CONFERENCE BROCHURE SOCCEREX HERITAGE DAY 1 - 18:00-18:45 DAY 2 - 18:00-18:45 CONFERENCE PROGRAM HISTORY OF WORLD CUPS STADIA EVOLUTION FROM “You need to know your past in order to FROM 1930. DISCUSSING THE 1930 TO 2022, MUSEUMS move into the future”. ORIGINS AND LEGACY OF HISTORY & WHAT’S AROUND Soccerex Heritage is the latest addition to the Soccerex stable, powered by 1930 World Cup “THE BEAUTIFUL GAME”. THE CORNER. Conferences & Events.

Soccerex has been connecting the global football business community for 25 years, bringing together clients, stake holders, clubs, federations and governing bodies for the good of the game, with our motto being “Take care of the game and the business will take care of itself”.

The goal is to assemble lovers of football to hear speakers and engage in panel discussions about the World Cup’s history and today’s evolution, covering important, in some cases milestone Reliving the celebrated past and origins of From ’s mythic FIFA landmark topics and looking forward to future World Cups. the FIFA World Cup 1930, and the twists and , the Estadio Centenario, to multi- turns that’s made the World Cup the most purpose hybrid, entertainment and celebrated sporting event in the world. the ecologically innovative and sustainable These aims, hopes and dreams brought together Qatar 2022 stadiums. Treated within the our two organisations to offer something a little ALDO MAZZUCCHELLI Professor, Universidad de la stadium context is the importance and different at the next Soccerex Connected that República (), Football Author & Scriptwriter relevance of museums and the need to will be hosted in February 2021. ESTEBAN BEKERMAN Journalist, Football Historian, connect history with football’s future, along Professor & Founder of Entre Tiempos with fan interactivity and interaction. James Brown, Vice President of the Society for JAMES BROWN US Soccer Historian, VP - Society for American Soccer History (S.A.S.H), and his group American Soccer History (S.A.S.H), President & Co- FÁBIO MIGUEL LEITE Mediation and Education of dedicated global partners at 1930 World Cup Organizer - 1930 World Cup Conference & Events Services Coordinator Benfica Museum - Cosme Damião, Conferences & Events, are tasked with putting MAX GEHRINGER Author, The Great History of the Benfica Cultural Heritage Department Cup & Member, MEMOFUT together some fantastic historical content that NICOLAS LOPEZ FAGUNDEZ Managing Director, PETRA TABARELLI Archivist & Independent Football Mude - Museums, Exhibitions & Events will be immediately following the main Soccerex Historian Connected panels, on each of the five days. DR KEVIN MOORE Former Director, National Football Museum (England) SONYA KONDRATENKO Content Creator, Digital To find out more about 1930 World Cup Conferences Strategist & Director of Media, Venezia FC & Events, check out their social media: DJORN BUCHHOLZ Executive Director, National Twitter Soccer Hall of Fame (USA) @1930Cup STEFAN VAN LOOCK Press Officer and Spokesman, @1930WorldCup Belgian National Teams @USSoccerHistory UMBERTO PAOLUCCI PIERANDREI CEO, World Instagram: 1930worldcupconference Football Collection DAY 3 - 18:00-18:45 DAY 4 - 18:00-18:45 DAY 5 - 18:00-18:45

A HISTORY OF SPORTS THE HISTORY AND CURRENT NEXT FIFA WORLD CUPS: BRANDS: FROM BOOTS TO STATE OF EDUCATION, QATAR 2022, AUSTRALIA 2023, KITS AND EVERYTHING A FAN MANAGEMENT AND POST- NORTH AMERICA 2026 & 2030 NEEDS IN TODAY’S GAME. CAREER PLAYERS AFFAIRS.

At-length discussion of sports brands’ history An in-depth look at what a player (at every Reflecting on past World Cup competitions in related to World Cup competitions from stage of his/her career, youth, senior and post) relation to the next generation competitions, the early Dassler brothers’ rivalry: Puma v affronts and the points of view from different the lessons learned and arguments for ideal Adidas; to complete kit and team outfitting. levels of the game (player, club, media). candidates leading up to the 100th anniversary Discussions around the evolution of products in 2030. and today’s needs. NYALL SIMMS Sports Consultant & PhD Student HUGO SCHECKTER Head of Player Care - West Ham CHRIS NIKOU President, Football Australia & Co-Chair, MARLON FEENEY-THOMPSON Sportswear Designer, United, Founder & Managing Director - The Player Australia-New Zealand WWC 2023 Successful Bid Content Creator & Owner, SETTPACE Care Group STEPHANIE BRANTZ Freelance MC, Presenter, EUGENIO PALOPOLI Author, Journalist, Editor - MIRIAM WALKER-KHAN Broadcast Journalist, BBC Commentator, Reporter: ESPN, SEN 1170, ABC, Fox arteysport.com, Partner - Blogsportiva Sport Sports MARIANO LONGO Founder, Aeroset GRANT WAHL Author & Soccer Journalist formerly of JEAN WILLIAMS Expert, Women’s Football History, Sports Illustrated Social & Cultural History of Sports THE WORLD INVITED, THE GAME REUNITED

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