Agenda

Day 1 - Wednesday, 9 July

OCBC Lounge, Singapore Sports Hub

 

08:00 – Doors open and Accreditation

 

 

08:15 – Women Leaders’ Breakfast, Hosted by Wasserman

 

 

09:15 – Opening & Welcome by

  • Peggy Tng, APAC Lead, GSIC 
  • Iris Córdoba, Managing Director, GSIC

 

 

09:30 – Presentation by 

  • Paula Llobet, Councillor for Innovation, Digital Agenda, Investment Attraction and Tourism, Valencia City Council 

 

 

09:45 – Opening Keynote By

  • Sebastian Lancestremère, Strategic Partnerships Director, Microsoft & President, GSIC

 

Block 1 – Major Events, Esports & Entertainment

 

 

10:15 – Sportainment: Making Sense or Cents Of It All?

Speakers:

  • Pek Wan Juan, Co-Founder, SportXIP
  • Host: Peggy Tng, APAC Lead, GSIC

 

 

10:45 – Sports Events: Intersections of Innovation, Experience & Sustainability 

Speakers: 

  • Rafe Fletcher, Founder & Managing Director, Coulth Waite Group (CWG)
  • Rachid Elameri, Regional General Manager, MENA & APAC, Fever
  • Sebastian Gray, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Everclime
  • Moderator: Unmish Parthasarathi, Founder & Executive Director, Picture Board Partners, GSIC Ambassador 
 
 

11:15 – Smart Venues: Digitalizing Bricks & Mortar

 Speakers:

  • Bang Trinh, Co-Founder & Chairman, Sunrise Events Vietnam
  • Francis Casado, Chief Revenue Officer, 3D Digital Venue
  • Jitender Khurana, General Manager, Systems & Services, APAC, Signify
  • Susanna Thng, Head of Sports Content, Kai Tak Sports Park
  • Moderator: Dean Tan, Deputy Chief, Industry Development Group, Sport Singapore
 

 

11:45 – Esports Fandom, Player Welfare and Economics: Who’s the Fairest of all?

Speakers:

  • Adam Chong, Team Manager, Team Flash
  • Donald Yeo, Account Director, Esports, Octagon
  • Gabriel Chan, Director, Brand & Communications, Global Esports Federation
  • Moderator: Yip Ren Kai, Co-founder & Managing Director, Redd+E Pte Ltd
 

 

12:15 – Best Practice

  • Daniel Hill, Co-Founder, AQUIVIO
  • The Arabian Knight: Open Sesame! Unlocking the potential of the Saudi market — insights on how brands and sports entities can successfully enter and thrive in the Kingdom

 

 

12:30 – Lunch

 

 

13:15 – Speed Dating 1 (Connecting for B2B Opportunities)

 

 

Block 2 – Fan Experience

 

 

13:45 – Building Your Brand: Long Live the Fan!

Speakers:

  • André Antonelli, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Machina Sports
  • Edoardo Lipari, Commercial Director, SEA, Japan, South Korea & Australia, LALIGA
  • Sasha Rafi, Director of Marketing, Singapore GP
  • Steve Nott-Macaire, Vice-President of Sales, EMEA & APAC, Fortress GB Limited
  • Moderator: Chris Robb, Chief Executive Officer, MASS Participation World

 

 

14:15 – The Next Gen Football Fan

Speakers:

  • Grace Sabandar, Co-Founder, Center for Football Industry Innovation
  • Shifa Garg, Chief Business Officer, SPECTATR.AI
  • John Morris,  Head of Commercial, Lion City Sailors Football Club
  • Zayd Shehadeh, Partnerships Director, World Football Summit
  • Moderator: Tay Jie Ming, Principal, OK30, GSIC Ambassador

 

 

Block 3 – Broadcast & Sponsorship

 

14:45 – Sponsorship: The Jerry Maguire Moment

Speakers:

  • Claire Ritchie, EVP International & Head of APAC, rEvolution
  • Ed Winkle, Senior Vice President & Head of Growth & Innovation, NBA
  • Kate Reynolds, Vice President, Global Strategic Projects, ONE
  • Leif Rogers, Chief Executive Officer, Red Phoenix Entertainment
  • Moderator: Erica Kerner, Managing Director, Global Head of Brand Partnerships, Sponsorships & Events, Standard Chartered Bank, GSIC Ambassador
 

 

15:15 – Broadcast: Breaking the Codes

Speakers:

  • Ferhat Cakmak, Criminal Intelligence Officer, IP & Digital Piracy, INTERPOL
  • Sean Godfrey, Head of Legal – Enforcement (APAC), The Premier League
  • Soumen Ghosh Choudhury, Head of Media Practice, APAC & MEA, Tata Elxsi
  • Tony Tay, Chief Executive Officer, AgileAlgo
  • Moderator: Armand Binaud, Strategic Alliances and Business Development Manager, GSIC
 

 

Block 4 – Elite Performance

 

 

15:45 – Presentation by

  • David Rosa Manez, Chief Executive Officer, Valencia Innovation Capital
 

 

16:00 – The World of Performance Excellence

Speakers:

  • May Schooling,  Former Executive Board Member, Singapore Aquatics
  • Mark Chay, Secretary General, Singapore National Olympic Council
  • Vijay Dhamodharan, Channel Manager, APAC South, Movella Technologies (Xsens)
  • Moderator: Katrina de Jersey, Founder, KDJCommuniqué
 

 

Block 5 – Social Impact of Sports

 

 

16:30 – The Impact of Women in Sport: From the Touch Line to the C-Suite

Speakers:

  • Emma Sherry, Professor & Dean of the School of Management, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT)
  • Iciri Rai, Regional Sponsorships Lead APAC, Mastercard
  • Iris Córdoba, Managing Director, GSIC
  • Vicky Stickland, Regional Director Asia, Senior Vice-President, Wasserman
  • Moderator: Jasper Donat, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Branded

 

17:00 – Summit Closure for Day 1

 

Day 2 - Thursday, 10 July

 

Signify Singapore Pte Ltd

 

 

0900 – Welcome

 

 

0915 – Keynote by Microsoft

AI Transforming Businesses

  • Neha Monga, Strategy & Operations Leader – Security Solutions, Commercial, Corporate & SMB, Microsoft

 

 

1015 – Workshop 1

Lab – Testing for Innovation & Market Development by GSIC and Valencia Innovation Capital

 

 

1015 – Workshop 2

Pitching for Sponsorship & Funding 

  • Mona Pascual, GSIC Ambassador
  • Vicky Stickland, Regional Director Asia, Senior Vice-President, Wasserman

 

 

1015 – Workshop 3

Global Sports Industry Career Masterclass 

  • Lead Presenter: Chong Yi Mei, Project Consultant, GSIC
  • Sheila Rasu, Vice President, Head of Fan Acquisition & Engagement, NBA
  • Sasha Rafi, Director Marketing, Privacy & Sustainability, Singapore GP
  • Zayd Shehadeh, Partnerships Director, World Football Summit.

 

 

1200 – Tour of Signify

 

 

1230 – Networking lunch (For Workshop Participants)

 

 

1400 – Groundbreakers Meetup APAC (Singapore Edition) 

 

 

1700 – Program Closure