Weber Shandwick, has assembled an exciting panel from Government, business, academia and media for next week’s London launch of its dedicated new sports practice, WS Sport.
Debating “Sport in the Downturn” will be: Richard Caborn MP, the Prime Minister’s Ambassador for the England 2018 World Cup Bid; Professor Simon Chadwick, leading sport business expert and founder of both the Birkbeck Sport Business Centre at the University of London and the Centre for the International Business of Sport at Coventry University; Jon Smith, founder and CEO of First Artist Sport, the global player representation agency; and Mihir Bose, Sports Editor of the BBC and former Business Columnist of the Year and Sports Reporter of the Year.
The event - which will also see the unveiling of new research into the effects of the economic downturn on sport - has received a strong response from organisations sponsoring sport, sports-related bodies and personalities alike.
Weber Shandwick has a long history of working with sports organisations, sponsors and stars, ranging from successful bids for the Olympic Games to working with major sponsors of events including the Formula One World Championships, the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Euro 2008, the FIFA World Cup, the Olympic and Paralympic Games and European PGA Tour.
Colin Byrne, CEO Europe, Weber Shandwick, said: “We are delighted by the calibre of the panel assembled to discuss what is clearly one of the most pressing and topical issues for everyone connected to sport today. The subject forms the perfect backdrop to the launch of WS Sport, our new practice which is aimed at harnessing some of the best creative and expert sports PR talent in the UK under one roof. During the evening, our guests will be see new original research on sport in the downturn revealed by one of the world’s leading sport business experts, teeing up what promises to be a high-octane debate as the backdrop for the launch of WS Sport.”
The event takes place between 6.30 and 8.30pm on Tuesday 18 November at Weber Shandwick’s London office on Gray’s Inn Road.
