iSportconnect to Launch First Ever Directors’ Club in Mexico

iSportconnect, generic the world’s largest global private network of sports business executives, is delighted to announce the Directors’ Club will be debuting in Mexico in May, in association with Moveo Lab.

The event will take place in Mexico City on 20^th May at the Sport Innovation Summit.

Already successfully organised in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, London, Moscow and Paris, the iSportconnect Directors’ Club Mexico will be held at the end of Day 1 of the Sport Innovation Summit.

This exclusive, invitation only-event will gather a panel of experts to discuss on the topic “How to create value in the Sports Industry in Mexico”, in front of an audience of 70 key decision-makers, who will also have the chance to network in a relaxed environment.

Michael Cunnah, Chairman of iSportConnect, will moderate the discussion and Horacio de la Vega, Director of Sports of the City of Mexico, will be among the panelists.

Michael Cunnah said: “We are delighted to be taking the Directors’ Club to Mexico for the very first time. The country has a rich culture in the sports industry and we are looking forward to staging the first of hopefully many Directors’ Club events in the region.”

Horacio de la Vega, Director of Sports of the City of Mexico, added: “We are confident that the Sport Innovation Summit in Mexico City will inspire senior executives from the whole country to embrace innovation in sport and adopt best practice to make a difference in their businesses and in people’s lives.”

Arnaud Drijard, CEO & Founder of Moveo Lab and SIS said: “We are always looking to raise the standards of the Sport Innovation Summit, therefore staging such an established event as the Directors’ Club Mexico is instrumental for us.”

Sport Innovation Summit 2015

Created and organized by Moveo Lab, in association with the Sports Institute of Mexico City, the second edition of the Sport Innovation Summit (SIS) will take place on May 20^th and 21^st in the Centro Cultural Roberto Cantoral, in Mexico City.

SIS is the event where international experts share the success stories that improve the world of sport and inspire sport industry leaders.

The Summit will offer a diverse and comprehensive programme, with 24 world class-speakers sharing their experience on the following 7 topics:

– Athletes’ Performance

– Digital Engagement

– Fan Experience

– Infrastructures & Sustainability

– Properties Development

– Sport Articles & Wearables

– Sport & Media

700 delegates are expected to the Summit, including Ministries of Sport, Sports Federations & Professional Clubs, Athletes & Coaches, Sport Equipment Companies, Sport Media, Sponsors, Brands involved in the Sport sector, and other Sport Industry stakeholders.

iSportconnect Chairman Michael Cunnah has already been confirmed as one of the speakers at the summit.

Other confirmed speakers include: the Director of Sustainability for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games; the Head of Media of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC); the Director of Digital & Social Media of NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, the Latin America Director of YouTube; the Director of Sports of the City of Mexico and the CMO of the Mexican Football Federation.

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