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BIG HITTERS REV UP FOR F1 SPONSORSHIP FORUM

Big names have signed up to the only conference and meeting forum for the business of Formula One and motorsport, to be held in Monaco on November 16-17, 2005.

The Formula One Sponsorship Forum will include two keynote conference sessions given by globally recognised industry leaders, with 40 seminars taking place throughout the two-day period chaired by experts across a range of sectors.

The speaker list includes:

Michael Payne,
Formula One Management

Giulio Zambeletti,
Brand Development and Partners Director, Ferrari Spa

John Armstrong,
CEO, Momentum (part of McCann Worldgroup)

Sean Jefferson,
Diageo's global sponsorship procurement director

Jim Wright,
WilliamsF1's head of marketing

Hans Mahr,
Head of sport, Premiere AG

Enrico Zanarini,
Manager of Giancarlo Fisichella

Jim O'Toole,
CEO, Premiere Sports and Entertainment

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone said: "I'm very pleased to offer my support to the Formula One Sponsorship Forum. The event is set to be an exciting addition to the commercial value of Formula One."

Hundreds of delegates are set to gather at the forum, with representatives from Brazil, Malaysia, China, Middle East, India, USA, Canada and most of Europe including multi-national companies such as Allianz, AMD, Hugo Boss, Panasonic, Diageo, Total Oil and Vodafone.

The Formula One Sponsorship Forum is organised by IM2 GmbH (Switzerland).

To find out more, contact:

Formula One Sponsorship Forum 2005,
IM2 Events GmbH,
Bleichemattstrasse 9,
5600 Lenzburg,
Switzerland.
European Sales: 00 351 91 840 4041
Fax: 0044 207 900 1547
Email: s.whittell@im2events.com
Web: www.f1sponsorshipforum.com
Web: www.im2events.com