One of the biggest events in the sports industry in Latin America, the Sports Summit starts this Tuesday, the 25th. The event will last until Thursday, the 27th, at the Paulo Machado de Carvalho Municipal Stadium, known as Pacaembu. According to the organization, the Sports Summit 2023 will involve more than 60 countries, 150 clubs, 45 sports entities and will promote around 100 lectures and 50 panels.
The city of São Paulo will be the stage for debates and analyzes on the present and future of the sport, receiving names of international expression such as Ronaldo Nazário (former player and president of Real Valladolid and SAF Cruzeiro), Javier Tebas (president of La Liga) , Rodrigo Minotauro (UFC world champion), Monserrat Jiménez (Conmebol deputy general secretary and legal director), Julio Casares (president of São Paulo FC), among others.
First day schedule
9:00 – 9:15 – Opening Ceremony with Rodolfo Marinho (Municipal Secretary of Tourism of the City of São Paulo)
9:20 am – 9:45 am – Atlético de Madrid: Innovation in Sport Management with Miguel Ángel Gil Marín
9:50 am – 10:25 am – Calcio is Back with Luigi de Siervo (CEO of Serie A)
10:35 – 11:35 – Sport as a business: Cases WSL, NFL, NBA with Ivan Martinho (WSL), Pedro Rego Monteiro (Effect Sport), Paula Young (SAF Botafogo) and Rodrigo Vicentini (Head of NBA Brazil)
11:45 am – 12:45 pm – Sport as an element of tourism: motor racing in São Paulo with José María Arrabal (Secretary General of Sport of the Junta de Andalucia) and Rodolfo Marinho
14:45 – 16:15 – New regulations for FIFA football agents with Carolina Pohl (SOW Sports), Gilmar Veloz (World of Football), José Luis Díaz Arin (UAIFA), Rafael Trevisán (Claria & Trevisán) and Victor Rodrigo Zamora (FIFA)
3:55 pm – 4:15 pm – Futraiz, the essence of Brazilian football with Euler Victor (Dreamstock)
4:25 pm – 5:25 pm – CazéTV, the most popular streaming channel in the world in 2023 with Fabio Medeiros (Live Mode), Ana Gabriela Lopes (iFood) and Victor Machado (Youtube)
17:35 – 18:35 – Fan Engagement: how technology drives sport consumption with Victor Lombardi (TikTok), Evandro Reis (Globant), Fernando Patara (Arena Hub) and Felipe Soalheiro (Effect Sport)
6.45pm – 7.35pm – FIFA Women’s World Cup: Australia and New Zealand will host the biggest tournament ever with Johanna Wood (FIFA Council), Serah Walsh (Football Australia) and Ana Lorena Marche (CBF) and Natalia Lara
7:45 pm – 8:45 pm – UFC 30 years: martial arts as a business with André Azevedo (UFC), Rodrigo Minotauro (UFC ambassador) and Eduardo Galetti (UFC)
About the Sports Summit
Its indicators position the Sports Summit as a key meeting point for key figures in the sports industry at an international level, ensuring high-level networking and unique brand exposure through the different sponsorship opportunities available.
In 2020, the initiative had more than 2,500 participants, more than 80 speakers from 38 countries, 32 conferences, 90 sports clubs, 40 leagues, 80 media with more than 200 journalists covering the meeting. The expectation for 2023 is to surpass these numbers and project the brand even more worldwide.