POSTED: Monday March 29th 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

U.S. Soccer president join summit speakers line-up

The President of U.S. Soccer, Sunil Gulati has been added to the list of speakers at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010

Elected U.S. Soccer President in 2006, Sunil Gulati has more than 30 years of experience at all levels of soccer in the United States and has helped the sport rise to new heights.

Gulati has continued his mission of improving soccer in the United States by taking an active approach on improving the structure and development of the sport in the country, while also reaching out to broaden the organization’s relationships within the international community.

Under his watch, the U.S. Men’s, Women’s and Youth National Teams have earned considerable success in the past three years, due in large part to his landmark coaching hires of Bob Bradley, Pia Sundhage and Wilmer Cabrera.

Sunil Gulati joins the likes of MasterCard chief marketing officer Larry Flanagan; The Coca Cola Company chief marketing officer Joe Tripodi; VISA chief marketing officer Antonio Lucio; Heineken chief marketing officer Alexis Nasard; Sony Ericsson WTA Tour chairman and chief executive Stacey Allaster; AB InBev global director sports Eelco van der Noll; London 2012 director of sports Debbie Jevans; BBC director of London 2012 Roger Mosey; ESPN Star chief executive Manu Sawhney; IMG president George Pyne; BEST president Donal Dell; AEG's president and chief executive Tim Lewieke; Octagon president and chief executive Rick Dudley; Wasserman Media Group chairman and chief executive Casey Wasserman; Infront Sports and Media president and chief executive Philippe Blatter; Total Sports Asia founder Marcus Luer; IHF president Hassan Moustafa; FISU secretary general and chief executive Eric Saintrond; FIFA Beach Soccer chief executive Joan Cusco; Bonham & Associates founder Dean Bonham, HBS founder and chief executive Francis Tellier, FUSE partner Issa Sawabini, ESPN X Games managing director Rick Alessandri, Alliance of Action Sports chief executive Wade Martin… as speaker at the Global Sports Industry Summit 2010.

The Global Sports Industry Summit takes place from September 28 - October 1, 2010.

The Global Sports Industry Summit in Paris, brings together a powerful community of leaders who are setting the agenda for the international sports industry. The Summit will focus on the world economic crisis and its influence on sport industry as well as the tension between tradition and innovation in sport, as the industry looks to expand while staying true to its roots.

Exclusively reserved for the anyone involved in the sports industry, the summit’s high-level participation and practical discussion will encourage open, constructive and candid debate.

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Keywords · US Soccer · FIFA · UEFA · Global Sports Industry Summit · Sunil Gulati

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Name: David Seitz
Organization: Global Sports Industry Summit
Email:
Phone: +33970465501
URL: http://www.sportsindustrysummit.com/

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