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STF Asia Leadership Dialogue Strengthens Industry Position

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The fourth edition of the STF Asia Leadership Dialogue returned to the iconic Padang Ballroom of the Singapore Cricket Club recently. The private forum gathered 80-plus decision-makers, reinforcing Singapore’s position as the regional hub to serve Sport across Asia.  The unique event format, explained by Singapore-based host, Unmish Parthasarathi, is “designed to encourage leaders to come together, learn from each other, and collaborate for a better future”.  

The STF Asia program featured eight panels on finance, festivalisation, events, host broadcast, data analytics, digital commerce, piracy and agency world. The speaker line up leaders from blue-chips such as Aries, Centre Court Capital, AMI Capital, Tennis Australia, World Table Tennis, TEAM Marketing AG, Octagon, Infront, Dentsu, Singapore Olympic Council, Populous Asia, YouTube, EMTEK Vidio, Astro, Qvest, Creative Technology, NEP, Pixellot, Friend MTS, and INTERPOL. 

Launched in 2023, STF Asia event series is a curated setting for industry leaders to exchange ideas and build partnerships to engage the three billion fans in the region. The diversity and calibre of participants underscored the growing importance of cross-sector dialogue to navigate the rapidly evolving sports landscape. All conversation were under Chatham House Rules, a unique feature to foster open conversations that sought to convert the challenges of today into the opportunities of tomorrow. 

Past speakers have included c-suite executives and board members of the Professional Triathletes Organisation (an inaugural event partner), the NBA, International Cricket Council (ICC), ONE Championship, Aurora Media Group, Saudi Pro League, CVC Capital Partners, Elysian Park, A&W Capital, XV Capital, Sport Investment Partners, FanCode, Dream 11, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, beIN Sports, J-COM, Tabcorp, Venezia FC, Miller Insurance, Elevate, Dolby Laboratories,  Microsoft, Amagi, Magnify, WSC Sport, Quidich Innovation Labs, Visa, Standard Chartered, Unilever, NIUM, Rooter.gg, Mighty Bear Games, Global Esports Federation, Sport SG and Singapore Tourism. 

About Picture Board Partners: Is a Singapore-based strategy & communications practice dedicated to growing the G.E.M.S (Gaming, Education, Media & Sport) sectors of Asia. Its client roster includes listed multinationals, institutional investors, enterprise technology majors, sports federations & leagues, content publishers, media platforms, event promoters, industry conferences, business schools & universities, not-for-profits and tourism related organisations. The STF Asia Leadership Dialogue event format is a wholly owned property of Picture Board Partners. 


For Event & Media Enquiries, contact via unmish@pictureboard.asia and +65.8198.9228

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