ConneCting Football business in the ameriCas

a ProVen PlatForm For Football business in the region

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*OTHER INCLUDES AUTOMOBILE, BETTING & GAMING, CONSUMER pRODUCTS, fOOD, BEvERAGE & TOBACCO, IT, LICENSING & MERCHANDISING AND LUXURY GOODS

ATTENDANCE BREAkDOWN BASED ON SOCCEREx EVENTS IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN OVER THE PAST FIVE YEARS.

Soccerex has a proven track record of connecting football’s buyers and suppliers with over five year’s experience of working in the Americas, helping to build networks and generate business.

WHAT TO EXpECT IN 2016

SOCCEREX IN THE AMERICAS2009-2014

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40+EXHIBITORS

200+RIGHTS

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30+EXPERT

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10HOURS OF INSIGHT

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tWo Continents linKeD bY one thriVing inDustrYEach year, federations, clubs and corporations from the Americas become more tightly linked with each other, and with the wider global industry. Join with your colleagues to be part of the vast potential outlined below.

11MAjOR FIFA TOURNAMENTS HOSTED FOR WOMENS AND YOUTH FOOTBALL OUT OF A POSSIBLE 25.

LIGA Mx IS THE MOST VIEWED SOCCER LEAGUE IN THE USA, OVERTAkING BOTH THE MLS AND THE TOP EUROPEAN LEAGUES FOR THE REGULAR SEASON. IT ALSO REGISTERED THE MOST VIEWED SOCCER MATCH OF THE YEAR, THE SECOND LEG OF THE CLAUSURA FINAL THAT DREW 4.7 MILLION VIEWERS THROUGH THE GAME.

5,526THE MOST TRADED NATIONALITY OF PLAYERS IS BRAzILIAN, WITH 5,526 TRANSFERS IN THE PERIOD jAN 2011-jUN 2014, FOLLOWED BY ARGENTINIAN (2,632) REPRESENTING 20% OF ALL WORLDWIDE TRANSFERS BETWEEN THEM. BRAzIL ALSO LOGGED THE LARGEST TRANSFER SURPLUS AT US$579 MILLION.

Over half of the Top 20 transfer fees of all time have been for South American players

IN 5 YEARS FOR THE ADIDAS kIT DEAL WITH THE MLS. 2005 SAW A 10 YEAR CONTRACT SIGNED FOR US$15M, IN 2010 THIS WAS UPGRADED TO AN 8 YEAR, US$20M ANNUAL FEE THROUGH TO 2018.

30%GROWTH

MExICAN SPENDING BY CLUBS ON INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS GREW BY 450% IN FOUR YEARS MAkING IT A TOP DESTINATION FOR PLAYERS ALONG WITH THE MLS, WITH THE TWO SECURING TOP NAMES SUCH AS kAkA, RONALDINHO & BECkHAM IN RECENT YEARS

4.5XEIGHTOF THE 20 WORLD CUPS HAVE TAkEN PLACE IN THE AMERICAS, INCLUDING THE DOUBLES FOR BRAzIL (1950, 2014) AND MExICO (1970, 1986)

ACCORDING TO A PWC REPORT, THE COMBINED NORTH & SOUTH AMERICAN MARkETS REPRESENT 45% OF THE GLOBAL TOTAL, AND ARE FORECAST TO GROW THE FASTEST (4% AND 4.9% RESPECTIVELY) WITH BROADCAST AND SPONSORSHIP DRIVING THIS GROWTH

BIGGEST MARKETFASTEST EXPANSION

THE fOOTBALL BUSINESS BLUEpRINT

WHO CAN YOU MEET AT OUR EvENTS?

Renowned for setting the agenda and delivering unrivalled industry insight, the Soccerex Conference programme features some of the biggest names in football.

Over the two days, totalling over 10 hours of high level presentations and discussions, the Americas Forum will showcase the latest in football expertise and best practise.

Our exhibitions showcase cutting edge products and services from around the globe and are structured around a central networking cafe giving all delegates a central hub to connect and conduct meetings.

Through SoccerMatch our structured “speed dating” style meetings, exhibitors and partners receive guaranteed face-to-face time with leading local and international clubs.

To support the networking experience we provide a dedicated networking app which lets you connect with delegates and arrange meetings.

Long lasting business relationships often start in a social environment and, at Soccerex, we pride ourselves in delivering uniquely memorable social events for our delegates to enjoy and benefit from.

From the top of Sugar Loaf Mountain to The Cliff, one of the Caribbean’s most iconic restaurants, Soccerex social evenings deliver after hours networking in truly special settings.

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the soCCereX eXPerienCe ConneCting You With Football’s KeY PlaYersSoccerex provide a unique business and networking platform based around three core pillars; Insight, Network and Social

There is no other place, and no better way, to meet with so many of the top level representatives of brands, rights holders and governing bodies from your region.

TOpICS TO BEADDRESSED IN 2016

learn From the best in the businessWe bring together the thought leaders who are shaping the destiny of football in the Americas, along with globally renowned experts allowing you an exclusive chance to hear from industry luminaries on where the next great leaps on the continent will come from. This is a chance to learn from the best or take the opportunity to secure a one of the limited speaking slots available and put yourself forward as a thought leader in your sector.

pAST SpEAkERS INCLUDE:SpORTS MARkETINGSpONSORSHIpLEAGUE GROWTHpLAYER OWNERSHIp & TRANSfERSBROADCAST & DIGITAL MEDIAfAN ENGAGEMENTpLAYER DEvELOpMENT

DAvE kAvALPRESIDENT, SAN jOSE EARTHqUAkES

CARLOS ALBERTO TORRES

1970 WORLD CUP WINNER

DON GARBERCOMMISSIONER, MLS

NICk SAkIEWICzFOUNDER & CEO, PHILADELPHIA UNION

DAvID DEINFORMER VICE-CHAIRMAN, ARSENAL AND THE FA

RICARDO fORTGLOBAL HEAD OF SPORTS MARkETING &

SPONSORSHIPS, VISA

JAvIER TEBASPRESIDENT, LALIGA

SONIA BEN AIMEExCO MEMBER, FIFA

IAN AYRECEO, LIVERPOOL FC

GORDON DERRICkPRESIDENT, CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL UNION

DOMINGOS SOARES DE OLIvEIRACEO, S.L BENFICA

RICARDO TADEU DO SOARES

GENERAL DIRECTOR & ExECUTIVE PRESIDENT, GRUPO MODELO

pEDRO TRENGROUSECONSULTANT - RIO DE jANEIRO SPORTS &

TOURISM STATE SECRETARIATBEGOÑA SANzDEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR, REAL MADRID CF

OSSIE ARDILES1978 WORLD CUP WINNER

DANNY kARBASSIYOON

NORTH AMERICAN SCOUT, ARSENAL FC

TATJANA HAENNIHEAD OF WOMEN’S COMPETITIONS & DEPUTY

DIRECTOR, FIFA

SUNIL GULATIPRESIDENT, USSF

GERARD HOULLIER HEAD OF GLOBAL FOOTBALL, RED BULL

JOHN SkIppERPRESIDENT, ESPN INC.

RICARDO TRADECEO, FIFA WORLD CUP BRAzIL 2014 LOC

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oPPortunities27 HOURS Of STRUCTURED NETWORkING OVER THE TWO EVENT DAYS

The key to all Soccerex events is the ability to network with the right people, in a time and cost efficient way. We have developed our offering in this respect for over two decades and are happy to bring this experience to the Americas once again.

65+AVERAGE NUMBER OF

BUSINESS CARDS RECEIVED

Exhibiting at the Forum provides the ultimate opportunity to demonstrate your product or service to potential buyers whilst having a dedicated space to

hold face-to-face meetings with your potential business partners.

SoccerMatch guarantees our exhibitors and partners face to face meetings with the game’s leading clubs, leagues and federations.

The structured networking sessions - often described as football business’ version of ‘Speed Dating’ – bring you in direct contact with industry buyers for a series of quick fire meetings and discussions.

The sessions are tailored in order to accommodate your specific sector or market needs.

EXHIBITION

SOCCERMATCH

• Over 40 leading international suppliers and brands showcasing the latest industry innovations from a range of industry subsectors

• A central Networking Cafe in the exhibition hall drives footfall, offers a networking hub to host meetings and connect with your contemporaries

SOCCEREXSUCCESS STORYBOUTIqUE BRAzILIAN WINERY LIDIO CARRARO SECURED THE RIGHTS TO BE THE OffICIAL LICENSED WINE fOR THE fIfA WORLD CUp 2014™ fOLLOWING SOCCEREX EvENTS IN RIO DE JANEIRO, WHERE THEY EXHIBITED AND MET WITH SENIOR DECISION MAkERS THEY WOULD OTHERWISE HAvE BEEN UNABLE TO CONNECT WITH.

‘ATTENdINg SoccErEx WAS ESSENTIAl for uS To bEcomE ThE offIcIAl WINE of ThE World cup’ pATRICIA CARRARO, MARkETING MANAGER

DeliVering return on inVestment

vIpLOUNGE

NETWORkINGTOOL & APP

The VIP Lounge provides an exclusive area for C-Suite networking, with industry leaders, conference programme speakers and business chiefs joined by playing legends from the past and the present day.

Ensuring that our clients can benefit outside of the event days alone, in the weeks before and after the Forum, the Soccerex Networking Tool, integrated within a mobile app, allows delegates to browse the attendees and connect with delegates ahead of the event. Utilising an intuitive platform this product helps to increase connections and from that, business opportunities and strong ROI.

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The unique and irreplaceable benefits of meeting face to face with existing and potential clients is well known, and so, at our events we make sure that you have the chance to meet in a more relaxed and social setting.

Each event day concludes with a “Happy Hour” on the exhibition hall’s Networking Cafe, giving all delegates a time to engage and reflect on the day’s happenings whether in the conference, exhibition or through new contacts made.

The business day may be over but the Soccerex Social Evening allows you to continue your networking in a more fun and relaxed environment – often the place where real business relationships begin.

At the end of each event day all event attendees can retire to the Soccerex Luna Lounge in the event Hq hotel to network into the early hours.

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hoW You Can get inVolVeDSoccerex is waiting to supercharge your business and help unite you with more of the football business world than would ever be possible for the investment of capital and time required to attend. The only question is how you want to be a part of it.

With a number of fantastic sponsorship packages available, all guaranteeing extensive event exposure, the Forum provides a suite of excellent opportunities to announce your presence in the game, whilst the event’s exhibition floor is a hotbed for new business with the continent’s leading buyers and suppliers in attendance.

Attend as a delegate to access:

• All core networking and conference opportunities

• Panels and Workshops• Happy Hours

• Social Evenings• Networking Tool• Exhibition Hall

Experience all the benefits available to a delegate, with the additional benefits:

• Opportunity to access advertising & SoccerMatch platforms

• Dedicated area to hold meetings

Take advantage of the benefits available to delegates and exhibitors, whilst adding elements such as:

• Branding of event properties or inclusion in event hierarchy

• VIP access passes

• Speaking slot• Dedicated senior level account manager

Contact us today to take your place at the top of the game in the Americas

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