Agenda

Day 1 - Thu, 25 May

 

Location: Calle Jorge Juan, 99 (TRUSS Madrid)

 

08:00 – Doors Opening & Acreditations

 

 

09:00 – Opening

 

09:05 – Welcome speech – Iris Cordoba, General Manager, GSIC powered by Microsoft

 

 
09:15 – Fireside chat – Shaping the Future of Sports: Industry Development Conversation

Speakers:


    • Sebastian Lancestremere, Sports Industry Managing Director at Microsoft; President at GSIC
    • Alan Goh, CEO, Sport Singapore
 

Block one – Emerging Technologies, trends & hypes

 
09:35 – Keynote – Technology & Innovation at the FIFA World Cup 2022

Speaker:


    • Nacho Fresco, Director of Technology, FIFA
 

 

09:50 – Discussion – From Crypto to Sport: How Digital Assets are Transforming Web 3.0

Speakers:

    • David Lozano, CEO, Fanprime
    • Fred Antunes, CEO, RealFevr
    • Socios.com
    • Moderator: Tomasz Krzystek, CEO, Metacourt
 

10:20 – Solutions Showcase – Immersive Experiences using AI, blockchain, NFTs, VR, AR, MR

 Speakers:

    • “Live the future of football” – Aldo Oviedo, Sales Responsible, BeFootballVR
    • “Beyond Reality: Exploring the world of Immersive Sports Experiences” – John Gutierrez, Business Development Director, Bravent
    • “The home for sports in VR” – Valeria Gomez, Immersive Content Manager, YBVR
    • “Allowing audiences to enjoy sport events more interactively and immersively” – Daniel Rocafort, CEO, VISYON
 
10:50 – Keynote – Andorra Sports Innovation Hub: Programs & projects

 Speakers:

  • Judit Hidalgo, Director,  Andorra Business
  • Vanesa Arroyo, Director, Andorra Research+Innovation 
  • Aleix Prat, ICONIC

 

11:10 – Break – Networking 

 

Block two – Media & Fan Engagement

 

11:45 – Best practices – Meeting Your Fans’ Needs: Unlocking Remote Fan Monetization

Speaker:

    • Tom Vechy, CEO, Seyu
 

11:55 – Keynote – Increasing Engagement and Experience through Technology in Sports

Speaker:

    • Satish Kumar, EVP & Business Unit Head, Orion Innovation
 

 

12:15 – Best practices – Investing in women´s football fan engagement: the Dépor Abanca case

Speaker:

    • Esther Soler, Business Development Manager, Pressenger
 

12:20 – Keynote – New milestones in the reinvention of sport and entertainment

Speaker:

    • Alejandro Scannapieco, CEO, LaLiga Tech
 

12:40 – Solutions Showcase – Game On: Exploring the Latest Trends in Fan Engagement, Media, and Broadcasting

Speakers:

    • “‘Sync to Calendar’ Marketing Communicate events better” – Patrick Barrett, CEO. ECAL
    • “Optimizing Digital Fan Engagement” – Tomash Devenishek, Founder & CEO, Kero Sports
    • Gauthier Dalle, Managing Director, Odiho
    • “How Fully Remote Solutions are Transforming the Sports Broadcasting Landscape?” – Mohammad Ali, CEO, SponixTech
 

13:05 – Keynote – The safe bet for the future is not AI but love

Speaker:

    • Andy Stalman CEO, TOTEM Branding
 

Block three – Sports Performance & Sports Management

13:25 – Keynote – Space for Olympic Games

Speaker:

    • Antonio Rodenas, Technical Officer, European Space Agency
 

13:40 – Solutions Showcase – The Winning Formula: Technology and Strategies for Effective Sports Club Management

Speakers: 

    • “Digitalising amateur sports” – Jesus Gumiel, CEO, Competize
    • “Transactions are complex” – Greg Sturge, Director of Strategy EMEA, GameDay
    • “Streamlining Data Across Sporting Hierarchies: How to save thousands of hours in Grassroot Sport Administration” – Justin Peters, CEO, League Exchange
 

 

14:00 – Lunch & Networking 

 

15:00 – Best practices – Digital Transformation and Strategic Plan for Spanish Hockey

Speakers:

    • Llorenç Arnau, CEO, Spanish Royal Hockey Federation
 

15:15 – Solutions Showcase – Training Smarter, Not Harder: How Sports Technology is Changing the Way Athletes Improve

Speakers: 

    • “Driving Research and Innovation in Football (Soccer) in the USA” – Rick Cost, High Performance Director, US Soccer Federation
    • “Train with your Heroes!” How Comparative Training technology can be used anywhere” – Scott Deans, Founder & CEO, BeONE
    • “Real-time assessment of the athlete’s condition” – Mateusz Delikat, Founder & CEO, QLAQ
    • “How thermography can be used injury prevention, return to play and fatigue identification” – Ismael Fernandez, Founder & CEO, Thermohuman
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15:45 – Keynote – Introduction to Fan Engagement 2.0: fan as a customer, consumer, citizen

Speakers:

    • Unmish Parthasarathi, GSIC Ambassador / Founder, PictureBoard Partners
 

Block four – Social impact and sustainability

16:00 – Best Practices – Creating inclusive environments for better fan experience

Speakers: 

    • “FIBA 3X3 best practices” – Celia Rodriguez, Events and Partners Associate, FIBA 3X3
    • “Creating inclusive environments for better fan experience” – Matt McCann, Founder, Access Earth
    • Jordi Mallofre, Sales Manager, Technogym
    • Betta Maggio, CEO, U-Earth
 

 

16:30 – Break – Networking 

 

Block five – Esports, Gaming & Traditional sports

16:50 – Best Practices – Esports for development movement

Speakers: 

    • Thanos Karagrounas, Executive Director, Strategy & Impact, Global Esports Federation
    • Rahul Bissoonauth, Chief Commercial Officer, Yunus Sports Hub
 

17:10 – Best practices – LVP Passion for Esports

Speakers:

    • Jordi Soler, CEO, LVP (Videogames Professional League)
 

17:30 – Discussion panel – The Intersection of Esports, Gaming and Sports

Speakers: 

    • George Kourakos, Director of Innovation, Kaizen Gaiming
    • Adam Paker, Partner, Portas Consulting
    • Tomas Gonzalez, Co-Founder, Influgamers
    • Moderator: Carmen Ruano, Campus Director, ESBS (European Sports Business School)
 

18:00 – Conference Closure

Day 2 - Fri, 26 May

GSIC OFFICES. FOR MEMBERS ONLY

Location: Calle Goya, 90 (GSIC Office)

 

09:00 – Doors open

 

09:40 – 10:30 – Microsoft OpenAI for sports industry

 

Following Activities will run simultaneously


10:30 – 12:00 – Innovation Day – Leveraging Analytics and Technology for Athlete Performance Improvement 

10:30 – 12:00 – Working Group – Sponsorship (on  invitation only)

10:30 – 12:00 – Innovation Day – Leveraging Analytics and Technology for Athlete Performance Improvement with SC Braga (on  invitation only)

10:30 – 12:00 – Workshop – Unlocking the Esports Ecosystem: Interrelationships, NFTs, Mixed Reality, Monetization and Fan Engagement – by Mediapro

10:30 – 11:30 – Workshop – New areas of innovation that will benefit you and the ecosystem – by Unmish Parthasarathi

10:30 – 12:00 – Microsoft for Startups Session

12:00 – 14:00 – Investors Day

12:00 – 13:00 – Networking Coffee Break

13:00 – 14:00 – Groundbreakers Challenge (for sports entities)