Soccerex European Forum: Manchester (Day 1 – Wednesday 10 April 2013)
Day 1 Programme – Wednesday 10 April 2013
Soccerex Studio 1: Conference Sessions
09:15 – 09:30 Opening Ceremony (Report)
– Sir Howard Bernstein, Chief Executive, Manchester City Council
– Adrian Bevington, Managing Director of Club England and Group Communications Director, The FA
– Tony Martin, Chairman, Soccerex
– Matt Lorenzo, Head of Media, Soccerex
09:30 – 10:30 UEFA General Secretary 1-2-1 (Report)
– Gianni Infantino, General Secretary, UEFA
– Moderator: David Davies, Senior Consultant, Soccerex
11:00 – 12:00 Captain of Industry (Report)
– Sir John Madejski, Chairman, Reading Football Club
– Moderator: Andrew Main Wilson
12:30 – 13:15 Knights of the Football Realm (Report)
– Sir Bobby Charlton, Legend, Manchester United and England
– Eusébio, Legend, S.L. Benfica and Portugal
– Moderator: Jeff Powell, Journalist, Daily Mail
14:00 – 15:00 Life After the Final Whistle (Report)
– Edwin van der Sar, Marketing Director, AFC Ajax
– Gaizka Mendieta, Pundit, Sky Sports
– Edu Gaspar, Director of Football, Corinthians
– Ledley King, Ambassador, Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
– Moderator: Guillem Balagué, Sky Sports Presenter
15:30 – 16:30 The Future of Scottish Football (Report)
– Gordon Strachan, Manager, Scotland National Team
– Stewart Regan, Chief Executive, Scottish Football Association
– Rod Petrie, Chairman, Hibernian F.C.
– Mark Wotte, Performance Director, Scottish Football Association
– Moderator: David Davies, Senior Consultant, Soccerex
Soccerex Studio 2: Workshop Sessions
11:00 – 11:30 From Research to Revenue
– Jon Stainer, Senior Vice-President Sales, Repucom
– Ed Wooller, Head of Consulting, Repucom
12:15 – 13:00 Future of the Match Day Experience
– Jon Lee, Creative Director, 20.20
– Michael Artis, Client Director, 20.20
– Heath Harvey, Club Wembley Director, Wembley Stadium
– Andrew Parkinson, Operations Director, Liverpool F.C.
14:00 – 14:30 Twitter and Sport
– Lewis Wiltshire, Head of Sport, Twitter UK
14:45 – 15:30 Recreating the enthusiasm for the Belgian Red Devils
– Bob Madou, Business Director, Royal Belgian Football Association
– Peter Verbiest, Strategic Director, Boondoggle Electric
– Peter Claes, Strategy and Marketing Manager, VRT
16:00 – 16:30 Capturing Fan Engagement
– Mike Sikorski, CEO, Huggity
– Áine Bodley, Marketing & Relationship Manager, Huggity
17:00 – 17:45 Monetising Social Media
– Giuliano Giorgetti, Head of Web and New Media, AC Milan
– Shergul Arshad, Digital Business Director, AS Roma
– Arnaud Maillard, New Media Director, Eurosport
– Moderator: Kevin Roberts, Editorial Director, Sport Business