iSportconnect adds Etienne Thobois, Balázs Fürjes and Marisol Casado to Lausanne Summit lineup
August 31, 2017
iSportconnect is delighted to confirm that three additional guest speakers have been added to the lineup for the Lausanne Summit on September 27. The event will be held at the Olympic Museum.
Etienne Thobois, CEO of the Paris 2024 Bid Committee, Balázs Fürjes, Government Commissioner for Major Budapest Developments and Marisol Casado, International Triathlon Union President & IOC Member, will take part in a series of presentations and panel discussions, offering delegates a unique insight into the sports industry.
Already confirmed to speak at the event are Ben Morel, MD & Sr Vice President EMEA at National Basketball Association, Patrick Baumann, President of the International Olympic Committee Evaluation Commission, Paul Barber, Chief Executive at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club, Peter Hutton, Chief Executive Officer at Eurosport, Guy-Laurent Epstein, Marketing Director at UEFA, Jeff Haas, Chief International Officer at DraftKings, Claude Ruibal, Executive Director at Infront Sports & Media AG, Timo Lumme, TV & Marketing Director at IOC, Lorenzo Stoll, Vice President at SWISS Executive Committee and Ralf Reichert, CEO at eSports company ESL.
David Dellea, Head of Sport Business Advisory at PwC, will also present attendees with the results of PwC’s Sports Survey 2017.
Ornella Desirée Bellia, Head of Legal Affairs at the Association of European Professional Football Leagues, will act as a moderator.
The event’s content programme will bring together an elite group of leaders from premier rights owners and other sports industry stakeholders to discuss and debate issues impacting the future of the global sports business. Topics are set to include the struggling image of sport, the challenge of hosting major events and digital disruption.
The Summit represents a breakthrough opportunity for top-tier executives in the Olympic Capital to experience and enjoy the superb learning and networking benefits of iSportconnect’s exclusive invitation-only events.
Content programme:
Panel 1 The image of sport: irreparably damaged?
The connection between the image of sport and the brands associated with it is critically important. With the reputation of sport under pressure on various fronts, this relationship has become increasingly strained. Where do rights holders, brands and other stakeholders in the world of sport stand on this issue of huge strategic importance?
Panel 2 The challenge of hosting major events
In times of austerity, the competition between cities to host major events is not what it used to be. At the same time, the potential impact of hosting can be difficult to resist. Where does the balance lie? How can event organisers and cities find a better path to staging their events while serving the needs of cities?
Panel 3 Never-ending digital disruption: what’s next?
How do sports organisations plan and thrive in an environment where the old media models are fractured and it is close to impossible to predict the next big thing to engage consumers?
The format of the Summit will differ to our traditional Directors’ Club events. Proceedings will last for a full day and feature a combination of panels and interviews with 100 plus senior executives in attendance.
Confirmed guest speaker list:
Ben Morel, MD & Sr Vice President EMEA at National Basketball Association
Patrick Baumann, FIBA Secretary-General, President of the Global Association of International Sports Federations, and Chairman of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Paul Barber, Chief Executive Officer at Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club
Peter Hutton, Chief Executive Officer at Eurosport
Guy-Laurent Epstein, Marketing Director at UEFA
Jeff Haas, Chief International Officer at DraftKings
Marisol Casado, International Triathlon Union President and IOC Member
Claude Ruibal, Executive Director at Infront Sports & Media AG
David Dellea, Head of Sport Business Advisory at PwC
Timo Lumme, TV & Marketing Director at IOC
Lorenzo Stoll, Vice President at SWISS Executive Committee
Ralf Reichert, CEO at ESL
Etienne Thobois, CEO of the Paris 2024 Bid Committee
Balázs Fürjes, Government Commissioner for Major Budapest Developments
Further speaker announcements will be confirmed in due course.
There is limited space for this exclusive event so please email Chris Edbrook (chris@isportconnect.com) to register your interest in attending. Click here for more information.
In partnership with world leading professional service firm PwC’s Sports Business Advisory Practice and with the support of ThinkSport