{"id":41,"date":"2019-12-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/press-releases\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/"},"modified":"2021-09-02T10:58:02","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T10:58:02","slug":"abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month","status":"publish","type":"press-releases","link":"https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Abu Dhabi gears up to host Leaders and the sports industry next month"},"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\/Abu-Dhabi-website-3-2.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                                Dec 18, 2019                            <\/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\">Abu Dhabi gears up to host Leaders and the sports industry next month<\/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\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/\">Facebook<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/&#038;text=Abu Dhabi gears up to host Leaders and the sports industry next month\">Twitter<\/a>\n                  <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Here's a Leaders In Sport article for you &amp;body=Check out this article: Abu Dhabi gears up to host Leaders and the sports industry next month. https:\/\/leadersinsport.com\/sport-business\/news\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/\">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\/abu-dhabi-gears-up-to-host-leaders-and-the-sports-industry-next-month\/<\/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\">Back for 2020 &#8211; The Sport Business Summit, Abu Dhabi<\/p>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                            <div class=\"es-section__text content-area\">\n                                    <p><p>Leaders, the premium global conference and publishing organisation in sport, are partnering with Abu Dhabi Sports Council (ADSC) for a second year to bring the world-renowned <a href=\"https:\/\/info.leadersinsport.com\/l\/285402\/2019-12-17\/844p4v\"><strong>Sport Business Summit<\/strong><\/a> back to Abu Dhabi on 21 \u2013 22 January.<\/p>\n<p>Government officials, investors, brands and sports rights holders will have the opportunity to connect, share insight and do business with international sponsors, clubs, leagues and broadcasters involved or investing in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The two-day Summit, due to take place at Yas Marina Circuit, home to the annual Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, will welcome 450 attendees, host over 20 international speakers and will delve into the evolving global sports market. Delegates will have an opportunity to hear best practice case studies on how teams connect with fans, how fans connect with brands, and how Abu Dhabi connects with the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Simon Lau, Leaders Co-Founder and Chief Commercial Officer,\u00a0commented:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>\u201cAbu Dhabi has a proven track record of hosting world-class sporting events and we\u2019re really looking forward to returning for our 2<sup>nd<\/sup> global Sport Business Summit once again in the heart of the Middle East. \u00a0Leaders and Abu Dhabi Sport Council will be welcoming over 450 regional and international sports leaders at the renowned Yas Marina Circuit next month.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The speaker line-up represents a mix of regional and international organisations, including:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Phil Lynch, Chief Executive Officer, Media, <strong>Manchester United<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fran Millar, Chief Executive Officer, <strong>Team INEOS<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Yasser Al Yousuf, Vice President for Commercial Partnerships, <strong>Etihad Airways<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>HRH Prince Abdullah bin Musaad bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Owner, <strong>Sheffield United FC<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Catherine Bond Muir, Chief Executive Officer, <strong>W Series<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Navin Singh, Chief Commercial Officer, <strong>United States Golf Association<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fahad Bahdailah, Vice President, Corporate Communications, <strong>Saudia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Robbie Douek, Chief Executive,<strong> Blast PRO Series<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Maite Ventura, Managing Director, Middle East and North Africa, <strong>LaLiga<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[button link=&#8217;https:\/\/view.publitas.com\/leaders\/lsbs-abu-dhabi-2020-agenda\/page\/1&#8242;]View the agenda[\/button]\u00a0 [button link=&#8217;https:\/\/info.leadersinsport.com\/l\/285402\/2019-12-17\/845lz4&#8242;]Enquire to attend[\/button]<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                <\/div>\n                            \n                            \n                            \n                                                    <\/div>\n                                        <div class=\"col visibly-hidden col--flex-align-right\">\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":42,"menu_order":0,"template":"","categories":[1],"class_list":["post-41","press-releases","type-press-releases","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - 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