Paddy Carberry
Paddy Carberry is the sports lead for the Guinness brand globally. Having joined the Diageo business 7 years ago, Paddy has worked across Diageo roles including leading rugby, football and horse racing as well many entertainment platforms for the business across the UK and Ireland. Paddy was integral to landing the global deal for Guinness […]
Sian Deegan
Sian has spent nearly 20 years working in various marketing roles within the alcohol industry, across a wide variety of beers, spirits and champagne brands. After spending most of her career in London in both market and European roles, Sian took a years sabbatical to study and practice Permaculture and Sustainability, West Cork. Sian joined […]
Alex Teasdale
Alex has spent the majority of her career working in sports, specifically working with team sports at the ECB , GB Hockey and now at England Rugby. All of these roles have involved working across major events to look at how high visibility can great lasting impact – from Olympics to World Cups. Alex has […]
Erica Kerner
Erica Kerner is the Managing Director, Global Head of Brand Partnerships, Sponsorship & Events for Standard Chartered Bank where she overseas all of the institution’s global partnerships including Liverpool Football Club. Prior to this, she was the Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of SailGP, the world’s most exciting race on water. It is one of […]
Anna Chanduvi
Anna Chanduvi leads the Customer and Commercial teams at The Jockey Club, overseeing marketing, sales, business development, digital, and partnerships. Recognized as a Forbes “30 Under 30” honoree in 2021 and named among the “30 Under 30 Next Generation Leaders in Sport” by the Sports Industry Group in 2019, Anna has built a career at […]
David McGuinness
David is the VP of Global Growth and Business Development at Foodhub and is responsible for expanding the business footprint in new verticals and territories globally. During his tenure, David has overseen the expansion of Foodhub into the stadia and venue space, as well as penetrating the North America and Australian market. David has extensive […]
Finn Taylor
Finn Taylor, the visionary CEO of Volleyball World, boasts over 20 years at Cirque du Soleil, shaping him into an industry leader. His mission: elevate global volleyball. Leveraging expertise in strategic planning, he boosts commercial value via partnerships and sponsorships. Finn drives expansion into new markets, ensuring widespread popularity. He envisions volleyball as a captivating […]
Rolf Tanner
Rolf Tanner is an experienced international sports and contract lawyer with over 16 years in the sports industry. He specialises in governance, regulatory matters, and high-stakes negotiations with member associations and governments on sports governance issues. Currently serving as Head of MA Governance at FIFA, he leads a team overseeing governance and regulatory matters, ensuring […]
Willem Dinger
A results-driven cultural marketing and media specialist, Willem brings over 23 years of experience in the sports and entertainment industry. His expertise spans client, rights-holder, and agency settings, where he has developed strategic partnership portfolios and activation plans across a diverse range of sports, gaming, music, lifestyle, and celebrity properties to accelerate business and brand […]
Des Tomlinson
Des originally from London with Jamaican heritage, is the FAI’s Social and Environmental Sustainability Manager with responsibility for climate action and environmental sustainability, equality, diversity and inclusion, and health & wellbeing strategic focus areas. He has over 35 years professional working experience in the areas of non – discrimination, diversity, and inclusion in and through […]