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Top speakers confirm their attendance at Sports Media Summit

A stellar line-up of speakers will attend the upcoming Sports Media Summit 2011, which will take place on May 19 in Düsseldorf, Germany.

German Athletics Association president Clemens Prokop, FIFA TV director Niclas Ericson, German Football Association general secretary Wolfgang Niersbach, Electronic Arts managing director Dr. Olaf Coenen and Andreas Briese, the strategic partnership development manager at Google, have confirmed their presence at the event.

The leading decision-makers will discuss their visions and current trends on the stage at the ISS Dome in Düsseldorf, where more than 30 national and international speakers will discuss a range of issues.

The key themes of this year’s event, organised by SPONSOR’s, include sports rights trading, broadcast and production, media and the advertising industry. The role of the European Broadcasting Union and e-gaming will also come under the spotlight.

In a new development, the Sports Media Innovation Award will give aspiring developers and companies the opportunity to showcase their innovations to leading sports media representatives during the conference.