A galaxy of eminent speakers representing various sectors of the sports and football industry, including associations, clubs, broadcasters, sports management companies, brands and corporates will be participating in the India Football Forum 2013 being held in New Delhi with endorsement from the All India Football Federation.
The one-day conference to be held tomorrow, September 17, at the India Habitat Centre in New Delhi is titled “Delivering on the Football Opportunity”.
Here is the India Football Forum 2013 Programme schedule:
10.00 – 10.45 – AIFF’s Vision for Indian FootballKeynote Address by KUSHAL DAS (General Secretary, AIFF)
10.45 – 11.30 – The Bundesliga… Learnings from Development & SuccessKeynote Address by PETER LEIBLE, (Chief Representative Asia Pacific, Bundesliga)
11.45 – 13.00 – Knowledge Session: Indian Professional Football… No Change, No GainPresentation: Pune FC – Journey since inception of I-League‘s model club by CHIRAG TANNA (Head-Operations, Pune FC)
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PANEL DISCUSSION• SUNANDO DHAR (CEO, I-League)• SHAJI PRABHAKARAN (Regional Development Officer, FIFA)• CHIRAG TANNA (Head-Operations, Pune FC)• WASIM HAQ (Head – Sports Practice, Middle East & Asia, Odgers Berndtson)
13.45 – 14.45 – KNOWLEDGE SESSION: Reconnecting Indian Football to Big Corporates, BrandsPresentation: Coca-Cola’s India football connect by WASIM BASIR (Director – Integrated Marketing Communications, Coca-Cola India)
PANEL DISCUSSION• WASIM BASIR (Director – Integrated Marketing Communications, Coca-Cola India)• PETER LEIBLE (Chief Representative Asia Pacific, DFL Sports Enterprises, Bundesliga)• KUSHAL DAS (General Secretary, AIFF)• HRISHIKESH SHENDE (Head – Sports Marketing, adidas India)• PRASHANT SINGH (General Manager, Octagon India)• WASIM HAQ (Head – Sports Practice, Middle East & Asia, Odgers Berndtson)
14.45 – 15.15 – KNOWLEDGE SESSION: Repucom PresentationROHAN MENON (Vice President – India, Repucom International)
15.15 – 16.30 – KNOWLEDGE SESSION: What is Necessary to Drive Football ViewershipPresentation: World Sport Group by HARISH KRISHNAMACHAR (Country Head & Senior Vice President, WSG (India))
PANEL DISCUSSION• VIJAY RAJPUT (Chief Operating Officer, ESPN Software India Private Limited)• GAURAV BAHAL (Managing Partner, Sportzworkz)• HARISH KRISHNAMACHAR (Country Head & Senior Vice President, WSG (India))• MANAV SINGH (Head of Consulting, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, Repucom International)• MAUTIK TOLIA (EVP Programming & Production, Neo Sports Broadcast)
16.45 – 17.45 – KNOWLEDGE SESSION: Playing With New Formats to Enhance the Beautiful Game
PANEL DISCUSSION• RATHINDRA BASU (Senior Director, ESPN Software India Private Limited)• SUPRATIK SEN (National Head – Sports & Events, Red Bull India)• SUKHVINDER SINGH (Managing Director, Libero Sports India)• PRASHANT SINGH (General Manager, Octagon India)• CHIRAG TANNA (Head – Operations, Pune FC)
17.45 – 18.00 – Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks
