SPEAKERS
Leaders Sport Summit 2012 Speakers included:
- Angel Maria Villar Llona, President, Spanish Football Federation
- HRH Prince Ali Bin Al-Hussein, Executive Committee Member, AFC and Vice President, FIFA
- Don Garber, Commissioner, Major League Soccer
- Jean-Claude Blanc, General Director, Paris Saint-Germain
- Robb Heineman, Owner & CEO, Sporting Kansas City
- Karen Espelund, Executive Committee Member, UEFA
- Barney Francis, Managing Director, Sky Sports
- Heather Rabbatts, Non-Executive Director, The FA
- Kohzo Tashima, Vice-President, The Japanese Football Association
- Jeffrey Webb, President, CONCACAF
- Umberto Gandini, Organising Director, AC Milan
- Garry Cook, Former Chief Executive Officer, Manchester City
- Paolo Di Canio, Manager, Swindon Town FC
- David James, Former England Goal Keeper
- Winston Lee, General Secretary, Singapore Football Association
- Merritt Paulson, Owner, Portland Timbers
- Neil Doncaster, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Premier League
- Adrian Hanauer, Owner, Seattle Sounders
- Walter di Gregorio, Director of Communications, FIFA
- Michael Owen, Professional Footballer
- Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima , Board Member, WC 2014 Local Organising Committee – TBC
- Ricardo Trade , Executive Director, WC 2014 Local Organising Committee – TBC
- Thierry Weil, Marketing Director, FIFA
- Ivan Gazidis, Chief Executive Officer, Arsenal FC
- Ian Ayre, Managing Director, Liverpool FC
- Pierluigi Collina, Chief Refereeing Officer, UEFA
- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Manager, Molde FK
- Charles van Commenee, Head Coach, UK Athletics
- Mark Verstegen, Director of Performance, NFL Players Association. Founder & President, Athletes’ Performance
- Scott Gardner, Sport Scientist, British Cycling
- Dr. Sherylle Calder, Founder, EyeGym
- Mike Zarren, Assistant General Manager, Boston Celtics
- John De Witt, Senior Scientist on Biomechanics and Engineering, NASA
- Andrew Tarver, Partner & UK CEO, Capco
- Major General Andy Salmon, General, Royal Marines
- Robert Crenian, Managing Director, Renaissance Technologies
- Scott Drawer, Head of Research and Innovation, UK Sport
- Gary Kirsten, Head Coach, South Africa National Cricket Team
- Jonathan Neale, Managing Director, Vodafone McLaren Mercedes F1 Team
- Stuart Lancaster, Head Coach, National English Rugby Team
- Jean-Pierre Meersseman, Co-Founder MilanLab & Special Advisor, AC Milan
- Dr. John Heiss, Director of Sport & Fitness Products, Herbalife
- Nick Broad, Head of Performance, Paris St. Germain
- Steve McClaren, Manager, FC Twente
- Eelco van der Noll, Global Director of Sports and Entertainment, AB InBev
- Jean-Claude Biver, Chairman, Hublot
- John Constantinou, Head of Global Sponsorships, Orange Group
- Chris Katsuleres, Director Olympic and Sport Marketing, GE
- Raymond van Niekerk, Chief Marketing Officer, Investec
- Kevin Roberts, Global CEO, Saatchi and Saatchi
- Gordon Lott, Head of Olympic Marketing and Group Sponsorship, Lloyds TSB
- John McCauley, Senior Director Digital, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Rob Flemming, Head of Sponsorship, SAB Miller
- Laurent Colette, Chief Marketing Officer, FC Barcelona
- Fiona Taag, Global Sponsorship Manager, DHL
- Mark Waller, Chief Marketing Officer, NFL
- Marc Audrit, Global Brand Director, Western Union
- Shahid Khan, Owner, Jacksonville Jaguars
- Chris Brahe, SVP of Partnership Sales and Marketing, Brooklyn Nets
- Phil Fearnley, Board Member of BBC Future Media and General Manager for News and Knowledge
- Richard Cordella, General Manager, NBC Sports and Olympics Digital
- Sandra Pecis, Vice President of Media, Terra
- Howard Handler, Chief Marketing Officer, Major League Soccer
- Carsten Schmidt, Chief Officer Sports, Sky Deutschland
- Claude Ruibal, Global Head of Sports Content Partnerships, YouTube
- Jeremy Zimmer, Senior Director, New Media, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Olivier Robert-Murphy, Global Head of New Business, Universal Music Group
- Miles Jacobson, Studio Director, Sports Interactive
- Russell Stopford, Head of Digital, Manchester City FC
- Philippe Germond, Chairman and CEO, PMU
- Simon Bazalgette, Group Chief Executive, The Jockey Club
- Paul Bittar, Chief Executive, British Horse Racing Authority
- Brendan Parnell, Chief Operating Officer, Tabcorp
- Simon Crisford, Racing Manager, Godolphin
- Ron Luniewski, President, XB Net
- Brian Kavanagh, Chief Executive, Horseracing Ireland
- Gary Smith, Chief Operating Officer, SIS
- Frankie Dettori, Champion Jockey
- Rod Street, Chief Executive Officer, British Champions Series
- Neil Goulden, Chairman Designate, Association of British Bookmakers
- Martin Cruddace, Chief Legal and Regulatory Officer, Betfair
- Rachel Hood, President, Racehorse Owners’ Association
- Frank Warren, Boxing Promoter, Box Nation
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Previous speakers include:
- Hassan Al Thawadi, Secretary General – Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee
- David Bernstein, Chairman, The Football Association
- Michel D’Hooghe, Member, FIFA Executive Commitee
- Jim Boyce, Vice President, FIFA Executive Commitee
- Greg Clarke, Chairman, The Football League
- Jeremy Darroch, CEO, BSkyB
- Jean-Luc Dehaene, Chairman, UEFA Club Financial Control Panel
- Peter Coates, Owner, Stoke City FC
- Bruce Buck, Chairman, Chelsea FC
- Gianni Infantino, General Secretary, UEFA
- Hugh Robertson, Minister for Sport, UK Government
- Jamie Carragher, Player, Liverpool FC
- Pierluigi Collina, Member, UEFA Referees Committee and former World Cup Referee
- Arsene Wenger, Manager, Arsenal FC
- Ivan Gazidis, CEO, Arsenal FC
- HRH Prince Ali Bin Al Hussein, Member, FIFA Executive Committee
- David Elleray, Chairman, FA Referees’ Committee
- Tom DiBenedetto, President & Chairman, AS Roma
- Fabio Cannavaro, Former Captain of Italy and 2006 FIFA World Cup Winner
- Matthew Syed, Author, Bounce & Former Table Tennis Champion
- Kevin Plank, Owner, Under Armour
- Frank Arnesen, Sporting Director, Hamburg SV
- Geoff McGrath, Managing Director, McLaren Applied Technologies
- Dr Steve Peters, Psychiatrist and Doctor, British Cycling
- Andy Barr, Head of Performance and Therapy, NY Knicks
- Gerry Ramogida, Head Performance Therapy, UK Athletics & Seattle Seahawks
- Billy Beane, General Manager, Oakland A’s
- RC Buford, General Manager, San Antonio Spurs
- Lord Mervyn Davies, Former Chairman , Standard Chartered
- Stephen Park, RYA Olympic Manager, RYA Skandia Team GBR
- David Brailsford, Performance Director, British Cycling
- Damien Comolli, Director of Football, Liverpool FC
- Mark Cavendish, World Champion Cyclist and Tour de France Green Jersey Winner
- Dr Peter Brukner, Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science, Liverpool FC
- Billy Wright, Global Sponsorship Director, Nokia
- Paddy Power, Director of Communications, Paddy Power
- Chris Katsuleres, Olympic Marketing Director, GE
- Chris Parsons, VP International, NFL
- Andy Rawle, Marketing Director, Nivea
- Carter Carnegie, Senior Vice President, The Breeders Cup
- Sean Flynn, SVP Marketing, Florida Marlins
- Tim Ellerton, Global Sponsorship Manager, Heineken
- Daniele Penna, Head of Group Sport Sponsoring, UniCredit
- Mario Rauter, Head of Euro 2012 Project, Global Brand Team, Orange
- Brian McKinley, Director of Corporate Sponsorship and Alliances, Herbalife
- Ralph Rivera, Director of Future Media, BBC
- Steve Norris, Head of Sport, BT
- Simon Denyer, CEO, Perform Group
- Bob Bowman, President, MLB.com
- Phil Sharpe, SVP – New Media and Strategy, Turner Broadcasting
- Richard Fitzgerald, CEO, Racecourse Media Group
- Tom Gleeson, Vice President – International Digital Media, ESPN
- Andrew Wilson, Executive Vice President, EA Sports
- Richard Ayers, Director of Digital Media, Manchester City FC
- Jessica Verilli, Business Development Director, Twitter
- David Gibbs, Director of Mobile Applications and Services, British Sky Broadcasting
- Simon Bazalgette, Group Chief Executive, The Jockey Club
- Edward Wray, Founder & Chairman, Betfair Group
- Winfried Engelbrecht-Breges, CEO, Hong Kong Jockey Club
- John Penrose, MP and Minister for Tourism and Heritage
- Andrew Lyman, Head of Public Affairs, William Hill
- Trevor Beaumont, CEO, Betfred Group
- Rod Street, CEO, Racing Enterprises Ltd & British Champions Series Ltd
- Mr Kim Heng Teo, VP Sales and Business Development, Singapore Turf Club
- Paul Fisher, Group Managing Director, Jockey Club Racecourses
- Tony Kelly, Managing Director, Northern Racing
- Bill Hogwood, Deputy Chairman, Philadelphia Park and Parx Casino
- Paul Roy, Chairman, British Horseracing Authority
- Rian du Plessis, Group CEO, Phumelela
- David Holdgate, CEO, SIS
- Dr Chung Moon-Joon, Former Vice President FIFA and FIFA Executive Committee Member
- Sunil Gulati, President, United States Soccer Federation
- Harry Been, Secretary General, KNVB
- David Gold, Joint Chairman, West Ham United FC
- Martin Kallen, COO, UEFA
- Andy Anson, CEO, England 2018
- Angel Maria Villar Llona, President, Spanish Football Federation
- Michel D’Hooge, Executive Committee Member, FIFA
- Markiian Lubkivskiy, UEFA 2012 Tournament Director, Ukraine
- Alexey Sorokin, CEO, Russian 2018 World Organising Bid Committee
- Danny Jordaan, CEO, South Africa World Cup Organising Committee
- Steve Morgan, Chairman, Wolverhampton Wanderers FC
- Richard Bevan, CEO, League Managers Association
- Phil Neville, Captain, Everton FC
- Bruce Buck, Chairman, Chelsea FC
- Dave Checketts, Owner, St Louis Blues and Real Salt Lake (NHL & MLS)
- Gus Poyet, Manager, Brighton & Hove Albion
- Danny Murphy, Player, Fulham FC
- David Davies, Former Executive Director, The FA
- Sir David Richards, Chairman, Premier League
- Jack Warner, Former President, Concacaf; Former Vice President, FIFA
- Lord Triesman, Former Chairman, The FA & England 2018/2022 World Cup Bid
- Lord Mawhinney, Former Chairman, The Football League
- Tim Leiweke, President & CEO, AEG
- Andy Roxburgh, Technical Director, UEFA
- Brett Yormark, CEO, New Jersey Nets NBA
- Peter Moore, Chief Operating Officer, EA Sports
- Richard Scudamore, CEO, The Premier League
- Scott O’Neil, President, Madison Square Garden Sports
- Dean Keeling, Strategic Marketing Director, British Gas
- Tom Fox, Chief Commercial Officer, Arsenal FC
- Jed York, President/Owner, San Francisco 49ers
- Mark Waller, Chief Marketing Officer, NFL
- Jean-Christophe Damond, Brand Marketing Manager EMEA, Fedex
- Lesa Ukman, Chairman, IEG
- Tara Looney, Brand Director, American Express
- Erica Kerner, Global Olympic Director, Adidas
- Stephan Croix, Vice President, Head of Global Marketing Partnerships, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications
- Bernie Mullin, Ex President, Atlanta Hawks & Thrashers (NBA & NHL)
- David Campbell, President and CEO, AEG Europe
- Boutros Boutros, Divisional Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications, Emirates
- Ines van Gennip, Head of Brand Marketing, Samsung
- Philippe Le Floc’h, Former Marketing Director, UEFA
- Hans Erik Tuijt, Global Manager, Heineken Activation
- Brett Yormark, CEO, NJ Nets (NBA)
- Adam Silver, Deputy Commissioner, NBA
- Kevin Roberts, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi
- Johan Bruyneel, Sporting Director, Team Radio Shack
- Dave Reddin, Performance Expert, British Olympic Association
- Bruno Demichelis, Assistant Manager, Chelsea FC
- Professor Chris Brady, Author, 90 Minute Manager
- Tony Strudwick, Head of Sports Science, Manchester United
- Valter di Salvo, Head of Real Madrid TEC High Performance Centre
- Bernie Mullin, Former President and CEO, Atlanta Hawks NBA team and Atlanta Thrashers NHL team
- Roger Draper, CEO, Lawn Tennis Association
- Chris Wright, President Minnesota Timber Wolves NBA
- Gerard Houllier, Manager, Aston Villa FC














