Wednesday, 28 December 2011
| Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
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Registration |
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Opening Ceremony
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Conference Speech |
| 09:30-11:00 |
View from the Top |
Speakers |
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- FC Barcelona business plan
- How to manage financial resources
- Financial fair play
- Role of players’ agents
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- Sandro Rosell - FC Barcelona President
- Jorge Pinto Da Costa – F.C. Porto Chairman
- Gianni Infantino – UEFA Secretary General
- Giovanni Branchini – Italian Agent Association Vice President
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| 11:00-11:15 |
Break |
15 minutes |
| 11:15-12:15 |
Football Companies .. Current and Future Trends |
Speakers |
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- Future vision for football companies in Dubai
- Al Wasl football company model
- Challenges of companies of UAE sports clubs
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- Dr. Ahmad Al Sharif - Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council
- Marwan Bin Bayat - Chairman of the Board, Al Wasl Football Company
- Abdullah Al Junaibi – Vice President of the UAE Professional League Committee
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| 12:15-01:15 |
Excellence Unfolded |
Speakers |
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Success stories |
- Cristiano Ronaldo - Real Madrid football player & Best Player in the World in 2008
- Alessandro Del Piero – Captain of Juventus FC, winner of the 2006 World Cup with the Italian National Team
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Research & Competition display from 3:00 – 7:00 pm
Workshop:
- 4:00 - 5:30 pm: For National Teams & Club Coaches - Fabio Capello (England Natinonal Team Manager) &Gines Melendez Sotos (Director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Coach Training Center).
Thursday, 29 December 2011
| Time |
Session Title |
Speakers |
| 09:30-10:30 |
Business Talk |
Speakers |
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- Arsenal’s successful commercial experience
- The new commercial strategy of UEFA
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- Charles Allen - Head of Marketing, Arsenal
- Guy-Laurent Epstein – Marketing Manager, UEFA
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| 10:30-11:30 |
Investing in Partnerships |
This session is sponsored by Etisalat |
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- Return on investment with players
- Return on investment with sponsorships
- Websites & social media’s impact on football
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- Peter Kenyon – Former CEO of Manchester United & Chelsea
- Ali Al Ahmed – Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Etisalat
- Ezz Eldin Al Kallawy - Editor-in-chief, kooora.com
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| 11:30-11:45 |
Break |
15 minutes |
| 11:45-12:45 |
Evolution of Football |
Speakers |
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- Futsal
- Beach Soccer
- Women’s Football
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- Javier Lozano - President of the National Futsal League of Spain
- Joan Cusco - CEO & Board Member of FIFA Beach Soccer SL
- Representative from the Women’s Committee in UAE Football Federation
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| 12:45-01:45 |
Clubs Investments in Players |
Speakers |
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- Clubs investments in players & the impact on national teams
- Impact of football club’s foreign players on national teams
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- Fabio Capello – Manager of the England National Team & Gines Melendez Sotos – Director of the Royal Spanish Football Federation Coach Training Center
- Abdullah Saqer – Manager of Al Shabab Football Club Academy & former UAE National Team Manager
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| 01:45-02:00 |
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