World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper Confirmed as Panellist for First London Directors’ Club of 2015
January 14, 2015
iSportconnect is delighted to announce the first London Directors’ Club event of the year will be held in March.
The event will take place on March 17th with World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper confirmed as the first panellist.
Gosper was named as CEO of World Rugby (previously IRB) in 2012 following a distinguished career with major international marketing services and media companies including Ogilvy, Havas, Omnicom and most recently as CEO of McCann Erickson Europe, Middle East and Africa and CEO of McCann Erickson USA.
As Chief Executive of World Rugby and Managing Director of Rugby World Cup Limited, Brett Gosper is responsible for the strategic and business operations of Rugby’s global governing federation.
Brett oversees the implementation of World Rugby’s record investment, development and player welfare strategies, the delivery of which is set to be a record-breaking Rugby World Cup 2015 in England.
Originally starting in London but now with an impressive international roster, iSportconnect Directors’ Club events are a gathering of exclusively invited director level delegates, partaking in a BBC Question Time-style discussion with a panel of well-established executives from the sport industry.
Followed by networking, the discussion is held under Chatham House rules, allowing for an open and free flowing debate.
iSportconnect Chairman Michael Cunnah said: “We are delighted to welcome Brett as our first panellist for the first London Directors’ Club event of the year. His current role and previous experience will give us good insight into sports business issues on a global basis.”
World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper said: “I am delighted to be joining the iSportconnect London Directors’ Club event to participate in what promises to be a fascinating, engaging and informative discussion with representatives from the sports industry.
“2015 is a massive year for Rugby and World Rugby with the biggest-ever Rugby World Cup being hosted in England and Cardiff and what better place to host this Directors’ Club event than in London, which will play host to some mouth-watering Rugby World Cup fixtures.”
Save the date: 17th March 2015
To register your interest contact: sylvia-line@isportconnect.com
Invitation Policy: iSportconnect Directors’ Club is an invitation only event open exclusively for CEOs, chairmen and director level executives from governing bodies, sports teams and sponsorship brands.
Social Media Policy: The iSportconnect Directors’ Club follows Chatham House rules and therefore all content must be kept inside. We encourage delegates to tweet pictures and use our hashtag #iSCDirectorsClub but please do not quote panellists.
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About World Rugby
World Rugby is the global governing body for the sport of rugby union with 120 national member unions and six regional associations in membership.
Headquartered in Dublin and with an executive staff of 93, World Rugby is a regulator, an investor, a developer and an inspirer. Its mission statement is to grow rugby worldwide.
With more than 6.6 million men, women and children actively participating, Rugby is experiencing record participation, profile and growth worldwide in existing and new markets.
Underpinning unprecedented growth is Rugby World Cup, the sport’s flagship global event hosted every four years. The 2015 edition, to be hosted in England and Cardiff in September and October 2015, will be the best-attended, most-viewed and most engaged-with event to date, taking rugby to new audiences around the world. It will be record-breaking on every level.
The commercial success of Rugby World Cup is enabling World Rugby to invest a record £330 million between 2009-2016 in player welfare, mass participation, development, competitions and high performance.
In 2016 Rugby will return to the Olympic stage after an absence of 90 years when the high-octane, crowd-pleasing discipline of Rugby Sevens will debut at the Rio 2016 Games.
You can find out more about World Rugby at www.worldrugby.org and @worldrugby
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