{"id":29120,"date":"2025-01-10T17:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T17:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/?post_type=event-post&#038;p=29120"},"modified":"2026-03-04T09:20:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T09:20:27","slug":"speakers","status":"publish","type":"event-post","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/leaders-events\/leaders-meet-innovation\/speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-primary -->\n<!-- inc\/comp\/hero -->\n<div class=\"hero hero--var-1 theme-dark  hero--secondary\" role=\"banner\">\n    <div\n      class=\"hero__image\"\n          >\n        \n                    <ul class=\"hero__gallery-images grad-map grad-map--1 grad-map--1--semi-reveal\">\n                                    <li class=\"hero__gallery-images__item\">\n                        <div class=\"grad-map__item hero__gallery-images__image\" style=\"background-image: 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           <p class=\"card__text\">\n                        Chief AI Officer <br> Virgin Active                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/a>\n<!-- inc\/speaker-card -->\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/leaders-events\/leaders-meet-innovation\/speakers\/mario-dughi\/\" class=\"card col card--has-text\" >\n    \n        <div class=\"card__inner\">\n            <div class=\"card__image\">\n                <div class=\"card__image__graphic\"><\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"card__image__wrapper\">\n                                        <div class=\"card__image__inner\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/01\/Mario-Dughi-Unilever-e1768214158932-1024x896.jpg);\"><\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"card__content\">\n                \n                <div 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