Our 2019 Conference Speakers

Ebru Koksal

Football Leader | Former FIFA and UEFA Consultant | Former Galatasaray CEO

Charlie Stillitano

Chairman, Relevent Sports

Mario Kempes

Football Analyst and Commentator at ESPN | World Cup Champion

Erleen Hatfield

Partner, Hatfield Group | Professor, Yale School of Architecture

Walter Franco

Senior Manager, Victus Advisors LLC

Alex Leitão

CEO of Orlando City Soccer Club , Orlando Pride, and OCB

Kely Nascimento-DeLuca

Activist | Documentary Producer | Ambassador of Global Goals World Cup

Jimmy Nielsen

Head Coach of Hartford Athletic

Stefan Szymanski

Author | Soccer Economist | Professor of Sport Management

Ben Carrington

Sociologist of race and culture, especially in relation to popular culture and sport

Nils Rudi

Professor at Yale and INSEAD | Soccer Analytics Expert

Andrés Pérez

CEO and founder of Kin Analytics

Donovan Powell

COO, Hartford Athletic

Benno Ruwe

Head of Partnerships, FC Bayern Munich

Matt Winkler

Director & Professor, Masters in Sports Analytics & Management, American University

Pierre Moossa

Coordinating Producer, NBC Sports Group, coverage of Premier League

Ricardo de Buen

International Sports Lawyer | CAS Arbitrator

Bobby Warshaw

Writer | MLS analyst | Broadcaster | Author | Former Player

Javier Perez Teuffer

Director/President Metraval Traslado de Valores - Mexico | Former President, CF América Mexico

Vicky Chun

Thomas A. Beckett Director of Athletics, Yale University

Marcelo Robalinho

CEO of ThinkBall & Sports Consulting

Robert Rodriguez

Chief Growth Officer, COPA90

Paul Tuchmann

Partner at Wiggin and Dana LLP

Boris Gartner

CEO, LaLiga North America

Adolfo Romero

Senior Director International Events, MLS

Antonietta Collins

Sportscaster, ESPN

William Mao

VP of Global Media Consulting, Octagon | Forbes 30 under 30

Bruce Mandell

Chairman & CEO, Hartford Athletic

Àlex Pareja

Soccer Analyst, ESPN

Peter Loge

Author of the book "Soccer Thinking for Management Success: Lessons for organizations from the world’s game"

Melanie Fitzgerald

Head of Americas, Bundesliga International