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Jan 10, 2014

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Leaders set to open doors to sport business elite at sell out summit

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A sell out for the seventh year running, the Leaders Sport Business Summit will welcome its most senior delegation of executives yet to Chelsea FC on 8-9 October 2014.

The invitation only event will see 1500 of sport’s most senior executives pass through the doors at Stamford Bridge next week. Flying in from all over the world for the two day summit, this year’s list of confirmed attendees features some of the most renowned executives in the industry including the likes of:

  • Partnership Director, Chevrolet
  • President, Juventus FC
  • Senior Head of Global Sports Marketing, Puma
  • Global Sponsorship Director, Emirates
  • Founder, Bwin International Ltd
  • Head of Brand Operations, Ferrari
  • Head of Sports & Entertainment Marketing, JP Morgan Chase
  • Club and Federation Senior Director, Nike
  • Chairman, Chelsea FC
  • Chief Executive, Rotary
  • Chief Specialist of Brand Promotion, Gazprom
  • Chief Executive Officer, FC Internazionale Milano
  • General Manager Global Sponsorships, Shell Brands, Shell Group
  • Chief Executive Officer, Arsenal FC
  • VP and Managing Director EMEA, Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Executive Head of Sponsorship and Regional Marketing, Vodacom
  • General Manager Commercial, ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
  • Chief Commercial and Operating Officer, Manchester City FC
  • SVP Communications & Broadcasting, Miami Marlins
  • General Secretary, Premier League
  • General Manager, Commercial, New Zealand Rugby Union

and many more…

Leaders have secured a host of sport’s most influential figures to speak at the event, with the packed agenda set to examine some of the most prominent issues affecting the industry. Speakers include: Gianni Infantino, General Secretary, UEFA; Dave Coplin, Chief Envisioning Officer, Microsoft; Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman of the European Clubs Association and FC Bayern Munich; Glenn Miller, Head of Sport and Entertainment Media Partnerships EMEA at Facebook; Melissa Rosenthal Brenner, SVP Digital Media, NBA; Russell Wolff, Executive Vice President and Managing Director, ESPN International; Jeffrey Webb, President, CONCACAF; Hans Erik Tuijt, Global Activation Director, Heineken; Amber Steele, Director of Football and NBA Management, Coca Cola; Roel De Vries, Corporate Vice President and Global Head of Marketing, Communications and Brand Strategy, Nissan; Christian Seifert, CEO, German Bundesliga; Sundance DiGiovanni, Co-Founder & CEO, Major League Gaming; Erick Thohir, Owner and President, FC Internazionale Milano; Sir David Brailsford, Team Principal, Team Sky; Tim Leiweke, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment; Tod Leiweke, Chief Executive Officer, Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment and lots, lots more.

Selling out early last week, the waiting list for the flagship event continues to grow with senior executives from over 45 sports, 50 countries and 120 brands already signed up to exchange ideas, hear exclusive insights and build new professional relationships, at the event next week.

James Worrall, CEO, Leaders commented: “We’ve received huge levels of demand for this year’s event, resulting in the most high quality guest list the event has seen to date. With exactly a week to go, the preparation is almost complete and I am certain that the 7th Leaders Sport Business Summit will prove to be a huge success for everyone joining us.”

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

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