Nigel Fletcher, Co-Founder & CEO:
“I have decided to set up an industry-led advisory board which will help transform our external guidance from a passive ‘sounding board’ into a ‘strategic engine’ that drives value for the sports business industry.
This will focus on areas such as content, programming, networking, agenda setting and at its heart, driving connection and collaboration for the sports business industry.
The ISC Advisory Board, “For the Industry, By the Industry,” will focus on providing myself and the ISC Team guidance to ensure that what the sports business industry want is developed and delivered.
I have assembled a range of individuals across the sports business industry, including rights holders, clubs, leagues, sports governing bodies, brands, broadcasters and agencies to ensure all parts of the sports business industry ecosystem are represented so that the best decisions can be made.
The focus would be on our enhanced flagship product, ISC WEEK AND FESTIVAL, LONDON, with the next edition being March 22-26th, 2027.
The ISC Advisory Board will provide the specialised knowledge and ‘brutal honesty’ needed to solve complex problems and validate strategy to ensure that the ISC WEEK AND FESTIVAL thrives and is always relevant for the sports business sector.
My benchmark for ISC has been the World Economic Forum in Davos where, for over 50 years, co-operation, collaboration, networking, agenda topics have all be enhanced by a collegiate approach. This is our driver as ISC turns eighteen years old in 2027.
Our tagline – ‘The meeting place for the Business of Sport’ encourages and encapsulates collaboration and connection, but also that value is generated across ISC WEEK AND FESTIVAL 2027.
Let’s do this together.”
Find out more: HERE
ISC Advisory Board Brochure: HERE
ISC Advisory Board
• Alvaro Garcia Sampere, Europe Brand Sponsorships, Partnerships & Events Manager – TCL
• Daniel Barker, Managing Director – Content Strategy and Distribution –NASCAR
• Görkem Dönmez, General Manager – Gloria Sports
• Jason White, Head of Marketing – Two Circles
• Anna Edwards, Managing Partner – EPP
• Edward Jones, Senior Director of Content Partnerships – PGA Tour
• Guillaume Sabran, Chief Sponsorship & Licensing – UEFA
• Katie Gritt, Head of Marketing – Sport – Panini
• Anna Hoenika, Teamlead Digital Projects & Innovation – Eintracht Frankfurt
• George Gilmore, Global Marketing Director – 54
• Jamie Reid, Senior Corporate Communications Manager – FIFA
• Laura Fairweather, Head of Growth – Octagon
• Lauren Webb, Business Director, New Business & Marketing – Dentsu Sports International
• Oriol Boix, Head of Digital Products & Memberhsip – FC Barcelona
• Sarah Fussek, Director Sports Integrity – International Ski and Snowboard Federation
• Tim Ramsberger, Chief Legal Officer – TMS
• Mark Looseman, Partner & Head of Sport – Hugh James
• Owen Laverty, Chief Brand Officer – Ear to the Ground
• Stacey Knight, Global Senior Vice President: Commercial – LIVE·TEAM
• Tom Julian, Head of International Cooperation and Public Relations
– Bundesliga International GmbH
• Melissa Soobratty, Head of Media and Marketing – Professional Squash Association
• Sarah Lewis, Chair – British Olympians Association
• Tarik Shamel, Chief Regulatory Officer – The FA