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beIN SPORTS are official broadcast LaLiga are event sponsors and partners for the Asian Forum, institutional supporters of the covering the event in both English and Asian Forum. The Spanish league Arabic, bringing a senior delegation of are bringing a large delegation of executives, pundits and presenters senior figures to the event to and producing a highlights showcase their regional commercial programme which will be and fan engagement activities. broadcast after the event.

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“ During Qatar’s bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup™, and on many occasions since we won hosting rights, Soccerex has provided us with a crucial platform to disseminate our key messages. Furthermore Soccerex shares the Supreme Committee’s commitment to football’s global development. Kindly join us in welcoming this opportunity for Qatar to further develop its growing reputation as a premier host of football and sport-related events. ”

NASSER AL KHATER ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL, TOURNAMENT AFFAIRS SUPREME COMMITTEE FOR DELIVERY & LEGACY ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Al Sadd SC Perfomance Analyst Qatar Amadeus Qatar General Manager Qatar Analyticom COMET Project Manager Croatia Arabian Gulf League (UAE PLC Chairman United Arab Emirates Pro League Committee) Arabian Gulf League (UAE PLC Board Member United Arab Emirates Pro League Committee) ASPIRE Academy for Sports Director of Football Performance Qatar Excellence & Science ChyronHego Sports Account Manager United Kingdom Deutsche Fußball Liga Senior Manager Stadium & Infrastructure Germany GmbH (Bundesliga) Edel Grass Commercial Director Netherlands Eleven Campaign Senior OfficerP artnerships United Kingdom Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Emirates NBD United Arab Emirates Liabilities, Assets and Cards Business Estad al Doha Editor in Chief Qatar Eurodata Sport Marketing Partner - Head of Marketing United Kingdom Sportivo e Culturale Eurodata Sport Marketing President United Kingdom Sportivo e Culturale ICSS (International Centre President Qatar for Sport Security) ICSS (International Centre Director Media and Qatar for Sport Security) Marketing Communications Lekhwiya SC Performance Analyst Qatar Liga de Fútbol Profesional Managing Director, Spain (LaLiga) International Development Liga de Fútbol Profesional Sponsorship Activation Director Spain (LaLiga)

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Position: Manager / Former Player / Pundit

Need to Know: Played 66 times for Netherlands and captaining them to victory in Euro 88. While at AC Milan, Gullit won three Serie A titles and two European Cups and was awarded the Ballon D’or in 1987 and 1989. Gullit finished his playing career in England with Chelsea before being named player-manager and leading the team to the FA Cup in his debut season. Having coached in the UK, Netherlands and the US he is now a successful pundit for a number of broadcasters including BBC and beIN SPORTS. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Liga de Fútbol Profesional Sports Projects Coordinator Spain (LaLiga) Mac-Lloyd Sales Manager France Mediapro VP Asia & Middle East Spain Mondo Construction Co Senior Partner Jordan Mondo Construction Co Partner Jordan Nielsen Sports Managing Director - Middle East United Arab Emirates Oola Sports Design & Product Development Director Qatar Oola Sports CEO Qatar Philips Qatar Country Manager Qatar Saleh Alobeidli & Co Managing Partner United Arab Emirates Sandlanders Football Ltd Vice Chairman United Kingdom Saudi Arabian Football Presidential Candidate Saudi Arabia Federation Savvy Marketing Ltd Managing Director Qatar SDI Marketing CEO Qatar SDI Marketing Sponsorship Marketing Manager Qatar Seattle Sport Sciences CFO United States Serie A Marketing & TV Rights Director Sheffield FC Chairman United Kingdom Sheffield FC Head of Foundation United Kingdom Siaone Academy Founder and Owner Nigeria Sport Makers Founding Partner & Attorney at Law Egypt Sport Makers Partner & CEO Egypt Temba Sport Services Managing Director Qatar Thomas Lyte Head of Sales & Marketing United Kingdom TimeOut Managing Director Egypt Unilumin Sport Vice President Slovak Republic WOMAP CEO/President México

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Name: Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nassar Al-Thani

Position: President

Organisation: Malaga CF

Need to Know: Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nassar Al-Thani, a member of the Qatari royal family, purchased the LaLiga side in 2010 and, after a period of sustained investment, the club achieved significant success, narrowly missing out on the 2013 UEFA Champions League Semi Finals. Although a less successful period followed as the club came to terms with Financial Fair play penalties imposed upon them by UEFA, President Al-Thani remains committed to the club. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Addleshaw Goddard Head of Banking & Finance United Arab Emirates - Middle East Adrian Bevington Owner United Kingdom Sport & PR Senior Vice President and AECOM Middle East United Arab Emirates Managing Director Afghanistan Premier Chairman Afghanistan League Al Wahda Board of Directors United Arab Emirates All India Football General Secretary India ederation Analyticom Managing Director Croatia Apex Events Co-Founder Qatar Arabian Gulf League (UAE Senior Broadcast Services Manager United Arab Emirates Pro League Committee) Aspetar Sports Hospital Physiotherapist Qatar Aspetar Sports Hospital Sports Medicine Physician Qatar ASPIRE Academy for Sports Manager of Planning & Qatar Excellence Quality Management beIN SPORTS Presenter/ Senior Reporter Qatar beIN SPORTS Pundit Qatar Biosafe Commercial Director Portugal Bournemouth University Business and Partnerships Manager United Kingdom BrandLoyalty International Global Sports Licensing Manager Hong Kong Burrda Sport Senior Marketing Officer Qatar City Football Services CBO Spain Club Atlético Marketing Manager Argentina Rosario Central

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Name: Bashar Alkadhi

Position: CEO MENA

Organisation: Hill + Knowlton Strategies

Need to Know: Bashar recently joined Hill+Knowlton Strategies from the role of COO at H+K’s fellow WPP company ASDA’A Burson-Masteller, a position he has filled since 2010. Prior to that, he held several senior PR posts across the Middle East, serving as Senior Vice President and group controller at the i2 Group and director of public affairs at The Coca-Cola Company. Together with his brother Amar owns Maccesfield Town FC in the UK. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Couchmans LLP Partner United Kingdom Cravo Pastl Balbuena Adv. Senior Partner Brazil Cruyff Football Co-Manager Netherlands Dantani Inc Chief Executive Officer Qatar DearBonus Lawyer Portugal Del Canto Chambers Barrister Spain Digital Print Center Deputy General Manager Qatar Doha Stadium Plus Editor-in-Chief Qatar DSK Shivajians FC CEO India DSK Shivajians FC First Team Manager India Ethiopian Football President Ethiopia Federation FC Dynamo Moscow Marketing Director Russian Federation Football Association of Technical Director Malaysia Malaysia Four Seasons Hotel, Doha General Manager Qatar Freestyle Football President United Kingdom Federation French Embassy in Qatar Head of Commercial Department Qatar French Embassy in Qatar Trade Adviser Qatar French Football Federation (Fédération Française de Head of Institutional Affairs France Football / FFF) French Football Federation (Fédération Française de National Technical Director France Football / FFF) Garden City Panthers FC President Nigeria Getty Images Director of Photography United Kingdom Global Sports Jobs CEO United Kingdom Google Account Strategist Japan

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Name: Vicente Casado

Position: Managing Director, International Development

Organisation: LaLiga

Need to Know: Prior to joining LaLiga, Vicente worked for the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF), where he successfully founded the RFEF’s first commercial and marketing department and then for Malaga CF. Joining initially as Head of Development and Business in 2011 he was named as the club’s managing director in 2012 and managed to restructure the club, practically wiping out all debt and helping to guide the team into the Champions League. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Grand Hyatt Hotel, Doha Associate Director of Sales Qatar Hill + Knowlton Strategies CEO MENA United Arab Emirates Host Broadcast Services Head of Information France ICSS (International Centre Director Security Operations Qatar for Sport Security) Institute Football Business Development Spain Jordan Football Association Ex National Team Player Jordan (JFA) Jorge Cyterszpiler (AFA Player´s Agent) - Football International Football Agent Argentina Argentina Jorge Cyterszpiler (AFA Player´s Agent) - Football President Argentina Argentina Kicking Capital CEO United States Lanexang United F.C. Head Coach Laos Leicester City Football Club Head of Academy Sport Science United Kingdom Liga de Fútbol Profesional Head of Business Development, MENA United Arab Emirates (LaLiga) International Office Liga de Fútbol Profesional General Director MENA United Arab Emirates (LaLiga) International Office Lockton Senior Vice President United Kingdom Lockton Assistant Vice President United Kingdom Málaga CF General Manager - Board Advisor Spain Málaga CF Member of the Board Spain Málaga CF President Spain Director of Marketing & Business Match Analysis United States Development North America Mirra Sportevents Director Netherlands MTK Budapest FC International Consultant Hungary

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Name: Shafic Gawhari

Position: Chairman

Organisation: Afghanistan Premier League

Need to Know: Shafic Gawhari is the Afghanistan CEO of Moby Group, the media giant with operations in South & Central Asia, the Middle East and Africa. When the Moby Group established the Afghanistan Premier League in 2012 with the Afghanistan Football Federation, Shafic also took on the role of League Chairman and has overseen five years of growth, re-igniting sports fervour in Afghanistan, and turning the league into one of the country’s most popular and trusted brands. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY NCI Associate Director France Oman Football Association Match commisioner Oman Ooredoo ICT Solutions Business Qatar Development Support Ooredoo Assistant Director Business Qatar Development Support Ooredoo Analyst Business Development Support Qatar Palestinian Football President Palestine Association Pinsent Masons Partner United Kingdom Professional Sports Executive Vice President United States Network (PSN) Prospect Insurance Brokers Insurance Broker United Kingdom Qatar Football Association Senior Football Strength & Conditioning Qatar Coach Qatar National Team U23 Football Performance & Science Department Qatar Football Association Strategy and Institutional Development Qatar Office Qatar Football Association Qatar Olympic Academy Head of Coaches Program Qatar Qatar Sports Investments Senior Risk Analyst Qatar QFC Business Development Manager Qatar Corporate Solutions QFC Business Development Qatar Corporate Solutions Red Bull Global Head of Football United Kingdom Seattle Sport Sciences Director of Sales United States Seattle Sport Sciences President & CEO United States Siemens, Qatar Program Manager Major Events Qatar Qatar Siemens, Qatar General Manager Building Technologies Qatar Siemens, Qatar CFO Qatar Siemens, Qatar CEO Qatar

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Name: Adrian Bevington

Position: Owner

Organisation: Adrian Bevington Sport & PR

Need to Know: Prior to setting up his own Sports & PR Consultancy, Adrian was Managing Director of the England National Team structure overseeing all operations, logistics and budgets across 24 men and women’s teams. Whilst at the FA, Adrian worked at five FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships with England and earlier this year was a consultant for Wales in their run to the Euro 2016 semi finals. ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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COMPANY JOB TITLE COUNTRY Sir Stanley Matthews Coaching Director United Kingdom Foundation Sir Stanley Matthews Travel Client Services Director United Kingdom SK Slovan Bratislava International Relations Slovakia Soda Soccer CEO China Soda Soccer Vice President China South Sudan President Sudan Football Association Sport360 UAE Journalist United Kingdom SportRadio Arabia Director Bahrain SportRadio Arabia Director of Programs Bahrain STATS Middle East General Manager Middle-East United Arab Emirates Statzup Co-Founder, CEO Hungary Sudan Futsal National Team Head Coach Sudan Summatus Sports Founder & CEO Pakistan Supreme Committee for Assistant Secretary General, Qatar Delivery & Legacy Tournament Affairs talkSport International Commercial Director United Kingdom The St. Regis, Doha General Manager Qatar UAE Football Association General Secretary United Arab Emirates UAE Football Association CEO Office United Arab Emirates United Soccer Africa President & CEO United States Valencia CF EMEA Business Development Manager Spain Valencia CF Head of Business Development, Americas Spain Vega Swiss Asset Founder & CEO United Kingdom Management UK LLP Veldeman Sales Manager Sport Solutions Belgium W10 Sports Consultancy Director United Kingdom

MEET THE GAME-CHANGERS

Name: Professor Valter Di Salvo

Position: Director of Football Performance & Science

Organisation: Aspire Academy for Sport

Need to Know: Prof. Di Salvo’s career in football performance started 25 years ago and in this time he has worked with some of the world’s finest coaches including Dino Zoff, Sven-Goran Eriksson, and Sir . He has also trained many top players and several FIFA world player winners such as Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Nedved and Cristiano Ronaldo. In addition to his role with the Aspire Academy he also holds the same position with the Qatar Football Association and . ASIAN FORUM SELECTION OF 5-6 DECEMBER 2016 ATTENDEES

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SUPREME COMMITTEE FOR DELIVERY & LEGACY

The Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) was established by the State of Qatar in 2011 to deliver the required infrastructure and host country planning and operations for Qatar to host an amazing and historic FIFA World Cup™ which accelerates progress towards achieving national development goals and creates a lasting legacy for Qatar, the Middle East, Asia and the world.

ASPIRE ZONE

A unique sport, sports medicine, research and education destination for the international sports industry which contains the Aspire Academy and Aspetar:

Aspire Academy was founded to find and develop the best young male Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with high quality secondary school education, with the long term goal of providing graduates that go on to represent Qatar at the FIFA World Cup 2022.

Accredited by FIFA as a Medical Centre of excellence, Aspetar is the world’s leading specialised orthopaedic and sports medicine hospital, staffed by some of the world’s leading sports medicine practitioners and researchers.

QATAR FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION (QFA)

Founded in 1960, the QFA is the official governing body of football in Qatar. Their goals and aims are to reinforce and improve the existing infrastructure of football within the country in all levels of the game. This includes the countries professional league, the Qatar Stars League.

QATAR STARS LEAGUE (QSL)

Set up by the QFA to lead the enhancement of professional football in Qatar, QSL is responsible for managing all commercial, broadcast, marketing, ticketing and administrational matters relating to the league and its 14 member clubs. Since its creation global stars such as , Juninho and have all played in the League and it currently boasts former Barcelona legend Xavi who plays for Al Sadd.

QATAR SPORTS INVESTMENTS (QSI)

QSI were formed in 2005 and specialises in sports and leisure industries. The company aims to invest in sport projects in Qatar and also internationally. In 2010, they partnered with Barcelona, where the deal included the sponsorship of the club’s shirt. QSI are also the owners of French club Paris Saint-Germain. CONTACT US TODAY TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY’S ELITE THIS DECEMBER

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