Sport And New Media

About the Sport and New Media Conference 2011
On June 15th 2011 nearly 200 industry leaders attended the second Sport and New Media conference and the first edition in Paris which featured a great mix of best practice, industry data, debate and networking. For a blog review of the day click here. 
 
2011's event focused on the “one screen” reality, social media commerce, the sports fans relationship with their mobile phone and the social media strategies of rights holders.
 
Speakers at the 2011 event included: 

• Heather Bowler, Global Communications Director ,  Eurosport
• Alexandre Callay, Director, Eurodata TV Worldwide
• Frédéric Saint-Sardos, Head of Digital and Brand Content, Havas Sports & Entertainment
• John Phillips, Senior Vice President - Digital Marketing, ATP World Tour
• Arnaud Maillard, Internet & New Media Director, Eurosport
• Ed Wooller, Head of Mindshare Sport
• Rhys Beer, Commercial Director, Perform
• Aidan Cooney, CEO, Opta
• Bert Van der Auwera, Brand Manager, Royal Sporting Club Anderlecht
• Matteo Pastore, Director of Media Rights & Relations – RCS Sport
• Richard Johnson, Director of Corporate Communications, Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
• Stephane Tardivel, Head of Sponsorship, Partnership and Event, Orange
• Ciaran Quinn, Director of Strategic Business Development, DeltaTre
• Luke D'Arcy, EMEA Growth Officer, Momentum

 
About Sport and New Media 2010 Conference
 
Many thanks to over 150 delegates and 22 speakers who took part in the first annual Sport and New Media Conference in Manchester on 21st April 2010. Topics discussed and debated included convergence, encouraging participation through social media, building and maintaing an online fanbase and protecting reputations in a digital age. Despite the volcano induced travel difficulties a packed house enjoyed the day greatly.
 
Speakers at the 2010 conference included:
 

• Ben Gallop, Head of Interactive and Formula 1, BBC
• Andrew Croker, Executive Chairman, Perform
• Cas Knight, Managing Director, Chelsea FC
• Dipesh Morjaria, Head of Digital Content Distribution, IMG
• Dave Kerr, Director, British Eurosport
• Alistair Hill, Mobile Product Manager, comScore
• Andy Redfearn, Project Manager,  British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS)
• Urvasi Naidoo, Chief Executive Officer, International Federation of Netball Associations

 
For a review of the day please see here Review
 
For the photos of the day please see here Gallery
 
For media coverage of the events please see here BBC , Digital Spy, PR Week and Yacht Business