World Football Summit (WFS) has teamed up with legendary striker Ronaldo Nazário and Octagon Brasil to launch a four-day virtual conference – WFS Live powered by Octagon.
Taking place online from 6-9 July 2020, the football business event will see global leaders from the game come together to address the challenges and opportunities in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
According to a WFS statement executives from clubs, leagues, federations, broadcasters, agencies and sponsorship brands will “lay sound foundations for the sport to continue growing into a new era”.
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Brazilian icon Ronaldo Nazário, a two-time Fifa World Cup winner, is owner of Spanish La Liga club Real Valladolid and is also president of Octagon Brasil.
“The importance of World Football Summit for the global football industry is irrefutable,” he said. “It provides a multi-stakeholder dialogue; encourages networking; fosters discussions about technologies, innovations and the future of that market; and generates business opportunities.
“I have been to the summit with Real Valladolid and now I am honoured to promote the event with Octagon Brasil. We are in a pandemic scenario and there are many social, economic, cultural and political impacts. Unsurprisingly, football has not escaped the effects of the outbreak and, therefore, the event is even more necessary.”
The July online event will see more than 50 football industry leaders address critical issues that the game faces.
A major aim for WFS Live will be to contribute to the growth of the industry and also help communities that have been hit by the coronavirus.
All net proceeds will be donated to Fundação Fenômenos, created by Ronaldo in 2012, which supports social projects aiming to improve living conditions of communities across Brasil, and the Common Goal Covid-19 Response Fund, which will help deliver essential support to more than 200 communities across 90 countries and continue supporting vulnerable youth post-crisis.
WFS Live powered by Octagon
- Organisers: World Football Summit and Octagon Brasil
- When: 6-9 July
- Where: online
- How to register: live.worldfootballsummit.com