Agenda: SportHackTag, event for digital innovation in sport (London, 24 and 25/05/2016)

The first edition of SportHackTag, a B2B event dedicated to digital innovations in sport, will take place at the Emirates Stadium in London (ENG) on 24 and 25/05/2016. The event is organised by two Italian agencies, GEA World and Minimega Pubblicità. SportHackTag includes individual networking, thematic workshops, a hackathon (see below), and an awards ceremony.

The event aims to connect companies in the the digital content industry with clubs, federations, leagues and otehr actors in professional sports. Among the confirmed participants include representatives of the Lega Serie A, AC Milan, Juventus (Serie A TIM), Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur (Premier League), FC Barcelona, Real Madrid (Liga BBVA) and the NBA.

Maurizio Barbieri (director of sports and video strategies at Samsung), Andrea Ghizzoni (Italy country director of the Chinese Internet group Tencent) and Cristiano Habetswallner (director of sponsorship for Telecom Italia) are among the participants at SportHackTag. The participation fee is €640 for both days of the event.