SUPPORTING FOOTBALL GROWTH IN THE AMERICAS

THE EVENT TO MEET KEY PLAYERS WITHIN THE AMERICAS’ FOOTBALL INDUSTRY

Sunil Gulati Zico Jeffrey

Webb

Gérard Houllier

CONFERENCE EXHIBITION NETWORKLearn from industry leaders and international experts in our agenda setting conference programme, featuring panels, discussions and workshops.

Promote your products and services, and have face-to-face meetings in the leading football industry market place.

Network with decision makers from all sectors of the industry at our numerous networking events.

Don Garber

UNITING BUSINESS AND FOOTBALL IN THE AMERICAS

1. CONCACAF Women’s Championship United States 20142. FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 20153. CONCACAF Gold Cup North America 2015

MLS All-Star Match United States 2015

In 2012 the MLS reported annual attendances in excess of

6 MILLION

CONCACAF IS THE THIRD MOST SUCCESSFUL FIFA CONFEDERATION, DESPITE HAVING THE THIRD FEWEST COUNTRIES. IT ENCOMPASSES A NUMBER OF THRIVING FOOTBALL LEAGUES AND WILL BE HOST TO A WEALTH OF MAJOR INTERNATIONAL EVENTS IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. THESE EVENTS WILL PROVIDE A UNIQUE PLATFORM FOR NEW BUSINESSES TO GAIN ENTRY TO THIS POPULOUS REGION.

DID YOU KNOW?Association Football (Soccer) is now more widely played in North America than any spor 4NEW FRANCHISES

WILL JOIN THE MLS IN THE NEXT THREE YEARS.

“WE ARE PROUD AND PRIVILEGED TO BE THE HOST LOCATION FOR THIS

YEAR’S SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM. AS A NATION OF SPORTING ENTHUSIASTS, WE TAKE FOOTBALL VERY SERIOUSLY, AND

THUS ARE DELIGHTED TO BE ABLE TO FACILITATE AN EVENT WHEREBY THE BEAUTIFUL GAME IS AT THE

CORE OF THE DISCOURSE.”ADRIAN ELCOCK

CHAIRMAN, BARBADOS TOURISM AUTHORITY

AMERICAS FORUM WILL BE HOSTED

THE NORTH AMERICA SPORTS MARKET IS PROJECTED TO GROW FROM...

*PWC’S SPORTS OUTLOOK

$53.6bn.IN 2012

$67.7bn.IN 2017*

THE LLOYD ERSKINE SANDIFORD

CONCACAF U-20 Championship TBC 20154.

Copa América Centenario United States 20165.

CONCACAF Futsal Championship Mexico 20166.

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Panama 20177.8

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SUPPORTED BY THE AMERICAS’ MAJOR DECISION MAKERS

“We’re very happy to be Working on this neW project With soccerex, to help aid the groWth and expansion of football across the americas. With three distinct regions Within concacaf, the soccerex americas forum Will play an important role in uniting our member federations and encouraging international co-operation and business development across all of the great cities of our three regions.”

jeffrey Webb president, concacaf

“The UniTed STaTeS Soccer FederaTion iS very happy To SUpporT Soccerex and The americaS ForUm Taking place in BarBadoS.The paSSion For The BeaUTiFUl game in norTh america and acroSS The concacaF region iS growing FaSTer Than anywhere in The world, and iT iS aT Soccerex where yoU can converT ThaT paSSion inTo new BUSineSS opporTUniTieS”

SUnil gUlaTi preSidenT, UniTed STaTeS Soccer FederaTion

“The Caribbean FooTball Union is FUlly behind The soCCerex ameriCas ForUm and iTs mission To develop all aspeCTs oF The FooTball in The region. iT will be a FanTasTiC opporTUniTy For oUr member FederaTions To engage wiTh The wider FooTballing CommUniTy as well as To demonsTraTe The work we’re UnderTaking To improve oUr perFormanCe boTh on and oFF The piTCh.”

gordon derriCkpresidenT, Caribbean FooTball Union

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SPORT TOURISM With a hospitable climate, first class facilities and a rich sporting culture, sport tourism is one of the Americas fastest growing sectors. Here, tourism experts, major event organisers and government figures will reveal the secrets behind its growth and the multiple benefits it generates for communities.

ATTRACTING & HOSTING MAJOR EVENTSMajor events will play a central role at the Forum focusing on the decision to stage the 2016 Copa America in the United States and how the CONCACAF region can end what would be a 32 year wait to host the game’s showpiece event by successfully bidding to host the 2026 FIFA World CupTM.

BUSINESS OF SPORT MASTER CLASSNorth America has been recognised as apioneer of sports marketing. Here a selection of brands, broadcasters, agencies and event organisers will deliver a master class on the American sports industry as well a review of the 2014 FIFA World CupTM, set to be the most valuable and lucrative in history.

LEAGUE CREATION & EXPANSION The Americas boast three of the fastest growing leagues in the world, the MLS, Liga MX and the Campeonato Brasileiro. With a proposed Caribbean League on the industry’s agenda, the Forum will be the meeting place for league chiefs, broadcasters and brands to share best practice and network.

PLAYER DEVELOPMENT & RETENTIONAthletes from the Americas have gone on to dominate multiple sports including cricket, athletics, American football, baseball and basketball. The Forum will look at the cycle young athletes go through when choosing a sporting career and what can be done to increase the number of soccer players coming from the Americas.

EVENT FOCUS

MEET THE KEY PLAYERS…

Minister of Sport BRAZILIAN

GOVERNMENT

President ESPN

Head of Elite Development Squad MANCHESTER CITY

Former PlayerTRINIDAD AND TOBAGO & MANCHESTER UNITED

Gobal Sports Director RED BULL

Global Head of Sports Marketing & Sponsorship

VISA

Vice President GLOBAL SPORTS MARKETING,

FOOTBALL

National Youth Teams Director

SPANISH FA

President & CEO OCTAGON WORLDWIDE

President CARIBBEAN FOOTBALL

UNION

CEO ARSENAL FOOTBALL

CLUB

1978 ARGENTINE WORLD CUP WINNER

Senior VP For Global Business Development In Football

IMG

General Secretary CONCACAF

ALDOREBELLO

JOHN SKIPPER

PATRICK VIEIRA

DWIGHT YORKE

GÉRARD HOULLIER

RICARDO FORT

CLAUS-PETER MAYER

GINÉS MELÉNDEZ

RICK DUDLEY

GORDON DERRICK

IVAN GAZIDIS

OSSIE ARDILES

JEFFSLACK

ENRIQUE SANZ

President CONCACAF

JEFFREY WEBB

President UNITED STATES SOCCER

FEDERATION

SUNIL GULATI

Commissioner MLS

DONGARBER

President LIGA MX

DECIO DE MARÍA

Vice-President Global Sports Marketing Football

ADIDAS

CLAUS-PETER MAYER

A comprehensive conference AgendA surrounding the vAst sporting opportunities the AmericAs provides will be discussed by senior business leAders And footbAll legends such As:

…AND BRANDS BEHIND THE GAME’S GROWTH

SHOWCASE YOUR ORGANIzATION

NETWORK WITH THE BEST

IN THE INDUSTRY

THE FORUM PRESENTS AN UNRIVALLED PLATFORM TO PROMOTE YOUR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL INDUSTRY.

OUR ACCOUNT MANAGERS WILL PROVIDE COMPANY-SPECIFIC PACkAGES TO CATER TO YOUR COMMERCIAL GOALS AND BUDGET. PACkAGES START AT 9m2.

THE SOCCEREX AMERICAS FORUM WILL ALLOW YOU TO MEET WITH kEY INDUSTRY PLAYERS IN THE CONCACAF REGION, AS WELL AS THEIR GLOBAL COUNTERPARTS,

ALL UNDER ONE ROOF.

THROUGH A VARIETY OF NETWORkING EVENTS, STRUCTURED ONE-TO-ONE NETWORkING SESSIONS, THE ONLINE NETWORkING TOOL AND THE NETWORkING

CAFé, YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND STRENGTHEN YOUR COMPANY, ULTIMATELY ALLOWING YOU TO SECURE REAL RETURNS.

SOCIAL EVENINGS DELEGATE BAGS LANYARDS NETWORKING CAFEA T L A S P R E M I U M B R A N D S R I O G O V E R N M E N TA F C A S I A N C U P A U S T R A L I A 2 0 1 5J O R D A N T O U R I S M B O A R D

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