Conferences Convention - New SportAccord Partner; Stadium Business Awards

SportAccord Convention

SportAccord welcomes global professional services company PricewaterhouseCoopers as a gold partner of the 2013 SportAccord Convention.

PwC is also a partner of the Kazan 2013 Universiade and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.

"With SportAccord Convention taking place in Russia, host of many mega-events over the next 6 years, we are very excited to partner with a company that has such a significant footprint in Russia and which is so integral to the delivery of many of these events," said Nis Hatt, SportAccord Convention Managing Director.

"The PwC Global Sports Mega-Events Centre of Excellence provides us with access to an incredibly broad range of global experts and expertise, which is best demonstrated by their considerable work for the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. It is a pleasure to welcome Bob Gruman and his team and we look forward to working alongside them."

Leaders in Football

Leaders in Footballwill run Oct. 9 and 10 at Chelsea FC’s Stamford Bridge.

The conference will run in conjunction with the Leaders in Sport Summit from Oct. 8 to 10.

"After an extensive consultation period with all delegates, we are delighted to confirm a three-day program for the Leaders Sports Summit from 8-10 October in 2013," said James Worrall, CEO.

"It will enable us to incorporate even more content into the program and thereby provide additional value for delegates while also ensuring people have the time to attend what is important to them. We have also identified a number of exciting changes to keep Leaders fresh, relevant and of value to our clients which is what we strive to achieve each year."

For more information about the conference, click here.

SPORTEL Rio

"The heavyweights of the international sports media industry will once again come together at the home of the 2014 FIFA World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games for 2013," SPORTELRio 2013 tells Around the Rings.

"The market will take place at the prestigious Sofitel Copacabana and last year’s event attracted almost 600 delegates representing the leading companies from the global sports media market."

According to SPORTEL, major players in the industry are once again confirming their participation, including companies such as CSI Sports, Dentsu, DFL Sports, ESPN, Eurosport, HBO, Eurovision, Fox Sports, Globo TV, Lagardere, MP & Silva and more.

'We are very positive about the up and coming SPORTELRio 2013 market, as Brazil is a major international sport's hub for the foreseeable future," said Amparo Di Fede, SPORTEL general manager.

"For this reason, the majority of our longstanding exhibitors, marketing partners and delegates expressed their desire to return to Rio, especially after the success of SPORTELRio 2012, which played host to 567 participants, representing 312 companies from 48 nations."

SPORTEL Rio will run March 11 to 13.

Click here for conference information and details.

Stadium Business Awards

Nominations are open for the 2013 Stadium Business Awards.

"Any venue, company, organisation, association, team, club or individual that has been involved in the stadium/sports venue sector" can enter to be recognized for one of 16 awards found here.

The 2013 Stadium Business Awards will take place June 6 in Manchester, England.

For more information on the nomination process, click here.

IMG World Congress of Sports

The 13th IMG World Congress of Sports will take place April 3 and 4 in Naples, Florida.

Confirmed speakers for the event include Seamus O’Brien, Chairman, New York Cosmos; Randy Falco, President & CEO, Univision Communications; and Don Garber, Commissioner of Major League Soccer.

Click here for conference registration and information.

Written by Aaron Bauer.

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