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Think Football 2019: the programme
*The programme and speakers are continually updated
08:30: Café Network
- Welcome: coffee, pastries and networking!
09:00: Welcome
- Dominique Courdier, director of News Tank Football
- Catherine Lespine, president of INSEEC U. Sport, welcome to the venue
- Fatma Samoura, secretary general of FIFA
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Fédération Internationale de Football Association
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
09:20: Opening of Think Football
- Laura Georges, former professional football player and secretary general of the FFF
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Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation)
, Think Football Ambassador
Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation)
09:30: Two Keynotes
- Pierre Ferracci, president of Paris FC and Jean-Baptiste Mougel, director of Groupe Aesio (health insurance) -- presented by Groupe Aesio
- Aymeric Magne, global events director, Disneyland Paris
09:50 - 10:50: First Grand Panel
- Women as the future of sport
- Fatma Samoura, secretary general of FIFA
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Fédération Internationale de Football Association
- Brigitte Henriques, vice-president of the FFF
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Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation)
- Béatrice Barbusse, secretary general of French Handball Federation
- Moderated by Nathalie Iannetta, UEFA adviser
- Fatma Samoura, secretary general of FIFA
10:50 - 11:00 Networking
- Coffee break
11:00 - 12:00: Workshops in parallel
- Media coverage of women's sport: Content, programming and development strategies?
- François Pellissier, sports director of the audiovisual Groupe TF1
- Florent Houzot, editorial director of beIN Sports France
- Julie-Anne Gross, media rights director of the FFF
- Philippe Bony, deputy director of programming of the channel M6
- Event management: Lessons learned from the FIFA U-20 2018 Women's World Cup in France and the Euro Women's Handball Championship in France, in view of the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup France
- Sylvie Pascal-Lagarrigue, president of the organlzing committee of the EHF (European Handball Federation)
- Erwan Le Prévost, director of the organizing committee of the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup France
12:00 - 13:00: Workshops in parallel
- Sponsorship and Women's Sport
- Magali Tézenas du Montcel, delegated director of Sporsora think tank
- Amel Bouzoura, director of sports partnerships of the Française des Jeux (FDJ, French national betting and gaming)
- Gilles Galinier, vice-president communication, Arkema (chemicals company, national sponsor of the FIFA 2019 Women's World Cup France)
- Maya Raimbaud-Cayon, April (French insurance company)
- Magali Tézenas du Montcel, delegated director of Sporsora think tank
- Legacy and Heritage of the Women's World Cup: ambitions and synergies between the organizers and host cities
- Frédérique Jossinet, director of women's football at the FFF
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Fédération Française de Football (French Football Federation)
- Yvon Léziart, municipal councilor for sports, Ville de Rennes
- David Lamy, Paris 2024 Olympics, HR director
- Frédérique Jossinet, director of women's football at the FFF
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch Networking
- A welcome break after a morning packed with great content! The opportunity to update your network, exchange with friends, make new acquaintances
14:00 - 15:00: Think Lab in parallel
- Audiovisual piracy: the biggest danger to pro sports?
- Mathieu Moreuil, director of international relations at the Premier League
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Top English professional football division. 20 clubs.
- Caroline Guenneteau, legal director of beIN Sports France
- Arnaud Decker, chairman and founder of AdValorem (public affairs consultancy for media, digital, sports and entertainment)
- Julien Taieb, director of legal affairs of the LFP
- Mathieu Moreuil, director of international relations at the Premier League
- eSports, from virtuality to reality for sponsors, presented by Webedia
- Raoul Leibel, Webedia eSports director
- Nicolas Maurer, Co-founder and CEO, Team Vitality
- Olivier Jaubert, chief sales & marketing officer and investor relations of the LFP
- Stéphane Tardivel, sponsorship director of Orange
- Raoul Leibel, Webedia eSports director
Top English professional football division. 20 clubs.
15:00 - 16:00: Workshops in parallel
- Fan experience and Sportainment, presented by La Poste
- Michel Wiener, director of grand events, La Poste
- Harry Moyal, managing director, Olympique Lyonnais
- Are players now bigger than their clubs?
- Didier Poulmaire, lawyer, Poulmaire Avocat & Fiduciaire
- Sébastien Bellencontre, Founder - CEO, 4Success
- Philippe Lyonnet, communciations director, AS Saint-Etienne
16:15 - 17:30: Second Grand Session
- From Sport to Sportainment
- Didier Quillot, CEO of the LFP
- Martina Olivas, deputy director of international development at LaLiga
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Spanish Professional Football League (formerly called the Spanish LFP)
- Christian Seifert, CEO of the DFL
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Deutsche Fußball Liga, German professional football league.
Spanish Professional Football League (formerly called the Spanish LFP)
Deutsche Fußball Liga, German professional football league.
17:30: Conclusion and Cocktail Networking
- Closing speech and thank you
- Last discussions and exchange of business cards around a glass of champagne
17:30: "Job Dating", organized by INSEEC U. Sport
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