corporate Governance in Sport-Opportunity, Challenges and Problems Mark Loosemore, Partner Hugh James Jon Dutton, Chief Executive, British Cycling James Owens, Head of Sport System, Governance, People & Ethics, Sport Wales Sarah Powell, Chief Executive, British Gymnastics Drew Barrand, Chief Executive, British Swimming Mark Loosemore outlined key […]
Soundtrack of the Next Generation of Fans
Greg Davies, CEO and Co-Founder, Wavze Phil Jacobs, Co-Founder, Wavze Sarah Beattie, Chief Marketing Officer, Six Nations Rugby Kieron Ansell, Business Development Manager, Wolves Records (a joint venture with Warner Music) Luke Hodson, Founder, Nerds Collective Sport and music share an emotional impact and an ability to move millions of people at once. Increasingly, […]
“Integrity is the glue that holds together the spirit of competition.” – Football Associations Panel discussion on Integrity.
International Sports Convention, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20th March 2024 Football Associations panel discussion on integrity Abi Ijasanmi, Former COO – Confederation of African Football Jakub Čavoj, Integrity Officer – Slovakia Football Association Tarik Shamel, Head of Integrity – The Football Association Affy Sheikh, Head of Starlizard Integrity Services – Starlizard Integrity Services Tatjana Haenni, Chief […]
From Insights to Impact: TDI & Hawk-Eye Data Solutions in Action
From Insights to Impact: TDI & Hawk-Eye Data Solutions in Action Panel: Dan Payne, Product Director – Hawk-Eye Innovations Jonathan Thorpe, Head of Commercial – Tennis Data Innovations (TDI) Over the past two decades, Hawk-Eye Innovations has transformed the officiating and broadcast experience of some of the world’s biggest sports. Now, it is using […]
Unilever and FIFA’s Partnership at the Women’s World Cup. Brand partnerships in Women’s Football case study – Sure
Chris Barron, General Manager Personal Care UK&I/VP Deodorants Europe – Unilever For Unilever and its Sure brand, last year’s Fifa Women’s World Cup was an unprecedented commercial opportunity. In the company’s case study on day one of ISC 2024, Chris Barron started off by highlighting how many people in the room had […]
Women In Sport Thought Leadership Panel
Women In Sport Thought Leadership Panel Uma Cresswell, Senior Independent Director, EFL Trust Jenny Morris, Director, City Football Leadership Institute Sarah Lewis, OBE OLY, Global Sports Leader Brigit Lee, Founding Advisory Board Member, Mercury 13 For generations, women hoping to break into the business of sport were faced with a stark challenge. […]
“One match-fixing case is one too many.” – Overview of anti-match-fixing at UEFA.
International Sports Convention, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20th March 2024 Overview of anti-match-fixing at UEFA Vincent Ven, Head of Anti-Match-Fixing, UEFA Vincent Ven said: “One match-fixing case is one too many.” Ven outlined the strategic pillars of UEFA’s Anti-Match-Fixing Unit. These are: education and prevention; stakeholder engagement; monitoring intelligence and investigations. Ven outlined that UEFA has […]
‘We’re at half-time’ – Agents & Football, FIFA’s role and responsibilities
International Sports Convention, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 20th March 2024 Agents and Football-FIFA’s role and responsibilities Luis Villas-Boas Pires, Head of Agents-FIFA Agents, Football and the Status Quo Luis Villas-Boas Pires outlined the work FIFA has been doing to regulate football agents after five main areas of concern were identified. These were: ethical, (abusive and excessive […]
