Sports Technology

The most significant meeting for Australia's sports industry, the Business of Sport Summit (BOSS), returns to Sydney on 1st and 2nd April next year, featuring addresses from the NFL, PepsiCo and FC Barcelona.

To be held at Sydney's Sofitel Wentworth Hotel, growth and innovation will be at the heart of the summit's agenda with ideas and imperatives for the commercial management of sport, making this event the most important knowledge exchange and networking platform for sports executives in Australia.

Presentation and speaker highlights include:

• The most profitable sports league in the world - Marc Reeves, International Commercial Director, NFL (USA)

• World leader in digital innovation - Didac Lee, Director of Technology & Board Member, FC Barcelona (Spain)

• Sports Marketing Visionary - Jennifer Storms, SVP, Global Sports Marketing, PepsiCo (USA)

On the eve of the 2014 FIFA World Cup Football Federation Australia Chief Executive David Gallop will address the Summit, as will Australian Grand Prix Chief Executive Andrew Westacott, fresh from the 30th Australian Grand Prix.

Other BOSS speakers include:

• Craig Phillips, Secretary General, Australian Olympic Committee

• Mark Buckman, Chief Marketing Officer, Telstra

• Patrick Delany, Chief Executive, Fox Sports

• Darren Birch, General Manager, Commercial Operations, AFL

• Todd Greenburg, Head of Football, NRL

• Kate Palmer, Chief Executive, Netball Australia

• Peter Wermuth, Chief Executive, Australian Baseball League

• Alison Lee, EVP International Group, ATP

• Simon Hollingsworth, Chief Executive, Australian Sports Commission

• Raelene Castle, Chief Executive, Canterbury Bulldogs

BOSS is an essential two day event devoted entirely to the key commercial issues in Sports Management crafted exclusively for and delivered by key influencers in the industry.

Growth and innovation are at the heart of the Summit's agenda, with ideas and imperatives for the commercial management of sport, making this event the most important knowledge exchange and networking platform for sports executives in Australia.

Industry recruitment specialists Sportspeople have been confirmed as a Silver Sponsor for the Summit.

Announcing the sponsorship, Sportspeople Managing Director Robert McMurtrie explained "one of the greatest endorsements of Sportspeople's recruitment success is to see the candidates we place making a recognised, positive and long lasting contribution to their employers and more broadly, the industry at large.

"When we received the BOSS 2014 program we immediately noticed speakers such as Todd Greenberg, Kate Palmer, Raelene Castle, Anthony Everard and others that Sportspeople had placed in either their current or past roles.

"Additionally, the majority of organisations represented at BOSS 2014 utilise either the Sportspeople Recruitment or Sportspeople Jobs Market services."

BOSS is produced by Connect Events.

For further information contact Connect Events on 02 8004 8590, E: team@connectevents.com.au, www.sportsleaders.com.au

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