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Asian Football Development Project (AFDP)
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Global Football Consulting
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Event Manager
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Manchester United FC
Director of Legal & Business Affairs
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United Kingdom
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Portugal
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Quintain Estates & Developments Plc - Wembley Park
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Ramboll
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RCD Espanyol
Director General de Marketing
Reading FC
Head of Commercial Sales
Real Madrid CF
Head of Football Administration
Regnum Carya Golf &
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Spa Resort
Romanian Football FedPresident
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Rosewood Hotels
Head of Sport and Entertainment
Sales
Rotherham United FC
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Rotherham United FC
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OFFICIAL LEAGUE PARTNERS
Soccerex has official partnerships in place with both the Football League and La Liga for the
2015 Global Convention with senior delegations of all 142 constituent clubs invited to carry out
league meetings and activities alongside participating in the event’s many top-level learning,
networking and business development opportunities.
85%
OF DELEGATES THOUGHT THE
2014 GLOBAL CONVENTION WAS
THE BEST
FOOTBALL BUSINESS EVENT
THEY WENT TO THAT YEAR
2014 GLOBAL CONVENTION
IN FIGURES
2,585
54%
146
440
DELEGATES
EXHIBITORS
35
C-LEVEL OR
DIRECTOR
SENIOR
RIGHTSHOLDERS
HOURS OF
DEDICATED
NETWORKING
BUILT INTO THE
EVENT PROGRAMME
100 +
AVERAGE NO. OF BUSINESS CARDS
RECEIVED DURING THE EVENT
The head of one of the world’s fastest
growing leagues, Commissioner Don
Garber of the MLS, will be providing
unique insight into the progress of the
game and business in the US market.
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Taking on board your feedback from 2014, we have reshaped some of the core components of the
Global Convention to improve the networking experience and ensure that our event continues to
deliver the quality business experience that has defined us over the past 20 years.
We have made a number of changes to the event layout, bringing more content onto the
exhibition floor with the aim of condensing the space between key facilities, concentrating the
footfall in the relevant areas and improving the networking opportunities. The exhibition area will
now feature:
THE ACADEMY
CSO ZONE
THE SPORTS LOUNGE
A CONFERENCE WORKSHOP FOR
APPROX. 150 PEOPLE, HOUSING
EXPERT PRESENTATIONS, INSIGHT
AND CASE STUDIES ON THE
INDUSTRY’S KEY AREAS OF
BUSINESS.
AN INTERTACTIVE AREA, COMBINING
PRESENTATIONS, ACTIVATIONS AND
EXHIBITION PODS, WITH THE AIM OF
SHOWCASING BEST PRACTICE IN HOW
FOOTBALL CAN BE USED AS A TOOL FOR
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND THE
WORLD.
A NEW FACILITY IN WHICH LEGENDS
OF THE GAME WILL SHARE THEIR
STORIES AND EXPERIENCES IN A
RELAXED ENVIRONMENT.
SOCCERMATCH
THE NETWORKING CAFÉ
HALF-TIME NETWORKING LOUNGE
THE CONVENTION’S STRUCTURED
NETWORKING FACILITY WHERE
DELEGATES CAN BENEFIT FROM PREARRANGED 1-2-1 MEETINGS WITH THE
WORLD’S LEADING FOOTBALL CLUBS.
SITUATED AT THE CENTRE OF THE
EXHIBITION AREA, THE NETWORKING
CAFE IS THE CORE DAYTIME
NETWORKING AREA, PROVIDING
OUR DELEGATES WITH AN INFORMAL
NETWORKING PLATFORM AND AN
IDEAL SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITY.
ANOTHER NEW FACILITY, OPEN FROM
12.00 TO 14.00 DAILY, PROVIDING A
WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT FOR
DELEGATES TO CONGREGATE DURING
THE LUNCH THE BREAK. THE FACILITY
WILL INCLUDE A VARIETY OF IMPROVED
CATERING OPTIONS (HOT AND COLD),
MEETING SPACES AND BUSINESS
FACILITIES
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Sheffield United FC
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Italy
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United Kingdom
Spain
United Kingdom
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UK Sport
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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
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