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WFS - N3XT SPORTS

IN COLLABORATION WITH

UEFA
24 SPEAKERS, 6 PANELS, ON TOPICS LINKED TO INNOVATION, INVESTMENT, SUSTAINABILITY AND TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF FOOTBALL, DRAWING ON DISRUPTIVE INSIGHTS FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE WORLD OF FOOTBALL.

This year World Football Summit traveled to Istanbul on the eve of the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final to organize the third edition of Football Innovation Forum, after successfully hosting the two previous editions in Madrid and Sevilla.

200+ football industry leaders joined an exclusive event full of executive knowledge-sharing and networking opportunities. The seniority of the invitees guarantees that all participants at the Football Innovation Forum will leave with quality business connections.

Stay tuned for our next Football Innovation Forum!

Confirmed Speakers 2023

Zeynep Acar

OTT General Manager – Saran Media – S SPORT PLUS

Ali Akcay

Managing Partner – Scoutium

Juan Anton

Commercial Director – Villarreal CF

Fred Antunes

CEO – RealFevr

Dr. Amine Arezki

CEO and Founder – MarkaMotion

Yiğit Arslan

General Partner – Twozero Ventures

Sudarshan Gopaladesikan

Director of Football Intelligence – Atalanta BC

Jürgen Griesbeck

Founder – Common Goal

Ozgur Gundogan

CEO  – Fantazzie Oyun Teknolojileri AŞ

Barış Hocaoğlu

General Manager – Sportzz

Semra Hunter

HOST

Julie Kassap

Founder – NOSC

Tan Kesler

Vice-Chairman – Hull City AFC

Asli E. Koç

Head of Marketing, International Partnerships and Sustainability – İstanbul Başakşehir FK

Ebru Koksal

Board Director – Australian Professional Leagues

Juan Mata

Founder – Common Goal

Yunus Ozleyen

Head of Global Sponsorships – Turkish Airlines

Milos Nenadovic

Club Infrastructure Consultant – LaLiga

Luis Vicente

APEX Capital

Mounir Zok

CEO – N3XT Sports

PROGRAMME

Past Speakers

Craig Hepburn

Head of Digital Transformation

Andrea Traverso

Managing Director Financial Sustainability & Research

Benjamin Stoll

Director of Business Technology & Innovation House

Jerry Newman

Director of Sports Partnerships – EMEA

Sergio Oslé

President

Alfredo Bermejo

Digital Strategy Director

Stephen Duval

Co-Founder

Ignacio Arrola

Marketing, Commercial and New Media Director

Jean-Baptiste Alliot

Innovation Strategy Specialist

Minerva Santana

Head of Innovation

Javier Alonso

Executive Director

Susanne Timosci

Lead Key Account DFL Invested Company

David Rosa

Board Advisor

Richard Smith

Senior Business Development Manager

Jorge Schnurra

Professor

Mounir Zok

Co-Founder & Managing Director

Carlos Cantó

CEO

Christopher Dougan

Chief Communications Officer

Ramón Alarcón

CEO

Ben Smith

Head of Research & Innovation

Michele UVA

Director Football & Social Responsibility

Javier Sobrino

Managing Partner

Fabio Gallo

Head of Product
AGENDA FOOTBALL INNOVATION FORUM
MADRID. SPAIN 31st May 2019
Innovation Strategies in Football

Football organizations are starting to design and implement innovation strategies, with various objectives based on their maturity, stakeholders and objectives.

Repositioning towards external value ecosystems
Implications of innovation on football institutions
New value creation and co-construction

Innovation in Football Investment

The role of football organizations is rapidly expanding with new roles as venture capital investment arms are set up and a new activity is taken up.

The changing investment thesis of football
Team-based vs ecosystem-based value creation
Emerging investment activities within football organizations

Football Innovation & Digital Fandom

The implementation of innovation across industries is not new but has recently made its way to the sports industry and football in particular.

Positioning the innovation agenda in your organization
Innovation from football and other industries
Practical steps to kickstart the innovation journey

Future Monetization in Football

The fragmentation of revenues within  football continues, with new revenue  sources emerging within the football  and sport ecosystem.

Emergence of new media opportunities
Venues and future revenue sources
The evolving revenue mix and its organizational implication

Football Innovation & Digital Fandom

The implementation of innovation across industries is not new but has recently made its way to the sports industry and football in particular.

Positioning the innovation agenda in your organization
Innovation from football and other industries
Practical steps to kickstart the innovation journey

Future Monetization in Football

The role of football organizations is rapidly expanding with new roles as venture capital investment arms are set up and a new activity is taken up.

Emergence of new media opportunities
Venues and future revenue sources
The evolving revenue mix and its organizational implication

Check out our 6 panels of FIF 2023

Past Attendees

HIGHLIGHTS OF FIF 2023

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Session Partners
Networking Partners
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More information: fif@worldfootballsummit.com