Global Sports Industry Congress
London, 1 November 2010

Following the resounding success of the inaugural Global Sports Industry Congress in October 2009, Eventica is holding a follow-up event on Monday 1 November 2010.

The Congress will once again bring together key decision makers in the world of sport. Major themes will include the opportunities and challenges associated with ‘Emerging Sport Nations,’ the vision and the mechanics behind preparations for the London 2012 Olympics & Paralympics, and the future direction of world football, on the eve of FIFA’s historic decision this December on who will host the World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

A high profile line-up of speakers from around the world will include:

• Dmitry Chernyshenko, CEO, Sochi Olympics and Paralympics (2014)

• Faruk Nafız Özak, State Minister for Youth and Sport of the Republic of Turkey

• Sir Craig Reedie CBE, Member of the Executive Board, IOC; Member of the Board,
London 2012

• Sergei Fursenko, President, Russian Football Union

• Peter Tallberg, Member, IOC

• Patrick Baumann, Member, IOC; Secretary General, FIBA

• Barry Maister, Member, IOC; Secretary General, New Zealand Olympic Committee

• Pat McQuaid, Member, IOC; President, UCI (International Cycling Union)

• Jeanine Pires, President, Embratur (Brazilian Tourism Board)

• Ben Gallop, Head of Interactive and Formula 1, BBC Sport

• Colin Grannell, Executive Vice President, Partnership Marketing, Visa Europe

• Heather Hancock, Lead Partner, London 2012, Deloitte

• Jon Tibbs, CEO, JTA; Chairman, UKTI Sports Sector Advisory Group

• Jonathan Pettifer, Operations Director, Global Sports Events, Mace Group Limited

• Eloy Mazon, Managing Director, 4 global

• Paul Gauger, Global Leader, 2012 Games Media, VisitBritain

• Daniel Ritterband, Director of Marketing, Office of the Mayor of London

• Duncan Mackay, Publisher and Editor, insidethegames.biz and insideworldfootball.biz

In a dinner following the Congress, guest speaker will be Paul Deighton, CEO of the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games. He will be giving an update on preparations for 2012, as he did last year.

A powerful networking opportunity, the Congress will bring together a cross-section of all the major interest groups in the sport industry, including athletes, games organisers, sport ministries, national federations, municipalities, corporate sponsors, sports administrators, professional service providers, contractors, suppliers, journalists and other opinion formers, for a broad discussion of the business of sport.

To learn more, please refer to the links in the menu to the right, or contact Eventica on +44 (0) 20 7183 2560 or info@eventica.co.uk.