Alastair has over 25 years’ experience in strategy, development  and economic analysis in the sport and leisure business; much of this work has been in the development and operation of sports assets. For the last three and half years, Alastair has been the lead adviser on Kai Tak Sports Park (Hong Kong) which is being implemented by the Government of Hong Kong .

Australian born, Andrew is the founder & CEO of Mailman. An awarding winning sports digital agency and technology group. Since acquiring Mailman in 2007, then an outdoor media business, Andrew has since transformed the business to become the world’s leading sports digital agency with offices in China, UK and the USA.

His company drives the brand forward for global sports IP including Manchester United, UFC, NHL, FIFA and Kobe Bryant to name a few.

The group has raised over $25m from local Chinese investors such as Yao Capital, Kaixin Capital and WeCapital.

Andrew has appeared across Bloomberg, Fox, Fast Company and Forbes and is widely recognised as a pioneer in the sports and digital industries in China.

Arjun H. Chowdri is currently the Senior Director of Global & Corporate Strategy for the PGA of America where he is responsible for the strategic planning process across the Association, cross-functional programming, research and global initiatives.  Prior to this role Arjun led the Marketing & Communications Department for the PGA of America including creative, PR, digital, production and communications across all of the association’s initiatives and events.

After completing his undergraduate at the University of Chicago and MBA at the University of Oregon, Arjun started his career in the sponsorship consulting representing such Fortune 500 companies as Visa, ConAgra Foods, and PepsiCo.  Arjun then moved to India taking on a role as the GM of New Business for DNA Entertainment LTD. While there his efforts focused on the event company’s support of the newly launched Indian Premier League, which included managing the Bangalore franchise event operations, the opening and closing ceremonies for the league, and the ticket sales and operations for the franchises through a joint venture TicketPro.  Upon his return from India and prior to joining the PGA, he took on a role at Glaceau which was then a newly acquired division of Coca-Cola where he led the sports marketing and commercial retail planning efforts behind brands such as POWERADE, vitaminwater, and NOS Energy.

Caroline Darcy, Group Head – Advertising, Sponsorship & Brand Activation, Asia Pacific UBS AG, has
valuable experience in marketing, sponsorship, advertising, PR, media and major events management
across the APAC region and globally. She has led complex marketing and brand campaigns and is
dedicated to promoting the UBS brand through important global and regional events and initiatives
with Art Basel, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, The Beijing Music Festival, Formula 1and world
famous photographer Annie Leibovitz. Caroline was instrumental in the successful re-launch of the UBS
brand in 2015 globally.

Before joining UBS, Caroline was General Manager of Marketing for the Australian Grand Prix
Corporation. She is recognized in the market place for her commitment to delivering unique value to
UBS clients through strategic marketing and sponsorship.

Catherine leads the strategic sponsorship function at AIA, Asia’s pre-eminent life insurance provider. This is spearheaded by their global brand ambassador, David Beckham and their global partnership with English Premier League Club, Tottenham Hotspur. She also supports AIA’s markets other key events including The Music Run, AIA Carnival in Hong Kong and AIA Vitality Park at the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.

Catherine has over 18 years’ experience in Asia Pacific. Previously she worked with sports agencies World Sport Group and Brand Rapport; on corporate side with UBS and DFS (LVMH Group), where she was global head of Internal Communications.

Chris is an author, highly sought after international speaker, high impact consultant and Founder and CEO of Mass Participation Asia. With over 30 years of industry experience, Chris has impacted millions of people by delivering some of the largest mass participation sports events across three continents. He was also the Road Events Supervisor for the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Having managed the impact of “disasters” such as extreme weather, political demonstration and a highway collapse as well as the deaths of a Prime Minister, a King and participants, Chris translates his invaluable lessons to help others achieve personal and business success.

Danielle Jin joined Visa in May 2016 as Head of Marketing for Greater China,  and is responsible for leading the Greater China marketing team to build a world-class marketing function, developing and executing a marketing strategy designed to create a successful challenger brand domestically in the face of market opening, while at the same time showcasing Visa’s global strength.

Danielle is a seasoned marketer and strategist with 20 years exeprience both in China and U.S., with a track record in turning around underperforming business, launching new innovation, and delivering ground-breaking marketing campaigns.

Prior to Visa, Danielle was Vice President, Beverage Category for PepsiCo China.  In this role she led the entire beverage category growth strategy, as well as the marketing & innovation agenda.  Before PepsiCo, she was director of Marketing with Ghirardelli Chocolates in San Leandro, CA.  Prior to that, she worked with McKinsey & Co in Atlanta, GA.  Danielle started her career with Unilever.

Danielle is a published writer with two books, numerous short stories and essays, and is a guest lecturer on strategy and Marketing topics.  She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration, Marketing, from Fudan University, China and an MBA from Yale University, USA.

金昱冬女士现任Visa大中华区市场部总经理，全面负责Visa品牌在中国的品牌及市场营销战略的制定以及品牌营销活动的执行。

加入Visa之前，金昱冬女士在百事中国担任大中华区饮料品类副总裁及市场部负责人。此前，她也曾在美国Ghirardelli巧克力公司，麦肯锡咨询公司以及联合利华中国任职多年。她在市场营销和战略咨询领域的经验非常丰富。

金昱冬女士在中美两地20年的市场营销及战略咨询的丰富经验以及她对中国消费者的深度认知，以及对创新营销的追求，是她带领Visa中国市场部追求为客户及持卡人更好服务及沟通传达的动力。

金昱冬女士于1996年毕业于复旦大学管理学院经济管理系市场营销专业，获得经济学学士学位。她于2000年毕业于美国耶鲁大学商学院，取得了企业管理硕士（MBA）学位。

David, as Group Vice President of Wanda Culture Group and CEO of Wanda Sports China, joined Wanda in January 2016.

Wanda Sports China has broad operations in football, cycling, triathlon, badminton, and basketball, and activates around Wanda’s strategic partnerships with top international sports federations and organizations, such as FIFA, FIBA, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), as well as Badminton World Federations (BWF).

Prior to joining Wanda Group, David worked for the National Basketball Association (NBA) in New York, Hong Kong and China, as Senior Vice President and Managing Director. In his earlier career, David was an investment banker at Merrill Lynch. He also worked at Deloitte Touche and Enron Corporation in Houston.

Mr. Yang obtained his MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, dual Master’s degrees with scholarship from the University of Texas at Austin, and Bachelor’s degree summa cum laude from Nankai University.

As CEO of NBA China, Derek Chang oversees all of the league’s basketball andbusiness development in China, including television, digital media, marketing partnerships, social responsibility, events, communications and new initiatives. He will lead a staff based in the NBA's Beijing, Shanghai, Taipei and Hong Kong offices.

Chang and his team work on continuing to expand the NBA’s presence in China and establishing it as the preeminent sports league in the country. The league’s 31-year partnership with China Central Television (CCTV), groundbreaking collaboration with Tencent – the NBA’s largest international digital partnership – and youth basketball development work with the Chinese Ministry of Education and the Jr. NBA have all fueled the growth of the NBA throughout the country.

Chang was appointed to the position in April 2018 by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after leading and managing global media brands for more than 20 years. He was most recently the Head of International Lifestyle Channels at Scripps Networks Interactive based first in Singapore and then London, where he directed the international expansion of Scripps’ lifestyle brands.

Prior to Scripps, Chang was Executive Vice President of Content Strategy and Development at DIRECTV, where he oversaw all content acquisition and production. He previously held senior executive positions with Charter Communications, the YES Network and TCI Communications. He also served on the board of directors of Starz after its public spin-off in 2013.

Chang holds an MBA from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in history from Yale University. He was named one of Cablefax Magazine’s “Top 100 Executives in Cable” and one of the “50 Most Influential People in Sports Business” by Sports Business Journal.

Chang and his wife, Katherine, have two daughters.

Dom Lau is an award winning television presenter based in Asia. Commonly referred to as “Asia’s Ryan Seacrest”, he is currently the cage and ring announcer for the largest martial arts organization and promotion in the world, ONE Championship. Lending his voice and charisma to the largest sports media property in the world, Dom regularly introduces some of the planet’s biggest names in martial arts including champions Brandon Vera, Ben Askren, Shinya Aoki, Angela Lee and more.

In addition, Dom is the face and voice of Asia Pop 40 - the first regional weekly chart countdown radio show produced in Asia specifically for Asian radio. The show can be heard in multiple markets from China, SEA, Australia and New Zealand.

Dom debuted on network television in 2005 where he spent five years with Fox International Channels, presenting on Channel [V], STAR World, and STAR Movies. In 2010 he moved on to host E! News Asia airing on the E! Entertainment channel, which is part of NBCUniversal. He then went to spend three years on Singtel’s broadcast platform, Mio TV, hosting their weekly English Premier League review show “Goals On Sunday”.

Dom has extensive experience reporting on-location around the world for album launches, film premieres, concerts and fashion shows and hosted “Live From The Red Carpet” at both the 79th and 81st Annual Academy Awards in Hollywood. Dom has interviewed over 50 A-list celebrities from around the world in film, television, sports, music and fashion fields and as such continues to be one of the region's most sought after presenters.

Edmund Chu sits as the Managing Director (International) of SECA, a Chinese management and marketing agency.

His role includes overseeing all of SECA’s global initiatives including Formula E & the TECHEETAH Formula E team.

Edmund currently represents CMC, the mother company of SECA as a representative on the board of the City Football Group.

Other initiatives include the  Portuguese Football club, Vizela FC.

In 2017, Edmund founded the company Kosmos with FC Barcelona star, Gerard Pique & Hiroshima Mikitani, the Chairperson and CEO of Rakuten.

Kosmos projects includes a 25 year partnership with the ITF (International Tennis Federation) to create the new Davis Cup, a World Cup formal which pits 18 of the top countries against one another; developing the Players Tribune Global site; and a production house – Kosmos Studios.

Kosmos Studios recently launched Antoine Griezmann ’La Decision’ which had a huge impact in Spain and the world over.

Eric Geng is the senior director of China Sports Media (CSM), which is the leading sports marketing agency in China. CSM currently owns the media rights of Chinese Super League, Chinese FA Cup and Team China. CSM also produces the signal for nearly 90% of professional football matches in China. Boosted by an experienced and connected sponsorship sales team, CSM helps Portuguese National Football Team and Argentinian National Football Team secured their first Chinese sponsor in history before 2018 FIFA World Cup respectively. Eric leads international business at CSM, ranging from media rights acquisition and distribution, sponsorship, sports investment to PR.

Prior to CSM, Eric was the senior principle at China Media Capital (CMC), and played an important role in CMC’s investments in City Football Group (CFG), CAA, Formula E Holdings, Cubee and Haiqiu etc. Eric was also responsible for post-investment management of CSM, CFG, Cubee and Haiqiu during his CMC tenure.

Eric has more than 10 years’ experience in Chinese sports industry, and holds a Master Degree of Sport Management from Loughborough University.

As an experienced practitioner of the Internet sports and culture entertainment industry, Godfrey has been devoting to the whole sports industry chain construction among sports event operations, content platform and derivative industries. With the working experience of multiple fields, Godfrey has accumulated rich experience in Internet-TV Content Operation, Smart-TV Game Business Management, and New Media Termination Service promotion.

资深互联网体育与文化娱乐行业从业者,致力于打通赛事运营、内容平台、衍生产业的全体 育产业链建设。凭借多领域的工作经历,拥有互联电视内容运营、智能电视游戏产业经营到新媒体终端业务推广等多方面的丰富经验。

Managing Partner for the APAC region, Helen Soulsby leads a multilingual and multinational team of 14 across China, Singapore and Australia for SRi, a leading specialist search firm focused on the sports, media and entertainment industry. ​

Helen has been championing SRi’s growth in Asia for the past 7 years, specifically launching SRi  into China over 4 years ago. A discerning advisor with deep market knowledge, Helen leads senior-level searches across the ever-converging media, sport, entertainment and technology sectors for agencies, rights holders, content owners, media companies and brands ​

Early in her career, Helen held sales, product and marketing roles at adidas before moving on to Aviva as Head of Sponsorship and Athletics Australia as Director of Marketing and Commercial.

Originally from Australia, Ian McGibbon has 20+ years global strategy, sponsorships, marketing and communications experience across diverse B2C and B2B industries such as consumer electronics, energy and retail within leading companies Bose, Shell and Westfield.

Over the last few years in his role at Bose, Ian has been part of small but creative team global that has driven the strategy and activation for brand partnerships, sponsorships and talent agreements across properties that resonate with target audiences in sport, music, travel and culture to support business goals and marketing objectives. Current major partnerships include Mercedes-AMG Motorsport (F1) Team and National Football League (NFL). A major factor for success with partnerships/sponsorships for Bose is the close connection with the internal marketing insights team to thoroughly understand the impact / return on investment of activations and make adjustments to tactical plans and overall contract where needed.

Based in Basel, Switzerland, Ian spends significant time travelling for both work and leisure, but finds time to compete in cycling and triathlon events during the year.

Jasper began his career in advertising in 1987 in London at Chris Ingram Associates before moving to Eurosport in 1992. He moved to Asia in 1995 to work for Star Sports and joined (music channel) Channel [V] in 1997 where he constructed many branded content deals whilst also working on the launch of channels in Australia, Thailand, the Philippines and South Korea. Continuing to make connections that matter, Jasper co-founded BRANDED in 2001 and has since created the “Matters” series of events and the YouTube FanFest. Most recently he has been instrumental in launching the Asian Sponsorship Association, serving as its inaugural President.

Jasper于1987年在伦敦的Chris Ingram Associates开始他的广告事业，然后于1992年迁往Eurosport。他于1995年搬到亚洲，为Star Sports工作，并于1997年加入（音乐频道）Channel [V]，在那里他制作了许多品牌内容 同时也在澳大利亚，泰国，菲律宾和韩国推出新频道。 為了继续建立关系，Jasper于2001年共同创立了BRANDED，并创建了“Matters”系列活动和YouTube FanFest。 最近他一直在推动Asian Sponsorship Association的成立，及担任其主席。

Kevin Sim was appointed as the Head of Asia Pacific for Bundesliga International in February 2018. In his new role, Kevin will focus on developing Bundesliga’s strategy for Asia with the goal of maximizing Bundesliga’s presence in the region, and driving reach and engagement for Germany’s professional
soccer league. Kevin Sim was previously Director of Global Media Rights at mixed martial arts promoter,
ONE Championship.

Martin Slumbers has been Chief Executive of The R&A and Secretary of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews since October 2015.

Born in Brighton and educated at Lancing College, Martin gained a BSc in Production Engineering and Economics from the University of Birmingham. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse in London before following a career in investment banking, first with Salomon Brothers International in London and Hong Kong, becoming Chief Financial Officer in Asia and then Europe.

In 1998, he joined Deutsche Bank and held  a number of senior executive roles including Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking Operations and in 2007, Global Head of Global Business Services. He is a keen golfer and a member of Worplesdon Golf Club in Surrey, playing to a handicap of two.

Melvin Byres is the Founder of the Business Of Sport Network, a networking club for those working on the commercial side of sport, which currently consists of 1000+ members across Hong Kong and Singapore. Melvin is also the Founder of MSB Concepts, a sports agency specialising in consulting and event management for sports events, projects to date including the Hong Kong Sevens, Volvo Ocean Race, Formula E and the Premier League Asia Trophy. Prior to starting BOSN and MSB Concepts Melvin spent four years at the Hong Kong Rugby Union, with the most recent role being Head of Sponsorship, Events & Strategy.

Michael Patent is the Co-Founder and President of Culture Group, a pan-Asian entertainment marketing agency with offices in Bangkok, Manila and Shanghai. He is an entertainment and brand marketing executive with a fifteen-year history of developing creative partnerships at the intersection of culture and content. With the belief that brands should ‘create culture, not rent media’, the agency works alongside clients to leverage the power of passion points including gaming, music, sports, K-Pop, food, fashion and design. Clients include Globe Telecom, for whom they serve as entertainment marketing agency of record, as well Tencent, Riot Games, and artist management firm Roc Nation.

Originally from the Bay of Plenty - New Zealand Nigel Cass has been involved with rugby for a significant period, first as a senior staff member of New Zealand Rugby from 2001 to 2007 - including the chairmanship of the Wellington International Sevens - and then as General Manager Tournament Services for Rugby New Zealand 2011 until early 2012.  He previously worked at the Hilary Commission with responsibility for Local Government Liaison and Active Living and managed the development and roll out of the “Push Play” campaign. Nigel re-joined New Zealand Rugby in the new position of General Manager Strategic Relationships and Planning in May 2012 and has recently been appointed into the newly created position of Chief Rugby Officer.

Richard joined the NFL as Managing Director of NFL China on December 1st 2010. He has more than 25 years of experience in sports event management, sales, and marketing with a strong focus in media rights and market strategy.

His previous work experience in China includes driving a Chinese media joint venture partnership responsible for launching China’s first nationwide HD sports channel; and founding The Young Company, which provided consulting services in production, distribution and media rights in China for leading sports leagues, broadcasters and commercial sponsors.

Prior to living in China, Richard worked at ESPN STAR Sports as Vice President of the Event Management Group and Programming Development, where he managed over 100 events in 13 different countries over 8 years across Asia. His management experience also includes a number of years in Taipei managing Sports International, Entertainment Plus Ltd when it was the largest professional sports management group in Taiwan. Richard has managed over 150 professional tournaments in 10 different sports throughout his career.

Richard was a student at Beijing Normal University in 1990. After graduating Cum Laude from Boston University with a double major in International Relations and East Asian Studies, Richard earned his MBA from the University of Chicago. He speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese.

A native of Sedona, Arizona, Richard currently resides in Shanghai with his wife and two children.

Having joined the Union in 2003, Robbie McRobbie is responsible for the Commercial Department, Operations Department and the Community Foundation.

Prior to the Union, he spent 11 years in the Hong Kong Police Force, where he served in a number of roles including Police Tactical Unit Instructor, Assistant Manager of the Police Officers' Club and presenter of the "Police Report" TV show.

He has a MA (Oxon) and completed a PGC in Sports & Recreation Management at HKU Space in 2001.

He represented Hong Kong at "A" level at both 15s and 7s and is a two-time winner of the Police RFC "Raz Erasmus Award".

He is Director of local charity, Operation Breakthrough, which uses sport as a medium to help at-risk local youngsters.

Mr. McRobbie is married with one son and a small dog.

Accomplished executive, entrepreneur and futurist, Scott leads FutureNext’s advisory services to clients across telecommunications, media, entertainment, sports and retail, and oversees its ventures.  Scott played founding roles at iconic Data Broadcasting and Ruckus, led digital transformations at Merrill Lynch, Bertelsmann, and Sony, and built Accenture’s media and entertainment practice in Asia Pacific.  Scott is one of the region’s leading voices on the subject of digital and sport and chairs the Digital Advisory Panel to the Australian Sports Commission.  He is a lecturer at The Australian Film, Radio & Television School and The University of Southern California, and a Senior Fellow at The Annenberg Center for the Digital Future.

Talek Harris has been reporting on sports in Asia and around the world for Agence France-Presse (AFP) since 2002. During postings in Hong Kong, Sydney and Singapore, and as Asia-Pacific sports editor since 2011, he has covered five Olympics, two football World Cups, the Rugby World Cup, tennis Grand Slams, swimming and athletics world championships, the Asian Games, golf, badminton, cricket and plenty more besides, much of it in China. Which adds up to a lot of awkward questions, some memorable interviews and the occasional scoop.

Tenniel is the Vice Chairman of Mission Hills Group, the owner and operator of the world’s largest golf and tourism facility, with luxury resorts in Shenzhen, Dongguan, Haikou, Yunnan and Chongqing and a profile that is global in its reach.

Tenniel Chu is a pioneer in the China sports and leisure tourism industry. He has been at the forefront of ground-breaking ventures across golf, tennis, football, basketball and more, driven by a mission to bring China to the world and the world to China.

Titles

• Vice Chairman, China Golf Association
• President of Guangdong Golf Association
• Chairman of Mission Hills · FC Barcelona Football Asia Headquarters
• Chairman of Mission Hills · NBA Asia Headquarters.
• Executive Vice President of Hong Kong Miniature Football Association
• Vice Chairman of Hong Kong United Youth Association
• Honorary President of Esports association Hong Kong
• 1 ranking in “Most Powerful People Asian Golf”(2013-2017) by Golf Inc
• Inaugural World Outstanding Chinese Youth Association Award 2016
• World Outstanding Chinese Youth Entrepreneur Award 2017

Over the last 15 years, Thomas Klingebiel has established himself as one of the leading experts in the Asian sports media, marketing and technology industries. He joined Genius Sports Group as Commercial Director – Asia in 2016 and has been living in Singapore for over 10 years.

Previously, he worked in various senior commercial roles at the Mediapro subsidiary Asia Sports Digital (ASD), Perform, Nimbus Sport International and Sportfive across media and commercial rights, digital advertising and content solutions.

Thomas has played a key role in driving Genius Sports’ growth into one of the largest sports technology companies in the world, securing data and technology partnerships with the Football Association of Indonesia, the Philippines Basketball Association and many more. Genius Sports is now the trusted partner to over 500 sports organisations worldwide, providing cutting-edge software for the collection, management, distribution and commercialisation of official sports data.

Director of Sports Operations at Weibo, senior experience in the sports industry. Familiar with Weibo product operation, product design, marketing, and other aspects.

She joined Weibo in 2014, led the construction of the sports vertical community establishment, and created cooperation modes such as sports network like CCTV 5 and tournament network linkage, like NBA. Leading major campaigns such as the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2016 European Cup, the 2016 Olympic Games, the NBA, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

周天一 - 微博体育运营总监，资深体育领域运营者。 熟悉产品运营、产品设计、营销等各个环节。

2014年加入微博，主导体育垂直领域运营体系建设，创建体育台网联动、赛网联动等合作模式。主导2014年世界杯、2016年欧洲杯、2016年奥运会、NBA、2018年世界杯等重大项目。

As CEO, International, of ONE ChampionshipTM (ONE), it is no surprise that Victor Cui is regularly featured in global publications as one of the most influential figures in the world of martial arts. You only have to see his professional background to understand why his career trajectory has created a brand new paradigm for sports and martial arts in Asia.

Prior to launching ONE Championship, Cui spent six years with the Event Management Group for Asia’s number one sports broadcaster – ESPN Star Sports (ESS). There, he successfully headed event business development across Asia, and project-led some of the biggest sporting properties and television event partnerships in the region.

Before he joined ESS, he was the Director of Communications for the PGA Tour – Golf Canada, and also served as the Managing Editor for Canada’s number one golf publication during that same period.

These roles allowed him to accumulate decades of world-class experience in the areas of international sports and marketing communications. Throughout his career, Cui has played an invaluable part in the likes of the Commonwealth Games, the World Championships, the Sydney Olympics, the PGA Tour Bell Canadian Open Championship, the LPGA Tour BMO Women’s Open, the X Games Asia, the World Series of Pool, and World Futsal. He also personally created and led a series of 12 Martial Combat events.

Wei is the Beijing Representative at Chinese sports digital consultancy and marketing platform Mailman.

She has accumulated extensive experience within the sports industry, having previously worked for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee where she lead the recruitment process of sports volunteers for data management and training. Wei also participated in the organization of the IAAF World Championships and took on the role as international liaison for the FIBA Selecting Committee.

While in the US, Wei worked for ESPN Sports and was responsible for global sporting events management. Furthermore, she assisted Chinese brands in operating their first merchandise activation in the US, identifying high-level sports talent to act as endorsements.

Wei’s current role at Mailman Group is to bridge the media and partner relationships between Mailman and prominent media platforms and companies, enabling Mailman to establish a meaningful business structure and framework so as to better serve the fans.