Football star Rio Ferdinand to speak at LeSports Connects

Former Manchester United and England legend Rio Ferdinand now businessman, entrepreneur and content publisher with his own FIVE digital and lifestyle brand is coming to China.

Rio will be looking to further his understanding of the culture, its people and the growing interest in grassroots football and to meet the elite of the Chinese sporting, digital and broadcast world.

Also speaking at the first ever LeSports Connects:

Lei Zhenjian, Founder & CEO, LeSports  Ma Guoli, Vice Chairman, LeSports Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman, Mission Hills Group Hou Yuhua, CEO, Weisai Sports Chen Xin, Vice President, WeCapital Zhang Zhe, Senior Operations Director, Weibo Sports Zhao Jun, General Manager, China Sports Media Li Sheng, Founder & CEO, SECA World Stephanie McMahon, Chief Brand Officer & TV Personality, WWE Peter Kenyon, Partner, Opto Advisors – former CEO Manchester United and Chelsea  Andrea Radrizzani, President & Founder, Aser Media Zhang Yi, Chief Editor, Sohu Sports Liu Jianhong, Co-President, LeSports Xie Chenguang, Founding Partner, Kaixing Capital Shi Yiying, Director of Sports, Jiemian.com Pan Shijian, Founding Partner, Kaixing Capital  Zhang Yuqiang, Co-founder, Sports Money Han Mu, Founder, Lanxiong Sports Tom Byer, Head Technical Advisor, Chinese Ministry of Education David Shoemaker, CEO, NBA China Richard Young, Managing Director, NFL China Chris Park, Senior Vice President, Major League Baseball Victor Cui, CEO, ONE Championship  Jamie Reigle, Commercial Director, Manchester United Matthew Baxter, Chief Media Officer, Liverpool FC Xavier Asensi, Managing Director – APAC, Barcelona FC  Fernando de Matos, Head of Sponsorships AP Region, Visa  Caroline Darcy, Head of Sponsorship, Asia Pacific, UBS Catherine Gibbs, Head of Sponsorship, AIA  Adrian Toy, Regional Director, Marketing, PUMA  Josh Black, CEO, ESP Properties, Asia Pacific Beatrice Lee, CEO, Baofeng Sports Mickael Piantchenko, Asia Pacific Director, ESL  John Cappo, President & CEO, AEG China Andrew Collins, CEO, Mailman Group Michael Cunnah, Chairman, iSportConnect Andy Jackson, CEO, FourFourTwo Ben Flint, CEO, Asian Sponsorship News (ASN) Scarlett Li, Founder & CEO, Zebra Media Richard Welbirg, Senior Reporter, TV Sports Markets …plus speakers from Sina, iRENA, China Sports Media, and many other Chinese and international companies to follow.

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