Speakers
INSIGHT AND DISCUSSION FROM LEADING INDUSTRY FIGURES
Since 2009, the International Sports Convention has consistently brought together some of the sport business industry's most influential figures to provide insight and provoke debate and discussion on the subjects defining the industry today.
Confirmed speakers for isc 2024
Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
Global Sports Leader
Tom McDonnell
CEO
Monterosa
Gavin Marshall
CEO
Bristol Sport Group
Dan Payne
Product Director
Hawk-Eye Innovations
Trojan Paillot
Senior Vice President, Sports Rights Acquisitions and Syndication
Warner Bros. Discovery Sports Europe
Darren Bailey
Co-Founder
Sport 360 Consulting
Jonathon Thorpe
Head of Commercial
Tennis Data Innovations
Kieron Ansell
Business Development Manager
Wolves Record
Tom Scott
Chief Executive & Founder
Trippant
Chris Barron
General Manager Personal Care UK&I / VP Deodorants Europe
Unilever
Abi Ijasanmi
Former COO
Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Marco Castellaneta
Head of Digital Media
Juventus Football Club
Polly Clark
European Tour Solheim Cup Event Director
Ladies European Tour
Gareth Farrelly
Commercial Litigator and Sports Lawyer, Co-Founder
UEC
Jenny Morris
Director
City Football Leadership Institute
Fiona Harold
Commercial Director
Ladies European Tour
Ms. Elif Özdemir
CEO, Board Member, President
GSA, Turkish National Olympic Committee, Turkish Archery Federation, Mediterranean Games and Women in Sports Commission
Theresa Seegerer
Team Lead Partnership Sales
FC Bayern München
Robby Yung
CEO of Investments
Animoca Brands
Stacey Knight
Commercial and Marketing Director
CSM Live
Jason Webber
Senior Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Integrity Manager
Football Association of Wales
Affy Sheikh
Head of Starlizard Integrity Services
Starlizard Integrity Services
Tatjana Haenni
Chief Sporting Director
National Women’s Soccer League
Clare Briegal
CEO
World Netball
Brigit Lee
Founding Advisory Board Member
Mercury/13
Emma Sykes
Head of Women’s Football Development
UEFA
Alex Phillips
Independent
Administrator World Football Remission Fund
Dr Christina Philippou
Principal Lecturer
University of Portsmouth
Dave Kitson
Chairman and Former Professional Football Player
Arlesey Town Football Club
Drew Barrand
Chief Executive Officer
British Swimming
Kirsty Burrows
Head of the Safe Sport Unit
International Olympic Committee
Nicolas Evans
Head of Football Research & Standards
FIFA
Uma Cresswell
Senior Independent Director, (Board member since Nov 2021)
EFL Trust
Gráinne Wafer
Global Director for Beer, Baileys and Smirnof
Diageo
Professor Laura McAllister
CBE
Football Association of Wales and UEFA Executive Committee
Jonny Keogh
UK Sports Lead
YouTube
Hassan El Kamah
Commercial Director
Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)
Jon Russell
Director
Betway Group
Liam Scully
Chief Executive Officer
Lincoln City FC
Sarah Powell
Chief Executive
British Gymnastics
Rob Johnson
Head of Digital & Content - The Hundred
England & Wales Cricket Board
James Owens
Head of Sport System, Governance, People & Ethics
Sport Wales
Karen Moorhouse
Chief Executive Officer
The International Tennis Integrity Agency
Mark Epps
Director, Communications and Web3
ATP Tour
Frank Leenders
Director General
FIBA Media & Marketing Services SA
Vincent Ven
Head of Anti-Match-Fixing
UEFA
Jakub Čavoj
Integrity officer
Slovak Football Association
Darek Maciolek
Managing Director of the Marketing, Communications and Social Engagement Area
Bank BNP Paribas
Tarik Shamel
Head of Integrity
The Football Association
Simon Rowe
Vice President of Sports Marketing
Pentland Brands
Sarah Gregorius
Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for Women’s Football
FIFPRO
Luis Villas-Boas Pires
Head of Agents
FIFA
Katie Sadleir
Chief Executive Officer
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)
Fiona Morgan
Chief Purpose Officer
SailGP
Jon Dutton
Chief Executive
British Cycling
Niall Couper
CEO, Director
FairGame UK
Speakers from previous ISC events
Nevena Vukašinović
Lead on influence
BCW
François Vergnol
Marketing and Communications Director
European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR)
Steffen Merkel
Executive Vice President Audiovisual Rights
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga
Alexander Bielefeld
Director Global Policy & Strategic Relations
FIFPRO
Pierre-Olivier Bouche
Media Director / Chief Content Officer
Tottenham Hotspur FC
Matthijs Withagen
Director of Legal and Governance Affairs
Governance Affairs Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF)
Jenni Kennedy
Senior Director of Investigations
International Tennis Integrity Agency
Megan Smith
Sales Manager (Enterprise Partnerships)
EVERFI
Thomas Decieux
Head of Sport, EMEA & APAC
Harmonic
KATHRYN MCCOLL
Director of Marketing, Strategy and Impact
EVERFI
Barbara Lustenberger
Senior Director Group Compliance
Infront Sports & Media
GUILLAUME POSTAIRE
Media Factory Director
France Télévisions
HEIDI PELLERANO
Chief Commercial Officer
Concacaf
ANDY HINES-RANDLE
Head of Integrity
Badminton World Federation
Lorynn Demetriades
Senior Managing Director – Risk, Forensics & Compliance
Ankura
Felix Vetter
Managing Director - Risk, Forensics & Compliance
Ankura
Henry Utku
Senior Director of Basketball Operations, Europe and Middle East
NBA
Anna Scott-Marshall
Director of Communications & Social Impact
British Paralympic Association
Stephanie Hilborne OBE
CEO
Women In Sport
Shahab Uddin
Director of Legal and Olympic Relations
British Olympic Association
Jonny Gray
Senior Managing Director – Sport
Ankura
Lucy Englander
Group Partnerships Director
Saracens Group
Kylie Hawker-Green
Manager
New Zealand Major Events
Itai Epstein
Head of EMEA & China
WSC Sports
Aled Lewis
Head of Operations
Cymru Football Foundation
Liese Abili
Vice President, Sports Development
Florida Sports Foundation
Rob Dorlin
Managing Director
RAWR by Webrepublic
Nuno Moura
Chief Marketing & Revenue Officer
Portugal Football Federation
Nick Iliffe
Director of Intelligence
International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)
Antony Douglass
Group Legal Director
Specsavers
Yvonne Harrison
CEO
Women In Football
Chris Barron
General Manager Personal Care UK&I / VP Deodorants Europe
Unilever
Louise Bach
Global Sponsorship Director
Carlsberg Group
Affy Sheikh
Head of Starlizard integrity services
Henry Hodgson
General Manager
NFL UK
Keith Bruce
President
QuintEvents International
Sarah Batters
Director of Marketing & Partnerships
Southampton Football Club
Vinayak Shrivastav
CEO and Co-founder
VideoVerse and Magnifi
Ralph Straus
Commercial Director
Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
Darek Maciołek
Managing Director - CMO
Bank BNP Paribas
Anna Chanduvi
Sports & Entertainment Media Partnerships Lead, Northern Europe
Meta
Mike Armstrong
Chief Marketing Officer
Juventus Football Club
Will Pithers
Strategic Partner Manager, Sports
Meta
Michael Cottrell
Product, Partnership and International Marketing Director
Octopus Energy Group
Ralph Straus
Chief Commercial Officer
Fédération Equestre Internationale
Jörgen Pettersson
Chairman
International Island Games Association
Bill Jinks
Technology Director
AELTC
Lee Boswell
Marketing Director
Alan Boswell Group
Sabrina Ibáñez
Managing Director
FEI
Jörn Schlimm
Senior Manager, Audit, Risk, & Advisory
FIFA
Arun Kang
Chief Executive
Sporting Equals
Robert Pearce
Diversity and Inclusion Manager
Southampton Football Club
Jem Maidment
Chief Marketing Officer
Utilita Energy
Clare Briegal
CEO
World Netball
Greg Mckenna
Head of Biathlon Integrity Unit
Biathlon Integrity Unit
Tim Edwards
Athlete Partnerships
TikTok
Liz Twyford
Sports Programmes Specialist
UNICEF UK
Brendan Williams
Chairman
Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Athletes Advisory Commission (AAC)
Christian Livadiotti
CEO
Wildmoka
Jamie Dapaah
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator
Fulham F.C.
Michael Cole
Executive and CTO
European Tour Group and Ryder Cup Europe
Fabio Calamosca
Head of Fan Strategy and Planning
Formula 1
Timm Jäger
CEO
EintrachtTech
Jason Webber
Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Integrity Manager
Football Association of Wales (FAW)
Kamel Badawy
Business Management and Intelligence Director
Aspire Zone Foundation
Matthieu Loreille
Chief Marketing Officer
Wildmoka
Sebastien Audoux
Head of Digital Sports Canal OTT
Canal Plus
Laura da Silva
Director
SilverFish
Görkem Dönmez
General Manager
Gloria Sports
Emilio Garcia
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer
FIFA
Affy Sheikh
Head of Starlizard Integrity Services
Starlizard
Michael Inpong
Managing Director
Sport&Brands
Kevin Carpenter
Head of Integrity
International Table Tennis Federation
Rüdiger Müller
Head of Digital Content Products
FIFA
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