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Seong Sin Han
Head of Marketing Legal Services at UEFA

Sin Han is a highly qualified British lawyer, with more than 20 years of professional experience in intellectual property, technology and commercial matters. He has been leading the UEFA's anti-piracy fight for 10 years and continues to spearhead their initiatives in terms of legal solutions and monitoring, as well as facilitating cooperation with the UEFA's business partners in such matters.

Yon de Luisa
President (FMF)

He joined Grupo Televisa in 2005 as Sports VP of the América and became Operational President of the club six years later. In 2012 he was named Director of Grupo Televisa’s Football Committee and then VP of Special and Sporting Events for the group in 2015. He currently holds the title of President of the Mexican Football Federation.

Jesús Martínez Patiño
President (Grupo Pachuca)

Owner of the Pachuca Group, which includes teams like the Pachuca – which he presides -,León, Mineros de Zacatecas, Coyotes de Tlaxcala (Mexico), Everton de Viña del Mar (Chile) and Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba (Argentina). In 2001 he created the Football University project, where he professionally trains young people in the sport. Ten years later he consolidated the Football and World Soccer Hall of Fame project.

Alejandro Irarragorri
President (Club Santos Laguna)

He was appointed President of the Board of Directors of Santos Laguna in 2006, and 3 years later inaugurated the sports, cultural and social complex Territorio Santos Modelo, home of the "Warriors". He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Orlegi, company that owns the Santos Laguna Club, Territorio Santos Modelo, the Corona Stadium, and the TM Fútbol Club, as well as Impulso TSM, Orlegi Real Estate Group, Intersecuritas and Jalser.

José González Ornelas
President (Club Monterrey)

He studied public accounting at the Autonomous University of Nuevo León and postgraduate studies at IPADE. In 1973 he started working at Grupo Femsa as finance director and in 2001 he was appointed Director of Administration and Corporate Control at Grupo Femsa.

Jorgealberto Hank
President (Club Tijuana)

President of Grupo Caliente where Xolos de Tijuana and Dorados de Sinaloa meet, Hank managed to get the Xolos upped to First Division in 2011 (4 years after their creation) and a year later achieved his first and only title in Liga MX winning the 2012 Apertura tournament.

Amaury Vergara Zatarain
EVP (Grupo Omnilife-Chivas)

He was appointed Executive VP and General President of the Board of Directors of the Omnilife-Chivas Group in August 2018 after his stint as General Director of Chivas TV.

Víctor Montagliani
President (CONCACAF)

Canadian businessman, president of CONCACAF and Vice President of FIFA since May 2016. Prior to that, he was president of the British Columbia Soccer Association in 2005 and in 2012 he was named president of the Canadian Soccer Association.

Enrique Bonilla
President (Liga MX)

He is Executive President of Liga MX since 2015 and was ratified by the First Division Assembly to continue his tenure until 2022.

Javier Tebas
President (LaLiga)

He is a Spanish lawyer born in Costa Rica, but with roots in Huesca. Considered one of the most influential leaders in world football, he currently acts as President of LaLiga.

Emilio García Silvero
Chief Legal Officer (Legal Director) at FIFA

A lawyer from the Illustrious Bar Association of Madrid, he acquired a degree in Law from the Rey Juan Carlos de Madri University, where he served as Associate Professor of Labor and Sports Law. He has a Master in Sports Law (University of Lleida in Spain) and a Master in European Sports Governance (French University Science Po in Paris). As FIFA's Legal Director he is responsible for all of the federation’s legal matters, leading a group of more than 150 people in this area.

Carlos Martinez
President (FOX Networks Latin America)

He has been President of FOX Networks Group Latin America from FOX International Channels since January 2016 and has more than 25 years of experience in the TV industry.

Miguel Ángel Gil Marín
CEO (Atlético de Madrid)

CEO and majority shareholder of the club, he became General Director of the entity in 1993 and since then has seen the club has win 11 titles - 6 international ones -and play two UEFA Champions League finals.

Luan Knaya
Director of Sports Content Alliances for Twitter SpLatAm

Luan Knaya (@Knaya) is Head of Sports Content Alliances for Twitter SpLatAm and thinsk of himself as a sports enthusiast, with more than 10 years of experience in this sector. Knaya graduated in Social Communication from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, specializing in Marketing and Advertising, and completed executive courses with a focus on Entertainment, Sports and Digital Media at the Harvard Business School and the Singularity University.

Arne Rees
EVP Strategy (Bundesliga International)

He runs the Bundesliga offices in NYC, inaugurated back in 2018, and handles the strengthening strategy for the Bundesliga in the US, looking for a greater reach in the country. Rees was Head of Strategy and Business Development at the UEFA (2000-2006).

Marion Reimers

She has been working for more than a decade as a journalist, host, narrator and sports analyst on FOX Sports, taking part in shows such as 'Central FOX' (Mexico and Argentina), as well as 'FOX Sports Radio'. She has covered sporting events like the Champions League, Liga MX Femenil, Bundesliga, World Cup, Olympic Games, Copa Libertadores and more.

Alberto Lati

Journalist and writer with experience in the Olympics and World Cups, as well as special coverage, he aims to cover all possible points of view in his writing and articles, ranging from culture to politics, social and sports.

José Luis Higuera
Managing Director (Club Chivas)

He was appointed General Director of the Guadalajara Sports Club in August 2018 after three years as General Director of the Omnilife-Chivas Group. Since joining the group, Chivas has won a Liga MX title, 2 MX Cup titles and a CONCACAF Champions Cup.

Mauricio Culebro
President (Club América)

In June 2017 he was named President of the club. He has vast experience in the American continent, having also acted as General Operations Coordinator from 2005 to 2009, as well as from 2011 on.

Jorge Enrique Vélez
President (DiMayor Colombia)

After a short stint as President of the Arbitration Commission, Vélez is now President of the Dimayor (Major Division of Colombian Soccer) in Colombia since July 2018.

Ignacio Arrola
Marketing, Commercial, Rights & New Media (MEDIAPRO)

With a degree in Business Studies from the Complutense University of Madrid and an Executive MBA from the Business Institute, he is Marketing and Commercial Director at Mediapro for Gol Televisión, beIN Sports and UBEAT. He joined Mediapro 9 years ago and works with all major rights properties (LaLiga, Premier League, League 1 and Calcio, with UEFA, FIFA, Formula One, MotoGP).

Juan Pablo Pareja
General Manager (Universidad Católica)

With a degree in Business Administration and Commercial Engineering from the Diego Portales University, he has a diploma in Professional Management of Sports Companies from the Mayor University and a Master in Marketing from the Universidad del Desarrollo. Most of his professional career has been developed at the Universidad Católica Sports Club in Chile, where he worked as Product Manager for the Commercial Department and as Operations Manager of the Football Branch. At the end of 2009 he joined Cruzados, a corporation that manages the Professional and Vocational Football programs at the Universidad Católica, and has General Manager of the institution since 2011.

Raul Rivera
President (Fanatiz)

Raul Rivera is co-founder and president of Fanatiz, a global streaming company dedicated to connect the Hispanic audiences with the sports they love.

He is also founder and president of TNX, a Technology Expense Management company renowned by Gartner among the 20 industry global leaders; co-founder and VP of 1190 Sports, an international sports marketing company; and founder and president of Fundación Foroinnovación, responsible for the Avonni awards, Chile's national innovation awards. He is also the director of AFP Cuprum, the Chilean branch of the Principal Financial Group, and co-founder and counsel of ASELA, Latin America's Association of Entrepreneurs.

Iris Córdoba Mondéjar
General Manager (Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft)

He has set up and run the Global Sports Innovation Center (GSIC) Powered by Microsoft since the beginning of 2015, a collaborative initiative between the public, private and academic sectors that aims to promote innovation in the sports industry, creating an ecosystem of more than 200 companies and institutions in 30 countries. She is a speaker, mentor and jury in startup competitions and events connected to sports and technology both nationally and internationally. He is a member of the World Football Summit Advisory Board.

Enrique Arribas Alcolado
Director of Branding and Corporate Marketing (Banco Santander)

With more than 26 years of experience in Communications and Marketing, Alcolado has held various leadership positions in three of the largest Spanish companies. He was named by Sports Business International in the Top 10 Spanish Most Influential and included by The Internationalist in the Top 50 Latin American Marketeers 2011. He is currently Director of Brand and Corporate Marketing at Santander Bank, and Board Member of the Spanish Marketing Association and the Spanish Advertisers Association.

Jorge Barrera
President (Peñarol)

Jorge Barrera holds a Master's Degree in Criminal Law and teaches at the University of Montevideo, the Austral University in Buenos Aires and the Piura University in Peru. In addition, he is the author of several books and articles on criminal dogmas. He was a delegate for the Athletic Club Peñarol before the AUF for 9 years, VP of the AUF in 2014 and President of the Representative Assembly of Peñarol at the inauguration of the Campeón del Siglo Stadium in 2016. Since December 2017 he has been President of the institution, wining the first Super Cup in the history of Uruguayan football and obtaining the double championship in 2018.

Marta Ochoa
Assistant Vice President – Senior Legal Counsel (DIRECTV Latin America) & Executive Director (Alianza Contra la Piratería de Televisión Paga)

She is a lawyer in Argentina where she practiced law for 7 years. With a Juris Doctor and LL.M from Brigham Young University in Utah, she has been working as a corporate lawyer for 15 years, leading projects against different types of piracy. He has been part of Directv Latin America since 2012, where she is responsible for the efforts in the fight against pay-tv piracy in the region. Ochoa played a key role in the team that created the Alliance Against Pay-Tv Piracy. She previously served as the Global Anti-Piracy Leader at Novell for more than 10 years.

Percy Wilman
Special Counsel LATAM (Genius Sports)

He has worked as consultant for several sports shareholders in the United Kingdom, Spain and Latin America, having previously advised on Premier League transfers, fighting the threat of arranged matches and the commercialization of official sports data.

Joaquín Del Rivero Yániz
VP and General Manager LATAM (WWE)

With a degree in Economics from the Metropolitan University and an MBA from the University of Edinburgh, Del Rivero is currently VP for Latin America at WWE. Throughout his career, Del Rivero has worked in several companies, including The Walt Disney Company, NFL, Grupo Expansión, The Nature Conservancy, Mabe and Hasbro. He participated in the creation of the Alliance Against Piracy in Mexico to promote the protection of multinational brands, together with other multinational companies and the IMPI.

Diego Dabrio Alvarez
Responsible for Global Content Protection (LaLiga)

He has a degree in Law and is a mediator and a lawyer. He also holds an MBA and a Master's degree in Foreign Trade and International Relations. He is the Head of Global Content Protection at LaLiga and a permanent point of contact with international licensees. In addition, he represents LaLiga in various coalitions and alliances of the audiovisual industry specialized in intellectual property and content protection.

Cristóbal Florenzano
Managing Director (NED MediaWorks)

Florenzano is Executive Director of NED Media Works, a company that provides advanced technology and operational solutions for the digital media industry. In addition to custom software development services, NED also operates Software platforms as a service, specializing in vertical media, such as FireSport (http://www.firesport.io/) focused on OTT distribution of sports content, and Torch (http://torchdata.io/login) designed for anti-piracy and 360 rights management on digital platforms.

Ygor Valerio
CEO (Ltahub)

With more than 14 years of experience working with regulatory, legal and intellectual property issues; he’s worked for companies like Microsoft, Nokia and Adobe; was part of the leadership in associations like MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America), BSA (Business Software Alliance), ABES (Brazilian association of software companies) and ABPI (Brazilian association of intellectual property). Author of several intellectual property articles in Brazil, Valerio has a law degree from the University of São Paulo, a Postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property from the Getulio Vargas Foundation, and a Master of Legal Philosophy at the Pontifical Catholic University of San Pablo.

Rodrigo Arrigoni
CEO ETHERCITY

More than 15 years of experience developing and launching technology start-ups and internet products in Latin America, has worked for some of the largest content producers in the world. Developed one of the first analytical social media platforms in Brazil called Airstrip.

Specialized in Open-Source Intelligence, data-mining, artificial intelligence and data engineering.

José Aboumrad
Executive Director (Claro Sports)

José Aboumrad is Head of Sports at América Móvil and Director of Claro Sports. His position within the telecommunications giant naturally led him to become Operational Coordinator for the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games broadcast at América Móvil, which holds the broadcasting rights across Latin America.

Mariano Elizondo
President (Super Liga Argentina de Fútbol)

He is a Public Accountant from the UBA. He also studied Business Administration and did several postgraduate courses in London and Boston. He is a professor at the Argentine Business University where he teaches General Management and Strategy Formulation and Implementation. He was CEO of Indalo Group, managing several media, construction, and oil companies, as well as banks.

Carlos del Campo
Deputy Director of Presidency (LaLiga)

He is a lawyer, TAS arbitrator and member of the Real Orden del Mérito Deportivo (Royal Order of Sports Merit). Currently Deputy Director to the Presidency of LaLiga, he was its General Secretary for more than a decade and held the Presidency on an interim basis until the call for elections in 2005. He is the author of several legal works and publications on Sports Law, teaches in several Masters degrees and has participated in numerous related conferences and seminars.

Frank Arthofer
Director of Digital & Licensing (Formula 1)

He leads product, content, business and commercial operations for Formula 1 and other associated digital properties, while also leading the licensing business for Formula 1, expanding its reach through strategic digital partnerships and traditional licenses.

Juan Fernando Mejía Pérez
President (Asociación Deportivo Cali)

He studied Industrial Engineering at the Colombian Pontificia Universidad Javeriana Cali. With a diploma in Marketing (Universidad Javeriana) and Finance (FENALCO), he also holds an Executive Master in Management of Sports Organizations from the Louvain University. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Cali Chamber of Commerce and of the Colombian Olympic Committee’s Executive Committee, among other associations.

Daniel Steinmetz
Chief Anti-Piracy Officer (Fox Networks Group Latin America)

He has a degree in Law from the University of Chile and has more than 20 years of experience in the media industry. Prior to joining FNGLA, Steinmetz served as Legal Affairs Manager for VTR in Chile, where he was in charge of the creation of the Frauds unit and the Ethics and Compliance Department. Prior to that, the executive was Legal Advisor of Movistar and Bellsouth in Chile.

Simon Hanna
Partnerships Director (Friend MTS)

Simon Hanna is a specialist in video delivery platforms for pay TV and OTT operators, with more than 20 years’ experience working with major video entertainment operators and primary vendors in the industry, across cable, satellite and telco customers. He holds a Masters degree in Information Technology from University College London.

Víctor Guevara
General Manager, Competitions, Operations and Development (LigaMX)

Former professional football player for three Mexican clubs and Bachelor in Business Administration with a Master's Degree in Senior Management and currently pursuing a Master's Degree in Business Administration at the Business Institute in Madrid.

Julien Taieb
Head of Legal and Public (French Professional Soccer League - LFP)

He studied law in France (Panthéon Sorbonne and Assas) and in the US (Berkeley and NYU). He began his career as an Intellectual Property lawyer in companies like Linklaters and Nataf Fajgenbaum. Taieb specializes mainly in the commercialization of television rights for the Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 competitions, as well as in the fight against piracy both before the court and with the government. He also worked as Legal Advisor for the Paris Saint-Germain and the French Tennis Federation.

Irely Aquique Pineda
Divisional Director of Intellectual Property Protection (IMPI Mexico)

Law graduate from the International University, she has been at the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property since April 1, 1994, working in different areas like the Divisional Directorate of Trademarks and the Divisional Directorate for the Protection of Intellectual Property –under the umbrella of Prevention of Unfair Competition-, in the Sub-directorate of Industrial Property Processes as Departmental Coordinator of Cancellation and Expiry and as Sub-director of Well-known Brands. As of March 16, 2013, she is Divisional Director of Protection of Intellectual Property.

Leo Cesar
Head of Sports Partnerships LATAM (Facebook)

Leo leads sports partnerships for Facebook in Latin America, which span relationships with rights holders, media, leagues, teams and athletes. He also drives the sports programming efforts in the region, including UEFA Champions League and Copa Libertadores. Before joining Facebook, Leo was the head of Esporte Interativo, a company that he co-founded and sold to Turner in 2015. Prior to that, he worked in several different roles in investment banking, including M&A and structured finance. Leo has bachelor’s degree in economics from UFRJ/Brazil and an MBA Magna Cum Laude from Babson College.

Ivo Gagliuffi
President of the Board of Directors (INDECOPI Peru)

Lawyer with a degree from the College of Law and Political Sciences at the University of Lima, with more than 20 years of experience. He is a professor for the Consumer Code Diploma offered by the University of Applied Sciences, and former professor of the Bankruptcy Law course at the College of Law and Political Science at the University of Lima.

Mr. Gagliuffi has a postgraduate degree in Corporate Law from the University of Salamanca in Spain. He has professional experience in bankruptcy law, advertising legislation, protection of consumer rights, dumping and subsidies. He experiences in preparing proposals relating to the most relevant legislative amendments in matters of competence. With great interest in the academic, he was named one of the twenty most outstanding lawyers under 40 in Peru by the prestigious English magazine Latin Lawyer (2003). He was also elected as one of the five most recommended lawyers in the country, in matters of Free Competition and Bankruptcy, by the English publication Practical Law-Which Lawyer (2006 - 2008), as well as in the English publication Chambers & Partners (2009, 2010, 2011).

Juan Lozano Tovar
Managing Director (Mexican Institute of Industrial Property)

He has a law degree from the Iberoamerican University and attended the University of Maryland in the US thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. His career spans more than 25 years in various federal government agencies. In the international arena, he was elected and served as Secretary General of the Inter-American Conference on Social Security.

He has also been a senior executive in global companies where he occupied leading roles related to social, financial, communication and strategic planning aspects.

He is currently the Managing Director of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property where he promotes an active strategy for expanding access and guaranteeing industrial property protection, as well as simplifying processes.

Jon Cruz
Head of Sports Content Partnerships (YouTube)

Jon Cruz works on Sports Content partnerships at YouTube. He leads content acquisition and business development efforts with the largest sports leagues and rights-holders in the Americas. Jon has been with YouTube for 10 years and has held a number of business and sales development roles during his tenure.

Prior to joining YouTube, Jon worked in the digital media group at Grey Advertising.

Dolores Sánchez

With a degree as a solicitor and lawyer from the University of the Republic in Uruguay and a postgraduate degree as an aspiring magistrate from the Uruguayan Judicial Studies Center, Dolores Yvonne Sánchez de Leon works as a Criminal Law Judge specializing in organized crime, position she’s had since 2017. With a career that spans over 30 years, Sánchez de Leon also served as a Judge in Montevideo, as a Criminal Law Judge, Justice of the Peace and private attorney.

Rodrigo Ares de Parga
President (Club Pumas UNAM)

He is an economist with a Master's degree in Public Administration and a Master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University, N.Y.

He is a managing partner at Arapau & Associates S.C., a consulting company specializing in the analysis, evaluation and drafting of public policies.

He was Head of Operations for the Universidad Nacional Club and subsequently served as an independent member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Mexican Football Federation.

On May 20, 2016, he was elected president of the Board of Trustees and of the Board of Directors of the Universidad Nacional Club by the institution’s General Assembly.