Drew Barrand

Drew is the Chief Executive of British Swimming since May 2023, having been appointed to provide strong strategic and business leadership to take the organisation forward, on the back of hugely successful performances at the Tokyo 2020 Games and a busy and impactful series of competitions in 2022. Drew has more than two decades of […]

Kirsty Burrows

Kirsty Burrows is head of the safe sport unit at the International Olympic Committee where she is leading the drive to strengthen safeguarding in sport from the local to the international level, and programmes related to the protection and promotion of mental health and well-being in and through sport. Kirsty is also academic director of […]

Nicolas Evans

Nicolas Evans is the Head of Football Research & Standards within FIFA’s Technology Innovation Sub-Divison. He has been at the heart of standards creation, innovation management and the new data ecosystem at FIFA for more than a decade, leading research & validation efforts for new technologies. He is part of a multi-disciplinary team consisting of […]

Uma Cresswell

Uma is of Indian heritage and was born in Uganda.  She is a Non-Executive Director serving on a number of boards (in both the private and third sector) including the English Football League Trust. She also holds the role of President Emeritus on the board of City Women Network  and is only the second woman […]

Gráinne Wafer

Gráinne Wafer is the Global Director for Beer, Baileys and Smirnoff at Diageo and responsible for some of its most iconic brands including Guinness, brewed in more than 50 countries and enjoyed by millions of consumers in 150 countries.  Gráinne is also joint lead of Diageo’s progressive marketing programme globally and has been a vocal […]

Professor Laura McAllister

Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University’s Wales Governance Centre. Expert on devolution, Welsh politics and elections, and gender representation and the feminisation of politics. Author of many books and papers, and a commentator and keynote speaker on these areas. Holds Honorary degrees and Fellowships from Universities of Bangor, Cardiff, […]

Jonny Keogh

Jonny leads sports partnership in the UK at YouTube, helping the likes of broadcasters, federations and publishers grow on the platform to reach their audience and business objectives.   

Hassan El Kamah

Hassan El Kamah is a sport marketeer with over 15 years of experience in the sport industry. Currently he is the Commercial Director at the Confederation of African Football (CAF) overseeing TV rights, Sponsorships, and Marketing based in Cairo, Egypt. Hassan’s educational background is in Economics, and is an alumni of the FIFA Master program, […]

Jon Russell

Jon joined Betway Group as Head of Trading in 2013 and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2023. His career in the Gaming Industry began in the 1990s working as a Sports Spread Betting Trader in London and encompasses management roles with William Hill, Ladbrokes, and Victor Chandler. He was part of the […]

Liam Scully

Liam Scully has more than 20 years of experience working in football and communities, having started his career via an apprenticeship and working his way up to become Chief Executive of Lincoln City.  He is responsible for the day-to-day running of the Imps on behalf of the fans, directors and investors, including heading up a […]