Supporting Football Growth in the Americas the Event to Meet Key Players Within the Americas’ Football Industry

SUPPORTING FOOTBALL GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS THE EVENT TO MEET KEY PLAYERS WITHIN THE AMERICAS’ FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

Don Gérard Sunil Garber Houllier Gulati Zico Jeffrey Webb

CONFERENCE EXHIBITION NETWORK Learn from industry leaders and international experts in our agenda Promote your products and services, and have face-to-face Network with decision makers from all sectors of the setting conference programme, featuring panels, discussions and meetings in the leading football industry market place. industry at our numerous networking events. workshops. “WE ARE PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO BE THE HOST LOCATION FOR THIS YEAR’S SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM. UNITING BUSINESS AND AS A NATION OF SPORTING ENTHUSIASTS, WE TAKE FOOTBALL VERY SERIOUSLY, AND THUS ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO FOOTBALL IN THE AMERICAS FACILITATE AN EVENT WHEREBY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME IS AT THE CONCACAF IS THE THIRD MOST SUCCESSFUL FIFA CONFEDERATION, DESPITE HAVING THE THIRD FEWEST COUNTRIES. IT CORE OF THE DISCOURSE.” ENCOMPASSES A NUMBER OF THRIVING FOOTBALL LEAGUES AND WILL BE HOST TO A WEALTH OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THESE EVENTS WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO GAIN ADRIAN ELCOCK ENTRY TO THIS POPULOUS REGION. CHAIRMAN, BARBADOS TOURISM MARkeTINg INC.

1. CONCACAF Women’s Championship United States 2014 2 2. FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 3 3. CONCACAF Gold Cup North America 2015

6 4. MLS All-Star Match United States 2015 4 1 5. CONCACAF U-20 Championship TBC 2015 6. Copa América Centenario United States 2016 7. CONCACAF Futsal Championship Mexico 2016 7 8 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Panama 2017

In 2012 the MLS reported 8 annual attendances in excess of

THE NORTH AMERICA SPORTS MARKET IS DID YOU KNOW? PROJECTED TO GROW NEW FRANCHISES FROM... WILL JOIN THE MLS THE LLOYD ERSKINE SANDIFORD Association Football (Soccer) is now more widely bn. $67.7 IN THE NEXT THREE CENTRE WHERE THE 2014 played in North America than any otherspor sport. * $53.6bn. IN 2017 YEARS. AMERICAS FORUM WILL BE HOSTED IN 2012 4 6 MILLION

*PWC’S SPORTS OUTLOOK SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAS’ MAJOR DECISION MAKERS

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LEAGUE CREATION SPORT & EXPANSION TOURISM The Americas boast three of the fastest growing leagues in With a hospitable climate, first class facilities and a the world, the MLS, Liga MX and the Campeonato Brasileiro. rich sporting culture, sport tourism is one of the With a proposed Caribbean League on the industry’s agenda, Americas fastest growing sectors. Here, tourism the Forum will be the meeting place for league chiefs, experts, major event organisers and government broadcasters and brands to share best practice and network. figures will reveal the secrets behind its growth and the multiple benefits it generates for communities. ATTRACTING PLAYER DEVELOPMENT & HOSTING & RETENTION MAJOR EVENTS Athletes from the Americas have gone on to dominate multiple sports including Major events will play a central role at the Forum cricket, athletics, American football, baseball and basketball. The Forum will focusing on the decision to stage the 2016 look at the cycle young athletes go through when choosing a sporting career Copa America in the United States and how the and what can be done to increase the number of soccer players coming from the CONCACAF region can end what would be a 32 Americas. GR WTH year wait to host the game’s showpiece event by successfully bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World CupTM.

BUSINESS OF SPORT MASTER CLASS North America has been recognised as a pioneer of sports marketing. Here a selection of brands, broadcasters, agencies and event organisers will deliver a master class on the American sports industry as well a review of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM, set to be the most valuable and lucrative in history. SHOWCASE YOUR ORGANIzATION

THE FORUM PRESENTS AN UNRIVALLED PLATFORM TO PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL INDUSTRY.

OUR ACCOUNT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANY-SPECIFIC PACkAGES TO CATER TO YOUR COMMERCIAL GOALS AND BUDGET. PACkAGES START AT 9m2.

NETWORK WITH THE BEST IN THE INDUSTRY

THE SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM WILL ALLOW YOU TO MEET WITH kEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS IN THE CONCACAF REGION, AS WELL AS THEIR GLOBAL COUNTERPARTS, ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.

THROUGH A VARIETY OF NETWORkING EVENTS, STRUCTURED ONE-TO-ONE NETWORkING SESSIONS, THE ONLINE NETWORkING TOOL AND THE NETWORkING CAFé, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR COMPANY, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING YOU TO SECURE REAL RETURNS. MEET THE KEY …AND BRANDS BEHIND PLAYERS… THE GAME’S GROWTH

A comprehensive conference AgendA surrounding the vAst sporting opportunities the AmericAs provides will be discussed by senior business leAders And footbAll legends such As:

JEFFREY SUNIL DON DECIO DE CELANRIQUS-PETERUE CLAUS-PETER WEBB GULATI GARBER MARÍA MAYERSANZ MAYER

President Vice President GLOBAL Vice-President Global President Commissioner President General Secretary UNITED STATES SOCCER SPORTS MARKETING, Sports Marketing Football CONCACAF MLS LIGA MX CONCACAF FEDERATION FOOTBALL ADIDAS

JOHN GÉRARD GINÉS IVAN ALDO GORDON SKIPPER HOULLIER MELÉNDEZ GAZIDIS REBELLO DERRICK

National Youth Teams CEO Minister of Sport President President Gobal Sports Director Director ARSENAL FOOTBALL BRAZILIAN CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL ESPN RED BULL SPANISH FA CLUB GOVERNMENT UNION

PATRICK RICARDO RICK OSSIE JEFF DWIGHT VIEIRA FORT DUDLEY ARDILES SLACK YORKE

Head of Elite Global Head of Sports Former Player President & CEO Senior VP For Global Business Development Squad Marketing & Sponsorship 1978 ARGENTINE Development In Football TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO OCTAGON WORLDWIDE MANCHESTER CITY VISA WORLD CUP WINNER IMG & MANCHESTER UNITED GAIN EXPOSURE GENERATING TO THE AMERICAS’ GLOBAL MEDIA FOOTBALL COVERAGE INDUSTRY

BECOME A SPONSOR AT THE AMERICAS FORUM AND BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED VISIBILITY AND ACCESS TO THE INDUSTRY.

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