VP Personal
DFL-Group

Extremism on the Sidelines - Football, Social Media and Democracy
Andrea Bonk, Head of Strategy & Communication, DFL Foundation
Maximilian Oehl, Co-Founder & CEO, Media Force
Patrick Ittrich, Bundesliga referee

Olympic Games in Germany: Yes, but where and why?
Thomas Weikert, President, German Olympic Sports Confederation
Rolf Lange, Head of Corporate Communications/Public Affairs, EDEKA
Kim Bui, former world-class gymnast and current member of the IOC Athletes' Commission
Andy Grote, Senator for the Interior and Sports, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg

More than just sponsorship: how HSV, Helm and Plan International are taking partnerships in sport to a new level
Marieke Patyna, Director Sustainability HSV Fußball AG, Member of the Board HSV Foundation
Frank Thomsen, Chief Products Officer, Plan International
Thomas Gartz, Executive Vice President HR & Communications, Helm AG

More 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

Olympic 3x3 Basketball Champion & Manager for Girls' and Women's Basketball
Alba Berlin

CEO
Werder Bremen

President
DFB

Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany

Managing Director
Fußball kann mehr

CEO
World Athletics

Investing in Sports Brands: IP Strategies, Monetization and the Path to Global Success
Christian Toetzke, Gründer und CEO, HYROX
Jesse Du Bey, Founder & Managing Partner, Orkila Capital

How the NHL is Driving its Growth and Global Popularity
Gary Bettman, Commissioner, NHL

Women's Handball World Championship & Women's EuroBasket 2025 - How the Sport and its Federations Want to Benefit from the Major Events in Germany
Christian Kothe, Member of the Executive Board, Sportfive
Svenja Brunckhorst, Olympic 3x3 basketball champion & manager for girls' and
women's basketball, Alba Berlin
Mark Schober, Chairman of the Board, German Handball Federation
Ingo Weiss, President, German Basketball Federation
Anja Althaus, Former national handball player & team manager of the women's national team, German Handball Federation

The importance of top-class sport for health and society - A campaign by German Cancer Aid
Gerd Nettekoven, former Chairman of the Board of German Cancer Aid
Dani Battistel, Managing Director, mm sports GmbH

Game Changer Impulse: How Mobility Brings Companies and Organisations Forward
Chaichana Sinthuaree, CEO, ASS Athletic Sport Sponsoring
Christian Koke, Head of Marketing & Sponsoring | Authorized Signatory, MSV Duisburg
Julian Weber, European champion and multiple German champion in the javelin throw

New Business Dynamics: How Companies Can Utilise Sports Promotion for Themselves and Drive Society Forward
Chaichana Sinthuaree, CEO, ASS Athletic Sport Sponsoring
Lucas Flümann, Head of Sales and Partner Support, Deutscher Turner-Bund Service GmbH
Xenia Raad, Senior Corporate Communications Managerin, Ferrero

Sport Unites - Even in a World Slightly Out of Order?
Annalena Baerbock, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany
Bernd Neuendorf, President, DFB
Mareike Miller, Overall spokesperson, German Disabled Sports Association | Captain, German national wheelchair basketball team | Member of the Executive Committee, Athleten Deutschland e.V.

Innovation across All Facets: How World Athletics Wants to Take its Sport to the Next Level
Jon Ridgeon, CEO, World Athletics

Where the German Sports Business Really Stands in Terms of Equality
Klaus Filbry, Chairman of the Management Board, Werder Bremen
Julia Möhn, Managing Director, Fußball kann mehr
Vivi Dimitriadou, Chief People Officer, Sportfive
Marion Mertesacker, VP Personal, DFL-Group

How the business behind the sport of padel is developing for the various stakeholders
Jonathan Sierck, CEO, PadelCity
David Serrahima, General Manager, Premier Padel
Mischa Zverev, TV Expert, Entrepreneur & Investor