FIFA 2010 and 2014 sponsor Satyam signed up as title sponsor for Soccerex’s 2008's Media Workshop, one of six sector-specific workshops at the inaugural International Football Club Summit.
At last year’s Soccerex Joseph S. Blatter (President, FIFA) commented that FIFA were breaking new ground by announcing Satyam as a global partner. Satyam, a leading global consulting and information technology services provider became the first Indian company to sign up as a FIFA World Cup Sponsor. This historic deal provides Satyam with global rights for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil.
Satyam decided to continue its global exposure in the football industry by signing up as a Soccerex 2008 sponsor. The Satyam sponsored workshop will consist of a media-focused conference panel tackling the latest broadcasting developments, a keynote address from FIFA & Satyam on Web 2.0 and an exclusive networking break. Speakers include:
Philippe Le Floc’h (UEFA)
Francis Tellier (Host Broadcast Services)
Redha Chibani (LFP)
Matt Stone (FIFA)
Dilbagh Gill (Satyam)
As one of the most successful Indian brands Dr. Sridhar Maturi Head of Sports Marketing for Satyam will be sharing his unrivalled knowledge on India’s booming economy and the potential growth in their domestic football industry. He will be speaking on a panel entitled ‘Developing the game from inside and out – the importance of emerging markets’ and join other industry leaders including:
Ian Ayre (Liverpool FC)
Vishwajeet Kadam (Western India FA)
Steve Bellis (Lynx Group International)
Steve McMahon (Strategic Sports Investment)
Arunava Chaudhuri (Indianfootball.com)
Dr. Sridhar Maturi will be highlighting his company’s role in the grass roots development of the game in India. Satyam recently launched the Satyam Football Challengea, a university level tournament with regional qualifiers & a national knock-out competition culminating in the winning team receiving a lucrative cash prize and tickets to the 2009 FIFA Confederation Cup.
Satyam will be joining other FIFA World Cup sponsors including Castrol, Continental and MTN. Soccerex 2008 is the leading business convention for football worldwide taking place on 23-26 November, Gauteng Province, South Africa.
