{"id":136,"date":"2017-04-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/press-releases\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:59:22","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:59:22","slug":"leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaders Launch Leaders Week 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- blocks\/hero-editorial -->\n<!-- inc\/hero-editorial -->\n<div class=\"hero es-hero__editorial hero--var-1\" role=\"banner\">\n\t<div class=\"hero__image\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/app\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/LW-Launch-Featured-Image-e1495617716289-4.jpg);\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"hero__overlay grad-overlay content-bottom\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content\">\n                    \n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <p class=\"es-label es-label--md\">\n                                Apr 06, 2017                            <\/p>\n                        \t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\" class=\"theme-dark hero__back-link back-link es-label es-label--sm\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon icon--md icon--arrow-left\"><\/span>News<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"hero__title\">Leaders Launch Leaders Week 2017<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n        \n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <section class=\"es-section theme-light hero__sidebar-wrapper container\">\n        <div class=\"hero__sidebar\">\n                            <div class=\"category-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Category<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/category\/uncategorized\/\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a>                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"share-list\">\n                  <div class=\"es-label es-label--sm\">Share<\/div>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/&#038;text=Leaders Launch Leaders Week 2017\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: Leaders Launch Leaders Week 2017. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/\">Email<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"#copyLink\" id=\"copyButton\" class=\"copy-link-clipboard\">Copy Link<\/a>\n                  <div id=\"textToCopy\" class=\"font-hidden\">https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/leaders-launch-leaders-week-2017\/<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n<!-- blocks\/section -->\n<section\n  class=\"es-section flexible-section  text-only theme-light\"\n    >\n                <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <div class=\"bg-striped-pattern__inner section-padding-top section-padding-bottom\">\n                <div class=\"es-section__inner col-parent col-parent--stack-sm\">\n                                            <div class=\"es-section__sidebar es-section__sidebar--sticky col col--12 \">\n                                                            <p class=\"es-section__label es-label es-label--md\">More Events, More Content and More Networking.<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><h4>Leaders, the largest premium conference and publishing business in sport which connects senior sports executives worldwide, has launched Leaders Week, a week-long series of thought leadership events for the sports and entertainment industry.<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Leaders Week will not only host the 10th anniversary of the world renowned Leaders Sport Business Summit on 4 &amp; 5 October at Chelsea FC, but a range of new content rich forums hosted all week and all over London on specialist areas identified by the industry.\u00a0The expansion will see Leaders Week attract over 3,000 delegates from over 55 sports and 60 countries to create the largest gathering of senior executives in sport, technology and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSocial Fanalytics\u201d, examining the commercial value of social data; \u201cBroadcast Disruptors\u201d, exploring the rapidly changing media landscape; and Generation XX, an evening celebrating women\u2019s sport will kick off the week on Monday 2 October.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday will see \u201cThe Ultimate Fan Experience\u201d identify best practice in building engagement from around the world; \u201ceSports Live\u201d deliver an immersive analysis of the fastest growth area of sport and, that evening, \u201cThe Leaders U40 Awards\u201d, will recognise the best talent in the business of sport at the world famous Natural History Museum.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday marks day 1 of the flagship 2 day Leaders Sport Business Summit, the most prestigious, content rich event in the sport business calendar with 1800 director level executives from all over the world attending. 2017 will see the launch of the \u201cMain Stage\u201d, a structure built onto the side of Chelsea\u2019s stadium in order to accommodate truly iconic speakers and a 400+ strong audience. The event will also see the expansion of the CEO Forum, The Brand Forum and The Digital Forum, which are private gatherings of senior stakeholders in sport hosted within the Summit.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing the curtain down on the Friday of Leaders Week will be another edition of Leaders Meet Innovation, our TED style format of fascinating presentations delivered by futurologists and technology pioneers leaving delegates inspired and energised to move the industry forward.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders Week is set to bring the entire eco-system of the sports and entertainment industry together where key trends are analysed, best practise shared, and key relationships forged.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cWith 2017 representing the 10 year anniversary of Leaders, we\u2019re excited to step change the Leaders Sport Business Summit in London to offer a premium, content rich experience for every senior stakeholder in sport. We\u2019ve taken this decision on the back of an extensive period of rigorous research with the global industry and believe Leaders Week will become the industry destination to experience the future of sport\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<h5>James Worrall, CEO, Leaders<\/h5>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Leaders Week <a href=\"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/leaders-week\/?utm_source=Press%20Release&amp;utm_medium=Press%20Release&amp;utm_campaign=Leaders%20Week&amp;utm_content=Launch\">click here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Previous speakers at Leaders<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Adam Silver<\/strong>, Commissioner, NBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gianni Infantino<\/strong>, President, FIFA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jean-Claude Biver<\/strong>, Chairman, Hublot<\/p>\n<p><strong>Roger Goodell<\/strong>, Commissioner, NFL<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sir Martin Sorrell<\/strong>, CEO, WPP Group<\/p>\n<p><strong>Baroness Karen Brady<\/strong>, Vice-Chairman, West Ham United FC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rory Sutherland<\/strong>, Executive Creative Director, OgilvyOne<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin Plank<\/strong>, Founder &amp; CEO, Under Armour<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bob Bowman<\/strong>, President, Business and Media MLB<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivan Gazidis<\/strong>, CEO, Arsenal FC<\/p>\n<p><strong>Claire Williams<\/strong>, Deputy Team Principal and Commercial Director, Williams F1<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pam El<\/strong>, Executive Vice President, CMO, NBA<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christian Seifert<\/strong>, CEO, Bundesliga<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sundance DiGiovanni<\/strong>, Co-Founder &amp; CEO, Major League Gaming<\/p>\n<p><strong>James Curleigh<\/strong>, Global President of Levi\u2019s Brand, Levi\u2019s<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dermot Boden<\/strong>, Chief Branding Officer, Citi<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Leaders run premium, invitation-only global summits and host private networking forums for business executives and performance practitioners across the world of sport. 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