Program

10:00-10:20: Opening and welcome speeches

• Official welcome

  Zsuzsa Csisztu

  AIPS, Vice president

  Dániel Gyurta

  Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade/Külgazdasági és Külügyminisztérium, Advisor in Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade

10:20-11:00: Football marketing

• The top trends in sports marketing along with the growth of sports betting

  Zsófia Bánhegyi

  Szerencsejáték Zrt., Chief Commercial Officer
• Tiki Taka Tik Tok

  Péter Pantl

  MOL GROUP, Group Corporate Communications & Marketing Vice President

  Balázs Fetter

  MOL Group, Head of Sponsoration & Donation

11:00-11:40: Trends in football

• Why Ferencváros?

  Gábor Kubatov

  Ferencvárosi Torna Club, President

11:40-12:20: Club management roundtable I.

• Mastering the Art of Club Management: Strategies for Success

  Moderator: Nicola Innocentin

  Nicola Innocentin

  Al-Fateh, Former Sporting Director (Founder of Global Football Service)

  György Csepregi

  K. Beerschot V.A., Sporting Director / Techical Committee at Association of Sporting Directors

  Mark Ruijl

  Feyenoord, Head of Global Football

  Joel Roberts

  Association of Sporting Directors, Managing Director

12:20-12:40: Agents and FIFA regulations

• The Future of Football Agents - The Impact of the new FIFA Agent Regulations

  Dr. Erkut Sogut

  Sports Agent Academy and GROW, Founder

12:40-13:00: Football marketing II

• Evolution of Players into Brand

  Misha Sher

  Sport, Entertainment & Culture at EssenceMediacom, Global Head

13:00-14:00: Lunch break

14:00-14:40: International trends in football roundtable II.

• Change in sport, change in business, change in governance

  Moderator: Zsuzsa Csisztu

  Olivier Jarosz

  LTT Sports, Executive Board Member

  Jordan Gardner

  Global Football Club Management&Investment Strategy Consultant

  Andrea Sartori

  Football Benchmark, Founder and CEO

  Zsuzsa Csisztu

  AIPS, Vice president

14:40-15:20: Club management roundtable II.

• Various cultures and strategies, yet very similar goals and paths leading there. What the leaders of the top clubs of the CEE region can do for success?

  Moderator: György Csepregi

  György Csepregi

  K. Beerschot V.A., Sporting Director / Techical Committee at Association of Sporting Directors

  David Balda

  Slask Wroclaw, Sporting Director

  Mindaugas Nikolicius

  HNK Hajduk Split, Sporting Director

  Tamás Hajnal

  Ferencvárosi Torna Club, Sporting Director

  Martin Ríha

  Slavia Prague, CEO

15:20-16:00: New football developments in Arabia

• From dream to reality: the unique journey the football development projects in Arabia.

  Moderator: Cristina Morena

  Nicola Innocentin

  Al-Fateh, Former Sporting Director (Founder of Global Football Service)

  Gareth Jennings

  UAE Pro League, Technical Director

  Fathi Abou El Gadaiel

  LTT Sports, Regional Associate

16:00-16:40: International trends in football roundtable

• Navigating the global sport landscape and the evolution of football

  Moderator: Fathi Abou El Gadaiel

  Cigdem Turkan

  Professional Game Academy Audit Company, Academy Auditor

  Bobbie Joseph

  EMEA and TRX Training, Sales Director

  Max Power

  Professional Football Player Saudi Arabia

  Jordan Gardner

  Global Football Club Management&Investment Strategy Consultant

  Mel O'Connor

  Okkulo Ltd., CEO

  Fathi Abou El Gadaiel

  LTT Sports, Regional Associate

16:40-17:20: Football media roundtable II.

• EURO 2024 from various angles of leading European football journalists

  Moderator: Zsuzsa Csisztu

  Jörg Jakob

  Kicker, Editor-in-Chief - President of European Sports Media

  György Szöllősi

  Nemzeti Sport, Editor in Chief

  Carlos Carpio

  MARCA, Subdirector

  Massimo Franchi

  Tuttosport, Journalist

  Zsuzsa Csisztu

  AIPS, Vice president

17:20-18:00: Top cup competitions: EURO2024

• Golden Age - 2000-2016

  Moderator: Zsuzsa Csisztu

  Claudiu Keserü

  Romania, Former Football Player

  Roland Juhász

  National Team of Hungary, Former Captain

  Zsuzsa Csisztu

  AIPS, Vice president

  Danko Lazovic

  Serbia, Former National Team Player - player of PSV, Feyenoord, Bayer Leverkusen, Zenit, Fehervar FC

18:00: HACKATHON Award Ceremony

11:40-12.00: Skill Corner

• The Game is an Intelligence

  Paul Neilson

  SkillCorner, General Manager

12:00-12:20: SportsBase

• Rethinking of scouting platforms

  

  István Kovács

  SportsBase, CEO and former Regional director of Instat

12:20-13:00: Scouting and Data roundtable

• Secrets of Modern Scouting Principals

  Moderator: Tarkan Batgün

  Daniel Sandu

  Rapid Bucharest, Head of Scouting

  Laurent Dechaux

  Omonoia Nicosia, International Scout & Ambassador

  Tamás Balogh

  Brentford FC, Lead Eastern European Consultant

  Tarkan Batgün

  Comparisonator Platform, Chief Executive Officer

  Gabriel Pinto

  Colorado Rapids, Scouting Director

13:00-14:00: Lunch break

14:00-14:40: Empowering women's football roundtable

• The rise of women's football: challenges and opportunities.

  Moderator: Cristina Morena

  Misha Sher

  Sport, Entertainment & Culture at EssenceMediacom, Global Head

  Claudia Romanelli

  P&P Sport Management S.A.M., Head of Women Football Division

  Cigdem Turkan

  Professional Game Academy Audit Company, Academy Auditor

  Cristina Morena

  World Football Summit, Director of Partnerships

  Rocio Ruiz-Berdejo Yniguez

  Real Betis Balompie, Women´s football Marketing responsible - Project manager of Forever Green

14:40-15:20: Football media roundtable

• Expectations of the countries in EURO24 Group A

  Moderator: György Szöllősi

  Jonathan Wilson

  Guardian and The Blizzard, Football journalist

  Jörg Jakob

  Kicker, Editor-in-Chief - President of European Sports Media

  György Szöllősi

  Nemzeti Sport, Editor in Chief

  Bence Babják

  sportal.hu, journalist

15:20-15:40: FIFA regulations

• An update on the FIFA regulations regarding the transfer system

  Jacques Blondin

  FIFA, Head of Regulatory Enforcement

15:40-16:20: Scouting and Data roundtable II.

• Data-driven scouting: deciphering the language of football numbers.

  Moderator: Tarkan Batgün

  Yuri Dell'Atti

  Bologna FC 1909, Chief Data Analyst

  Max Goldsmith

  Royal Belgian Football Association, Data Science

  Tarkan Batgün

  Comparisonator Platform, Chief Executive Officer

  Gábor Karpjuk

  Stats Perform, Client Services Executive

16:20-16:40: Football media

• How the fragmentation of media has impacted on sports media and the financial and ethical challenges that these present

  Jonathan Wilson

  Guardian and The Blizzard, Football journalist

16:40-17:00: International trends in Football II.

• Our brain: quick feet and fast forward thinking. A story of neuroscience, cranial nerves and happy hormones.

  Ludo Pollers

  Sportpsychologyst

17:00-17:20: Strykerlabs

• Asset Management in Football: Grow in value by understanding a player‘s lifecycle

  Philip Klöckl

  Strykerlabs, CEO & Co-Owner FC Viktoria Plzen

17:20-18:00: Club management roundtable III.

• Strategies for sustainable growth: club management for long-term success.

  Moderator: Didem Dilmen

  Nicola Innocentin

  Al-Fateh, Former Sporting Director (Founder of Global Football Service)

  Ceyhun Kazanci

  Besiktas Futbol A.S., Former Sporting Director

  Mark Coonen

  PEC Zwolle, Technical Director

  Didem Dilmen

  Comparisonator Platform, Director of Communications

10:20-12:20: FOOTBALL ANALYTICS HACKATHON 2024 FINAL

• Hackathon Finalists' presentation

  

11:40-12:00: Stats Perform

• Project Hungary - Establishing a Data-Powered League Ecosystem

  

  Gijs Beenker

  Stats Perform, Manager Client Services - Pro Solutions

12:00-12:20: TritonLife

• Health connects

  

  Gergely Fábián

  TritonLife Magánkórházak, Operation director

  László Takács

  TritonLife Magánkórházak, Head of B2B Unit

12:20-13:00: Hungarian football communities

• The impact of Football on the Hungarian communities abroad

  Moderator: Barna Pál Zsigmond

  Barna Pál Zsigmond

  EURÓPAI UNIÓS ÜGYEK MINISZTÉRIUMA, parliamentary secretary of state

  László Diószegi

  Sepsi OSK Sepsiszentgyörgy, Owner

  János Zsemberi

  FK TSC Topolya, President

  Jan Van Daele

  DAC 1904, Vice President of the Board of Directors / CEO

13:00-14:00: Lunch break

14:00-14:40: Club management roundtable IV.

• Leadership and empowerment: the key role of club management in the development of teams and individuals.

  Moderator: Tamás Gaál

  Zsolt Haraszti

  Paksi FC, CEO

  Attila Balogh

  Fehérvár FC, CEO

  Dr. Endre Bajúsz

  DVTK, Sporting Director

  Tamás Gaál

  nb1.hu, Editor

14:40-15:20: Football Academies

• Trends and future prospects in the development of football academies.

  Moderátor: Attila Dragoner

  Attila Dragóner

  M4 Sport, Pundit

  Miklós Simon

  DVTK, Academy Director

  Norbert Palásthy

  Ferencvárosi TC, Academy Director

  Péter Simek

  Fehérvár FC, Sporting Director of Academy

  László Szalai

  Hungary U16, Headcoach

15:20-16:00: Football marketing roundtable

• Why football is so special in sports marketing?

  Moderator: Esteban Casado

  Misha Sher

  Sport, Entertainment & Culture at EssenceMediacom, Global Head

  Dénes Éless

  Szerencsejáték Zrt., Head of Sportmarketing Division

  Esteban Casado

  La Liga, Delegate Hungary

  Zayd Shehadeh

  World Football Summit, Partnerships Manager - MENA and North America

16:00-16:20: International trends in football II.

• Super Leagues in the past, present and future

  Dr. Attila Berzeviczi

  FTC Labdarugo Zrt., Chairman of the Board

16:20-16:40: Barin Sports

• How to predict Non-Contact injuries?

  

  Vladimir Grozdanov

  Barin Sports, CEO

16:40-17:20: Football Academies roundtable II

• The talent in modern football

  Moderator: Gijs Beenker

  Balázs Polyák

  MTK Budapest, Sporting Director

  Andro Fistonic

  NK Istra 1961, Director of Development

  Gijs Beenker

  Stats Perform, Manager Client Services - Pro Solutions

  Mauro Leo

  AS Roma, Sporting Director

17:20-18:00: Startups

• How sport focused venture capital fuels the transformation of sport businesses?

  Moderator:Tom Vechy

  Altug Ozturk

  Chiliz Labs, Senior Advisor & Co-Founder of Traderlands.com

  Tom Vechy Vecsernyes

  Seyu Solutions Ltd, CEO and Sport Tech Expert

  Kenneth Berkleef

  Dutch Sport Tech Fund + International Sports Group, Legal & Finance affairs

  Gergő Szabó

  Investor in sports technology