The three-day web conference’s agenda
on January 21-23
Athens, January 20, 2021
The unique sports management
conference in Greece is approaching. Leading industry professionals from both
Greece and abroad “meet” at “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0”, a web
conference organized by the award-winning ActiveMedia Group along with the
Sports Management Society of Deree – The American College of Greece, on
Thursday, January 21, Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, 2021.
Representatives from all over the
world in rich thematic sections
Within three days, participants will
have the opportunity to attend for free the speeches of distinguished
representatives from the fields of football, basketball, athletics, motor
sports, sports tourism, education, digital & social media, technology and
corporate social responsibility, and develop their professional network in the
field of sports management.
New additions to the roster of
speakers
During the Front Runners in Sports
Management 3.0 conference the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Sani /
Ikos Group, Mr. Antonis Avdelas, will present, for the first time in Greece,
the unique tennis academy Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, developed by the Grand
Slam-winning tennis legend, hosted at Sani Resort. Sani Resort, which was
awarded by the World Travel Awards as “The World's Leading Family
& Beach Resort” in 2019 and 2020, is na ecological sanctuary of 4,500
acres in Kassandra, Halkidiki, with 5 hotels and a luxurious private marina.
Moreover, the conference will include
the following speakers: the CSR & Events Manager of the leading
GameTech company in Greece and one of the fastest growing GameTech companies in
Europe Kaizen Gaming, Ms. Ioanna Kozadinou, the General Manager of the Athens
Marathon The Authentic, Dr. Makis Asimakopoulos, who will talk about the No.1
sports tourism event in Greece and the new era after the 2020 postponement, one
of the top commercial directors in the Greek Super League, Mr. Leonidas
Papavasilakis of OFI FC, the Real Madrid and EuroLeague legend and the F45 Madrid
co-founder, Joe Arlauckas, the world champion in the 400m. with hurdles, with 4
participations in Olympic Games & Chair of the European Athletics
Athletes Commission, Periklis Iakovakis, the long-term member of the U.S.A.
Olympic Committee, Karen Irish, along with the former basketball player, sports
journalist and dynamic reporter for EuroLeague, Theodora Panteli, the Head of
Digital & 360 Advertising Director of one of the best digital agencies
in Greece for social media, The Newtons Laboratory, Mr. Panos Alefragis and Mr.
Themistocles Karvountzis, Chief Strategy Officer of ActiveMedia Group, with the
back to back title as Sports Marketing Agency of the Year in Greece, who will
make an introduction to Sports Tourism and its niche markets.
Experienced executives of the global
market offer their knowledge
Prominent speakers at the conference
also include representatives from the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the
Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the FIBA Basketball Champions
League, Georgetown University, the innovative technology company Wait Time,
Nielsen Sports and Formula 1.
The conference will also host welcome
speeches from the Minister of Greek Tourism, Mr. Harry Theoharis, the Deputy
Minister of Culture & Sports, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, the USA
Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the President of the Greek
National Tourism Organization, Ms. Angela Gerekou, the President of the
International Olympic Academy, Mr. Isidoros Kouvelos as well as the Assistant
Professor & Coordinator of the Sports Management Program at Deree – The
American College of Greece, Dr. Stella Leivadi.
In the context of the web
conference’s organization, ActiveMedia Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Akis Tsolis stated: “Front Runners in Sports Management 2021 edition is
switching to digital. In this fragile time, the 3 rd edition of the conference
in January 2021 is going to be a fully online experience, changing to a
three-day conference format with an even bolder programme and speakers from all
over the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates said Education, just like
fertile land, brings all good things. In the exact same way, we want
ActiveMedia Group to start in 2021, by offering education opportunities”.
You may find the conference’s agenda
here: https://bit.ly/3o3daet
You may find the speakers’ bios here:
https://bit.ly/2LDBDKn
MOTODYNAMICS SA, official importer of
Porsche AG in Greece, supports the conference as a Gold Sponsor, promoting the
Greek and international sports industry and education with the participation of
distinguished speakers from around the world. Participants in the conference
will have the opportunity - if they express their interest - to find out more
about the first, all-electric Porsche Taycan.
The “Front Runners in Sports
Management 3.0” web conference will continue innovating through the support of
its Official Technology Partner, Samsung Electronics Hellas. LiveOn is the
conference’s Digital Platform Partner (member of ethosGROUP), the innovative,
fully featured, Digital Platform that meets seamlessly the highly demanding needs
for business communication across a wide variety of market sectors, livening on
and enabling the entire marketing industry (events, exhibitions, meetings,
presentations, general assemblies, IR & PR activities etc).
The “Front Runners in Sports Management
3.0” web conference will attract the interest of the following sectors: AI,
Education, Events, Basketball, Football, Motorsports, Athletics, Digital
& Social Media, Sport for Development, Sports Tourism, Sports Marketing
& Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.
To secure your participation in the
conference, you may log in and register here . Priority will be given to up to
500 available seats.
Free Participation & Access
to Education
The conference is free to attend, as
its purpose is to educate students and executives of the sports industry about
the present and future of Sports Management in the post Covid-19 era. The web
conference aims to trigger a dynamic start for and to properly prepare this
very significant market, in order to build a stronger and healthier community.
ultimately, supporting the continuing education and training of the younger
generation is extremely necessary and essential in our days, now more than ever
before, and is part of the organizers’ sustainable development and social
responsibility.
The conference is produced by the
experienced team of Active Media Group and the leading private educational
institution in the country, Deree – The American College of Greece.
#FrontRunners2021
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