Digital masterminds join Leaders

A host of sport’s leading digital experts are set to descend on Chelsea FC for the 7^th Leaders Sport Business Summit on 8-9 October 2014.

With less than a month to go, the delegate list for the event features a number of industry leading digital and technology executives including the likes of:

• Managing Director of Sky Sports, BSkyB
• Head of Digital, FIFA
• Head of Digital and CRM, FC Bayern Munich
• Chief Executive Officer, Sky Deutschland
• Head of Digital Media & Technology, Liverpool FC
• Managing Director, Eurosport
• Director of New Media, NBC Universal
• Senior Director – YouTube Sports EMEA, Google
• Director of Marketing, Media and Fan Development, Manchester City
• Managing Director UK, Samsung
• SVP Communications & Broadcasting, Miami Marlins
• Head of Digital, Marketing & FRM, Juventus FC
• Head of Digital, Olympique de Marseille
• Group Director of Digital & IT, The Football Association
• Chief Information Officer, PGA European Tour
• SVP IT and Digital Media, ATP World Tour
• MD, Digital Consumer Payments, Barclaycard
• Head of Digital Marketing, Chelsea FC
• Head of Communications, Sony
• Executive Vice President, Huawei

Leaders’ flagship event, this year’s Sport Business Summit will welcome 1500 leading sports executives for two days of insight sharing and network building. With a new format, this year’s Summit includes a whole stream dedicated to technology in sport. The stream consists of a number of different sessions exploring topics such as digital consumption, upcoming trends and commercial opportunities in digital.

The event will bring leading industry figures to the stage including the likes of: Dave Finocchio, Co-Founder and General Manager of Bleacher Report; Melissa Rosenthal Brenner, SVP Digital Media, NBA; Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer, Microsoft; Glenn Miller, Head of Sport and Entertainment Media Partnerships EMEA at Facebook; Ralph Rivera, Director of Future Media at BBC, Russell Wolff, EVP & General Manager, ESPN International; Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman of the European Clubs Association and FC Bayern Munich; Hans Erik Tuijt, Global Activation Director, Heineken; Thierry Weil, Marketing Director, FIFA; Shaikh Salman, President, Asian Football Confederation; Erick Thohir, Owner and President, FC Internazionale Milano; James Pallotta, President and Chairman, AS Roma; Sir David Brailsford, Team Principal, Team Sky and more.

James Worrall, CEO, Leaders commented: “Advances in technology are playing a huge part in the business of sport and the way that sport is being consumed. As we bring together some of the industry’s most knowledgeable and influential digital executives, this year’s Summit is set to be a fantastic event that will inspire new ideas and help attendees build new relationships throughout sport.”  

The Leaders Sport Business Summit is an exclusive invite only event, with 1500 places available to Director level executives in sport worldwide. To register your interest for the event, or to learn more about Leaders Sport Business Summit, please click enquire below…