Soccerex European Forum



Conference Programme

With Europe at the cutting-edge of the industry, our Conference will gather together some of the most powerful minds from inside and outside of football to discuss the issues that really matter.

Topics to be covered include: financial prudence, UEFA Champions League, league and club strategy, sponsorship, fan experience, broadcasting, new media, naming rights, venue management and much more...

The Speakers:
*David Taylor (Chief Executive, UEFA Events SA)
*David Gill (CEO, Manchester United)
*Ivan Gazidis (CEO, Arsenal FC)
*Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (Chairman, ECA)
*Michele Centenaro (General Secretary, ECA)
*Don Garber (Commissioner, Major League Soccer)
*Ernesto Paolillo (CEO & General Manager, FC Internazionale Milan)
*John Skipper (Executive Vice President, ESPN)
*Casey Wasserman (Chairman & CEO, Wasserman Media Group)
*Jeff Mallett (Principal Owner of San Francisco Giants & former President of Yahoo)
*Brian Barwick (Barwick Media & Sport)
*Niall Sloane (Controller of Sport, ITV)
*Philip Beard (Non-Executive Director, AEG Europe)
*Dan Jones (Partner, Deloitte)
*Paul Meulendijk (Vice President & Head of Sponsorship, MasterCard)
*Jose Maria Cruz (Vice President of the Board of Directors, Sevila FC)
*Guillaume Sabran (Marketing Manager, UEFA)
*Francisco Roca Perez (CEO, La Liga)
*Stewart Thomson (Commercial Director, The Football League)
*Chris Alexander (Financial & Operations Director, Chelsea FC)
*Neil Doncaster (CEO, Scottish Premier League)
*Fernando Gomes (Vice President, FC Porto)

The Moderators:
*Esteve Calzada (CEO, Prime Time Sport)
*Dan Jones (Partner, Deloitte)
*Kevin Roberts (Editorial Director, SportBusiness International & Soccerex Business)
*Matthew Lorenzo (Presenter, Sky Sports)
*Guillem Balague (Presenter, Sky Sports)