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The Rt Hon Stuart Andrew is the Conservative MP for Pudsey, and has been an MP continuously since 6 May 2010. He currently holds the Government posts of Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport), and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade) (Minister for Equalities).
Marie Sallois currently serves as the Corporate and Sustainable Development Director at the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
In her current role, Marie Sallois is in charge of the IOC’s work on Sustainability, Olympic Games Impact & Legacy, Gender Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, and human rights, which are all core elements of the Olympic Agenda 2020+5 (the strategic roadmap for the IOC and the Olympic Movement).
Prior to that, since 2004 when she first joined the IOC, Marie has held many roles within the organisation, as Head of Corporate Development, reporting to the Director General. In 2013, she was appointed to lead the IOC Headquarters project (Olympic House was inaugurated on 23 June 2019). In 2015, she became Director for Sustainability.
Under Marie’s leadership, the Corporate and Sustainable Development Department supervises the actions of the Sustainability and Legacy Commission, the Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commission and more recently, the Human Rights Advisory Board.
Marie regularly represents the IOC in high-level conferences and executive committees, as she sits on the board of local and international organisations: the International Academy of Sport Science and Technology (AISTS), ThinkSport, Innovaud and the World Union of Olympic Cities (UMVO).
Prior to joining the IOC, Marie has over 10 years of experience in professional services worldwide. She headed the consulting practice of the SchlumbergerSema company, which is still, under the name AtoS, a major Olympic Games Technology TOP Partner. As a management consultant, she led major transformation projects internationally in the public and private sectors, for Andersen, Cap-Gemini and Bossard Consultants.
Marie holds a Master of Business in Administration from International Institute for Management Development – IMD (Lausanne, Switzerland), and a Masters in Management and Finance from HEC Paris (Paris, France). She remains closely connected with the academic world.
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Loughborough University (BA in Politics and Administration, 1991).
Membership of the House of Lords
Paralympic Wheelchair Athlete, GB Paralympic Team, 1988-2004.
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Annamarie Phelps CBE OLY Co-Chair, International Working Group on Women and Sport’s Global Executive; Vice Chair of the British Olympic Association and an advocate for safe and inclusive sport for all. Former Chair of British Rowing, the British Horseracing Authority and former Vice Chair of the British Paralympic Association, she helped steer all organisations through considerable change in structure and governance. She is President of European Rowing and a member of the ExCo of the European Olympic Committees.
Annamarie chaired the Cycling Independent Review Panel into the culture and climate of British Cycling’s high-performance programmes and supported the DCMS ‘Duty of Care Report’, 2017. She is an Associate Consultant to Safe Sport International and serves on the Governance and Safeguarding working groups for World Rowing. Annamarie is a former World Champion in Rowing and represented GB in Women’s eights at Atlanta Olympic Games 1996.
He has appeared on Strictly Come Dancing, Bear Grylls Celebrity Island, Splash!, Celebrity Mastermind and has featured on A Question of Sport more than ten-times as well as celeb game shows Celebrity Pointless and Tipping Point.
He got a bronze medal in the London 2012 Olympics despite travelling back and forth during the Games to visit his mum who was in hospital fighting for her life following a brain aneurysm. After turning pro, Anthony racked up a perfect 11-0 record and was on the cusp of a world title fight when disaster struck. He suffered an orbital fracture. Misdiagnosis meant he kept fighting resulting in irreparable damage to his eye and related soft tissue. To try and get his eye fit to return to the ring, Anthony had nine surgeries over three years during which more damage occurred and he had to retire from boxing.
Anthony regularly works as a boxing pundit and commentator on channels including Sky Sports, BBC, ITV and BT Sport. He has modelled for fashion brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, DSquared, Lyle & Scott and has modelled at Milan Fashion Week twice as well as London Fashion Week. His podcast ‘Getting Back Up, with Anthony Ogogo’ launches this summer.
After a difficult start in life and teenage struggles with anorexia , Heather quickly found she excelled in the sports arena. Breaking her back in her late 20s left her in a back brace for 18 months and triggered alopecia which impacted her self-confidence and perception of herself. Never to be held down, she rehabbed, returned to international sport and was quickly at the top of her game again. Career highlights include competing in five Rugby World Cups and winning in 2014, winning two Six Nations, medalling at the Commonwealth Games and representing Team GB in the Olympic Games Rio 2016.
Since retiring as an athlete, she is an accomplished motivational speaker and has taken on a number of TV and radio opportunities. Building on her stint on Celebrity SAS Who Dares Wins, she can currently be seen as a celebrity coach on prime-time BBC survival show Go Hard or Go Home.
She is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and is in the UK’s Top 200 gay-rights influencers nationally. A popular public speaker, Susannah uses her own experience to promote the importance of diverse workforces, building effective teams, nurturing talent and combatting unconscious bias when creating a vision for a successful business.
What drives Susannah is helping others and remaining present in her own life. Always with a smile on her face whilst remaining honest, humble, and willing to learn at every opportunity.
The Amazon film #NoLimits – the Mark Ormrod documentary tells his story up to 2017. In 2020, he was awarded an MBE for services to the Armed Forces and Veteran Community before winning Pride of Britain’s Fundraiser of the Year in 2021 after completing an ultratriathlon that raised over £600k. He is currently working on his second book and has just obtained an open water swimming world record. The father of three is married to Becky and does adaptive CrossFit and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his spare time.
Archie is an award winning British Indian Producer/Director who was appointed as Diversity Producer in a specially created role at BBC Sport Cricket in 2019.
She has 25 years of international production experience and has directed films for UEFA, Red Bull and Olympic Broadcasting Services.
Archie is a jury member of the BBC Indian Sportswoman Of The Year Awards, special advisor to the MCC Foundation and a board member for Street Child United.
Career highlights include working as an Associate Creative Producer on President Obama’s State Banquet in India and being inducted on the Northern Power Women Awards Power List.
She has recently completed a specially commissioned three part cricket documentary series called ‘One Billion to One, The Great Indian Cricket Dream’ for the BBC World News Channel and BBC iPlayer. Archie still dreams about being a Bollywood actress, owning an IPL team and playing football for England!
She was previously The FA Director of Development, overseeing the implementation of a £200m four-year investment programme into children’s and grassroots football.
Kelly was awarded an MBE in 2002 for services to football and the OBE in 2021 for services to women’s football. She received the BT Sports Industry Award for ‘Leadership in Sport’ in 2016. In 2020 Kelly was named in the ICC All-Star Best IX for ‘doing the most to advance women’s football globally’.
Lorin Hamlin joined Under Armour in 2011 to manage the grand opening of the state-of-the art Innovation Lab, and serve as legal liaison between Innovation and the UA business units. She has built out that role to include business development, with a special interest in sports tech accelerator programs. Lorin now leads the Open Innovation practice at Under Armour, searching for the new and next idea to make all athletes better.
Kathryn Anastasi has just celebrated her fifteenth year at talkSPORT where she has gone from Broadcast Assistant to Head of Live Sport. She leads an award-winning live sport team covering major tournaments and sporting events across the globe, as well as week in week out football coverage of over five hundred games a season. She is a trustee of the Radio Academy and launched talkSPORT’s first ever apprenticeship scheme. She is passionate about improving diversity and inclusion at Wireless, co-chairing the Wireless Diversity Action Group.
Finnish born Nita Korhonen is the International Motorcycling Federation, FIM´s Liaison Director of National Federations and Continental Unions. She is also one of the founding members of the FIM`s Women in Motorcycling Commission and the director of the commission 2012-2022. Nita was born into the motorsport family as her father is 1975 Circuit Racing Bronze medalist Pentti Korhonen. Nita started to ride motorcycles when she was about 4 years old and has also competed in few races in Finland. Nita has a bachelor degree in business and communication and master’s degree in sport management. She is also an award-winning author and has written five books including the biography of four times rally world champion Juha Kankkunen. She has worked almost two decades as a motorsport journalist, columnist, producer and TV host taking care also of the communication of some riders and teams competing in MotoGP series.
Sandra E. Lopez is Industry Recognized Executive of Microsoft’s Advertising Business where she is responsible for accelerating the business within the digital industry.
In her role, her team is focused on driving effective marketing position, business, and share growth, as well as delivering on revenue. Lopez is also the co-chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on VR/AR/XR. And currently serves as an advisor to Sports Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) and Americas 250.
Previously, she was responsible for ushering Intel into the immersive media segment as well as managed the fashion wearable business for Intel’s New Technology Group. Earlier in her Intel career, Lopez held various roles within corporate marketing, including director of new business marketing and consumer marketing.
Over the course of her career, Lopez has received numerous recognitions, including “, “Top 100 Women in Technology” (Technology Magazine), “2021 Power Women” (NY Moves Magazine), “Most Powerful Women in Tech” (National Diversity Council), “Top Women in Sports” (AdWeek), Top Ten Influencers in Technology” (SportsPro) , “Game Changer” (Sports Business Journal), “Top 10 Latina Executives” (LatinaStyle), and “Most Influential and Notable Hispanic Professionals in Information Technology” (HiTec).
Prior to joining Intel in 2005, Lopez held various positions at Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia, Computer Associates International Inc. and several other technology companies.
Lopez earned a B.S. in Economics and Textiles and Clothing from the University of California at Davis. In addition, she attended the Stanford’s Executive Accelerator Program in 2016. As part of contributing to the community, she is focused on building the next generation of women leaders.
Victoria is a Partner at Level Law. As a commercial lawyer with over ten years of experience practising in both the UK and Switzerland, she specialises in sports and media. Having held roles in both European and Olympic federations, as well as commercial media organisations, she benefits from expertise in the development and negotiation of sports sponsorship and licensing, media creation and distribution, and sports governance.
Passionate about the regulation and development of sport, she is an ambassador for UK charity ‘Women in Sport’. In her own time, Victoria is a keen sportswoman and in March 2022 became the fastest female to solo row 2559 miles across the Atlantic ocean, finishing in 40 days and knocking 8.5 days off the previous Guinness World Record.
Having spent the majority of her career working on a trading floor, which demands women tap into their alpha personalities, Anju became increasingly passionate about the gender inequalities which women face, and this passion was further augmented when she became a mother.
Anju aspires for her daughter to grow up into a world in which organisations embrace female talent at all stages of a woman’s life. Anju has three sisters and was raised singly by her mother who dedicated her life to raising her four daughters, yet also achieved three universities degrees and worked all hours to support their dreams.
Anju believes ambitious and hardworking women are extraordinary assets to any team and organisation.
Formerly the Assistant News Director at the Bermuda Broadcasting Company, in 2018 launched www.shehub.tv a lifestyle blog dedicated to women, as she felt it aligned better with her mission to uplift women.
A former Bermuda national softball player, in 2016 Carla founded the Women’s Empowerment Summit, which has become a safe space for women to share their innermost feelings, trials and triumphs.
While battling depression in 2017, Carla decided to change professional gears and decided to pursue a legal degree. After being accepted she deferred but in 2019, she went on to attain a Master’s Degree in Public Relations and Digital Communications. She successfully completed her studies in 2020.
In March 2021, Carla launched SheHUB.tv Magazine.
Founder and Managing Partner of ER SPORTS LAW & ARBITRATION
Spanish Lawyer, certified in 2005, specialized in International Sports Law and negotiation, advising Athletes, Clubs, Agents and Entities Governing Sports (national and international federations, associations etc ..)
As an International Sports Law specialized Lawyer, Mr. Ripoll provides legal advice to Clubs, Academies, Intermediaries, Athletes or National and International Associations not only in contractual matters such as employment or image rights contracts, but also in procedures regarding match-fixing, ethics, governance, financial fair play, doping, etc. He has a wide experience representing his clients before the jurisdictional bodies such as TAS, BAT, National and International Federations and ordinary courts.
In 2018 colleagues and clients across the world recognized him in the British publication “Who’s Who Legal” as one of the world’s leading lawyers in the Sports and Entertainment Law industry, and more recently, in 2021, was recognized us as one of the Industry Thought Leaders.
Professor and Lecturer in different programs and seminars and author of specialized articles on sports law.
Since joining Women in Sport in 2019 Steph has renewed the charity’s strategy based on its proud 40 year history and has developed the charity around its existing strengths in insights and research. As CEO she has been making sure the charity is tackling major policy issues, growing its influence in government and its partnerships in sport, whilst diversifying its people and its funding base. Before Women in Sport, Steph was CEO of a major environment movement and campaigned on climate change and nature’s recovery. She is experienced in achieving legislative change and is a strong advocate for the outdoors, active living and team sport. She is passionate about freeing up the lives of women and girls in all their diversity to experience the joy of sport. She believes it is wrong that so many women and girls are missing out on the wellbeing, resilience and leadership skills sport can instil.
Rob’s experience across a range of roles in sport includes Olympic, Paralympic and Commonwealth Games, work with National Governing Bodies of sport, professional sport, national and local government, and further and higher education. For six years Rob worked on the legacy of the London 2012 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, for which he was awarded an MBE in 2013. Rob is also a Board Member of GreaterSport, the Active Partnership for Greater Manchester
Coming from a sports and fitness background, Billie has spent the past year in esports in roles such as events management and community management. She is passionate about making esports accessible to all, being able to provide equal opportunities and further promoting diversity in the esports industry.
She sits on a number of sporting boards and until recently was a member of the National Sports Council of Sri Lanka. She is also a corporate speaker on inclusive leadership and diversity and recently delivered a TEDx talk on Sport and Diversity – The 94% Club: How Sport is Changing the Boardroom.
The STA Group is a events, information and consultancy business spanning global sports brands The Sports Technology Awards, The STA Startups, The Sports Technology Annual Review and The Sports Technology Power List, whilst Sightline Ventures invests in and advises sports tech businesses of all sizes.
Rebecca is a passionate advocate of equality and sustainability in sport, and has served on the Advisory Boards of Loughborough University’s Business School and the International Sports Technology Association. She has guest lectured for CIM and has appeared on numerous news channels as a sports media and technology pundit.
Victoria is committed to making content to grow the profile of female athletes, inspiring the next generation. If you can’t see it, you can’t be it.
Upon retirement from Essex Police, I was appointed as a Senior Investigator for the Independent Police Complaints Commission where I led many high-profile investigations. I spent nine years at the IPCC before returning to Essex Police where I worked in Major Investigation Rooms, Major Crime and Serious Case Review. As a consultant I have been engaged in a range of investigations, mainly working for solicitors involved in private prosecutions, but also advising clients on police and regulatory matters.
In my spare time I play golf and support Tottenham Hotspur.
She is passionate about improving access to the sport for people with disabilities, and played a key role in the founding and establishment of Team England ParaCheer; managing the team in 2016 and in 2017, when they took their first Gold medal at the World Cheerleading Championships.
Joanna trained as a contemporary dancer, and has a professional background in dance education and community engagement.
An award-winning marketer with 25+ years B2B experience, most of which has been in the tech/telco space within multinationals. A revenue-focused, customer-centric marketer, bringing the full end-to-end spectrum needed to drive growth.
Enjoys developing value proposition and tailoring that to meaningful creative content for segmented audiences to drive acquisition via omni-channel integrated product marketing activations, as well as expansion revenue from existing customers. Avid believer in data-driven marketing for optimised ROI using through-the-funnel KPIs such as CPL, Leads > MQLs > SQLs > Opportunities > CAC and LTV.
Dr Emma Ross was, until recently, the Head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport, supporting practitioners working across Olympic and Paralympic sports and leading the EIS Female Athlete Programme. This programme aimed to empower coaches, athletes and sports practitioners to better understand the exercising female, how to capitalise and cope with her physiology and psychology in the context of sport. Emma recently co-founded The Well HQ, to continue this mission to tackle the taboo’s, educate and empower people in sport and beyond, about topics such as periods and the menstrual cycle, breast health, pelvic floor health and what it takes for girls and women to thrive in sport, in health and in life. Emma is a Fellow of the British Association for Sport and Exercise Sciences, sits on the Chartered Institute for Physical Activity and Sport Professional Development Board, is an external examiner for the University of Portsmouth and is on the Business Advisory Board for the University of Southampton. In 2021 Emma was awarded the Sunday Times Sportswomen of the Year Changemaker Award for her work to make sport better for girls and women.
Stuart is a Sports Science Graduate from University of Wales who has worked in sports development, talent and performance sport for the over 20 years. In 2000 Stuart designed and launched a ground-breaking golf programme aimed at children aged 5 to 11 called Tri-Golf which has gone on to become a globally recognised development product that has now provided golf experiences to over 2,000,000 children across 22 countries.
Stuart has held positions in performance and talent development at England Golf, UK Coaching and the Rugby Football Union that have all focussed on creating optimal development environments for young people to thrive and reach their potential. Stuart is currently the Head of Coaching and Professional Workforce at Sport England. He has been responsible for writing and publishing two national strategy documents, ‘Coaching in an Active Nation: The Coaching Plan for England’ and ‘Working in an Active Nation: The Professional Workforce Strategy for England’.
Stuart is a highly regarded public speaker having delivered keynote presentations across the globe for a range of organisations both in and out of sport. He is also an expert facilitator who leads workshops for organisations striving to support people to be the best they can be. Stuart also owns the website www.thetalentequation.co.uk and is host of the 5 star rated podcast ‘The Talent Equation’ which is dedicated to providing advice, guidance and support to people at the cutting edge of coaching and performance development.
Stuart has coaching qualifications in Hockey, Cricket, Rugby and Golf, He has coached internationally, at national league level and has held roles as a National Age Group Talent Development Coach at England Hockey working with some of the top U16 and U18 players in the country. Alongside all this Stuart also volunteers at his local clubs and faces his biggest coaching challenge with 50 U10 hockey players in the winter and 40 U11 cricketers during the summer!
“I am passionate about helping people to explore the limits of their potential. I believe human beings have limitless possibilities and with a skilful guide by our side, we can better explore the realms of opportunity that are within our grasp”
Director of Women’s Rugby, World Rugby
Director of Women’s Rugby at World Rugby, leading the acceleration of the development of women and girls’ rugby. An expert in the professional and commercial development of women’s sport, Sally has worked internationally on major projects in women’s football, tennis, and netball over the past 15 years. Sally understands first-hand how to create and develop professional leagues, major events, and commercial partnerships. She is sensitive to the complexity of working across different cultures to grow sport for girls and women.
British Swimming Head of Performance Team Development & Planning (and 4 times Olympic Games Team Manager – Swimming)
I have a twofold role, firstly the strategic planning of camps, competitions and activities across the Olympic sports of Swimming (inc open water) & Diving and Paralympic Swimming, line management and support of the planning implementation processes by our two logistic managers.
Secondly planning and implementing of the performance team development plan for example; the development of our team managers through annual workshops, championing team behaviours in all our teams, UK sport collaboration for access to formal programmes to enhance the learning of our coaches and leaders, managing mentor support for our coaches and facilitating the empowerment of female coaches in the high performance arena
I am also senior Team Manager for all benchmark events; x4 Olympics (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016 & Tokyo 2021) x8 World championships and 10 European champs and Team Leader Commonwealth Games England (Swimming) Glasgow 2014.
I began refereeing over 20 years ago, with the support and encouragement of my parents for some pocket money, it was better than a paper round! When I began refereeing, it wasn’t something that girls did and I was one of a very small minority in the country. As I progressed through the Referee pathway there were many barriers along the way and as a young girl I had to find ways to overcome these, I had a very strong mindset that I should not be restricted or prevented from doing something purely because of my gender. Since 2007 I have been a FIFA International Assistant Referee and I am The FA’s longest serving FIFA official and also a Mum of two girls. I was recently promoted to the Premier League, now my full time career. I am passionate about encouraging and supporting participation in sport and being a positive role model for all.
Founder & CEO – Global Sustainable Sport
Mike has spent 30+ years in sport and technology and is one of the leading authorities in the global sports industry. Mike provides consultancy around using data and technology to gather better information around the sports echo system and to create new commercial opportunities for rights holders. He has recently announced the launch of a new platform called Global Sustainable Sport which is focused on driving sustainability through sport and creating a more sustainable future for sport and the planet.
Career Highlights
2022 – Global Sustainable Sport
2019 – Global Sports Strategies
2012:2018 – Global Sports Impact Project
2011:2016 – Olympic Database Project
1991:2019 – Sportcal Global Communications Limited
1989:1996 – Convergent Ideas
Associate Director,
CSM Sport & Entertainment
Jordan is Associate Director at CSM Sport & Entertainment, working with CSM’s roster of Athletes to help develop and grow their off pitch commercial activities. Jordan also advises on all matters Ambassadors and Talent partnerships for CSM’s brand clients.
Jordan has also started an online resource, Face Of The Brand, which explores the relationship between brands and ambassadors and takes a deep dive into the commercial portfolios of some of the worlds famous faces.
Partnerships Director Little Dot Sport
Katie Matthews joined Little Dot Sport as its Partnerships Director at the beginning of 2022. In this role, she manages the specialist sport label’s portfolio of clients and identifies new development opportunities by demonstrating how its team of social content, distribution and monetisation experts can help new and existing clients become leaders in digital sports entertainment. Katie has over 14 years’ experience within the sports industry, and in that time has worked with brands and rights holders including the UFC, Bellator MMA, the International Tennis Federation, Red Bull Media House and the Tour de France. Prior to joining Little Dot Studios, she spent the majority of her career at independent PR agency, The PHA Group, where she ran the agency’s sports division.
Rebecca is a mental health public speaker, campaigner, vlogger and blogger. Her memoir, Running Free: My Battle with Anorexia, published in 2022, is an Amazon Bestseller and details her harrowing yet inspirational true story of developing anorexia as an athlete. From being a top-ranking junior athlete to repeated and lengthy hospital admissions, Rebecca hit rock bottom and was only a few hours between life and death. Now in recovery, Rebecca uses her experiences to bring awareness to the dangers of eating disorders in sport.
In 2020, Rebecca appeared on BBC Panorama alongside Colin Jackson, discussing eating disorders in sport, and won Vlogger of the Year at the Mental Health Blog Awards, with her YouTube Vlog – My Anorexia Story: Athlete, to Anorexia, to Athlete, having over 2 million views. In 2021, The House of Lords National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee published her written evidence regarding eating disorders in sport.
I have worked at The Football Association with England National Teams for 6 years. I am currently England U17s National Assistant Coach, working with the most talented players from across the country. Our aim is to give these young players critically tournament experiences at Youth Euro’s and World Cups to enable them to go on and be successful seniors Lionesses.
I grew up in a football world dominated by males, I want to be part of change that leads to young girls having female role models to look up too. I want females working in football to be described as a ‘football coach’ not a ‘female football coach’.
After achieving my UEFA A licence in 2016 and coaching across various environments I have developed not only as a coach but as a person. The importance of putting the person before athlete is something I strive to do with every interaction both on and off the pitch, and in doing so I hope to support female players and coaches in reaching their potential.
Ryan has been involved in the blockchain space since 2012 and has gained an invaluable understanding of what this revolutionary new technology can achieve. He co-founded NFT event ticketing and experience platform SeatlabNFT where he continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible using Web3 technology.
Previously, Ryan ran a web development and marketing agency for five years, working with some of the biggest household names.
Alongside this, Ryan has been responsible for a plethora of digital marketing campaigns for the live events industry, working with artists such as McFly, Sean Paul, Craig David, UB40, The Libertines, Coombe Weekender Festival and many more.
Cristiana’s career as a motorsport engineer, sustainability expert and innovator spans 20 years. Having worked trackside and in the strategy departments of a range of motorsport stakeholders, she obtained a PhD in Sustainability and Strategic Management and has since been applying her expert knowledge of both of these fields to the work of her purpose-driven sustainability strategy consultancy, Enovation Consulting.
From race and strategy engineer to data analyst, technology developer and leading the R&D and development of major innovations including electronic flags and race control software, Cristiana has an incredible reputation and respect in the motorsport and engineering industry.
Her work within F1 and the FIA have seen her recognized as a leading force in the realms of safety and sustainability. Working with Williams Engineering from 2012, Cristiana worked closely with the CEO of Formula One and the commercial department to develop the business strategy for the newly created Williams Advanced engineering. As the business development lead, Cristiana won the multimillion-pound projects including the supply of batteries to FIA Formula E, a project she led from 2013 to 2015.
She continues to consult for a number of motorsport stakeholders, including FE and the FIA on measuring and reducing their environmental impact of existing technologies, while increasing sustainability awareness across the sector.
Founder of Enovation Ltd, Cristiana is dedicated to optimising every opportunity to make the motorsport industry more inclusive and diverse for future generations.
Sports Programmes Specialist
The United Kingdom Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK)
Liz Twyford has worked for UNICEF UK for over 13 years, focussing on protecting and promoting children’s rights in, around, and through sport.
She is a Founder and Coordinator of the International Safeguards for Children in Sport Initiative, and a member of FIFA’s child safeguarding working group.
Liz supported the delivery of the international social legacy programme of London 2012, and UNICEF UK’s partnership with the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. She has provided input into the development of new bid criteria for Mega Sporting Events, including references to children’s rights.
Prior to joining UNICEF UK, Liz spent many years in the development field, living and working for more than 2 years in Bhutan where she supported Save the Children’s community sport work, and for a year in Cameroon, supporting sport for development programmes in the Northwest province.
She began her career with Manchester-based charity GreaterSport, where she later became CEO and led the charity to unprecedented success, helping to put Greater Manchester firmly on the map as innovators, driving impact and changing lives through sport and physical activity. During her tenure she was awarded The Charity Times Awards – Rising CEO star, the Northwest Institute of Directors, Director of the Year for Public and Third Sector and was added to the Northern Power Women’s top 50 Power List, alongside the charity securing multiple awards.
In 2018 Yvonne became Managing Director for Project 92, overseeing the sport and education portfolio for the Class of 92, which included a game-changing higher education institution in Greater Manchester, UA92.
In late 2020 Yvonne established StryveUK, a sports consultancy which has worked with professional sports franchises, clubs, national governing bodies and charities as well as supporting individuals through executive coaching and mentoring. In addition to this, Yvonne is actively involved with several organisations in a Non-Executive Director capacity, and is Chair of Trustees for Foundation 92.
Lucy Mills is the co-founder of READY, which specialises in innovation, tech and web 3.0 to supercharge women’s sport. She has worked in sport and social impact in Europe and Africa over the past 16 years, including the past 4 years at FC Barcelona. Lucy is on the board of directors at Lewes Football Club in the UK and sits on various advisory boards for initiatives that promote girls and women’s rights in and through sport. Lucy holds an MPhil in Development Studies from the University of Cape Town, South Africa and resides in Barcelona, Spain.
Mimi Corden-Lloyd is an accomplished financier, sportswoman and advocate for female voices in male dominated industries. Specialising in Sport, Media and Entertainment she has built a reputation for providing sound financial advice with a deep understanding of the often complex needs for unique clients in demanding roles, having also competed in her own sport to a high level.
Both within and outside of her role, she champions financial education as a means of empowerment, believing that it is through developing our understanding of both personal and global economies that we create the freedom to reach our potential. She has spearheaded financial education for athletes and women in the workplace with the intention of giving individuals the confidence to participate in conversations around money.
She continues to encourage athletes and clients to develop their knowledge by leading discussions around equality, sustainability and social mobility.
David studied Sport Science at college and Sport Studies at university. In late 2003 he started his own Personal Training business and fell into Education and Training because he could not grow his business because he could not find anyone with the knowledge, skills and behaviours to employ.
In 2004, whilst still running his Personal Training business, David worked at a college developing sport and physical activity qualifications and training whilst working with employers for the next 6 years. Fusing both education and physical activity work within the Sport and Leisure sector and understanding the needs of employer and the importance of workforce development.
In January 2010, David took a role as a Senior Manager for commercial development at a large college and in late 2012 he felt it was time again to go back to starting another business and joined a Learning Foundation, whose mission was to completely focus on employer led skills training. In August 2013, David founded Creative Sport & Leisure Ltd adopting a GTA model and became the Managing Director and in July 2017 became the 100% shareholder and Chief Executive Officer of the company.
David created the CSL Group which is a collection of businesses that draws upon their own specialisms within their market and come together to complement one another. This enables the group to function in a cost effective and sustainable way by drawing upon individual expertise and strengths as and when required to ensure an efficient and professional service is delivered to its common but wide ranging of customers, employers, stakeholders and learners. The group has a direct focus on sport, physical activity, education and skills sectors
David is also a Chief Officer and Founding Director of the Essex Provider Network, which represents Colleges and Training Providers throughout Greater Essex. He works on behalf of the provider network to lobby at national level including central Government to give a voice to Essex Training providers.
David also became a partnership Governor of a local school in 2014 and then spent a lot of his time at the school focusing on funding and finance and then subsequently became the Chair of Finance and then Chair of Governors. In 2017, David became the Chair of Trust and took the legal responsibility for the school.
In 2021 David become approved by the Secretary of State for Education as the founding proprietor of a newly approved DfE Independent Special School for Social Emotional Mental Health and Autism Spectrum Disorder for Boys aged 12-16yrs. The school focuses on a sports curriculum for social change. David is one the main shareholders of Omnia Sports Group which the portfolio Omnia Media sits within and owns Everything In Sport Conferences.
David and his wife also have a huge passion for supporting Mental Health and working in communities to drive positive wellbeing through B mindful a company founded by his wife.
Through the exposure to physical activity and sport from a young age, David has been able to use the skills learnt from being part of a team and leading teams in a sporting and physical activity context and uses these transferrable skills in business through his management and leadership styles. He strongly believes ‘The team is greater than the individual’ and working in partnership is a key driver to success.
When not working, you’ll find David enjoying spending time with his family, travelling, walking his dogs, playing football, volunteering by supporting others in the community and by giving back his knowledge and experience. He can be found generally outside either in the garden or building something, usually with the kids!
As CEO of the Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity, Tara Dillon leads the institute’s headline work in professionalising UK sport and leisure and transforming the workforce development opportunities of those who work in the sector. Tara was appointed as CEO in January 2015, before which she was interim chief operating officer whilst on secondment from IQL UK. Previously, Tara has held a variety of senior management roles within the leisure sector, combining 12 years working in local authorities and 9 years in the private sector, culminating in a customer-focused commercial role as executive director of IQL UK.
Hannah Awonuga is the Global Head of Colleague Engagement, Diversity and Inclusion. In her role, she is responsbile for strategic oversgiht of the global employee resource groups, she is responsible for the banks global socioeconomic inclusion strategy and creating syneries with our employee relations functions. Hannah a strong leadership background with 10years leadership experiences managing remote and diverse teams across the organisation.
Hannah has been working for Barclays since she was 17yrs old and for the past 16yrs has spent time in the Retail bank, business and corporate bank before transitioning into Diversity and Inclusion in 2019. Hannah has been named an inspirational D&I leader by eteemed professional body D&I leaders inspirational leaders 2021 list and received an We are the city 2021 rising star award in the banking and capital category.
Hannah has experience in diversity and inclusion, talent development, development and workshop facilitation, business development, strategic business partnering, and employee engagement.. Hannah is a certified career coach and spends most of her time outside of work supporting young female professionals to grow and excel their careers. She has recently been appointed as a foundation school governor at a Catholic secondary college and has recently joined the National black governor’s network board as a trustee.
Originally a lawyer, Kate was recruited by Bernie Ecclestone at Formula One Management where she worked 18 years in various commercial and legal capacities around F1’s intellectual property protection, brand licencing, sponsorships, CSR including the creation of the F1 in Schools programme and sustainability.
When Formula 1 was acquired by Liberty Media in 2017 Kate was appointed Director of the $100m+ Global Hospitality and Experiences division.
Kate left Formula 1 in 2021 to pursue her own advisory business to help existing and new entrants who have the imagination and ambition to want the very best out of their investment in sport.
Kate is proud to be the Main Board Advisor to More Than Equal; a not for profit organisation founded by David Coulthard and Karel Komarek and whose purpose is to find the first Formula 1 World Champion.
Kate is also Deputy Chair of the European board of SIGA, the Sport Integrity Global Alliance which aims to bring universal ESG standards to global sport.
Worked extensively with employers across the sport and physical activity landscape around all things people, skills, and learning and development. 10 years in the public sector and now 4 years into 3 successful new ventures where his clients include CEOs, Boards, NGBs, Commercial Businesses, Leisure Operators, CSPs and Educational Institutions. Gives back through a series of complimentary yet diverse NED and voluntary roles including a CSP Board, an NGB chairmanship, advisory roles with Coach Core and Transcend Awarding.
Mitch has fantastic experience and knowledge across the sport and physical activity landscape. He is ideally placed to share best practice, identify new opportunities and help organisations get ahead of the game when it comes to developing their people.
Tammy Parlour MBE co-founded Women’s Sport Trust in 2012 and leads the organisation as CEO.
Tammy works with leaders from across sport, media and business to understand how to practically raise visibility, increase impact and create a stronger women’s sport ecosystem. She was awarded an MBE in the New Year 2019 Honours List for services to gender equality in sport. Tammy is a Master in the Korean martial art of Hapkido, having practiced for 40 years and coaches regularly. Tammy holds an MSc in Strength & Conditioning, and post-graduate study into Applied Sport Psychology. With an interest in women’s football, she also volunteers as a Board Director for AFC Wimbledon Ladies FC.
Sarah Butler is a passionate PR and Marketing Communications professional, with over 15 years’ experience in the sports and lifestyle industry. She has previously worked with professional sports teams such as Harlequins and multi-million-pound corporate company ECCO. Alongside her previous role as Global PR Director at Stats Perform, she founded Sport Business Connected, a company she created to support women working within the sports business industry and, most recently, the event series, Breaking Down Barriers.
Spencer is Director of Strategy at CIMSPA (Charter Institute for the Management of Sport & Physical Activity) where he leads on Education standards and Regulation, Partnerships (Education / Employers / System Partners), and Workforce Governance.
Prior to that he worked at British Swimming as Head of Workforce Development, where he led on the redevelopment of the Swimming Teaching and Coaching qualifications and managed the training and awarding body arm of the organisation. Before joining British Swimming Spencer spent 8 years working in Further Education and it was during this time he was an Exercise Physiologist with the British Para-lympic Swimming team during the 2000 Sydney Olympic cycle.
Celia Roberts is a Director at Yonder Consulting, a business management consultancy that blends insight, strategy and imagination to unlock opportunity and deliver customer-driven business success. At the Everything in Sport conference, she will be talking about how brands and government can increase engagement with and participation in women’s sport.
Celia leads Yonder’s programmes of work with high-profile sports and media clients like the Premier League, BT and BBC Sport. She uses research and analysis to inform strategic decisions, policy changes, and engagement with the public and stakeholders.
Outside of work, Celia is captain of her netball team and supports Tottenham Hotspur.
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Kelly is Director of Development and Executive Lead for NETBALLHer at England Netball. Kelly led the development of England Netball’s 10year Adventure Strategy and is responsible for the Game for Life participation strategy. She is leading the implementation of NETBALLHer – an initiative that is driving systemic change in the understanding of women’s health across the sport and beyond.
Kelly is also Director of KGSport consultancy services. Established in 2013, KGSport specialises in taking a purpose driven approach to driving growth in participation across the sport and physical activity sector with a specific focus on female engagement. Clients include Sport England, PwC, Forestry England, British Canoeing, England Athletics, the FA, British Triathlon, RFL and PwC.
Kelly is an age group triathlete and mum to Benjamin – a karting and rugby obsessed 12year old.
Giulia leads the Commercial Strategy team at ESL FACEIT Group (EFG), the world’s leading esports company. Developing sponsorship and advertising offerings, and working with data to help brands create engaging campaigns and connect with the competitive gaming community.
Prior to EFG, Giulia managed the Commercial Business Intelligence team at Formula 1. At Nielsen Sports, she managed football clubs as well as the Premier League, delivering sponsorship strategy insights and asset valuations across TV, Digital and Social.
Giulia takes an active role in bringing Behavioural Science to the world of gaming and sport and is passionate about advancing grassroots level participation through the use of big data and fan knowledge. Giulia continues to work closely with academies to create equal opportunities. She collaborated with Nike on basketball initiatives to promote female participation such as Sneaker Sisterhood. She secured a partnership between EFG and Gucci to create the Gucci Gaming Academy, the first program created by a luxury fashion brand to empower young esports talent to go pro.
Global Chief Operating Officer, Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) Managing Director, SIGAWomen – Bio
I am an English qualified lawyer that specialises in sports law. As SIGA’s Global Chief Operating Officer, I play an integral role in the development and expansion of SIGA, the world`s largest coalition for sport integrity.
I am a member of SIGA’s Executive Committee and report directly to the Global CEO on all legal, and commercial matters. Amongst other responsibilities, I am a sports governance expert and am responsible for SIGA’s internal governance. I advise sports organisations that are adopting the SIGA Universal Standards on Sport Integrity and going through SIRVS – the world’s first ever independent rating and certification system for global sport – to usher a new culture of accountability and transparency into the industry.
I am Managing Director of SIGAWomen and lead a global mentorship programme for aspiring female leaders in the industry to impact the number of women represented in the decision making structures of sports organisations. This includes delivering annual mentorship for 100 young women from around the world and producing and hosting a monthly “SIGAWoW – Women on Wednesdays – Show” with top industry guests and an annual Summit on Female Leadership in Sport.
Megan Harris is a junior athlete for Great Britain and has recently competed in both the 2022 European cross country Championships, held in Italy, and the 2023 World athletics cross country Championships, which was held in Australia. Megan is the British and Uk inter-counties cross country champion and is a dedicated student athlete at Loughborough University. The elite junior athlete has progressed nicely through the 2022/2023 cross country season and intends to use the most of her support and experience to transition into the coming track season. With the 2023 European championships ahead, Harris maintains her diligent attitude to achieve her goals and showcases to us all that she has a very promising future in athletics.
Madison has a passion for football and football freestyle, for which she was selected for the FIFA 2020 commercial and has freestyled with various known faces. When starting university, she decided to focus on football wholeheartedly, where she was recognised for her ability. Unfortunately, in October Madison sustained an ACL rupture and a meniscal root tear, requiring surgery. Despite this, she remains determined to pursue her passion for football and the experience has developed her interest in a career related to sporting injuries or sports in general.
A sports journalist with more than 20 years’ experience in the industry. After working across numerous national newspapers as a sub-editor, she joined Rugby World magazine in 2005 and spent 17 years at the title, including five as editor from 2017 to 2022. She has covered four British & Irish Lions tours and eight Rugby World Cups (four men’s and four women’s). She then joined the Telegraph in late 2022 as women’s sport editor, helming the publication’s coverage of women’s sport across both print and digital platforms.
Ollie Bell is an award-winning entrepreneur, consultant, and storyteller, with over a decade of experience successfully scaling organisations within the Sport, Health and Fitness sector. He brings unique perspectives to his work, taking complex topics and making them accessible to all.
Born out of a desire to always remain at the cutting-edge of new thinking, Ollie has gained top-tier certifications, studying Public Narrative, and more recently, Blockchain Strategy. A blend of ground-up business development experience and an unrivalled commitment to making meaningful connections, has enabled Ollie to work with global brands and some of the brightest, most influential leaders in technology and web3.
Now as co-founder and CEO of Web3 education start-up, Roster – Ollie is dedicated to democratising hard-to-reach material and ensuring individuals and brands capitalise on the opportunities born out of this next major generational shift in digital.
Ollie values kindness, ambition and inclusion and his unique expertise and dedication to empowering others, makes Ollie a sought-after host and thought leader in the industry.
Jess Rogers is Co-Founder and Creative Director of environmental start-up Carbon Jacked. She is also a broadcast journalist and presenter on sport and sustainability for the likes of Sky Sports and UCI World E-bike Series. Having spent her early career managing sports events for Red Bull and then later becoming Head of Events at England Netball and General Manager of the Netball Super League, sport has always been a huge part of her life. It was in 2020 that Jess, alongside her co-founders ‘The Jacks’, turned her passion for sport and the environment into a business. At Carbon Jacked, they believe that saving the planet shouldn’t be boring and they help businesses, sports and individuals combat climate change. Jess is a leading voice, content creator and considered a climate influencer when it comes to sports and sustainability. She fronted the Sky Sports Sustainability Series, works on electric racing series Extreme E and through Carbon Jacked supports Forest Green Rovers, Netball Scotland and Y1 Sport with their sustainability strategies and action. Ultimately, Jess believes that sport has the potential and power to be the tipping point and voice that climate change needs.
Nabil Hadi, an experienced entrepreneur, has spent over a decade working in the field of emerging tech. He initiated his professional journey with a Fortune 100 IT firm in California, where he spent years mastering his skills and received awards for his outstanding achievements. Later on, he established his own technology consultancy firm in the UK, where he has advised some of the world’s largest and most renowned brands such as McDonald’s and PepsiCo.
He was a student of the Institute of Blockchain in Singapore and has completed the Oxford University Blockchain Programme. In 2020 he became the co-founder of Digital Nomad Labs, a Singapore-based blockchain development company, where he oversees the go-to-market strategy of their products.
Nabil’s passion for innovation and empowerment led him to co-found Roster, an education-centric platform that allows individuals and brands to realise web3 opportunities and create greater impact. His entrepreneurial spirit and infectious energy is why Nabil is a highly sought after professional within the emerging tech industry.
Ben has amassed over 400 appearances throughout his Professional football career at Manchester City, Leicester, Burnley and currently with Brentford. Having achieved 2 promotions with Burnley, Ben has become highly revered and respected amongst the premier league teams.
As well as an elite athlete, Ben is has a passion for all things web3. From collecting NFTs to delving into how web3 is shaping the future, Ben is breaking the mould when it comes to athlete engagement in the space.
Belinda Moore took on the newly created role of CEO of the Allianz Premier 15s in January 2023 as the women’s elite domestic rugby championship moves to become a stand-alone NewCo from July.
Belinda started her career at BBC Sport and as a Producer worked across all their flagship properties covering 7 Olympic Winter and Summer Games. She joined Team GB in 2011 ahead of the London Games as Head of Athlete Engagement before moving into sponsorship at Fast Track in 2013. After a number of years in agency life she joined the European Tour in 2017 as Head of Partnership Management across the Tour and Ryder Cup before becoming Project Director on the new partnership with the PGA TOUR.
She remains on the BBC Major Events roster and last year was asked to work on the coverage of the funeral of HM Queen.
A mother and stepmother to 4 daughters, she is also Director of Girls Rugby at Wimbledon Rugby Club.
As Director of Creative Insights for EMEA at Getty Images & iStock by Getty Images, Jacqueline works with an international team of videographers, photographers, researchers, art directors and photo editors. The Creative Insights team review worldwide communications and analyze social, cultural and technological data. Combined with Getty Images’ invaluable access to customer buying patterns, the team’s work helps identify and shape visual trends that better connect customers to brands.
Jacqueline has a unique insight into how images work in innovative communications, and the key factors in choosing powerful imagery for compelling campaigns. Her expertise covers a wide range of fields such as advertising, cinema, social networks and press.
A former Director of Art and Photography, Jacqueline is a media communications graduate with 15 years’ experience working in academia, advertising and media.
Stacey is recognised in sport for her collaboration with 30+ NGBs. Over the past 20 years she validated and quality assured 1000+ regulated coaching qualifications. As the founder of Transcend Awards, Stacey continues to influence inclusive participation, performance and professionalisation in sport. Transcend is an Ofqual regulated awarding organisation with a resolute dedication to the UN Sustainable development goals. As the Transcend CEO Stacey continues to collaborate with industry leaders to empower individual and industry transformation through inclusive education and employability awards.
Lindi Ngwenya is the Founder and Managing Director of U.K.-based, Sisu Sports Management Ltd. Since its inception in 2013, the company’s mission has been to support the development of football both on and off the pitch in underserved markets such as women’s football and many parts of Africa.
Sisu Sports Management provides mentoring and career development for elite and elite potential players and coaches and consultancy to clubs and federations on commercial development, women’s football development and operational improvement.
Lindi obtained a Chemical Engineering Masters Degree from Cambridge University before attending The Officer Commissioning Course at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and serving in The Corps of Royal Engineers. This was followed by over a decade working in the London financial markets as a bonds and credit derivatives trader for JP Morgan Chase, Barclays and Credit Suisse.
Lindi drew on her own playing background in rugby and associated challenges as a woman having to juggle work commitments, to underpin the values of Sisu Sports Management – Knowledge, Commitment, Integrity, Care – She has negotiated numerous employment and commercial contracts for clients involved in professional football and is passionate about supporting the development of African football and particularly women’s football.
In addition, Claire has worked across several projects related to the growth and commercialisation of women’s sport, with clients including World Rugby, the Women’s Sports Trust, British & Irish Lions, and the International Tennis Federation.
Claire is from a Management Consulting background, working at Accenture prior to joining Two Circles in 2021.
Leigh is Director of Policy & Research at the Sport and Recreation Alliance and leads its strategic work across a wide range of areas including but not limited to fiscal and regulatory policy, gambling, integrity and sustainability. He works with government, legislators and regulators to ensure the interests of Alliance members and the wider sport and recreation sector are protected and promoted.
He has worked in a range of similar roles prior to joining the Alliance and has extensive experience of sports law, regulation and public policy having been closely involved in the design and implementation of sports policy and legislation in a wide range of areas in recent years. He is also an Editorial Board member for LawInSport, the leading sports law knowledge hub and global community that provides expert analysis and commentary on the latest legal developments in sport.
Jasmine is CEO of Guild Esports, the iconic esports team co-owned by David Beckham. Initially joining as CMO in March 2022, Jasmine was instrumental in securing valuable sponsorships with Sky, Subway and hummel. Since taking on the CEO role, Jasmine has spearheaded the launch of new initiatives such as Guild Studios, a Gen-Z-focused in-house production and creative agency.
Jasmine has over 20 years’ marketing and senior management experience, managing high-performance teams and delivering effective campaigns. Previous positions include Director of Propositions & Products at Three UK, where she delivered partnerships with global brands Chelsea FC, Activision and Snap.
Jasmine is the UK’s only female CEO of a publicly listed esports organisation, and is dedicated to ensuring Guild is a brand that authentically speaks to women and diverse gamers, while also providing a safe and inclusive place for all gamers to connect and play.
With 15+ years as an elite Rugby player at various Premiership clubs, currently with Saracens & internationally capped with Wales, Flo balances her sporting prowess with a career in sports marketing, initially founding her own agency, The Perception Agency before joining MATTA as Women’s Sports Lead. Having admired MATTA’s work with the Lionesses, the Red Roses and England Womens Cricket, she joined to help MATTA realise it’s potential to be a global force and leading voice in the marketing of women’s sport. She combines her real world experience as a female athlete with a passion for design, marketing & communication to ultimately attempt to change the perception of women’s sport for good.
Chris started out in sports broadcasting over 25 years ago as a junior with Sky Sports back when it was a single analogue channel, he grew with the business to develop 7 DTT, OTT and streaming platforms and has worked with major partners that include The Premier League, US PGA Tour, Formula 1, NFL and Matchroom Sports.
Chris also enjoys working with his family and uses their expertise of the ‘education of children with special needs’ to help his own desire to give people an opportunity to be involved in sports and gaming at the level they choose.
Co-Founder of EPIC Global – esports and gaming agency, Sinead Hosey, is one of Europe’s leading esports and gaming consultants who works with the likes of Jesse Lingard, Bukayo Saka, Tundra Esports, Munster Rugby Gaming, FAI and Norwich City Football Club to bridge the gap between traditional #sport and #esports.
Sinead’s career features senior marketing roles with global tech companies. She specialises in the #Gaming Industry, #BrandPartnerships, Commercial Management, Talent Management, #InfluencerMarketing, #Web3 to name but a few areas relevant to our conversation.
Kat holds a Postgraduate Business Certificate in Sports Philanthropy from George Washington University where her research focussed on the opportunities for and pitfalls of athlete activism. She went on to collaborate with the University of Amsterdam to study the impacts of athletes’ social engagement on their wellbeing, career transition, performance and brand value.
Kat’s ground-breaking work in sport has been repeatedly recognised by the industry: in 2022 Kat won the Integrity & Impact Award at the Sport Industry Awards, and she was featured in a Nike Euros campaign showcasing her global work in safeguarding women athletes from abuse. Kat holds Senior Advisor roles at international footballers’ union FIFPRO and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, as well as being an Advisory Board member at George Washington University’s Sports Philanthropy programmes.
Kat’s portfolio of athlete clients, all of whom are passionately making a positive impact, work on a wide range of social issues including the climate crisis, LGBTQIA+ rights, refugee rights, mental health and child poverty. She also advised various international sports governing bodies (including the IOC and FIFA), UN agencies, national governments and major sport-for-development funders on how they can better leverage their position to make a positive social impact.
Emeric is Co CFO of Fosun Sports, the owner of Premier League Club Wolverhampton Wanderers in the UK and esports teams Wolves Esports in China and Evil Geniuses in the US as well as Non Executive Director of Blueverse, a VC platform dedicated to emerging technologies with a bias towards Web3.
Benoit Girardin is President and CEO of LBB Strategies, a legal and strategic consultancy firm with more than 20 years of experience in sports law, strategic planning, organizational performance, major sporting events, governance, risk management, and sport integrity. Benoit Girardin is a member of the Canadian and Quebec Bar since 1998, and a sports law professor for the last 20 years at McGill University, Ottawa University, and HEC Montréal.
Mr. Girardin has held positions as a member of executive teams and boards of directors for private and public sports organizations. He was an international tennis coach, and was involved as consultant and counsel for Tennis Canada and the National Bank Open. Benoit is recognized in Canada and internationally as a sports law expert in Olympic, Paralympic and professional sports. He has managed Canadian legal affairs involving international events and pleaded before international federation disciplinary panels and the Court of Arbitration for Sport ad-hoc division at Olympic Games since 2000. He acts as neutral investigator in doping and sport-integrity-related matters as well as sports arbitrator and mediator.
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