Press release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 16, 2010

SPORTS LEADERS TO MEET AT FOURTH ANNUAL SUMMIT

Economist Conferences, in association with the National Football League, to stage The Global Sport Summit in London on October 29th

** EVENT OPEN TO MEDIA **

Many of the leading figures in world sport will be in attendance when Economist Conferences, in association with the National Football League (NFL), stages the fourth annual Global Sport Summit at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London, on Friday, October 29.
 
The Global Sport Summit: Transformation – The Rules of Engagement will include among its speakers Sir Trevor Brooking, BBC Head of Sport Barbara Slater, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, and Jianhua ‘Kenny’ Huang, chairman of QSL Sports.

The event is held two days before the NFL’s annual Pepsi Max International Series game at Wembley between the Denver Broncos and San Francisco 49ers. This year’s Global Sports Summit will run from 9.00 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. and will be open to accredited media.
 
Sir Trevor will be joined by Sir Clive Woodward on a panel looking at the balance between commercial and on-field priorities in sport, while Commissioner Goodell and All-England Tennis Club Chief Executive Ian Ritchie will be among those discussing the creation of global sports properties.

The event will be attended by an invite-only audience of influential sports executives. The full line-up of speakers has yet to be completed, but major figures in world sport currently confirmed to speak include:

• Sir Trevor Brooking, Director of Football Development, The Football Association
• Marcelo de Campos Pinto, Executive Director, Globo Esportes
• Roger Goodell, Commissioner, National Football League
• Jianhua Huang, Chairman, QSL Sports
• Mike Miller, Secretary General and Chief Executive Officer, International Rugby Board
• Ian Ritchie, Chief Executive, All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club
• John Skipper, Executive Vice-President, Content, ESPN
• Barbara Slater, Director of Sport, BBC
• Charles Wang, Co-Founder, Computer Associates and Owner, New York Islanders
• Sir Clive Woodward, Director of Elite Performance, British Olympic Association
• Jed York, President & CEO, San Francisco 49ers, National Football League

Jonathan Dewe, Director at Economist Conferences, said: "Economist Conferences is looking forward to welcoming some of the most influential individuals throughout the world of sport to London for these unique discussions. This year, with high-growth economies outpacing the West and new technologies disrupting old business models, it is appropriate that ‘engagement’ should be the focus. I expect our speakers to truly inspire with their views on the industry's future."

Chris Parsons, NFL Vice-President of International, said: “We are very pleased to be involved once again in staging one of the leading events of its kind. Together with Economist Conferences, we have put together a fantastic group of sports industry leaders and we look forward to learning from our colleagues through some thought-provoking and entertaining discussions.”

This year’s event is supported by the following partners: Visa, Sports Recruitment International, Ropes & Gray and McKenzie Clark.

For further information contact:
Marc Koskela, Economist Conferences, +44 (0)20 7576 8118
David Tossell, NFL International, +44 (0)20 7534 0030
Simon Roche, Synergy, +44 (0)20 3128 6826

NOTE TO EDITORS
Accredited media are invited to attend all of this year’s discussion panels. Media facilities will be available on-site. To register to attend the Global Sports Summit please apply to sportsummit@synergy-sponsorship.com

 
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