Business Of Football Summit 2024 | Financial Times Live | 27 February 2024 | The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts, 44 Grosvenor Sq, London W1K 2HP, UK

This summit returns in 2024 for its sixth edition to continue its exploration of the financial forces transforming the game. As more private capital floods into football, a number of clubs could be next on the acquisition list and at high valuations. The dominance of the Premier League and the overall wealth gap between elite clubs and the rest of football are likely to remain a big talking point, even as regulatory structures are tightened. The FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand will further heighten the focus on commercialisation of the women's game, while new technologies and disruptive streaming platforms shake up football media generally and the way fans engage with their clubs.

The Business of Football Summit will gather leading investors, club and league executives, regulators, broadcasters, tech innovators, advisors and other key influencers to discuss these issues and much more. They will share their insights in discussion with FT journalists, both in-person in London and virtually before a global audience.

2024 Speakers

MODERATORS:

Josh Noble
Sports Editor, Financial Times

Arash Massoudi
Finance and Markets Editor, Financial Times

Samuel Agini
Sports Business Reporter, Financial Times

Murad Ahmed
Technology News Editor, Financial Times

John Burn-Murdoch
Chief Data Reporter, Financial Times

James Fontanella-Khan
US Corporate Finance and Deals Editor, Financial Times

Siona Jenkins
Deputy UK News Editor, Financial Times

Henry Mance
Chief Features Writer, Financial Times

Daniel Thomas
Global Media Editor, Financial Times

SPEAKERS:

Zlatan Ibrahimović
Operating Partner, RedBird Capital Partners; Senior Advisor, AC Milan

Gerry Cardinale
Founder, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer, RedBird Capital Partners

Lucy Frazer
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, UK

Donna-Maria Cullen
Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur

Aurelio De Laurentiis
President, SSC Napoli

Richard Masters
Chief Executive, Premier League

Javier Tebas
President, LaLiga

John Textor
Chairman, Eagle Football Holdings

Ivan Gazidis
Former CEO, Arsenal and AC Milan

Leon Angel
Head of Football, CAA Base

Mark Attanasio
Owner, Milwaukee Brewers; Director, Norwich City

André Bernardo
Chief Strategy and Operations Officer, Sporting Clube de Portugal

Hannah Brown
Co-CEO, Women's Football, DAZN

Jonathan Brown
Senior Managing Director, Ankura

Victoire Cogevina Reynal
Founder and Co-CEO, Mercury 13

Garry Cook
CEO, Birmingham City

Claire Cronin
Chief Marketing Officer, Chelsea FC

Vosse de Boode
Head of Football Analytics, AFC Ajax

Manel del Rio
Chief Financial Officer, FC Barcelona

Sudarshan Gopaladesikan
Director of Football Intelligence, Atalanta BC

Alex Green
Managing Director, Amazon Prime Video - Sport, Europe

Andy Green
Finance Director, Manchester United Supporters Trust

Nick Herm
Chief Business Officer, Sky

David Ingham
Head of Media, Entertainment & Sport, Cognizant

David Jackson
Vice President, Franchise Marketing, EA Sports FC

Michele Kang
Owner, OL Féminin and Washington Spirit

Robert Klein
Managing Director, Football, Media, IMG

Simon Kuper
Columnist, Financial Times

Ian Lynam
Founding Partner, Northridge

Charlie Marshall
CEO, European Club Association (ECA)

Jim Miller
Co-Head of Direct Lending and Sports, Ares Management

Maheta Molango
CEO, Professional Footballers' Association (PFA)

Kara Nortman
Co-Founder, Angel City FC and Monarch Collective

Kieron O'Connor
Blogger, Swiss Ramble

Joseph Oughourlian
Owner and President, RC Lens

Christina Philippou
Principal Lecturer, Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Portsmouth

Alex Phillips
Administrator, World Football Remission Fund, and former UEFA Head of Asia-Europe Affairs

Dominic Rosso
Vice Chair, Chelsea Supporters' Trust

Alastair Seaman
Managing Director, Arctos Partners

Declan Sharkey
Senior Principal, Populous

Stephen Smith
CEO and Founder, Kitman Labs

Lina Souloukou
CEO, AS Roma

Andrea Traverso
Director, Financial Sustainability and Research, UEFA

2024 Sponsors

LEAD SPONSOR:
• The Biltmore Mayfair, LXR Hotels & Resorts
Cognizant

ASSOCIATE SPONSOR:
• Ankura
• Kitman Labs
• Nolan Partners
• Sporting Clube de Portugal
• Teneo

NETWORKING SPONSOR:
• Oakwell Sports Advisory
• Herbert Smith Freehills