Aneesh Madani

Head of Digital Partnerships and Innovation
International Olympic Committee

Arijana Demirovic

Head of Development in Women´s Football Division
FIFA

Ashley Shaner

Vice President, Strategy & Operations
Seven League / IMG

Ben Weisfeld

Founder & CEO
Ten Toes

Brent Koning

Executive Vice President, Global Gaming Lead
dentsu

Carlota Planas

Founder & CEO
Unik Sports Management, SL

Charlie Boss

Chief Commercial Officer
Southampton Football Club

Chris Davis

Chief Marketing Officer & Senior Vice President of Merchandising
New Balance

Devang Bhimjyani

Head
Reliance Sports and Lifestyle

Emil Calcano

Vice President, Chief Sports Marketing & International Patient Development Officer
Hospital for Special Surgery

Faisal Al-Raisi

Director of Digital for MENA
beIN MEDIA GROUP

Falon Fatemi

CEO & Co-Founder
Fireside

Georgina Thornton

Vice President, Head of Tennis Media
IMG

James McKeown

Chief Operating Officer
UCFB’s Global Institute of Sport

James Ruth

Chief Marketing Officer
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Jesley Chua

Group Chief Financial Officer
ONE Championship

Jess Smith

Head of Revenue
Angel City Football Club

Jessica Robertson

Co-Founder & Chief Content Officer
Togethxr

John Suhar

Vice President, Environmental and Social Impact
World Surf League

Justin Kenna

Chief Executive Officer
GameSquare Esports

Kahlen Macaulay

Head of International Sports Partnerships
Snap Inc.

Kaitlyn Beale

Vice President, Global Partnership Sales
City Football Group

Laura Baxter MBE

Strategic Director of Growth & Legacy
Special Olympics Great Britain

Lungi Macebo

Chief Operating Officer
Birmingham City Football Club

Matt Pound

Managing Director
World Table Tennis

Oscar Mayo Pardo

Executive Director
LaLiga

Robert Hamblin

Associate General Counsel
Chelsea Football Club

Sarah Batters

Strategic Development Consultant
Brighton & Hove Albion FC

Sarah Cook

Chief Executive Officer
Rowing Australia

Tom Huggins

Group Digital & Data Director
CSM Sport & Entertainment

Adam Warner

Senior Director Global Sports Marketing
PepsiCo

Akshay Khanna

Co-Founder & CEO of North America
Jackpot

Alexandra Dallas

Director of Public Relations
Premier League

Andreas Kaeshammer

Head of Football
Infront

Arkus Fredriksson

Chief Strategy Officer
Play Magnus Group

Ashley Ellefson

Chief Operating Officer
Drone Racing League

Bo Han

Founder & CEO
Buzzer

Chris Marris

Head of Kayo Sports & Flash News Products
Foxtel

Daniel Sillman

Chief Executive Officer
Relevent Sports Group

Erin Zinser

Vice President, Partnership Activation
AEG Global Partnerships

Fleur Castle

CEO and Founder
Factor 31

Holly Murdoch

General Manager, St George’s Park
The Football Association

James Pearce

Partnerships Director
Aurora Media Worldwide

Jonas Baer-Hoffmann

General Secretary
FIFPRO

Julie Garcia Sjogrim

Senior Director, Partnerships, Business Development, and Commercial Affairs
Canadian Olympic Committee

Kellen Benjamin

Executive Vice President, Talent Sales and Marketing
Wasserman

Lucinda McRoberts

Chief Administrative Officer & Executive Director of USA Swimming Foundation
USA Swimming

Matt Wolf

Head of Global Strategy & Innovation
National Basketball Association

Melody Li

Senior Director, Sales & Marketing
SPORTFIVE

Neil Saunders

Director of Football
Premier League

Nick Jackman

Co-Founder
50 Sport

Nicole Bekkers

Head of Commercial Strategy & Business Development
KNVB

Peter Burroughs

EVP Media
DAZN

Rob Pilgrim

Head of Sport, EMEA
YouTube

Robert Zitzmann

Managing Director & Partner
Jung von Matt SPORTS

Ryan Thompson

Chief Production Officer and Co-Founder
Esports Engine

Shawn Doss

Chief Business Officer, International | Founder
Elevate Sports Ventures

Simon Joyce

Chief Business Officer
COPA90

Siobhan McCartan

Head of Broadcast Partnerships
Six Nations Rugby

Tom Burrows

EVP Rights
DAZN

Stephen Hutchison

Managing Director
Fuse

Michael Sutherland

Chief Transformation Officer
Real Madrid

Richard Adelsberg

Chief Executive Officer
Ear to the Ground

Aubrey Levy

Senior Vice President of Content and Marketing and Head of Esports
theScore

Hannah Gordon

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel
San Francisco 49ers

Andrew Thompson

Chief Commercial and Financial Officer
SailGP

Kelly Hogarth

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Thelma Gwen

Katie Bynum

Chief Strategy and Growth Officer
United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee

Zack Weiner

Co-Founder and President
Overtime

Edleen John

Director – International Relations, Corporate Affairs & Co-Partner for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
The Football Association

Don Dransfield

Chief Strategy Officer
City Football Group

Dino Ying

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Versus Programming Network

Andrea Marini

Deputy Chief Executive Officer and Chief Commercial Officer
Deltatre

Lisa Pearce

Chief Executive
British Wheelchair Basketball

Megan Rose

Managing Director, Major Events
United States Tennis Association

Pedro Presa

Group Chief D2C Officer
ELEVEN

Sanjog Gupta

Head-Sports
Star and Disney India

Mamdouh Eid

Chief Executive Officer
Pyramids FC

Fatma Ali Al Nuaimi

Communications Executive Officer
Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy

Andy Meikle

Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Recast

Lara Toscani Weems

Vice President of Corporate Communications
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

Abigail Weintraub

Senior Director of Brand Strategy and Management
LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Ben Slack

Chief Revenue and Experiential Officer
Tennis Australia

Shireen Hamdan

Senior Principal and Director
Populous

Vikram Banerjee

Director of Strategy, Insight and Business Operations
England and Wales Cricket Board

Nicolas Maurer

Chief Executive Officer
Team Vitality

Hannah Brown

Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer
Formula E

Liz Ellen

Director and Co-Founder
Livida Sport Limited

Matthew Kalish

Co-Founder and President, North America
DraftKings

Matt Chrisp

Group Director of Analytics and Research
beIN MEDIA GROUP

Tanja Olano

Chief Legal Officer
LA28

Paul Liberman

President and Co-Founder
DraftKings

Samantha Chen

Executive Vice President, Partnerships & Strategic Development, APAC
Creative Artists Agency

Jessie Giordano

Senior Vice President
GMR Marketing

Rufus Hack

Chief Executive Officer
Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd

Andrew Ryan

Managing Director
FIBA Media

Patricia Rodriguez Barrios

General Manager
Granada CF

Julian Tan

Group Director of Commerical Strategy
Flutter Entertainment Plc

Rebecca Smith

UEFA Venue Director
UEFA

Susan Williamson

Senior Vice President, Business Operations
Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment

Scott Stanchak

Vice President, Emerging Technology
National Basketball Association

Gayatri Sarkar

Managing Partner
HYPE Sports Innovation, HYPE Capital

Ari Segal

Chief Executive Officer
Immortals Gaming Club

Veronica Diquattro

Chief Revenue Officer, Europe
DAZN

Deirdre Fenton

Executive Director, Unscripted
Meadowlark Media

Echo Li

Managing Director, Greater China
Lagardere

Boris Gartner

Chief Executive Officer, LaLiga North America
LaLiga North America

Adam Fraser

Chief Executive
Laureus Sport for Good Foundation

Quashan Lockett

Global Head of Human Resources
On Location

Jon Horst

General Manager
Milwaukee Bucks

Kei Yun Wong

General Manager
New Era Cap China

Jonathan Tillman

Senior Vice President, Team Marketing u0026 Business Operations
National Basketball Association

Nana-Yaw Asamoah

Vice President, Business Development
National Football League

Eric Winston

Chief Partnerships Officer
OneTeam Partners

Mike Armstrong

Chief Marketing Officer
Juventus Football Club

Yath Gangakumaran

Commercial Director
Sky Sports

Ali Donnelly

Executive Director, Digital, Marketing & Communications
Sport England

Jo Kelly

Director, Sports and News Partnerships – EMEA
Twitter

Sam Yardley

Executive Vice President, North America
Two Circles

Moon Javaid

Chief Strategy Officer
San Francisco 49ers

Abdulaziz Bin Turki Alfaisal

President
Union of Arab National Olympic Committees

Ahmad Nassar

Chief Executive Officer
OneTeam Partners

Alex Sugarman

Executive Vice President, Business Operations and Chief Strategy Officer
Chicago Cubs

Alex Rice

Executive Vice President – Business Development
STATS Perform (UK)

Alexandra Willis

Communications u0026 Marketing Director
All England Lawn Tennis Club

Amy Gaskin

Senior Vice President Partnership Management
Oak View Group

Andrea Marini

Chief Executive Officer
Deltatre

Aykan Azar

Managing Director – Asia-Pacific, Middle East u0026 Africa
Octagon

Benny Bonsu

Director of Daily Content
Olympic Channel

Brent Schoeb

Chief Revenue Officer
San Francisco 49ers

Charlie Neiman

Head of Sports Partnerships – Amazon Prime
Amazon

Christian Volk

Director of eFootball & Gaming
FIFA

Craig Levine

Co-Chief Executive Officer
ESL Gaming

Jeff Marsilio

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Nifty’s

Jennifer Alvarez

Vice President, Creative & Digital Marketing
Miami Heat

Jeremy Loeliger

Commissioner
National Basketball League

Joseph Markowski

EVP, Global Platform & Revenue Innovation
DAZN

Josh Smith

Director of Media Rights and Content Services
Premier League

Katie O’Reilly

Chief Revenue Officer
Philadelphia 76ers

Kayleigh Grieve

Women’s Football Marketing & Sponsorship
UEFA

Khalida Popal

Commercial Coordinator
FC Nordsjaelland

Laura Louisy

Vice President
Rights Acquisition

Masanori Kawana

Managing Director of East Asia
Fanatics

Miheer Walavalkar

Chief Executive Officer
LiveLike

Ned Negus

Managing Director
Playmaker Collective

Nick Carter

Director of Legal & Business Affairs
City Football Group

Nuno Moura

Chief Marketing & Growth Officer
Portuguese Football Federation

Rhys Beer

Head of Content Strategy & Programming, International
Meta

Sabrina Buljubasic

Co-Founder
FCE Congress

Sharon Fuller

Chief Content Officer
eSkootr Championship

Adam Davis

Managing Director, North America
Two Circles

Adam Harris

Global Head, Brand Partnership Studio
Twitch

Agustin Danza

Head of Digital Accounts LATAM
Mercado Libre

Al Guido

President
San Francisco 49ers

Asma Al Thani

Director – Marketing & Communications
Qatar National Olympic Committee

Chris Park

Chief Executive Officer
GenG esports

Cynthia Mumbo

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sports Connect Africa

Danny Menken

Group Chief Business Development Officer
Eleven Sports

Dave Pietrycha

Executive Vice President, Strategy & Business Development
NBC Universal

Dewayne Hankins

President of Business Operations
Portland Trail Blazers

Dustin Godsey

Chief Marketing Officer
Milwaukee Bucks

Evan Wasch

Executive Vice President, Basketball Strategy & Analytics
NBA

Jo Tongue

Chief Executive Officer
Tongue Tied Media

Jon Stainer

Managing Director, Americas
Nielsen Sports

Kelvin Smith

Executive Associate Commissioner and General Counsel
Big 12 Conference

Dr Laila Mintas

Board Member
SIS Ltd

Louise Johnson

Chief Executive Officer
FUSE Sport & Entertainment

Malcolm Booth

Sales &Marketing Director
The R&A

Mark Gorski

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Sports Data Labs

Matthew Jafarian

Executive Vice President, Business Strategy
Miami Heat

Matthew Porter

Chief Executive Officer
Professional Darts Corporation

Megha Parekh

Senior Vice President & Chief Legal Officer
Jacksonville Jaguars

Nate Nanzer

VP, Global Partnerships
Epic Games

Nick Bourne

Chief Strategy Officer
ATP Media

Nina King

Vice President/Director of Athletics
Duke University

Rory Brown

Group Vice President, Content & Media
Lovevery

Stephen Farrow

Director, Tournaments, Player and International Relations
Tennis Australia

Toby Craig

Director of Corporate Affairs
City Football Group

Vanessa Shay

Chief Revenue Officer
San Diego Wave FC

Zarah Al-Kudcy

Head of Commercial Partnerships Development & Management
Formula 1

Matthew Caldwell

President and Chief Executive Officer
Florida Panthers

Nzinga Shaw

Chief Diversity, Inclusion, & Community Officer
Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena

Razvan Burleanu

President
Romanian Football Federation

Alexis Schaefer

Commercial and Marketing Director
International Paralympic Committee

Amy Starkey

Managing Director, East Region
The Jockey Club

Claire Nelson

Chief Executive Officer
Netball Scotland

Brandon Gayley

Chief Operating Officer
Spurs Sports & Entertainment

Jayar Donlan

Executive Vice President
WWE

Shaun Koiner

Chief Operating Officer
The Sporting News

Katherine Johnson

Director, Intergrated Marketing – Sports, Media, Entertainment
Google

Scott Kegley

Executive Director, Digital Media & Innovation
Minnesota Vikings

Chris Benyarko

Senior Vice President, Direct-to-Consumer
NBA

Mike Norrish

Director of Creative and Digital
BT Sport

Rob Bloom

Chief Markerting Officer
Aston Martin F1 Team

Kara Bachman

Executive Director
Chicago Sports Commission

Ben Hartman

Chief Client Officer, International
Octagon

Ashley Dabb

Head of US Operations
Red Knot Communications

Anthony DiCosmo

Vice President, Sports Marketing at Jordon Brand
Nike

Lenah Ueltzen-Gabell

Managing Director, EMEA
Wasserman

Umut Kutlu

Managing Director
BUBA Ventures

Zaileen Janmohamed

Head of Partnership Development and Innovation
US Olympic and Paralympic Properties

James Rushton

Co-Chief Executive Officer
DAZN

James Kirkham

Head of Copa90

Jeffrey Roth

Owner
Rise Sports

Michelle Walshe

Global Chief Executive Officer
Augusto

Nicholas Horbaczewski

Chief Executive Officer & Founder
Drone Racing League

Mark Loche

Chief Executive Officer
Genius Sports

Tobias Sherman

Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Foundry IV

Jake Reid

President and Chief Executive Officer
Sporting Kansas City

Brent Stehlik

President and Operating Partner
RedBird Capital Partners

Menno Geelen

Chief Commercial Officer
AFC Ajax

Ian Warbrick

Executive Director Sponsorship and Licensing Sales
TEAM Marketing

Michael Zavodsky

President
Roc Nation

Benjamin Deblicker

Vice President, Sales & Sponsoring
SportFive

Jake Reynolds

President
New Jersey Devils

Chris Lendrum

Head of Professional Rugby
New Zealand Rugby Union

Sam Porter

Senior Vice President Business Legal Affairs
DC United

Frank Saviano

Partner – Corporate, Entertainment, Sports and Media
Latham &Watkins

Andrew Rogers

Salary Cap Director
Premiership Rugby

Benoit Pasquier

Attorney At Law
BP Sports Law

Jonathan Ellis

Founding Partner
Northridge

Brett Clarke

Chief Revenue Officer
Thrill One Sports and Entertainment

Christopher Schlosser

Senior Vice President, Emerging Ventures
MLS

Cole Gahagan

President/Chief Executive Officer
Learfield Sports

Connor Schell

President/Chief Executive Officer
Learfield Sports

Daniel Glantz

Global Head of Sponsorship & Strategic Partnerships
AIG

Danny Townsend

Chief Executive Officer
A Leagues

Diego Gigliani

Managing Director, Emerging Clubs
City Football Group

Elkhan Mammadov

Director, Member Associations Europe
FIFA

Igor Ulis

Chief Digital Officer
Reach Financial

James Johnson

Chief Executive Officer
Football Federation Australia

Jason Robins

Chief Executive Officer
DraftKings

John-Olav Evans

GM Europe and APAC
Dbjourney

Matt McKie

Head of Marketing
Manchester United

Matthew O’Donohoe

President, CAA Sports International
CAA Sports

Melissa Proctor

Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer
Atlanta Hawks

Nakisa Bidarian

Founder
BAVAFA Companies

Nathan Lindberg

Commercial Director, Gaming
SuperAwesome

Nick Baker

Chief Operating Officer, Global Partnerships
AEG

Olivier van Lindonk

Senior Vice President, IMG Tennis
IMG

Omar Berrada

Chief Football Operating Officer
Manchester City FC

Sam Hollis

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
ELLVEE

Sanjit Atwal

Co-Founder
HalfSpace

Scott Bowers

Managing Partner
Spectacle Partners

Stephen McArdle

Executive Vice President Digital
NHL

Tim Greenberg

EVP, Productions and Branded Content
World Surf League

Todd Fischer

Executive Vice President
GMR Marketing

Tom Vernon

Founder
Right To Dream

Victor Alvarado

Influencer Marketing Lead (Spanish)
OneFootball

Wendy Jiang Jing

Commercial Vice President, APAC
WTA

Will Dean

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
Electric Gamebox

Brad Sims

President and Chief Executive Officer
New York City FC

Brian Basloe

Chief Executive Officer
Concierge Live

Chris Klein

President
LA Galaxy

Craig Spence

Chief Brand and Communications Officer
International Paralympic Committee

Dan Pincus

Assistant Vice President, Sponsorship and Promotions
MetLife

Dan Weinberg

Co-Founder
Red Krypton

George Ciz

Vice President, Business Development
ATP World Tour

Hicham El Amrani

Founder & Managing Director
HEA Sports Management & Consulting

Jamie Reigle

Chief Executive Officer
Formula E

Janet Duch

Chief Marketing Officer & Team Business Operations Officer
XFL

Joel Seymour-Hyde

Managing Director, UK
Octagon

Juan Delgado

Chief Executive Officer
FootballCo.

Leah Rinfret

Senior Counsel, Brand Marketing
Nike

Megan Compain

Director
EightyOne

Michael Allen

Chief Product Officer
Bally Sports

Nathan Homer

Chief Commercial Officer
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

Oliver Hughes

Chief Marketing Officer
Aston Martin Red Bull Racing

Paul Goodmaker

Global Head of Sponsorship
BP

Paul Dwan

Director of Communications, Europe
DP World

Richard Sanders

Commercial Director
Mercedes-AMG Formula One Team

Rick Cordella

President, Sports Programming, NBC Sports and Peacock
NBC Sports

Robert Bannerman

Head of Global System Integrators
CloudBees

Sam Piccione

President, International
Oak View Group

Sean Eggert

Senior Vice President, Global Sports Marketing
Under Armour

Sujit Jasani

Marketing & Communictions Lead: UK & Ireland UEFA EURO 2028 Bid
The FA

Tom Griffiths

CEO and Co-Founder
Hone

Vinai Venkatesham

Chief Executive Officer
Arsenal FC

Xavier Campbell

Executive Chairman
Travla Beer

Susan Maxwell-Leigh

Senior Manager Brand Strategy & Planning
RAC WA

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