- Wednesday, August 31st
- Thursday, September 1st – Green Stage
- Thursday, September 1st – Red Stage
- Friday, September 2nd
Wednesday, August 31st
| Location & Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 17.30-19.00 City of Graz Exclusively for Speakers, Partners and VIP Guests | Welcome Evening Part I City Sightseeing Tour, starting at the Rathaus Graz. |
| 19.00-22.00 Kunsthauscafe Graz Exclusively for Speakers, Partners and VIP Guests | Welcome Evening Part II Cool drinks and delicious food at the Kunsthauscafe Graz. |
Thursday, September 1st – Green Stage
Moderation: Matthew Campelli
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Track: | Club Development | |
| 9.00 | Doors open | |
| 9.30-9.50 | Developments and challenges for the Austrian Bundesliga in modern football | David Reisenauer Executive Director Match Operations, Austrian Bundesliga |
| 10.00-10.20 | FC Viktoria Berlin – The | Lisa Währer Co-Founder and Managing Director, FC Viktoria Berlin Women’s team |
| 10.25-10.45 | Insights into the Australian football system | Tony Sage Owner & Chairman, Perth Glory FC |
| 10.45-11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00-11.40 | Panel Discussion How to organise and lead successful football organisations | Jana Bernhard Managing Director, FUSSBALL KANN MEHR gGmbH Gianluca Santaniello Business Area Director, Venezia FC |
| 11.45-12.05 | Journey to net positive football in the Canadian Premier League | Josh Simpson Partner, SixFive Sports and Entertainment |
| 12.10-12.40 | How a league is leveraging club shared knowledge. The Ekstraklasa model. Powered by LTT Sports | Adam Metelski Knowledge & Data Scientist, LTT Sports Marcin Stefański COO, Ekstraklasa |
| 12.40-13.45 | Lunch Break | |
| 13.45-14.45 Workshop Room 1 | Workshop Explore the Future – A Simulation with The Future Game 2050 & keyper | Felix M. Wieduwilt Managing Director and Philosopher, The Future Game 2050 |
| 13.45-14.45 Workshop Room 2 | Workshop Good to Great – “The recipe” | Rasmus Houlind Chief Experience Officer, Agillic Mikkel Skou CEO, NEWC SPORT Christian Wolny Strategic Advisor to Sports Organisations, Federations and Pro Clubs |
| 14.45-15.00 | Coffee Break | |
| Track: | Future Challenges | |
| 15.00-15.20 | Sustainability in times of energy-crisis in European top football | Thorsten Dum Managing Director, Sponsoris Lukas Kimpel Master Student, Manchester Business School Axel Sierau Managing Director, Sponsoris |
| 15.25-15.45 | Reach vs. Engagement – Insights and Take-Aways from the Women’s EURO 2022 | Alex Pinter Strategic Innovation & Growth Lead, Accenture |
| 15.50-16.10 | Never waste a good crisis to shape the future. | Andreas Kienbink CEO, keyper |
| 16.15-16.35 | Sport bots are the future of fan engagement | Matjaž Možina CEO, 2Mobile |
| 16.35-16.50 | Coffee Break | |
| 16.50-17.10 | Data & Sponsors: How data can help a football club to create new sponsor opportunities and generate revenues | Henk-Frits Verkerk Client Service Director, Sports Alliance Robert Zlotnicki Territory Agent, Sports Alliance |
| 17.15-17.55 | Panel Discussion The importance of having a strategy | Arianna Criscione Director of Women’s Football, N3XT SPORTS Josh Simpson Partner, SixFive Sports and Entertainment |
Thursday, September 1st – Red Stage
Moderation: Philipp Jocham
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Track: | Tech, Data & Analytics | |
| 9.00 | Doors open | |
| 10.00-10.20 | Engaging digitally with our audience | Thomas Rubbens Campaign Manager, Royal Belgian Football Association Mounia Wanzi Digital Marketeer, Royal Belgian Football Association |
| 10.25-10.45 | Identifying talent in 30 minutes | Johannes Tändl Managing Director, skills.lab |
| 10.45-11.00 | Coffee Break | |
| 11.00-11.40 | Panel Discussion Sports & sponsorship in today’s digital age Powered by Horizm | Martin Geisthardt Head of Commercial, FC St. Pauli Sam Grimley Global Head of Sales & Account Management, Horizm Piers McDermott Digital Lead, West Ham United FC |
| 11.45-12.05 | Data in Football: How to win off the pitch by monetizing fan data | Stefan Lavén CEO, Data Talks |
| 12.10-12.40 | Let’s Play the Future | Felix M. Wieduwilt Managing Director and Philosopher, The Future Game 2050 |
| 12.40-14.45 | Lunch Break | |
| 13.45-14.45 Workshop Room 1 | Workshop Explore the Future – A Simulation with The Future Game 2050 & keyper | Felix M. Wieduwilt Managing Director and Philosopher, The Future Game 2050 |
| 13.45-14.45 Workshop Room 2 | Workshop Good to Great – “The recipe” | Rasmus Houlind Chief Experience Officer, Agillic Mikkel Skou CEO, NEWC SPORT Christian Wolny Strategic Advisor to Sports Organisations, Federations and Pro Clubs |
| 14.45-15.00 | Coffee Break | |
| Track: | Club Financing | |
| 15.00-15.20 | Sustainable partnership models of FC St. Pauli | Martin Geisthardt Head of Commercial, FC St. Pauli |
| 15.25-15.45 | From one-year to multi-year planning in professional football | Jan Lehmann Former CCO & CFO, FSV Mainz 05 |
| 15.50-16.30 | Panel Discussion Ways and means to sustainably finance a football club Moderation: Raphael Landthaler | Jan Lehmann Former CCO & CFO, FSV Mainz 05 Tony Sage Owner & Chairman, Perth Glory FC Gianluca Santaniello Business Area Director, Venezia FC |
| 16.30-16.45 | Coffee Break | |
| Track: | Competitive Balance | |
| 16.45-17.05 | Reducing the gap: the Baltic League case | Maksims Krivunecs Executive Chairman, Virsliga & Member of the Board of Directors, European Leagues |
| 17.10-17.50 | Panel Discussion How to retain or rebuild competitive balance in football | Maksims Krivunecs Executive Chairman, Virsliga & Member of the Board of Directors, European Leagues Jaime Navarro International Business Development, LaLiga Georg Pangl CEO, Pangl Football Group |
Friday, September 2nd
| Location & Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8.00-9.30 IntercityHotel Graz Exclusively for Speakers, Partners and VIP Guests | Workshop “Risk and reward: How football clubs can comply and lead with a solid sustainability strategy” When UEFA scrapped the away goals rule in their competitions, clubs across Europe had to approach knock-out games with a different strategy. Away from the pitch, the shifting regulatory landscape is forcing European organisations – including football clubs – to adapt their approach to environmental and social issues, particularly climate change strategy and disclosure. A handful of football clubs are leveraging the mood around climate change to their advantage, positioning themselves as advocates and capturing the imagination of partners and fans, creating opportunities for engagement and growth. In this workshop, sustainability and sport expert Matthew Campelli will explain these dynamics and reveal how – and why – football clubs should address this changing landscape with enthusiasm and a strategic eye. You can book this workshop separately as well. Get your workshop ticket here. |
| 10.00-12.30 skills.lab Graz Exclusively for Clubs, Leagues and Associations | Rights Holder Brunch A brunch available only to rights holders. Transfer from the IntercityHotel and back included. |
