Social Football Summit: "A benchmark for industry players" (G. Valentini, founder)
"The Social Football Summit (in Rome, ITA, on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22/11/2023) is the first event in the sector to be held in Italy, and has become a benchmark for Italian and international players in the football industry. Its strong points are the sharing of innovative content, the participation of all the major Italian and European sporting institutions and, for this edition, also international ones, with FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
and MLS
Major League Soccer, the top professional football league in the USA and Canada
," said Gianfilippo Valentini
Co-founder @ Social Media Soccer
, founder of the Social Football Summit, to News Tank Football on 13/11/2023.
"With its long history, the Stadio Olimpico represents sport and football in Rome, Italy and the world. It is the perfect venue for our event requirements. We'll have five separate rooms where we'll alternate between training, information and debates," explained Valentini.
"We are honoured to once again have the Lega Serie A
"Lega Nazionale di professionisti di Serie A". Professional League which manages the Italian first division and including its 20 clubs.
as our global partner and, this year, as our official radio station. In collaboration with the League, we will be bringing some of the most important speakers and brands from the world of football and from all the clubs in our league to Rome for the two days of the event," added Gianfilippo Valentini, who spoke to News Tank, media partner of the Social Football Summit 2023.
"The sixth edition will be full of important organisational innovations, starting with the presentation and integration of the Social Football Summit Manifesto" (G. Valentini)
What are the strengths of the Social Football Summit as a BtoB event dedicated to football?
The Social Football Summit is a platform for innovative content, sharing, networking and training for the football industry. It is the first event of its kind to be held in Italy and has become a benchmark for Italian and international players. Its strong points are:
- the sharing of innovative content
- the participation of all the major Italian and European sporting institutions and, for this year's event, also international ones, including FIFA
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
and MLS
Major League Soccer, the top professional football league in the USA and Canada
- numerous networking activities
- the training aspect
Previous editions with over 10,000 participants »Following the success of previous editions with over 10,000 participants, the Social Football Summit is now in its sixth edition and on 21 and 22/11/2023, in a completely redesigned Stadio Olimpico (Rome, ITA) in terms of space, it will offer an even more immersive, integrated and shared format.
Participants will be able to share their knowledge, do business and network in the most exclusive areas of the stadium, which will host more than 150 speakers and leading national and international industry players.
Why did you choose the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for the 2023 edition?
With its long history, the Stadio Olimpico represents sport and football in Rome, Italy and the world.
It is the perfect venue for our event requirements. We'll have five separate rooms where we'll alternate between training, information and debates. There will also be a large exhibition hall where our partners can present themselves and two large networking areas.
Lega Serie A
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• Sector: Professional league in charge of the organisation of the Serie A and the management of its marketing and media rights (since 09/06/2008)
• Founded: May 1946 (Lega Nazionale); separation…
is partnering the event for the fifth consecutive year. What does this agreement mean to you?
• Sector: Professional league in charge of the organisation of the Serie A and the management of its marketing and media rights (since 09/06/2008)
• Founded: May 1946 (Lega Nazionale); separation…
We are honoured to once again have the Lega Serie A
"Lega Nazionale di professionisti di Serie A". Professional League which manages the Italian first division and including its 20 clubs.
as our global partner and, this year, as our official radio station. In collaboration with the League, we will be bringing some of the most important speakers and brands from the world of football and from all the clubs in our league to Rome for the two days of the event.
Lega Serie A will be the event's global partner for the fifth year running, continuing its participation in and support for the Social Football Summit, and showing itself to be increasingly attentive to the growth of the sector as a whole, to issues of innovation, sustainability and processes, to the development of business models and, in general, to the dynamics of new content-sharing systems.
I would like to thank Lorenzo Casini
President @ Lega Serie A
(president of Lega Serie A
"Lega Nazionale di professionisti di Serie A". Professional League which manages the Italian first division and including its 20 clubs.
) and Luigi De Siervo
CEO @ Lega Serie A
Education:
Università degli Studi di Firenze, 1989 - 1994
Law Degree with honors (MA equivalent)
(CEO) for the availability and closeness they have shown towards us.
Generally speaking, what are your expectations for the Social Football Summit 2023?
The sixth edition will be full of important organisational innovations, starting with the presentation and integration of the "Social Football Summit Manifesto". It sets out six fundamental pillars: from industrial development and human resources to knowledge sharing, sustainability, inclusion and social impact, which will guide meetings, training, institutional dialogue and sharing, to help make the football industry a sector at the forefront of innovation, sustainability and inclusion.
#SFS23 will be a sustainable event. We are happy to have received this certification, which rewards our commitment. It has always been a priority for us, and this deeply felt issue has been included among the points of our Manifesto. Inalienable values that guide our actions. pic.twitter.com/yZIFWSiPFI
— SFS (@SF_Summit) November 10, 2023
The first day of the Social Football Summit 2023 will coincide with the final act of the "EXTRA TIME" start-up competition, a new innovation programme that aims to give space to those realities (teams, startups, SMEs Small and medium-sized enterprises. Less than 250 employees and an annual turnover not exceeding €50m. ) that can offer innovative products or solutions for the football industry.
This sixth edition will focus on the following topics: investment and innovation (metaverse, blockchain, AI), revenue and business models, inclusion, impact and sustainability, creativity and digital disruption.
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