Agenda

Day 0 - Tuesday, 8 July

1830 – Networking Drinks @ SKAI Bar, Swissotel The Stamford (For Speakers & Sponsors only)

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 – Opening Keynote By Sebastian Lancestremère, WW Strategic Partnerships Director, Microsoft

 

 

Block 1 – Major Events, Esports & Entertainment

 

 

10:00 – Sportainment: Making Sense or Cents Of It All?

Speakers:

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

 

 

10:15 – Sports Events: Intersections of Innovation, Experience & Sustainability 

Speakers: 

  • Jitender Khurana, General Manager, Systems & Services, APAC, Signify
  • Rachid Elameri, Regional General Manager, MENA & APAC, Fever
  • Sebastian Gray, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Everclime
  • Yazed Osman, Group Head, Events & Placemaking, Kallang Alive Sport Management
  • Moderator: Unmish Parthasarathi, Founder & Executive Director, Picture Board Partners, GSIC Ambassador 
 
 

10:45 – Smart Venues: Digitalizing Bricks & Mortar

 Speakers:

  • Bang Trinh, Co-Founder & Chairman, Sunrise Events Vietnam
  • Francis Casado, Chief Revenue Officer, 3D Digital Venue
  • Rafe Fletcher, Founder & Managing Director, Coulth Waite Group (CWG)
  • Susanna Thng, Head of Sports Content, Kai Tak Sports Park
  • Moderator: Dean Tan, Senior Director, Industry Development Group, Sport Singapore
 

 

11:15 – Esports Fandom, Player Welfare and Economics: Who’s the Fairest of all?

Speakers:

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

 

 

11:45 – 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
  • Vladimir Liulka, Chief Executive Officer, Blocksport
    • The Super Fan: Up-Sized & Hyper-personalized – Sharing best practice on how to turn fandom into real tangible value

 

 

12:00 – Lunch

 

 

13:00 – Speed Dating 1 (Connecting for B2B Opportunities)

 

 

Block 2 – Fan Experience

 

 

13:30 – 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

 

 

14:00 – The Next Gen Football Fan

Speakers:

  • Shifa Garg, Chief Business Officer, SPECTATR.AI
  • John Morris, Commercial Director, Head of Partnerships, Lion City Sailors Football Club
  • Zayd Shehadeh, Partnerships Director, World Football Summit
  • Moderator: Tay Jie Ming, Principal, OK30, GSIC Ambassador

 

 

Block 3 – Broadcast & Sponsorship

 

14:30 – Sponsorship: The Jerry Maguire Moment

Speakers:

  • Claire Ritchie, EVP Internationl & 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
 

 

15:00 – Broadcast: Breaking the Codes

Speakers:

  • Aditya Sharma, Regional Director, A/NZ, Tata Elxsi
  • Ferhat Cakmak, Criminal Intelligence Officer, IP & Digital Piracy, INTERPOL
  • Tony Tay, Chief Executive Officer, AgileAlgo
  • Moderator: Paul Christmas, Head of Global Sports, Caton Technology
 

 

15:30 – Speed Dating 2 (Connecting for B2B Opportunities)

 

 

Block 4 – Elite Performance

 

 

16:00 – Best Practice

  • Mikko Spoof, Chief Executive Officer, Axion

 

16:15 – The World of Performance Excellence

Speakers:

  • May Schooling, Parent, Olympic Gold Medalist Joseph Schooling, Former Executive Board Member, Singapore Aquatics
  • Mark Chay, Secretary General, Singapore National Olympic Council
  • Torstein Dalen-Lorentsen, Research Manager, SINTEFF Digital
  • Vijay Dhamodharan, Channel Manager, APAC South, Movella Technologies (Xsens)
  • Moderator: Katrina de Jersey, Advisor, Haddins Consultancy 
 

 

Block 5 – Social Impact of Sports

 

 

16:45 – Women in Sports: Leaving Our Legacy

Speakers:

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

 

 

17:15 – Summit Closure for Day 1

 

18:30 – Networking Drinks @ St Regis Singapore, Astor Bar (By Invite Only)

Day 2 - Thursday, 10 July

 

Signify Singapore Pte Ltd

 

 

0900 – Welcome

 

 

0915 – Keynote

 

 

1015 – Workshop 1

 

 

1015 – Workshop 2

 

 

1015 – Workshop 3

 

 

1015 – Workshop 4

 

 

1145 – Summit Closure