Leading figures from sport, business and technology will gather at Stamford Bridge, London on October 6 and 7, for a two-day event designed to shape the future of the sports industry, enhance the fan experience and spread best practice in athlete development.
The unique event brings together unparalleled networking and business opportunities for the sports business industry. It will review the latest coaching techniques and methodologies practiced by leading proponents of the game, helping improve sports performance globally and supporting the strategy for developing the Qatar 2022 national team.
And it will explore the innovations and technologies shaping sports infrastructure and major tournaments in the future including the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar.
The Aspire4Sport Congress and Exhibition is organised by Aspire Academy. This year’s event marks the eighth edition, which is hosted in sporting capitals throughout the world on an annual basis. Previous editions have been held in Amsterdam, Berlin and Paris.
Attendees at the 2017 Aspire4Sport Congress & Exhibition include Crystal Palace FC manager Roy Hodgson, Italy’s Arrigo Sacchi, one of the most influential managers in the history of football, and world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim. They will be joined by footballing legends Claude Makélélé, Kevin Keegan and Paulo Sousa.
Hosted at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea’s iconic ground, ‘ Aspire4Sport ’ Congress & Exhibition comprises three simultaneous events in the same place.
The Aspire4Sport Congress & Exhibition is organised for the eighth time, the event is a two-day exclusive event and networking session that offers European and Qatari sports industry professionals the chance to engage with key decision makers that are shaping the landscape of Gulf region’s sports business industry, paving the way for future partnerships.
This year’s Aspire4Sport Exhibition will see higher level of participation from Qatari stakeholders than in previous years. Some of this year’s event partners include the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Qatar’s Ministry of Economy and Commerce, Qatar Football Association (QFA), the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Qatar Airways, the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC), the QNB Stars League and International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS).
The second event is the ‘Aspire Academy Global Summit’ on Football Performance & Science
In parallel, Aspire Academy will hold the fourth edition of the ‘Aspire Academy Global Summit’, a key component of the Academy’s annual event, which has established itself as a leading gathering for experts in the field of football development and performance for young players.
Over the two-days, more than 160 representatives from 80 clubs – which form part of the “Aspire in the World Fellows” community – including Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Barcelona, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Juventus, will take part, making it one of the largest gatherings of its kind anywhere in the world.
Club representatives will gather to discuss and exchange views on modern training methodologies, using a dynamic and engaging approach comprising roundtable discussions, workshops, master classes, open debates and Star Chats with legends of the game.
These will be delivered by some of the biggest names in football such as former Italian coach, Arrigo Sacchi, one of the most influential managers of all time, Crystal Palace FC manager Roy Hodgson, retired Portuguese footballer and coach Paulo Sousa, former Newcastle coach, Kevin Keegan, and former French football and assistant coach at Swansea City, Claude Makélélé, as well as Aspire Academy graduate, and Qatar’s high jumping world champion Mutaz Barshim, second highest jumper of all time. The third event is the ‘Aspire Tech’.
This year, Aspire Academy will hold the ‘2nd Aspire-Tech Conference’, a one-day conference that will be held on the first day of Aspire4Sport Congress and Exhibition.
Aspire Academy and its partners will also make new announcements this year’s events related to the Qatar 2022 national team, the Football Combating Malaria campaign among others.
