Governments around the world have long recognised Sport as a major contributor to economic development as well as social interaction.

The challenges posed by COVID-19, from empty stadiums to blank TV screens and limited access to fitness & leisure facilities have impacted Sport on an unprecedented scale. 

That’s why, next Friday 28^th at 9:30 (Madrid time) and 15:30 (Singapore time), we invite you to take a closer look at the pre and post COVID-19 best practices in various regions targeting the sports industry.

Join us for a 75 minutes discussion about “How Governments are Mitigating the Effects of COVID-19 on the Sport Industry” with:

• Gianluca Galimbert – Cermona  Mayor
• Alberto Bichi – Executive Director, European Platform for Sport Innovation
• Thomas Lim – Deputy Chief, Sport Singapore
• Alex Zurita – Specialist Advisor – Technology for participation, London Sport

To attend this event, please register on the link below.

On Wednesday 26th of August at 9 am (Pacific Time) / 6 pm (Madrid Time), we invite you to the first event of our new series of events on “Data and Future of Sports” that we organize in collaboration with our member SportIn Global.

This event will bring together the greatest minds in the sports and sports technology industry, event partners, and students studying sports all around the world. The event will feature a total of 15 speakers sharing their insights into how data is rapidly changing the world sport and what we can expect to see in the future of the industry.

At this first event we are honoured to have top-notch speakers for America edition:

The opening presentation of the event will be offered by our General Manager, Iris Cordoba, who will share how GSIC is supporting innovation in the sports tech ecosystem.

The agenda of the event will be the following:

09h to 09h05 – SportIn Global Intro

09h05 to 09h30 – Dan Rascher, University of San Francisco

09h30 to 09h40 – Iris Cordoba, GSIC powered by Microsoft

09h40 to 10h10 – Thomas Alomes , Sports Tech World Series

10h10 to 10h40 – Marilou McFarlane, Women in Sports Tech

10h40 to 10h50 – Break Startups Pitch

10h50 to 11h20 – Sharlene Sternberg, Sensoria

11h20 to 11h30 – Break Showcase partners

11h30 to 12h – Scott Jablonski, 77 Analytics

12h – The End

Don’t miss this great event, register now!

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Sport is a powerful force that transcends any geographical boundary, generation or audience. The industry is transforming every day and two of the main factors for this are technology and innovation.

That’s why next Wednesday 26th of August at 9:30 (Madrid Time) and 15:30 (Singapore time) we are pleased to invite you to the Webinar  “Embracing the Multisport through Technology and Innovation” organized in collaboration with Sport Singapore.

For this second session on multisport we invited top sports entities to learn about their digital transformation vision and processes.

GSIC is honoured to count with:

• Owen Leed – Commercial & Communications Director at Badminton World Federation (BWF)
• Darren Birch – General Manager Growth, Digital and Audience at Australian Football League (AFL)
• Jonny Cowan – Data & Digital Specialis at International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)

This session will be moderated by GSIC ambassador Unmish Parthasarathi. In adition, it will have an estimated duration of 90 minutes with the ultimate goal to bring people nearer to sport organizations with best practices based on the digital transformation.

To attend this event, please register on the link below.

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Asia’s tech startup scene may be young but it’s vigorous. Over the last decade, the number of startups in Asia has been increasing significantly and the ecosystem is also dynamically evolving to support these startups. One of the key components of the sports tech ecosystem are startup accelerators who are helping entrepreneurs on their way to success on the market.

That’s why, next Friday, July 31 at 09:30 (Madrid Time) / 15:30 (Singapore Time), we want to take a closer look at the work of leading Asian accelerators to discover their vision, approaches, programs, and latest trends in innovation in APAC and Middle East.

Join us for 1-hour discussion about “Accelerators Shaping the Future of Asian Sports-Tech” with:

• ASTN – Martin Schlegel, Board Member
• Qatar Sports Tech – Heba Al Masri, Managing Director
• Sports Tech World Series – Marc Roufeil, Head of APAC and EMEA
• Sports Tech Tokyo – Akash Bhat, Program Manager
• GSIC – Jorge Gomez, Partners Solutions Program Manager

To attend this event, please register on the link below.

Media has always been a fundamental part of the sports industry. Over the last decade, the growth and evolution of technology has changed the way we look at variety of things. Current platforms present new and unique opportunities for engagement and sports entities are looking to captivate their fans and stakeholders in unprecedented ways.

Therefore, on Thursday, July 29 at 10 am (Madrid time) and 16 pm (Singapore time) we invite you for our Virtual Meeting about Technology Revolutionizing Media in the Sports Industry.  In this session we are pleased to count with:

Sponix Tech:  A technology company that provides solutions and services which helps broadcasters, TV channels and advertisers increase viewers and enhance fan experience. They use the power of video to reach customers, increase brand visibility and create high quality, shareable content, whether in a B2B environment or engaging directly with consumers.

Fottylight: A football platform for digital contents. It´s available on web, iOS & Android platform. FootyLight aggregates contents like news, livescore, statistics, highlights, podcasts, articles among other things from multiple sources and connects them with the right audience.

MinerLabs: A regional digital consultancy that focuses on the evolution of Media and Technology. They lead with proven strategies based on decades of industry experiences – not theories. They bring together the right capabilities and technologies to thrive in the digital age and provide different services like strategic advisory, production services, digital business planning and performance and monitoring.

Siren Media: A digital content and strategy agency serving sport and business. They create recurring content, integrate brands and connect with fans and customers across all channels. They aim to supercharge each client message with quality content marketing, whether it be in video, image or text form. 

WSC Sports: A driven platform that analyzes live sports broadcasts, identifies each event that occurs in a game, creates customized video content and publishes to any digital destination. They enable partners to generate and distribute content in large scale to maximize exposure and create monetization opportunities. Some of their clients are: March Madness, WSL, FIBA, NBA, NHL, MLS, Cricket Australia, among others.

Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft is pleased to invite you to the workshop on “Funding and Entrepreneurship”, organized in collaboration with Sport Singapore.

Next Tuesday 28th of July from 10:00 (Madrid time) / 16::00 (Singapore time) you will have a chance to learn about:

• Key elements on the startup ecosystem
• How the Venture Capital Industry Works
• It’s not all about funding
• Understanding Entrepreneurs
• Startup Valuation – UC Berkeley Methodology

The duration of the workshop is 3 hours and it will be focused on both, startups seeking to raise funding, and on investors who want to understand how to work with startups.

Meet our experts who are going to share their knowledge with you in this workshop:

Ricard Garriga

CEO Trioteca, co-founder Torret Road Capital & Decelera

Passionate about start-ups, investment and talent attraction.  CEO at Trioteca.com the digital advisor that helps you to get your best mortgage explaining what is going to happen, managing the relationship with the banks and helping you to make the decision.

He has 15 years’ experience in the entrepreneurship ecosystem, starting at La Salle university in Barcelona where he helped raise capital for tech, California as head of strategy and growth in YouNoodle, a Silicon Valley start-up, where he was in charge of open innovation projects for large corporations and talent attraction programs for 7 countries, then founding the new concept of ”start-up decelerator” Menorca Millennials which detects global talent in order to invest with its own funding company, Torret Road.

Former event curator 4YFN, SonarplusD, HitBarcelona, bizBarcelona, ZincShower co-organizer TEDxEmbarcadero in San Francisco.

In 2017 and 2018 he was Awarded for Choiseul Academy – TOP100 Economic Leaders for Tomorrow in Spain, 25th and 22nd position.

Xavi Claveria

Founder SantaFixie

Entrepreneur – Start-up Mindset – E-commerce specialist – Economist – Member of Barcelona Tech City and very well connected with Barcelona startup ecosystem. In 2012 he founded Santafixie.com, e-commerce specialized in urban and fixie bikes that currently sells in more than 30 countries. After seven and a half years, he resigned as a CEO in order to find new motivations and goals.

It’s your chance to meet and learn from two great experts and delve deeper into one of the great factors that all newcomers in any industry face.

The Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft and in collaboration with Sport Singapore is announcing a new series of activities during which we are aiming to explore the relationship between brands and innovation nowadays.
GSIC BrandInnovation Series powered by Totem is going to be composed by 3 fireside chats with key figures in the sports industry area who are representing the most relevant international organizations.