It will be held on March 4 at BT Centre in London.
Sponsored by BT Rich Media, the conference will be an interactive forum that will encourage debate between the speakers and audience members.
Andy Brown, CEO of BT Rich Media, says: “This conference will be the perfect platform for sports rights owners and technology companies to take part in networking as well as debating the issues that are having an impact on the industry.”
Rachael Church, editor of Sport and Technology, the publication behind the conference, says: “We are excited to have BT Rich Media involved in what will be the market leader in sports and technology-themed conferences. Writing and producing the Sport and Technology e-newsletter over the last 18 months has given us an invaluable insight into the issues that affect the industry most, all of which are reflected in the conference programme.”
Confirmed speakers include:
Andrew Thompson, head of New Media, Sports News and Development, BBC Sport
Andy Brown, chief executive officer, BT Rich Media
David Yu, chief technology officer, Betfair
John Barton, head of sport, Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union
Jonny Gould, managing director, Sports Media Broadcasting
Kevin Roberts, editorial director, SportBusiness International
Marcus Hochhaus, business development director, Plazamedia
Paul Johnson, vice president of New Media, US PGA Tour
Paul Wright, managing director, Aura Sports
Phil Lines, head of media operations, The FA Premier League
Philip Hennemann, chief executive, Infostrada Sports
Rachael Church, editor, Sport and Technology
Rick Horrow, president, Horrow Sports Ventures
Sally Hancock, chief executive officer, Redmandarin
Simon Long, managing director, World Rally Championships
Stephen Nuttall, head of enterprises, Sky Sports
Tony Hester, sponsorship manager, T-Mobile
Tony Singh, sport and media consultant, Addleshaw Goddard
The number of delegates will be strictly limited to 170 places only and will be allocated on a first come first served basis, subject to the venue’s required security checks.
To register your interest in the event and/or to request information about commercial opportunities, please e-mail info@arksports.com.
The conference will be priced at £595/Euro850 plus VAT, although tickets will be available for £495/Euro710 plus VAT for payments processed prior to 21 January.
Online registration for the event will open on 5 January 2005 and will be pre-announced to Sport and Technology subscribers (www.sportandtechnology.com) and those who have expressed interest in attending to the info@arksports.com e-mail address.
