The First Asia Edition of World Football Summit (WFS)
lands in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia to inspire and empower the Asian football
industry.
Kuala
Lumpur, April 11, 2019
– On
29th and 30th April, the first
edition of World Football Summit Asia (WFS
Asia) will connect
close to 2,000 professionals from the sports and football industry to discuss the
most relevant industry topics and generate business opportunities in Kuala
Lumpur, Malaysia.
The two-day summit will witness Sunway
Pyramid Convention Centre gathering international attendees from more than 50
different countries. It is expected to host more than 22 exhibitors where 70%
of them will be executives and accompanied by more than 70 football clubs,
turning the summit into a congregation of who-is-who of the Asian and
international football industry.
Speaking at the pre-summit press
conference, Mohan Rajaratnam, CEO of
World Football Summit Asia shared: “Football is the most globalized sport
in the world, transcending boundaries and overcoming differences in culture and
backgrounds, uniting people through a shared passion. Starting with Malaysia,
the summit aims to increase the level of awareness and share industry knowledge
to improve and enhance various aspects of the game in Asia as a credible
industry platform. The game is truly loved by all in the region and there is
much potential to unearth and develop to elevate the overall standards of the
Asian football landscape.”
The components of the summit will
include both a main stage and industry talks which companies and clubs will
share, discuss and present their ideas, industry trends to audiences, an expo
area where companies will exhibit and showcase their latest products and
services, a networking area in which certain platforms will be offered for
attendees to meet and generate opportunities and the StartCup, a competition in
which a selection of 7 startups will pitch their business idea to
entrepreneurs, investors, companies and media.
LaLiga, the Global Partner of WFS
shared: “Since its inception, we have supported WFS in its initiative to
organize an international edition, and it was clear that Asia was the right
place to start as majority of the world’s population is situated here. Kuala
Lumpur is a great choice due to its strategic location, existing large fan
base, exceptional football culture, and its growing economy with rising
purchasing power. We are extremely confident that first edition of the summit
outside of Europe will be a huge success contributing to the development of
football in the Asian region,” – Ivan
Codina, Managing Director of SEA, Australia, Japan & South Korea, LaLiga.
The summit boasts a first-class line-up
of speakers such as Oscar Mayo, Director of International Development of
LaLiga, H.R.H. Tunku Ismail, Chairman of the MFL; Dato’ Windsor John, General
Secretary of the AFC; Luis Vicente, Chief Digital Transformation &
Innovation Officer at FIFA, Pere Guardiola, Founder & CEO at Media Base
Sports. More than 60 speakers will discuss topics related to the importance of
the Asian football industry, the emergence of eSports, fan engagement, the
landscape of audiovisual rights, women’s football, antiprivacy efforts,
technology innovation in the game, and many others. Top clubs and leagues such
as FC Barcelona, Juventus, Arsenal, Manchester United, Paris Saint Germain, Borussia
Dortmund, LaLiga, Bundesliga, and the Premier League will participate among top
business brands such as Rakuten, DAZN, AON, Twitter and Lagardère at the
summit.
Additionally, we have more exciting
highlights of the summit. This includes the first ever eSports-Football
Championship (EFC), taking place just before the summit. Endorsed by EA Sports,
we will have 32 esports athletes from 15 different countries in Asia competing
in the tournament. Moreover, a grassroots-level initiative called Project
Kick-Off will be launched based on a partnership between World Football Summit
(Asia) and Habitat for Humanity, an international NGO. As part of the
partnership, various football clubs and players will be lending their time and
expertise to impart important life skills to children and empower them to
develop sustainable living in underserved communities. Additionally, the summit
will be hosting friendly matches between football legends from La Liga and
ASEANS. These legends will include the likes of Fernando Morientes, Luque,
Christian Karembeu, Gaizka Mendieta, Zainal Abidin Hassan, Fandi Ahmad, Le Cong
Vinh, Bambang Pamungkas and many others.
Tickets to the World Football Summit
Asia are currently available for online purchase. For registration and event
details, please visit the summit’s website: https://asia.worldfootballsummit.com. For any inquiries regarding
registration, please contact
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