SportAccord World Sport and Business Summit 2024 | SportAccord | 6 April 2024 | The International Convention Centre, 8 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2EA, UK

The city – fresh from the 2022 Commonwealth Games – is delighted to welcome us at a time when creating real connections and new partnerships with meaningful actions are most vital.

2024 Speakers

Dame Liz Nicholl DBE
President, World Netball

Aine Power
Deputy Legal Director, FEI (International Equestrian Federation)

Rob Alberino
Vice-President of Content and Production, Kansas City Chiefs

Chris Argyle-Robinson
Co-Founder & Director of Research, Redtorch

Ben Avison
Editorial and Conference Director, Host City, Cavendish Group

Wayne Barnes
Ex-International Rugby Union Referee, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

Mohammed Ben Sulayem
President, FIA

Sanjay Bhandari MBE
Chair, Kick It Out

Chris Boardman MBE
Olympic gold medallist and world champion cyclist, and now Chair of Sport England and Commissioner of Active Travel England

Esther Britten
Head of Major Events, UK Sport

Alexandra Gomez Bruinewoud
Senior Legal Counsel, FIFPRO

James Bulley
CEO, Trivandi

David Casserly
Chair, Sports Law Practice Group of Kellerhals Carrard

Marc Ciampa
Vice President of Content, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center

Sean Cottrell
Co-founder and CEO, LawInSport

Professor Constantin Coussios OBE FREng
Director, The Podium Institute for Sports Medicine and Technology, The University of Oxford

Alice Dearing
Olympic Marathon Swimmer Global Diversity Advocate Gamer

Alban Dechelotte
Member of IOC Esports Commission, CEO, G2 Esports

David Dellea
Director, Altman Solon’s Sports Practice

James Drake KC
7 King’s Bench Walk

Mélanie Duparc
Secretary General, World Union of Olympic Cities

David Eades
Media and Presentation Trainer, Conference Host, MC & Moderator

Dr Niall Elliott MBE
Chief Medical Officer for the British Olympic Association, Head of Sports Medicine, Sportscotland Institute of Sport

Kirsty Elliott-Sale
Professor of Female Endocrinology and Exercise, Manchester Metropolitan University

Tine Eriksen Green
Head of Major Events, City of Copenhagen

Yiannis Exarchos
Chief Executive Officer, OBS

Paul J Foster
Chief Executive Officer and Member, Global Esports Federation Board

David Fowler
Co-Founder, SportsTech Match

Janie Frampton OBE
Vice President, International Federation for Sports Officials

Pierre Galy
Head of Sports, Agence France-Presse

Dr Emilio Garcia
Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, FIFA (Federation of International Football Associations)

Simon Geinoz
Gymnastics Ethics Foundation, former Head of Legal Anti-Doping Services (LADS), UCI

Alan Gilpin
CEO, World Rugby

Brett Gosper
Head of Europe & Asia-Pacific, National Football League (NFL)

Matthew Graham
Interim Executive Director, World Players Association

Dame Katherine Grainger
Chair, UK Sport

Sarah Gregorius
Director Global Policy and Strategic Relations for Women’s Football, FIFPRO

Dr Tanja Haug
Board Member, Biathlon Integrity Unit

Jonathan Hirshler
Co-Founder & CEO, Signify Group

Andy Hunt
CEO, Podium Analytics

Alex Inglot
Commissioner, ESL Pro League

Vincent Jaggi
Attorney at Law, Partner, Doctor of Law, Master of Advanced Studies (LL.M.) in Business Law (MBL)

Chris Jenkins OBE
President, Commonwealth Games Federation

Beth Johnson
Managing Director and Founding Partner, Umbrella

Scott Kegley
Vice-President Digital Strategy, Atlanta Falcons

Dr Adam Kosa
Member of the European Parliament President of the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD)

Simon Kuper
Journalist and author, Financial Times

Michael Lenard OLY
Vice President, ICAS

Julia Lowis
In-house Legal Counsel, International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA)

Andy Miah
Professor, Chair of Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford

Dr Stuart Miller
Senior Executive Director for Integrity & Legal, International Tennis Federation

Roger Mitchell
Podcaster, founding CEO of the Scottish Professional Football League, and author of ‘Sport’s Perfect Storm’

Jean-Pierre Morand
Partner, Kellerhals Carrard

Dr Margo Mountjoy
IOC Medical Commission Games Group, WADA Deputy Foundation Board Member

Sarah Mulkerrins
Presenter, BBC

Brent Nowicki
Executive Director, World Aquatics

Dr Leanne O’Leary PhD FCIArb
Arbitrator, Court of Arbitration for Sport, Reader in Law, Edge Hill University

Dr Seema Patel
Associate Professor in Sports Law, Nottingham Trent University

James Pearce
Communications Consultant and Media Trainer

Perttu Pesa
Chair, International Association of Event Hosts

Annamarie Phelps CBE, Olympian
Vice Chair of the British Olympic Association and Member of the European Olympic Committee Executive Committee

Yannis Pitsiladis
Head of the Department of Sport, Physical Education and Health, Hong Kong Baptist University

Neil Rami
Chief Executive, West Midlands Growth Company

Christophe Rapin
Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Sports Law Practice Group

Matthieu Reeb
Secretary General, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS)

Louise Reilly
Barrister, Kellerhals Carrard Sports Law Practice Group

Mark Rein
Vice President and Co-Founder, Epic Games

Ellie Roach
Digital and Data Services Lead, InCrowd Sports

Huw Roberts
Head of Case Management, Athletics Integrity Unit, World Athletics

Dr J. Simon Rofe
Reader and Associate Professor in International Politics, University of Leeds

Katie Sadleir
Chief Executive Officer, Commonwealth Games Federation

Gillian Sanders
Triple Olympian triathlete for South Africa Integrity Manager, World Sailing

Susan Sawbridge
Founder and Managing Partner, Daylight Ltd

Sulabh Soral
Chief AI Officer, Deloitte, UK

Georg Spazier
CEO, ITS GR8 Agency

Gregor Swinney
Scottish swimmer and record holder 50m Butterfly

Ross Tanner
Senior Vice President - EMEA, Magnifi

Jonathan Taylor
Partner, Head of Sports Group, Bird & Bird

Nicola Turner MBE
CEO, United By 2022

Prof Evert Verhagen
Medical Research Adviser at UEFA and Professor at UMC University in Amsterdam

Dale Vince
Chairman of Forest Green Rovers and Founder/Owner of Ecotricity, Forest Green Rovers/Ecotricity

Alana Vought
Program Manager, City of Gold Coast’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Brisbane 2032

Tom Wagner
Co-founder and Co-managing member, Knighthead Capital Management, LLC

Ross Wenzel
General Counsel, WADA (World Anti Doping Agency)

Zena Wooldridge OBE
President, World Squash

Pippa Woolven
Founder, Project RED-S

Dr Will Wynter-Bee
Consultant, European Tour Performance Institute

Andreas Zagklis
Secretary General, FIBA

2024 Partners

GOLD PARTNER:
• Sport Event Denmark

SILVER PARTNERS:
• EventScotland
• Explore Edmonton
• Tourism & Events Queensland

BRONZE PARTNERS:
• Sport Liverpool
• Sports Authority of Thailand

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS:
• DB Schenker
• WIZ-Team

HOST CITY PARTNER:
• Birmingham and the West Midlands

HOST CITY SUPPLIERS:
• Iventis
• MIH Major Events
• Trivandi