Money In Sport Conference Programme
The Star, Gold Coast, Queensland Australia
PRE CONFERENCE – SUNDAY 12TH NOVEMBER 2017
| 6.45pm | Registration Opens | The Star Poolside |
| 7.00pm | Welcome Drinks | The Star Poolside |
DAY 1 – MONDAY 13TH NOVEMBER 2017
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKERS |
| 8.00am | REGISTRATION OPENS | Breakfast – Surfers Paradise Room |
| 9.00am | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • James Johnson – Head of Professional Football at FIFA |
| 9.30am | Foreign Investment Foreign investment can offer a platform for growth but does it put the fabric of organisations at risk? |
Panel Discussion: • Joey Brander – President/Managing Partner at First Serve Partners • Adam Digby – Football Journalist • Tom Parker – Partner, China Advisory at Bastion S&GO |
| 10.30am | Morning Tea – Networking Break | |
| 10.45am | New Sporting Powers How does the emergence of new brands & markets affect your organisation? How can your brand grow in the face of competition? |
Panel Discussion: • Tom Parker – Partner, China Advisory at Bastion S&GO • Gianluca Pavanello – CEO at Macron • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global |
| 11.45am | Keynote Learn directly from LinkedIn on how employees can professionally position themselves to stand out from the crowd. |
Keynote Speaker: • James Delahunty – Senior Relationship Manager at LinkedIn |
| 12.15pm | Lunch – Workshops | |
| 1.45pm | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Patrick Delany – CEO at Fox Sports |
| 2.10pm | Streaming & Broadcasting How traditional providers may be forced to change their models in the face of competition. |
Panel Discussion: • Patrick Delany – CEO at Fox Sports • Christian Thian – Legal Counsel at Telstra |
| 2.30pm | Rethinking what fans want Fans are as educated and informed as ever. They also have more choice than ever before. Engaging with and keeping them feeling relevant is critical for the success of any club, league or brand. |
Panel Discussion: • Ian Clarke – Partner at Deloitte • Blair Crouch – GM, Marketing & Commercial Operations at Moonee Valley Racing Club • Brendan Graham – Digital & Innovation Manager at Brisbane Lions AFC • Debs Majumdar – Digital Commercial Manager at Fox Sports |
| 3.15pm | Afternoon Tea – Networking Break | |
| 3.30pm | Sponsorship ROI With more opportunity than ever before to spend sponsorship dollars, what makes sport the ideal platform for sponsors? |
Panel Discussion: • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global • Matthew Leopold – Board Director at European Sponsorship Association • Adam Richardson – Head of Partnerships & Media Sales at AFL • Jeff Doyle – Group CEO at Altus Traffic • Mick Spencer – Founder, Managing Director & CEO at ONTHEGO Sports |
| 4.15pm | Wearable Technology Driving fan engagement and sponsorship revenue through broadcast and digital content. Presented by Catapult Sports |
Panel Discussion: Moderator • PJ Roberts – Head of Sales, Australia & New Zealand, South and Southeast Asia at Catapult Sports Panel • Damien Hawes – Head of League Wide Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Catapult Sports • Luke Gooden – General Manager, Football Integration and Innovation at NRL • Shane Mattiske – Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand at Nielsen Sports |
| 5.15pm | Networking Event |
DAY 2 – Tuesday 14TH NOVEMBER 2017
| TIME | TOPIC | SPEAKERS |
| 8.00am | REGISTRATION OPENS | Breakfast – Surfers Paradise Room |
| 9.00am | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Cameron Schwab – Founder at Lambeau |
| 9.30am | Leadership & Culture Put your organisation on the path to success. |
Panel Discussion: • Jon Burgess – Founder at Kwan & NBL Board • James Hatzimoisis – Director at Barry Plant • Jaimie Fuller – Chairman at Skins • Cameron Schwab – Founder at Lambeau • Clint Newton – GM of Player Relations at RLPA |
| 10.30am | Morning Tea – Networking Break | |
| 10.45am | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Matt Coleman – Head of Innovation at Magnify World |
| 11.00am | Augmented Reality Augmented reality is the future of sports technology – changing the way users see the sporting world. |
Panel Discussion: • Matt Coleman – Head of Innovation at Magnify World • Michael Hurle – Founder of Ditto Limited • Craig Meek – Technology Evangelist & Entrepreneur |
| 11.45am | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Adam Richardson – Head of Partnerships & Media Sales at AFL |
| 12.15pm | Lunch – Workshops | |
| 1.45pm | Social Responsibility Being responsible for the community you represent. |
Panel Discussion: • Allan Turner – Co-Founder at Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation • Jaimie Fuller – Chairman at Skins • Justin Nelson – General Manager at Melbourne Boomers WNBL |
| 2.30pm | Creating Content Creating, controlling and capitalising on content. |
Panel Discussion: • Brendan Graham – Digital & Innovation Manager at Brisbane Lions AFC • Debs Majumdar – Digital Commercial Manager at Fox Sports • Mireille Ryan – CEO at The Social Media Marketing Institute • Mark Homza – Co-Founder & CCO at Flixel • Alita Harvey-Rodriguez – Consumer Marketing Expert at Milk It Academy |
| 3.15pm | Keynote The redevelopment and commercialisation of Moonee Valley Race Course. |
Keynote Speaker: • Blair Crouch – GM, Marketing & Commercial Operations at Moonee Valley Racing Club |
| 3.35pm | CRM & Data Streamlining the flow of data to score points with fans. |
Panel Discussion: • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global • Alita Harvey-Rodriguez – Consumer Marketing Expert at Milk It Academy • Piers Thompson – CEO at PMY Group |
| 4.05pm | Conference Concludes |
