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 |
| 8.55am | Opening Address | • Andy Jackson – Global Brand Director – FourFourTwo at Haymarket Media Group |
| 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: Moderator • Andy Jackson – Global Brand Director – FourFourTwo at Haymarket Media Group Panel • Joey Brander – President/Managing Partner at First Serve Partners • 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: Moderator • David Davutovic – Chief Football/Soccer Writer at Herald Sun & NewsCorp Australia Panel • Tom Parker – Partner, China Advisory at Bastion S&GO • Gianluca Pavanello – CEO at Macron • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global • Martin Ma – CEO at Beijing Landing Sports Culture Development Co., Ltd. |
| 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 | |
| 1.30pm | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Patrick Delany – CEO at Fox Sports |
| 1.55pm | Keynote | Keynote Speaker: • Yasuaki Iwasada – General Manager at J.League Digital Inc. |
| 2.10pm | Streaming & Broadcasting How traditional providers may be forced to change their models in the face of competition. |
Panel Discussion: Moderator • Ed Wyatt – Social Content Producer at Sportsbet Panel • Olly Wilton – Head of Sports Partnerships at Twitter Australia • Christian Thian – Legal Counsel at Telstra • Yasuaki Iwasada – General Manager at J.League Digital Inc. |
| 2.30pm | Keynote Rethinking what fans really want |
Keynote Speaker: • Ian Clarke – Partner at Deloitte |
| 2.50pm | 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: Moderator • David Davutovic – Chief Football/Soccer Writer at Herald Sun & NewsCorp Australia Panel • 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 • Alita Harvey-Rodriguez – Consumer Marketing Expert at Milk It Academy |
| 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: Moderator • Andy Jackson – Global Brand Director – FourFourTwo at Haymarket Media Group Panel • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global • 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 • Fulvio Antonelli – Director – Marketing & Product – Alfa Romeo – FIAT – FIAT Professional |
| 4.15pm | Wearable Technology Driving fan engagement and sponsorship revenue through broadcast and digital content. Presented by Catapult Sports |
Presentation: ‘Game of Data’ Luke Gooden – General Manager, Football Integration and Innovation at NRL Panel Discussion: Moderator • PJ Roberts – Head of Commercial, Australia and New Zealand, South and Southeast Asia at Catapult Sports Panel • Luke Gooden – General Manager, Football Integration and Innovation at NRL • Shane Mattiske – Managing Director, Australia & New Zealand at Nielsen Sports • Damien Hawes – Head of League Wide Partnerships, Asia Pacific at Catapult Sports |
| 5.15pm | Networking Event | “Players with Purpose” supported by the Professional Footballers Australia (PFA) |
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: Moderator • Cassandra Heilbronn – Senior Associate, Sports & Insurance at MinterEllison Panel • Jon Burgess – Founder at Kwan & NBL Board • James Hatzimoisis – Director at Barry Plant • 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: Moderator • Matt Coleman – Head of Innovation at Magnify World Panel • Michael Hurle – Founder of Ditto Limited • Craig Meek – Technology Evangelist & Entrepreneur • Ross Symons – CEO at Big Ant Studios • Theo Fotopoulos – Group CEO & Principal Consultant at FOS Group Australia |
| 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: Moderator • Cassandra Heilbronn – Senior Associate, Sports & Insurance at MinterEllison Panel • Allan Turner – Co-Founder at Zaidee’s Rainbow Foundation • Justin Nelson – General Manager at Melbourne Boomers WNBL |
| 2.30pm | Creating Content Creating, controlling and capitalising on content. |
Panel Discussion: Moderator • Andy Jackson – Global Brand Director – FourFourTwo at Haymarket Media Group Panel • 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 • Olly Wilton – Head of Sports Partnerships at Twitter Australia |
| 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: Moderator • Andy Jackson – Global Brand Director – FourFourTwo at Haymarket Media Group Panel • Mark McCraith – CEO at Maxus Global • Piers Thompson – CEO at PMY Group |
| 4.05pm | Conference Concludes |