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SUPPORTING FOOTBALL GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS
THE EVENT TO MEET KEY PLAYERS WITHIN THE AMERICAS’ FOOTBALL INDUSTRY
Sunil Gulati Zico Jeffrey
Webb
Gérard Houllier
CONFERENCE EXHIBITION NETWORKLearn from industry leaders and international experts in our agenda setting conference programme, featuring panels, discussions and workshops.
Promote your products and services, and have face-to-face meetings in the leading football industry market place.
Network with decision makers from all sectors of the industry at our numerous networking events.
Don Garber
UNITING BUSINESS AND FOOTBALL IN THE AMERICAS
1. CONCACAF Women’s Championship United States 20142. FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 20153. CONCACAF Gold Cup North America 2015
MLS All-Star Match United States 2015
In 2012 the MLS reported annual attendances in excess of
6 MILLION
CONCACAF IS THE THIRD MOST SUCCESSFUL FIFA CONFEDERATION, DESPITE HAVING THE THIRD FEWEST COUNTRIES. IT ENCOMPASSES A NUMBER OF THRIVING FOOTBALL LEAGUES AND WILL BE HOST TO A WEALTH OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THESE EVENTS WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO GAIN ENTRY TO THIS POPULOUS REGION.
DID YOU KNOW?Association Football (Soccer) is now more widely played in North America than any spor 4NEW FRANCHISES
WILL JOIN THE MLS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.
“WE ARE PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO BE THE HOST LOCATION FOR THIS
YEAR’S SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM. AS A NATION OF SPORTING ENTHUSIASTS, WE TAKE FOOTBALL VERY SERIOUSLY, AND
THUS ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE AN EVENT WHEREBY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME IS AT THE
CORE OF THE DISCOURSE.”ADRIAN ELCOCK
CHAIRMAN, BARBADOS TOURISM AUTHORITY
AMERICAS FORUM WILL BE HOSTED
THE NORTH AMERICA SPORTS MARKET IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM...
*PWC’S SPORTS OUTLOOK
$53.6bn.IN 2012
$67.7bn.IN 2017*
THE LLOYD ERSKINE SANDIFORD
CONCACAF U-20 Championship TBC 20154.
Copa América Centenario United States 20165.
CONCACAF Futsal Championship Mexico 20166.
CONCACAF U-17 Championship Panama 20177.8
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SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAS’ MAJOR DECISION MAKERS
“We’re very happy to be Working on this neW project With soccerex, to help aid the groWth and expansion of football across the americas. With three distinct regions Within concacaf, the soccerex americas forum Will play an important role in uniting our member federations and encouraging international co-operation and business development across all of the great cities of our three regions.”
jeffrey Webb president, concacaf
“The UniTed STaTeS Soccer FederaTion iS very happy To SUpporT Soccerex and The americaS ForUm Taking place in BarBadoS.The paSSion For The BeaUTiFUl game in norTh america and acroSS The concacaF region iS growing FaSTer Than anywhere in The world, and iT iS aT Soccerex where yoU can converT ThaT paSSion inTo new BUSineSS opporTUniTieS”
SUnil gUlaTi preSidenT, UniTed STaTeS Soccer FederaTion
“The Caribbean FooTball Union is FUlly behind The soCCerex ameriCas ForUm and iTs mission To develop all aspeCTs oF The FooTball in The region. iT will be a FanTasTiC opporTUniTy For oUr member FederaTions To engage wiTh The wider FooTballing CommUniTy as well as To demonsTraTe The work we’re UnderTaking To improve oUr perFormanCe boTh on and oFF The piTCh.”
gordon derriCkpresidenT, Caribbean FooTball Union
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SPORT TOURISM With a hospitable climate, first class facilities and a rich sporting culture, sport tourism is one of the Americas fastest growing sectors. Here, tourism experts, major event organisers and government figures will reveal the secrets behind its growth and the multiple benefits it generates for communities.
ATTRACTING & HOSTING MAJOR EVENTSMajor events will play a central role at the Forum focusing on the decision to stage the 2016 Copa America in the United States and how the CONCACAF region can end what would be a 32 year wait to host the game’s showpiece event by successfully bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World CupTM.
BUSINESS OF SPORT MASTER CLASSNorth America has been recognised as apioneer of sports marketing. Here a selection of brands, broadcasters, agencies and event organisers will deliver a master class on the American sports industry as well a review of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM, set to be the most valuable and lucrative in history.
LEAGUE CREATION & EXPANSION The Americas boast three of the fastest growing leagues in the world, the MLS, Liga MX and the Campeonato Brasileiro. With a proposed Caribbean League on the industry’s agenda, the Forum will be the meeting place for league chiefs, broadcasters and brands to share best practice and network.
PLAYER DEVELOPMENT & RETENTIONAthletes from the Americas have gone on to dominate multiple sports including cricket, athletics, American football, baseball and basketball. The Forum will look at the cycle young athletes go through when choosing a sporting career and what can be done to increase the number of soccer players coming from the Americas.
EVENT FOCUS
MEET THE KEY PLAYERS…
Minister of Sport BRAZILIAN
GOVERNMENT
President ESPN
Head of Elite Development Squad MANCHESTER CITY
Former PlayerTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO & MANCHESTER UNITED
Gobal Sports Director RED BULL
Global Head of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship
VISA
Vice President GLOBAL SPORTS MARKETING,
FOOTBALL
National Youth Teams Director
SPANISH FA
President & CEO OCTAGON WORLDWIDE
President CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL
UNION
CEO ARSENAL FOOTBALL
CLUB
1978 ARGENTINE WORLD CUP WINNER
Senior VP For Global Business Development In Football
IMG
General Secretary CONCACAF
ALDOREBELLO
JOHN SKIPPER
PATRICK VIEIRA
DWIGHT YORKE
GÉRARD HOULLIER
RICARDO FORT
CLAUS-PETER MAYER
GINÉS MELÉNDEZ
RICK DUDLEY
GORDON DERRICK
IVAN GAZIDIS
OSSIE ARDILES
JEFFSLACK
ENRIQUE SANZ
President CONCACAF
JEFFREY WEBB
President UNITED STATES SOCCER
FEDERATION
SUNIL GULATI
Commissioner MLS
DONGARBER
President LIGA MX
DECIO DE MARÍA
Vice-President Global Sports Marketing Football
ADIDAS
CLAUS-PETER MAYER
A comprehensive conference AgendA surrounding the vAst sporting opportunities the AmericAs provides will be discussed by senior business leAders And footbAll legends such As:
…AND BRANDS BEHIND THE GAME’S GROWTH
SHOWCASE YOUR ORGANIzATION
NETWORK WITH THE BEST
IN THE INDUSTRY
THE FORUM PRESENTS AN UNRIVALLED PLATFORM TO PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL INDUSTRY.
OUR ACCOUNT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANY-SPECIFIC PACkAGES TO CATER TO YOUR COMMERCIAL GOALS AND BUDGET. PACkAGES START AT 9m2.
THE SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM WILL ALLOW YOU TO MEET WITH kEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS IN THE CONCACAF REGION, AS WELL AS THEIR GLOBAL COUNTERPARTS,
ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.
THROUGH A VARIETY OF NETWORkING EVENTS, STRUCTURED ONE-TO-ONE NETWORkING SESSIONS, THE ONLINE NETWORkING TOOL AND THE NETWORkING
CAFé, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR COMPANY, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING YOU TO SECURE REAL RETURNS.
SOCIAL EVENINGS DELEGATE BAGS LANYARDS NETWORKING CAFEA T L A S P R E M I U M B R A N D S R I O G O V E R N M E N TA F C A S I A N C U P A U S T R A L I A 2 0 1 5J O R D A N T O U R I S M B O A R D
GAIN EXPOSURE TO THE AMERICAS’ FOOTBALL INDUSTRY
GENERATING GLOBAL MEDIA COVERAGE
BECOME A SPONSOR AT THE AMERICAS FORUM AND BENEFIT FROM ENHANCED VISIBILITY AND ACCESS TO THE INDUSTRY.
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ACCESS and VIP Dinner. football’s key decision makers.
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DON’T MISS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO MEET THE AMERICAS’ FOOTBALL INDUSTRY
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