The occasion is anticipated to attract over 300 attendees working in sport enterprise, together with representatives from governments, main manufacturers, sports activities federations, golf equipment, rights holders, occasion organisers, and venue operators.
Inspirational Audio system and Agenda
The 2-day discussion board will function a sequence of compelling speeches and interviews with key trade figures, together with:
- HE Mohamed Al Balooshi (Govt Director, Neighborhood Engagement Sports activities, Division of Neighborhood Growth Abu Dhabi)
- Jayne Reader (Chair, Wasserman Stay: Center East)
- Tom Foley (CEO, Go Sport)
- Fouad Darwish, CEO & MD, Palms Sports activities
- Seth Amoafo, Founder and CEO, PASS Abu Dhabi
- Juan Carlos Perez, Former VP Partnerships at Shell, Senior Partnerships, DP World
These leaders will discover a variety of pertinent subjects shaping the sports activities trade in the present day.
The NBA and the NBA Abu Dhabi Video games
The discussion board takes place alongside the NBA Abu Dhabi Video games and senior execs from the NBA will be a part of the discussion board.
Attendees can have the prospect to listen to two unique interviews with Wealthy Gotham (Crew President, Boston Celtics) and Kevin Demoff (President of Crew & Media Operations, Kroenke Sports activities & Leisure, incl Denver Nuggets). The NBA Presidents will take us behind the scenes with the NBA groups, revealing how they’re participating new fan bases in new markets PLUS they’ll be speaking about their unbelievable profession journeys.
The Sport Trade Discussion board is proudly supported by the Division of Neighborhood Growth Abu Dhabi and the Abu Dhabi Conference and Exhibition Bureau.
Registration and Passes
To order your house, go to www.sportindustryseries.com. Registration is open till Friday, September 27, 2024.
A Platform for Change
Sally Corander, Founding father of INTERACT and Founding father of the Sport Trade Discussion board, emphasised the discussion board’s position in uniting world leaders to deal with the challenges and alternatives in sport within the area.
“The 2024 version continues our dedication to being a catalyst for change,” Sally Corander mentioned. “We’re creating an even bigger, extra dynamic expertise for attendees this 12 months, hosted on the improbable NYU Abu Dhabi campus. The content material creates open and trustworthy dialogue to advance the trade. Key subjects embrace the UAE Nationwide Sports activities Technique 2031 – one 12 months on, tales of Center Jap corporations in sport going world, the newest on the rise of Saudi sport, sustainability in main sport occasions, and model funding; justifying sport sponsorship.. to call a couple of.”
Networking Alternatives
Networking is a cornerstone of the Sport Trade Discussion board, and the 2024 version provides a wide range of alternatives for attendees to attach and do enterprise.
“We’ve expanded the engagement alternatives this 12 months,” added Sally. “Along with the NBA Abu Dhabi Video games—the place the Denver Nuggets will face off in opposition to the Boston Celtics on October 4 at Etihad Enviornment—we’re providing attendees the prospect to affix a networking day earlier than the convention kicks off.
:This features a Golf day, a brands-only breakfast, and a go to to the Louvre Abu Dhabi and Abu Dhabi Mosque.
Featured Subjects for 2024
The 2024 agenda will deal with a number of key subjects that reflect probably the most urgent developments within the sports activities trade in the present day, together with:
- Funding in Sport: Worldwide Growth by Center Jap Firms
- Wholesome Cities: Constructing a Wholesome and Bodily Lively Inhabitants
- The Development and Funding in Girls’s Sports activities within the Area
- Saudi Sport: Newest Alternatives
Occasion Companions
Sport Trade Discussion board 2024 is supported by main trade companions, together with Stern at NYU Abu Dhabi, Thorn Lighting, Twelftman, Bylder, Wasserman Stay, Qantara Sports activities, Johan Cruyff Institute, Sport360x and The Mettleset.