MEET THE SPEAKERS

Every year, the Sports Tech Nation unites sports and tech leaders from all over the world. 

2021 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Xavier Hernández

Investor of Kognia Sports Intelligence and Manager of FC Barcelona

Ishwara Glassman Chrein

President of Business Operations at Chicago Fire FC

Alistair Gosling

Founder & CEO of EXTREME

Marilou McFarlane

CEO & Founder of Women in Sports Tech, Inc

Louis Saha

Founder & CEO of AxisStars

Lorin Hamlin

Head of Open Innovation at Under Armour, Inc.

Charles Frémont

UEFA Innovation Hub Manager

Kate Hamer

Co-Founder & COO of AxisStars

Miguel Ángel Leal

CEO of LaLiga Tech

Dan Shevchik

Partner & SVP at Sports Media Advisors

Alexandre Dreyfus

CEO of Chiliz & Socios.com

Melanie Strong

Founding Partner of NEXT VENTŪRES

Andreas Cüppers

Director Digital Transformation and Innovation at Borussia VfL 1900 Mönchengladbach

Wayne Kimmel

Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital

Craig Martin

Vice President, Partnerships at Elevate Sports Ventures

Alysse Soll

Board Chair of Women in Sports Tech, Inc

Andreas Heyden

EVP Digital Innovations DFL Group at Budesliga

Ricardo Fort

Founder of Sport By Fort Consulting

Mauricio Sulaimán Saldívar

President of World Boxing Council

Jean-Baptiste Alliot

Chief Strategy Officer at LaSource

Christian Lau

CTO of Los Angeles Football Club

Dr Sherylle Calder

Founder & CEO of EyeGym

Konstantin Sonkin

Co-Founder & CEO of i-BrainTech

Maurici López-Felip

CEO & Co-Founder of Kognia Sports Intelligence

Amir Zonozi

President of Zoomph

PREVIOUS SPEAKERS

Lance Armstrong

Partner at Next Ventures

Ishwara Glassman Chrein

Head of Sports Partnerships and Business Development at Yahoo Sports / Verizon Media

Jean-Baptiste Alliot

Innovation Strategy Specialist at UEFA

MAURICIO SULAIMAN SALDIVAR

President at World Boxing Council

Hannah Gordon

Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel of the San Francisco 49ers

Javier Sobrino

Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer of FC Barcelona

Kristen Holmes

Vice President of Performance Science at WHOOP

Saleh Alobeidli

Sports Lawyer & Arbitrator
Legal-Tech Expert

Angela Ruggiero

CEO & Co-Founder of Sports Innovation Lab

izhar shay

Minister of Technology and Science of Israel

George Aivazoglou

Vice President, Head of Fan Engagement & DTC - Europe & Middle East at National Basketball Association (NBA)

Martin Sola

CEO at Capabilia

Ricardo Fort

Head of Global Sponsorships at The Coca-Cola Company

Melanie Strong

Managing Partner at Next Ventures

Ricardo Trade

President of the Governing Board at Arena Hub

Harpreet Basran

Vice President, Human Resources at San Francisco 49ers

Chad de Luca

Director, Twitch Properties at Twitch

Craig Thompson

Managing Partner at Mindspring Capital

Greta Bodino

Director of Staff and Operations at European Club Association (ECA)

Wim Stocks

Chairman of CSL Esports

Ron Huldai

Mayor of Tel Aviv

Dan Ghosh-Roy

Chief Digital Officer at Professional Fighters League

Lennart Wernecke

Product Manager International - Audioviusal Rights at DFL

Dr Julian Tan

Head of Digital Business Initiatives & Esports at Formula 1

Mathieu Lacome

Head of Research & Innovation at Paris Saint-Germain