Jeff Roth is a Founding Partner of Bruin Capital, where he has led the firm's investment team and strategy since its launch in 2015 and has been the principal architect of its capital structure across four successive investment platforms. Bruin is the only specialist firm dedicated exclusively to the global middle market of sports.
Jeff has helped lead the firm through nearly fifty deals across North America, Europe, and Australia — including the carve-outs that created On Location Experiences and Two Circles (both exited), the global growth of Deltatre and Full Swing (both exited), the launch of As1, the creation of FairPlay Sports Media, and the investment in Matchroom Sport. He serves on the boards of As1, FairPlay Sports Media, Matchroom Sport, Soulsight, and TGI Sport.
Before Bruin, Jeff was a Vice President at Allen & Company, focused on entrepreneur-led transactions in entertainment, technology, and media, and previously advised on landmark media transactions at Citi. A Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, he holds a BBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. He lives in Greenwich, Connecticut, with his wife and three daughters.
Javier Tebas Medrano (San Jose, Costa Rica, 1962), of Spanish nationality, holds a degree in Law from the University of Zaragoza. His involvement in football began in 1993, when he was named president of Sociedad Deportiva Huesca. In 2001, Tebas was elected vice-president of LALIGA, before being named president in April 2013. His tenure as LALIGA president has revolved around three core areas: the introduction of a financial controls system, the collective sale of audiovisual rights and the league's internationalization, while embracing innovation and data strategies.
Other key aspects of LALIGA´s work driven by Mr Tebas are the fight against piracy, the fight against violence in football, and supporting the growth of women´s football. At the same time, LALIGA is focused on sharing the lessons it has learned to help football grow everywhere.
Hillary Mandel is EVP, Head of Commercial Rights, Americas at IMG, advising world-leading sports rightsholders and media platforms on rights strategy and negotiations. She has led or advised on billions of dollars of landmark deals across IMG’s portfolio, including Wimbledon, the US Open, Roland-Garros, UFC, WWE, NCAA, NWSL, Big Ten, Big 12, World Rugby and IndyCar. She has been at the heart of some of the world's biggest deals for women’s sports including the NWSL, WNBA and WTA Tour.
As Vice President at YouTube, Pedro oversees the platform’s business and creator ecosystem across the entire EMEA region—a role he stepped into after a decade of driving Google’s deepest partnerships with global giants like LVMH, Unilever, and Volkswagen.
A 30-year veteran of the tech and consumer industries, Pedro is a celebrated champion for inclusion, twice recognized as one of the UK’s most influential LGBTQ+ leaders and named the world’s top LGBT+ executive role model. Beyond his work at Google, he serves as a Trustee of the Victoria & Albert Museum, appointed by the British Prime Minister. A native of Portugal and a true global citizen, Pedro lives in London with his husband, Rodrigo, and their two children.
Jonny Keogh is the Head of UK Sport at YouTube, overseeing the platform’s regional sports strategy and ecosystem. He partners with leading rights holders, broadcasters, and creators to innovate their distribution, drive audience growth, and maximise commercial value.
Danny Townsend is the CEO of SURJ Sports Investment, leading the strategic direction of the organization as it invests in global sports, brings international events to Saudi Arabia, and elevates the sports ecosystem across the country and the wider MENA region. Since October 2023, he has been steering SURJ’s vision and operations. Recognized as a key influencer in the industry, Danny was listed among SportsPro’s Top Ten Influencers and Sports Business Journal’s Most Influential People in Sports Business in 2024.
With over 25 years of global expertise in the sports industry, Danny Townsend’s career spans leadership roles across New York, London, Singapore, and Sydney. Prior to joining SURJ, he served as CEO of the Australian Professional Leagues (APL) for two years and spent four years as CEO of Sydney FC, where he significantly advanced the commercial viability and global profile of professional football in Australia and New Zealand. He also co-founded Repucom International, a leading sports marketing agency acquired by Nielsen in 2016.
Head - Rights, Innovation and Cricinfo Business
JIOSTAR
Fiona HAROLD
Principal, Sports BD
AWS
Fiona HAROLD
Principal, Sports BD
Fiona Harold is a sports industry leader with experience across the global sports ecosystem. She began her career in football at leading sports marketing agency IMG before moving to The Football Association delivering campaigns with commercial partners around their England Men’s and Women’s teams, FA Cup and grassroots properties. Fiona joined Barclays when they were title partner of the English Premier League at a time when the league experienced significant international growth through the partnership and the inaugural Barclays Asia Trophy pre-season tournament was launched.
After several years at Sport England supporting NGBs with strategic projects, Fiona rejoined The FA and leveraged commercial partnerships that contributed to the significant growth and visibility of women’s football through the Lionesses winning Euro 2022 campaign and the WSL. She moved into golf as Commercial Director at the Ladies European Tour, driving change in the production and media rights space, delivering new commercial partnerships, overseeing the relationship with Golf Saudi, PIF and Aramco relating to their record breaking investments into the LET, and managing the strategic partnership with IMG for the Solheim Cup.
During her tenure as CEO at World Netball, Fiona instigated and led the campaign for inclusion at the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Games, reimagined and took to market a new international events strategy and challenged existing governance structures and commercial strategy with a view to growing the sport whilst better supporting female athletes.
Fiona is now at Amazon Web Services as a Sports Business Development Specialist, EMEA.
Paola Marinone is the Founder and CEO of BuzzMyVideos, a tech company that helps global sports and entertainment rights holders grow their audiences and revenue on YouTube. A former YouTube executive, Paola brings an insider's understanding of the platform, combined with a sharp focus on AI-powered, revenue-driven strategies. She has worked with leading international sports organizations including the ATP, WRC, World Aquatics, United World Wrestling and the Abu Dhabi Autonomous Racing League, helping them scale their audiences and unlock new revenue streams.
Ashish Babu is the CMO for Global Markets at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), where he leads brand strategy and communication efforts across a diverse range of regions, including North America, Europe, the UK, the Middle East and Africa (MEA), Latin America, Japan, Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and the Asia-Pacific (APAC). Since joining TCS in 2008, Ashish has built a distinguished career spanning 25 years, holding several key leadership roles that have significantly impacted TCS’s growth and brand presence.
Previously, Ashish served as Head of Communications for India, Director of Communications for UK & Europe, and CMO for TCS UK & Europe. In these roles, he has been instrumental in supporting global initiatives such as the World Economic Forum, TCS Marathon properties, and the Formula E partnership with Jaguar TCS Racing—an initiative he personally conceived and led. His leadership has garnered over 70 awards for excellence in branding, communications, storytelling, digital marketing, and strategy.
A gifted storyteller, Ashish excels in building strong relationships with key clients, partners, and influencers. He collaborates closely with sales teams to drive large transformational deals. His innovative work has earned him accolades, including recognition in the Provoke Innovator 25 EMEA list of the most innovative CMOs/CCOs and the Global B2B CMO 100 award.
Before his tenure at TCS, Ashish held leadership positions in prominent organizations such as Tata Sky Ltd., Weber Shandwick, MSL, and Burson-Marsteller. He holds an Honors degree in History from Delhi University.
In his current role, Ashish is committed to unlocking new opportunities and driving innovation at TCS, while ensuring the continued support of clients and communities.
As Sports Marketing Lead EMEA at LiveU, Sarah Jakob works with broadcasters, clubs, leagues, federations, and content creators looking to expand and activate their audiences with reliable, high-quality live video content. Sarah has years of practical experience in live production. Before joining LiveU in 2018, she managed sports broadcasts and pre- and post-match content productions for the German production company, NC3.
Partner & Executive Director & Business Growth
REVOLUT
Paddy CARBERRY
Guinness Global Marketing Manager - Head of Sport
DIAGEO
Paddy CARBERRY
Guinness Global Marketing Manager - Head of Sport
Paddy Carberry is the Head of Sports for the Guinness brand globally. Having joined the Diageo business 8 years ago, Paddy has worked across Diageo roles including leading rugby, football and horse racing as well many entertainment platforms for the business across the UK and Ireland. Paddy was integral to landing the global deal for Guinness and the Premier League, and works with over 80 Guinness marketing teams across the world to bring this partnership to life, as well as the Guinness Men’s and Women’s Six Nations, football partnerships with Arsenal, Aston Villa and Newcastle, as well as rugby partnerships with the four home unions. Prior to joining Diageo, Paddy worked at Vodafone Ireland in their sponsorship team, leading rugby and entertainment platforms. Paddy is a journalism and business graduate of Dublin City University and of the European Sponsorship association and is a proud Gaelic speaker from Ireland.
With 20 years of experience in streaming and digital, Peter is a lifelong specialist in his field. As Deltatre's Chief Revenue Officer since December 2024, he oversees new business, customer management, strategic partnerships, growth services, and marketing. His career includes key roles at BSkyB, NeuLion, Saffron Digital, and Endeavor Streaming (now part of Deltatre).
His work with customers has aligned with the rise of digital and smart devices, which transformed media, streaming, websites, and apps into primary content platforms for film, TV, sports, and news. Peter's deep industry expertise and customer-first approach enable the deployment of scalable platforms that deliver value and growth. He is a go-to expert for broadcasters, film studios, media and telecom giants, and major sports organizations. He studied Business and Marketing at Sheffield Hallam University, building a career marked by notable achievements, including deploying large-scale entertainment services for major Hollywood studios, launching BSkyB's first iterations of TV Everywhere and on-demand Premier League and Champions League offerings, delivering UEFA's first direct-to-consumer service UEFA.tv, and overseeing the upgrade of AMC Networks’ direct-to-consumer entertainment services.
Since he created his Media Universe Map, Evan Shapiro has become known as the Media Cartographer. Using his very specific voice and point of view, Shapiro charts Medias future through his essays on the Media War; Peace Newsletter - which is now one of the most read entertainment business publications on Substack. He also co-hosts The Media Odyssey podcast, which has become an industry touchstone and won him the 2026 Webby Award for Thought Leadership.
Shapiro has been a featured speaker at the world’s most important media events. His maps, infographics, and ruminations are now widely quoted and used by businesses, executives, analysts, and colleges around the world.
He is also an Emmy and Peabody Award winning producer of TV, films and podcasts, including Portlandia, This Film Is Not Yet Rated, Please Like Me, and Brick City. He also served 18 years as a professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
Mohammed Alnimer is the Chief Commercial Officer of the Esports Foundation, where he leads the organisation’s global commercial strategy across sponsorships, media rights, ticketing, merchandising, new revenue streams and corporate marketing. He plays a key role in the growth of the Esports World Cup and Esports Nations Cup as global sports and entertainment properties, building partnerships with leading brands, broadcasters and platforms while expanding audiences and developing sustainable commercial opportunities worldwide
Bertrand Amar is a French media and esports executive with over 30 years of experience across television, gaming and esports. A former journalist and producer, he founded Bouyaka and later led Webedia Esports, where he launched ES1/ MGG TV, the first 100% esports French TV channel, and developed major esports broadcasts and competitions (LFL , EVO...). Today, as Co-Founder and CEO of NEO, Bertrand focuses on producing, promoting and distributing major esports events, connecting competitions, broadcasters, platforms and audiences.
Arnaud Albella is the VP Sales & Marketing of Wyplay. He is leading the company development through the innovations brought to the media market over the last two decades.
With nearly 25 years of experience in the video/TV/media space, Arnaud is leveraging its technical background to elevate the technology to a sensible solution solving the market challenges. The latest solution from Wyplay, Frog2Frog, allows to massively reduce the streaming costs, for all OTT actors, especially for live sports streaming where quality and cost are key.
With over 20 years of international experience in marketing, sales and procurement at leading organisations including Procter & Gamble and Philip Morris International, across consumer goods, sports and technology, Giovanni Aquilanti is now fully dedicated to the sports industry, with multiple engagements, which started in Motorsport and brought him to work in sales and sponsorship for SPORTEL. A recognised expert in negotiation and influencing, with an extensive network in the sports industry and with his own business, he supports right owners, agencies on sponsorship and media deals, connecting people and organisations with a view to promoting meaningful and high value-added commercial interactions.
Manik Bambha is co-founder and President of ViewLift, a leading direct-to-consumer streaming platform for sports and media organizations worldwide. He pairs technical depth with business acumen and brings expertise in mobile, OTT, CDN, live streaming, and distribution. Before ViewLift, he held engineering leadership roles at Fox Interactive Media and Myspace. Under his leadership, ViewLift serves the NHL, 18 top US pro teams, six RSNs, the PFL, World Racing Group, Versant and MOTV. He has also driven ViewLift's investment in multi-cloud infrastructure and AI tools, including AI Clipping, FanAssist AI, personalization powered by Vertex AI, and Conversational AI Search.
Keith Bedford is General Manager, EMEA at Wurl, a leader in the streaming TV industry. In his role, Keith oversees Wurl’s operations and key partnerships in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, working closely with his team to drive growth for the region’s publishers and streamers. Keith brings more than 25 years of broadcast experience to Wurl, having built and led teams to design, create, and deliver technology to numerous clients in his previous roles. Prior to Wurl, he founded The Media Tree, a broadcast consultancy business. Before that, Keith was the Managing Director of EBS, which worked with many major players in the broadcast industry - including ITV, BBC Studios, Discovery, CBS, and Time Warner - and eventually became PA TV Metadata following an acquisition by PA Media.
Founder, Director
GREY MATTER ENTERTAINMENT PVT LTD
Chandradev BHAGAT
Founder, Director
Chandradev Bhagat is a leading figure in India’s media and entertainment industry and is the founder of Greymatter Entertainment - an Emmy nominated media company. Earlier in his career he’s been part of the core team of IMG in India and then Ten Sports - one of the largest sports networks in South Asia. He’s working across global events including Cricket and Football World Cups, Formula 1, EPL, WWE and Tour de France, Fashion Week, Music TV and many more. An alumnus of St. Stephen’s, Delhi and New York University, he is also a keen sportsman and national award-winning photographer.
Volodymyr Boiko is the founder and CEO of Epic Clips and runs multiple companies across sports, media and technology. A former engineer, his technical improvements at Booking.com generated over €50 million in annual revenue. He is now pioneering Directed AI - an approach developed at Epic Clips that combines artificial intelligence with expert editorial direction to transform how sports highlight compilations are created and distributed, boosting audience retention and engagement.
Co-Founder Bracht Sport Consulting / Olympic medalist in volleyball
BRACHT SPORT CONSULTING
Elizaveta BRACHT
Co-Founder Bracht Sport Consulting / Olympic medalist in volleyball
Elizaveta Bracht, OLY, is a three-time Olympian and two-time Olympic silver medallist, sports executive, entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Maison du Volley. Following her playing volleyball career, she built an international career across UEFA, FIVB and the wider sports industry, spanning commercial strategy, marketing and social impact.
Today, she advises sports organisations and develops initiatives empowering athletes and women in sport, while creating new opportunities for female coaches, leaders and the next generation through Maison du Volley.
Steve Carter is CEO and co-founder of Bolt6, an Emmy award-winning sports technology company helping to shape the future of officiating and performance in sport. With a background spanning technology, innovation, and the business of sport, Steve is passionate about turning complex challenges into practical solutions that make a real difference. At Bolt6, he leads a team developing cutting-edge tracking, replay, and data technology used across global sport. Steve brings a unique perspective on how technology is changing the way sport is played, officiated, analysed, and experienced by fans.
Daniel Chira is Head of Commercial & Rights at Mediapro, responsible for the international commercialization and distribution of the company's sports rights portfolio. Based in Barcelona, he oversees commercial strategy, partner negotiations and market expansion initiatives across multiple territories, working with broadcasters, OTT platforms, federations, leagues and rights holders worldwide. He brings extensive experience in sports media rights, content distribution and international business development.
President & Co-founder of PROTOCOL SPORTS GROUP and President of satellite/internet transmission provider TV2GO INTERNATIONAL - Lowell Conn is an expert in media rights distribution, content delivery and live sports production. Over the past decade, Protocol has licensed tens of thousands of hours of sports programming to broadcasters around the world. As traditional broadcast is being gradually displaced by digital and streaming, Conn and his team have pioneered creative approaches to leverage new platforms to enhance revenue for traditional sports properties, and to launch/monetize emerging sports.
Senior Director, Business Development
QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Patrick COSTELLO
Senior Director, Business Development
Patrick Costello, Senior Director of Business Development at Qualcomm Technologies Inc., is responsible for building partnerships in support of Qualcomm’s XR and Gaming initiatives. Patrick leads North American engagements with content studios, sports leagues, top brands, OEM’s, and ISV’s to foster partnerships and drive adoption of Qualcomm’s broader technology portfolio.
An Dang Duy is World Athletics Chief Information Officer. World Athletics is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, racewalking, mountain running and ultrarunning. World Athletics is among the world’s largest sporting organisations, and with more members than the United Nations.
An’s vast international experience includes the management of large teams in the media research, advertising and Sport industries. An now leads in World Athletics a technology team responsible for the management of the competition results technology workflow, data management and software that provide access to the sport for millions of people around the world.
Business Development Lead, Betting & Gaming, EMEA
AWS
Adrian GATT
Business Development Lead, Betting & Gaming, EMEA
Adrian Gatt is the AWS Business Development Lead for the Betting & Gaming industry across EMEA. An engineer by profession with a passion for sports, Adrian has spent most of his career helping people and companies build products and solutions for this industry. He enables betting and gaming customers to innovate faster using the power of AWS cloud and AI, bringing deep industry insight and a talent for building strong stakeholder relationships.
Ken Kerschbaumer is co-executive director of editorial services for the Sports Video Group and SVG Europe. He has been writing about how sports networks and leagues use video and audio technology to deliver a quality TV experience since 1991. In 2000, he joined Broadcasting & Cable magazine as senior editor of technology where he covered technology for the broadcast industry. He helped launch SVG and SVG Europe in 2006 and today the company holds events for sports production professionals around the world.
Head of Media at the International University Sports Federation (FISU), leading the global media strategy across broadcast, digital and content for the Winter and Summer Universiade and Championships. Overseeing media partnerships, rights, production and distribution, whilst growing digital audiences through modern, multi-platform strategies. Previously led broadcast and media rights at international federations including Boxing, Judo and Equestrian.
Frank Leenders (born in The Netherlands, 1968) has more than 25 years of experience in international sports marketing at the highest level.
He started his professional career with ISL Marketing during the FIFA World Cup 1990 and subsequently joined start-up company TEAM Marketing in 1992, where he was part of the launch and development of the UEFA Champions League - an international benchmark project - since its very first season (1992-93).
He moved to Rome to join pay Television Sky Italia in 2001, where he was Director of Sports Rights Acquisitions, responsible for the acquisition of all sports related Television rights.
In 2002 he returned to TEAM, where he became Managing Director and was appointed to the Board of Directors in 2005. Following his departure at the end of 2010, he co-founded the independent sports marketing firm Value-Experience.
In 2012, he supported the design and development of a dedicated media and marketing unit for FIBA, the international Basketball Federation in Geneva, Switzerland and is the Director General of this entity: FIBA Media and Marketing Services SA.
As a non-executive board member, Frank also supports and invests in several companies (start-up and scale-up), which operate at the intersection of sports, media and marketing.
Group Vice President, Global Sales & Partnerships
WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY
Scott MELVIN
CEO
THE OVERLAP
Scott MELVIN
CEO
Scott Melvin co-founded The Overlap alongside Gary Neville in 2021, leveraging his background as CEO of the production company Buzz 16 to build the channel's high-quality, long-form interview format. As the Lead Executive Director, he has been the strategic engine behind the brand's rapid expansion into new verticals like Stick to Cricket and Stick to Rugby, driving the channel to over 2 billion views. He was instrumental in the 2026 deal that saw media
giant Global acquire a majority stake in the company, and he recently spearheaded the acquisition of major fan channels like The United Stand to scale the network further.
As the Design Director for BBC Sport, John leads the branding, visual presentation, and graphical innovation across all platforms and major events. His creative vision shapes the look and feel of prestigious sporting broadcasts, including the World Cup, Euros, Match of the Day, Olympics, and Wimbledon.
With a strong emphasis on cutting-edge technology and creativity, John has been instrumental in driving the use of XR, VR, and AR to enhance storytelling and create immersive visual identities that complement both the editorial narrative and the overall brand presentation. His expertise ensures that BBC Sport remains at the forefront of design innovation, delivering world-class visuals that engage audiences across all platforms.
Kish Patel leads partnerships for Dolby OptiView in EMEA. Having worked in live sports production at Hawk-Eye Innovations and streaming operations at Prime Video, he brings a deep understanding of live workflows and how technology can create better experiences for audiences and new commercial opportunities for rights holders. In his current role, Kish drives Dolby OptiView’s growth through strategic sports partnerships that help shape the future of live fan experiences.
Xavi Pérez is Head of Strategy & Operations at MEDIAPRO and part of the company's international sports media rights team. He focuses on the acquisitions strategy, commercialization and distribution of media and betting rights, with particular expertise in international football properties, broadcaster partnerships, OTT platforms and global rights exploitation strategies. He is actively involved in rights valuations, tender processes and the development of commercial relationships across multiple international markets.
Xavi joined MEDIAPRO's sports rights division in 2018, having previously served as Head of Financial Control within the group. Prior to joining MEDIAPRO, he spent five years at EY, where he worked as an auditor, gaining extensive experience in financial analysis, business operations and corporate management.
Garrett Ponder is a Director of Marketing at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., where he leads the company’s global brand partnerships and high‑visibility collaborations across both Qualcomm and Snapdragon, the company’s consumer technology brand. His portfolio includes some of the world’s most iconic sports platforms, including Snapdragon’s front‑of‑shirt presence with Manchester United and its global collaboration with the Mercedes‑AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team.
With more than two decades at Qualcomm, Garrett brings a deep understanding of how technology‑led brands show up authentically in culture through sport, content, and experiences. He is known for building innovative, global programs that connect cutting‑edge technology with fans and consumers in meaningful, measurable ways—demonstrating how collaboration‑driven initiatives can drive relevance, credibility, and impact at scale.
Charles-Edwin Rolot is Digital Marketing Manager at HBS, where he works at the intersection of sports, digital media and emerging technologies. He is also actively involved in the XR Sports Alliance (XRSA), a collaboration between HBS, Accedo and Qualcomm exploring how immersive technologies can transform the sports experience. His work focuses on turning technologies such as XR and immersive technologies into tangible opportunities for sports rights holders, broadcasters and fans. With over seven years at HBS, Charles-Edwin combines digital strategy, creator economy expertise and innovation to explore the future of sports media.
Roland Sars is CEO & Co-founder of Media Distillery (www.mediadistillery.com), Amsterdam-based acknowledged leader in AI-driven video analysis solutions for the worldwide entertainment Industry. Roland is an experienced entrepreneur; born with a truly commercial instinct and vision for business growth. He previously founded BackupAgent and grew the company to a global software venture with 350 telecom operators and service providers customers in 4 continents. After BackupAgent was acquired in 2014, Roland co-founded Media Distillery focusing on sales and marketing, strategy and growth pillars of the company.
SVP Project Management & Innovation / Direktor
BUNDESLIGA MEDIA GMBH
Dominik SCHOLLER
SVP Project Management & Innovation / Direktor
ominik Scholler is the Senior Vice President of Product Management and Innovation at Bundesliga Media, where he oversees the strategic development and execution of Bundesliga’s media products and innovation portfolio. With more than 15 years of experience in sports media, he has crafted forward-thinking product strategies and driven their implementation in collaboration with media partners around the world. With a strong focus on the future of sports media, Dominik and his team are redefining how football fans engage with the Bundesliga, both in Germany and across global markets.
Marcin Serafin is a highly experienced manager in the TV sports production industry. Nowadays, he is COO at Live Park, the TV production company fully owned by Ekstraklasa - the top-tier football league in Poland. Live Park has been responsible for all games per season since 2011. Marcin is a former reporter and producer at Canal+, TVP, and Polsat. He also worked as a Deputy Editor-in-Chief at Orange Sport. Since September 2011, he has been responsible for all TV development and day-to-day production at Live Park. His responsibilities also include digital media and OTT, including Ekstraklasa TV, as well as international relations and partnerships. In recent years, Marcin has led Live Park’s digital and AI transformation, with a particular focus on artificial intelligence, live match data and emerging broadcast technologies. Together with his team, he is also driving the technical and technological development of Live Park’s new Media Hub headquarters.
Carlos Silva is a sports media and executive leader currently serving as President of Anthem Sports Group and TNA Wrestling, part of Toronto-based Anthem Sports & Entertainment. He joined from SeventySix Capital, where he was a fund partner and President of SeventySix Capital Sports Advisory. Previously he served as CEO of C360 (known for the NFL’s PylonCam), led the Professional Fighters League (and its predecessor World Series of Fighting), and held senior roles at World TeamTennis, Park Lane investment bank, and NBC’s Universal Sports Network.
José Somolinos has spent 12 years working in XR, exploring how people watch and interact with video. As XR Lead at Accedo in Stockholm, he focuses on immersive sports experiences, bringing together his background in engineering, communication, and user experience.
Senior Manager - Media Rights Sales
IOC TELEVISION & MARKETING SERVICES
Srinath SRIPATH
Senior Manager - Media Rights Sales
Srinath is a sports media professional with over a decade of experience working across broadcast and digital media. In his current role as the International Olympic Committee’s Senior Manager - Media Rights Sales, he is responsible for revenue generation and media rights holder relationships across several key territories. Srinath was previously leading relationships with digital platforms including YouTube in his role on the IOC’s digital partnerships team.
Will Strauss is a journalist, editor, producer and conference chair specialising in broadcasting and digital media. He is Editor of SVG Europe, covering the people, ideas and technologies shaping sports content production, distribution and consumption. Before joining SVG, his career included six years at Broadcast magazine and freelance work for a range of leading media and technology organisations, including the IBC Daily, TVB Europe, the Media Production Show, the DPP, Olsberg, Dolby, Disney and Sony. He regularly produces and chairs industry conferences, bringing extensive editorial experience to conversations with senior executives across the global sports media and broadcast industries.
Victorien Tixier is the visionary co-founder and CEO of ScorePlay, a platform revolutionizing how sports organizations manage and monetize their media assets. Under his strategic leadership, ScorePlay has grown to serve over 200 professional sports organizations worldwide, including teams, leagues, and federations. Headquartered in New York, ScorePlay serves customers across regions, with strong presence in Europe and North America. Combining deep technical expertise with industry insights and a relentless focus on customers' needs, ScorePlay's platform allow users to streamline their content management workflows and enhance their storytelling. His unwavering commitment to creativity and customer-centric approaches has established ScorePlay as a recognized leader in sports technology innovation.
Thiago Tourinho is a partner at LiveMode, where he leads the company’s international expansion and investments in sports properties. Prior to joining LiveMode, he built a career in management, investments, and business expansion, with experience at McKinsey&Co, Somos Educação, and QuintoAndar. Thiago holds an MBA from Stanford University.
Phil Ventre, Chief Strategy Officer at Pixotope, is a seasoned industry leader with a track record spanning sales, marketing, and business development. Having held pivotal roles at Avid, Apple, Ross Video, and Silver Spoon Animation, Phil has been instrumental in driving innovation and delivering captivating experiences. At Pixotope, Phil spearheads strategic initiatives in the sports, e-sports, and broadcast sectors, leveraging his expertise to address market demands and fuel the company's growth trajectory.
