NEU

Shaping the Future: How La Liga is addressing football’s changing landscape
Javier Tebas, President, La Liga

Football data in the US with MLS and NWSL
Carlo De Marchis
Chris Schlosser, Senior Vice President, Emerging Ventures, MLS
Christian Holzer, Managing Director, Sportec Solution
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer Leagu
e

Closer to the Game: What Changes the Interaction between Bundesliga Clubs and Media Partners will Bring from 2025/26
Roman Schade, Head of Audiovisual Rights DACH, DFL
Stefan Mennerich, Media Director, FC Bayern Munich & Chairman of the Management Board, FCB Digital & Media Lab
Marcus Beisiegel, Director Audiovisual Rights and Media Product, DFL
Markus Aretz, Managing Director, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hans Gabbe, Senior Vice President Sports Rights & Commercialisation, Sky Deutschland

President of Business Operations
Aston Villa Football Club

Director
FC Bayern Women

Effective Alliances: How Sustainability Pays off in Professional Football
Marika Bernhard, Head of Sustainability, DFL
Torsten Weber, Senior Expert Sustainability and Transformation, DFL
Marcus Sagitz, Titular Managing Director, PreZero
Michaela Hitzberger, Chief Technology Officer & Member of the Executive Board, Ista
Frank Dalock, Managing Director, Marktplatz GmbH

What Traditional Football Can Learn from the New Small-Sided Leagues
Alex Schlüter, Moderator
Felix Kroos, Football expert & podcaster (Einfach mal Luppen)
Christoph Köchy, President, SOCCA Europe
Simon Terodde, Sky Expert & Second division record goalscorer


Human. Manager. Champion?
Max Eberl, Board Member of Sport, FC Bayern München

After the Bidding is before the Bidding - What the Successful TV Deal Means for the DFL
Steffen Merkel, Managing Director, DFL

Challenges of European Football – The Top Leagues' Perspective
Marc Lenz, Managing Director, DFL
Luigi De Siervo, CEO, Serie A
Javier Tebas, President, La Liga
Mathieu Moreuil, Director International Football Relations & EU Affairs, Premier League
Andrea Traverso, Director Financial Sustainability & Research, UEFA

Bundesliga in an International Context: From Investments to Rational Finances and Ownership Structures
Marc Lenz, Managing Director, DFL

Media Rights, Women's Football, Major Events: How the DFB Wants to Consistently Realize Growth Potential
Holger Blask, Managing Director, DFB

Spokesman of the Board
Eintracht Frankfurt

CEO
Borussia Dortmund

Chief Sporting Director
National Women's Soccer League

CEO
Bayer Leverkusen

What's next for the biggest sport in the world? A future between oligarchs, sheikhs, traditionalists and ultras, between globalisation and digitalisation: who benefits and what falls by the wayside in this billion-dollar business? How do clubs, leagues and associations want to develop their national and international business models for the fans of tomorrow? Where will the greatest opportunities for growth lie in the future? And what room is left for anchoring in society? 

Football 
Topics

Exclusive Insights into FC Barcelona's Strategy and Partner Activation
Elena Valls, Director of Partnerships EMEA, FC Barcelona

How the Global Leading Leagues in Women's Football Managed to Be Successful
Nikki Doucet, CEO, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited & Barclays Women's Super League
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer League

FC Wacker Innsbruck, GC Zurich and Red&Gold Football: LAFC`s Global Vision of Building Winning Teams
Stacy Johns, Chief Operating Officer , Los Angeles Football Club & President, Grasshopper Club Zürich

Uncover the Potential and Opportunities for Growth in the Indian Football Market
Abhik Chatterjee, CEO, Kerala Blaster FC

Female Leadership: The Strategies of Two top Female Managers in the Football Business
Kathleen Krüger, Senior Leading Expert Sport Strategy & Development, FC Bayern München
Anne-Kathrin Laufmann, Managing Director Sport & Sustainability, Werder Bremen

Global Growth in Revenue and Fans: How European Top-Leagues are Facing an International Challenging Landscape
Peer Naubert, Chief Marketing Officer, Bundesliga International
Michele Ciccarese, Commercial & Marketing Director, Serie A

Keegan Pierce, Director International Relations, La Liga

Between the Championship and the World Stage: Bayer 04's Perspective on Global Football
Fernando Carro, CEO, Bayer Leverkusen

From Relegation to the Champions League: How a Traditional Club is Reinventing Itself
Alexander Wehrle, Chairman of the Management Board, VfB Stuttgart

How the Bundesliga's Market Leaders See Their Future - and that of the League
Carsten Cramer, Managing Director, Borussia Dortmund
Michael Diederich, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, FC Bayern Munich

Johann Plenge, CEO, RB Leipzig

What the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga Can Learn from the National Women's Soccer League – and Vice Versa
Karen Leetzow, President, Chicago Stars FC
Katharina Kiel, Technical Director, Eintracht Frankfurt

Almuth Schult, Professional footballer & TV expert

Trendtalk Global - Where is Women's Football Heading?
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer League
Daniela Bauer, Global Head of Partnerships, Allianz
Robert Müller von Vultejus, Chief Growth Officer, SPORTFIVE

Laura McAllister, Vice-President & Member of the Executive Committee, UEFA

The Future of the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga
Florian Wittmann, Director Strategy & Development, DFB
Bianca Rech, Director, FC Bayern Woman
Anne-Katrin Huebel, Senior Director Marketing DACH, Google

Winning on and off the Pitch: Strategic Stakeholder Management & Global Community
Building at PAOK FC
Giorgos Lagaris, Chief Commercial Officer, PAOK Thessaloniki

Driving Sustainable Success through Clear Sporting Strategies –
The Case of Aalborg BK’s Majority Takeover
Jan Peters, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Aalborg BK
Jan Ole Kappmeier, Member of the Board, Aalborg BK & Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BPTC Sports

Matching On-Field-Excellence with Off-Field-Success: The Transition of Aston Villa to Become
One of Europe's Top Clubs
Chris Heck, President of Business Operations, Aston Villa Football Club

How Saudi Arabian Record Champion Al Hilal is Conquering New Fans and Territories
Esteve Calzada, CEO, Al-Hilal

From Transfer Strategy to Membership Structure: What Other Clubs Can Learn from FC Porto's Business Model
Michele Montesi, Chief Strategy Officer, FC Porto

Global Expansion and New Business Models: How the Kings League Wants to Ensure that Future Generations Remain Interested in Football
Djamel Agaoua, CEO, Kings League

When Football Meets Fashion in Milan: Best Practices & Hacks for Successful Collaborations
and Sponsorship Successes
Maikel Oettle, Chief Commercial Officer, AC Mailand

Internationalization, Investors, Insights: Joint and Individual Club Strategies
from Europe's Top Leagues
Rouven Kasper, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, VfB Stuttgart
Christoph Winterling, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, FC Bologna

Quick and Easy - 5+1 Manager Questions
Felix Kroos (Moderator)
Ilja Kaenzig, Managing Director, VfL Bochum
Markus Rejek, Managing Director, 1. FC Köln

Matthias Tillmann, Chairman of the Management Board, Schalke 04
Wilken Engelbracht, Commercial Director, FC St. Pauli

The State of the League - 3 Pressing Questions
Bernd von Geldern, Managing Director Marketing, 1. FC Union Berlin
Eric Huwer, Board Member, Hamburger SV
Alexander Jobst, Chairman of the Management Board, Fortuna Düsseldorf

Michael Ströll, Managing Director, FC Augsburg
Tim Jost, Managing Director Marketing & Sales, TSG Hoffenheim

From Säbener Strasse to the world: FC Bayern Munich in global competition
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO, FC Bayern München

Bundesliga 2025 - 2029: new paths or old patterns, Mr Hellmann?
Axel Hellmann, Spokesman of the Board, Eintracht Frankfurt

Between Tradition and the Future: How much Reform is Needed in the Bundesliga?
Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO, Borussia Dortmund & DFL Supervisory Board Chairman

Making the Case for Private Equity in Football and Top-Tier Sports
Patrik Zeigherman, Chairman Investment Banking, UniCredit
Nikos Stathopoulos, Chairman Europe, BC Partners

Stefan Ludwig, Partner & Head of Sports Business Group, Deloitte

Chairman of the Management Board
VfB Stuttgart

How Well is the Bundesliga Really Kicking?
Alex Schlüter (Presenter)
Felix Kroos, Football-Experte & Podcaster
Tabea Kemme, TV-Expert & former DFB National player
Markus Krösche, Sports Director, Eintracht Frankfurt

JMore than just a game: The importance of professional soccer for the economy and society
Tilman Tacke, Economist and Partner, McKinsey
Vito Esposito, Director of Institutional and Political Relations & Regulation, DFL
Omid Nouripour, Member of the German Bundestag & Chairman of the Sustainability Advisory Board, Eintracht Frankfurt

More topics will follow shortly.
Be part of SPOBIS Conference 2025
E-Mail: info@spobis.com
Phone: +49 40/413 30 08-0
 

Shaping the Future: How La Liga is addressing football’s changing landscape
Javier Tebas, President, La Liga

What's next for the biggest sport in the world? A future between oligarchs, sheikhs, traditionalists and ultras, between globalisation and digitalisation: who benefits and what falls by the wayside in this billion-dollar business? How do clubs, leagues and associations want to develop their national and international business models for the fans of tomorrow? Where will the greatest opportunities for growth lie in the future? And what room is left for anchoring in society? 

Football 

Director
FC Bayern Women

Spokesman of the Board
Eintracht Frankfurt

Bundesliga in an International Context: From Investments to Rational Finances and Ownership Structures
Marc Lenz, Managing Director, DFL

Media Rights, Women's Football, Major Events: How the DFB Wants to Consistently Realize Growth Potential
Holger Blask, Managing Director, DFB

Uncover the Potential and Opportunities for Growth in the Indian Football Market
Abhik Chatterjee, CEO, Kerala Blaster FC

Between Tradition and the Future: How much Reform is Needed in the Bundesliga?
Hans-Joachim Watzke, CEO, Borussia Dortmund & DFL Supervisory Board Chairman

JMore than just a game: The importance of professional soccer for the economy and society
Tilman Tacke, Economist and Partner, McKinsey
Vito Esposito, Director of Institutional and Political Relations & Regulation, DFL
Omid Nouripour, Member of the German Bundestag & Chairman of the Sustainability Advisory Board, Eintracht Frankfurt

How Well is the Bundesliga Really Kicking?
Alex Schlüter (Presenter)
Felix Kroos, Football-Experte & Podcaster
Tabea Kemme, TV-Expert & former DFB National player
Markus Krösche, Sports Director, Eintracht Frankfurt

How the Global Leading Leagues in Women's Football Managed to Be Successful
Nikki Doucet, CEO, Women’s Professional Leagues Limited & Barclays Women's Super League
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer League

CEO
Borussia Dortmund

Chief Sporting Director
National Women's Soccer League

CEO
Bayer Leverkusen

Topics

Driving Sustainable Success through Clear Sporting Strategies –
The Case of Aalborg BK’s Majority Takeover
Jan Peters, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Aalborg BK
Jan Ole Kappmeier, Member of the Board, Aalborg BK & Co-Founder & Managing Partner, BPTC Sports

President of Business Operations
Aston Villa Football Club

Chairman of the Management Board
VfB Stuttgart

Matching On-Field-Excellence with Off-Field-Success: The Transition of Aston Villa to Become
One of Europe's Top Clubs
Chris Heck, President of Business Operations, Aston Villa Football Club

How Saudi Arabian Record Champion Al Hilal is Conquering New Fans and Territories
Esteve Calzada, CEO, Al-Hilal

Between the Championship and the World Stage: Bayer 04's Perspective on Global Football
Fernando Carro, CEO, Bayer Leverkusen

Female Leadership: The Strategies of Two top Female Managers in the Football Business
Kathleen Krüger, Senior Leading Expert Sport Strategy & Development, FC Bayern München
Anne-Kathrin Laufmann, Managing Director Sport & Sustainability, Werder Bremen

What the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga Can Learn from the National Women's Soccer League – and Vice Versa
Karen Leetzow, President, Chicago Stars FC
Katharina Kiel, Technical Director, Eintracht Frankfurt

Almuth Schult, Professional footballer & TV expert

From Relegation to the Champions League: How a Traditional Club is Reinventing Itself
Alexander Wehrle, Chairman of the Management Board, VfB Stuttgart

How the Bundesliga's Market Leaders See their future - and that of the League
Carsten Cramer, Managing Director, Borussia Dortmund
Michael Diederich, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board, FC Bayern Munich

Johann Plenge, CEO, RB Leipzig

From Transfer Strategy to Membership Structure: What Other Clubs Can Learn from FC Porto's Business Model
Michele Montesi, Chief Strategy Officer, FC Porto

Trendtalk Global - Where is Women's Football Heading?
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer League
Daniela Bauer, Global Head of Partnerships, Allianz
Robert Müller von Vultejus, Chief Growth Officer, Sportfive

Laura McAllister, Vice-President & Member of the Executive Committee, UEFA

From Transfer Strategy to Membership Structure: What Other Clubs Can Learn from FC Porto's Business Model
Michele Montesi, Chief Strategy Officer, FC Porto

When Football Meets Fashion in Milan: Best Practices & Hacks for Successful Collaborations
and Sponsorship Successes
Maikel Oettle, Chief Commercial Officer, AC Mailand

Internationalization, Investors, Insights: Joint and Individual Club Strategies
from Europe's Top Leagues
Rouven Kasper, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, VfB Stuttgart
Christoph Winterling, Chief Marketing & Sales Officer, FC Bologna

Quick and Easy - 5+1 Manager Questions
Felix Kroos (Moderator)
Ilja Kaenzig, Managing Director, VfL Bochum
Markus Rejek, Managing Director, 1. FC Köln

Matthias Tillmann, Chairman of the Management Board, Schalke 04
Wilken Engelbracht, Commercial Director, FC St. Pauli

The State of the League - 3 Pressing Questions
Bernd von Geldern, Managing Director Marketing, 1. FC Union Berlin
Eric Huwer, Board Member, Hamburger SV
Alexander Jobst, Chairman of the Management Board, Fortuna Düsseldorf

Michael Ströll, Managing Director, FC Augsburg
Tim Jost, Managing Director Marketing & Sales, TSG Hoffenheim

Making the Case for Private Equity in Football and Top-Tier Sports
Patrik Zeigherman, Chairman Investment Banking, UniCredit
Nikos Stathopoulos, Chairman Europe, BC Partners

Stefan Ludwig, Partner & Head of Sports Business Group, Deloitte

More topics will follow shortly.

Global Growth in Revenue and Fans: How European Top-Leagues are Facing an International Challenging Landscape
Peer Naubert, Chief Marketing Officer, Bundesliga International
Michele Ciccarese, Commercial & Marketing Director, Serie A

Keegan Pierce, Director International Relations, La Liga

FC Wacker Innsbruck, GC Zurich and Red&Gold Football: LAFC`s Global Vision of Building Winning Teams
Stacy Johns, Chief Operating Officer , Los Angeles Football Club & President, Grasshopper Club Zürich

Effective Alliances: How Sustainability Pays off in Professional Football
Marika Bernhard, Head of Sustainability, DFL
Torsten Weber, Senior Expert Sustainability and Transformation, DFL
Marcus Sagitz, Titular Managing Director, PreZero
Michaela Hitzberger, Chief Technology Officer & Member of the Executive Board, Ista
Frank Dalock, Managing Director, Marktplatz GmbH

What Traditional Football Can Learn from the New Small-Sided Leagues
Alex Schlüter, Moderator
Felix Kroos, Football expert & podcaster (Einfach mal Luppen)
Christoph Köchy, President, SOCCA Europe
Simon Terodde, Sky Expert & Second division record goalscorer


Human. Manager. Champion?
Max Eberl, Board Member of Sport, FC Bayern München

After the Bidding is before the Bidding - What the Successful TV Deal Means for the DFL
Steffen Merkel, Managing Director, DFL

Closer to the Game: What Changes the Interaction between Bundesliga Clubs and Media Partners will Bring from 2025/26
Roman Schade, Head of Audiovisual Rights DACH, DFL
Stefan Mennerich, Media Director, FC Bayern Munich & Chairman of the Management Board, FCB Digital & Media Lab
Marcus Beisiegel, Director Audiovisual Rights and Media Product, DFL
Markus Aretz, Managing Director, Borussia Mönchengladbach
Hans Gabbe, Senior Vice President Sports Rights & Commercialisation, Sky Deutschland

Challenges of European Football – The Top Leagues' Perspective
Marc Lenz, Managing Director, DFL
Luigi De Siervo, CEO, Serie A
Javier Tebas, President, La Liga
Mathieu Moreuil, Director International Football Relations & EU Affairs, Premier League
Andrea Traverso, Director Financial Sustainability & Research, UEFA

Bundesliga 2025 - 2029: new paths or old patterns, Mr Hellmann?
Axel Hellmann, Spokesman of the Board, Eintracht Frankfurt

Football data in the US with MLS and NWSL
Carlo De Marchis
Chris Schlosser, Senior Vice President, Emerging Ventures, MLS
Christian Holzer, Managing Director, Sportec Solution
Tatjana Haenni, Chief Sporting Director, National Women's Soccer Leagu
e

Global Expansion and New Business Models: How the Kings League Wants to Ensure that Future Generations Remain Interested in Football
Djamel Agaoua, CEO, Kings League

From Säbener Strasse to the world: FC Bayern Munich in global competition
Jan-Christian Dreesen, CEO, FC Bayern München

Be part of SPOBIS Conference 2025
E-Mail: info@spobis.com
Phone: +49 40/413 30 08-0