Among the well-known local and foreign names who are coming this year to the SPORTO Conference, we would single out the representatives of sports organizations, agencies and companies IBM, Synergy, Chicago Bulls, Facebook, Curiosity 360 Productions, WePlay and the Croatian Football Federation. Sam Seddon (IBM) manages sports partnerships with Wimbledon and the rugby union England Rugby. Carsten Thode (Synergy) is a director of strategy in one of the leading sponsoring agencies with offices in London and New York. Ian Mollard (Curiosity 360 Productions) has more than 25 years of experience in the sports industry. Activation of the mascot Hero the Hedgehog at the World Championship in Athletics London 2017 was awarded as part of the Sports Industry Awards 2017. Jerry Newman (Facebook) is the first representative of the world’s largest social network to speak at the SPORTO Conference. Kenny Ager (WePlay) is a leader of key clients in WePlay, including La Liga, FC Barcelona, PGA European Tour, Red Bull and Yokohama Tires. Representatives of sports organizations this year will be Tomislav Pacak, spokesman for the Croatian Football Association and Luka Dukich, Chicago Bulls’ Digital and Content Marketing Manager. At the jubilee 15th conference, special guest will be Aleksander Čeferin, president of UEFA. More information and other news can be found at www.sporto.si.
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Every year, SPORTO Conference celebrates the most successful sports marketing projects. The SPORTO Awards are intended for the best achievements in the field of sports sponsorship, (digital) communication and marketing in sports in Slovenia and in the Adriatic region. This is an ideal opportunity for brands, owners of rights and agencies to gain professional recognition for their work, and the highest ranked projects from each country, in the category Best Sports Sponsorship, will automatically qualify for the ESA Excellence Awards competition for the prestigious category “Best of Europe”. The international partner of SPORTO Awards is the European Sponsorship Association (ESA), and the national partner is the Slovenian Marketing Association (DMS). Entries to SPORTO Awards are open until October 26th. More information and instructions can be found at www.sportoawards.si.
