KiteTalks - Sport • Insight • Inspiration

Current focus: Abhinav Bindra Foundation (http://www.abhinavbindrafoundation.org/) Past Highlights: First Indian Olympic Gold Medalist, Member of the IOC Athletes' Commission and Vice Chairman of Abhinav Futuristics Pvt. Ltd. Expertise: Leadership, motivational speaker, entrepreneurship, sport Innovation and excellence. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhinav-bindra/

Current focus: JSW Sports Pvt Ltd Past Highlight: Mumbai City FC and LOC FIFA U-17 World Cup. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman812/

Current focus: International Institute of Sports Management Past Highlight: International cricketer Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilesh-kulkarni-7854a8a7/

Past Highlights: FIFA and AFC. Expertise: Consulting, football management & development and project management. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaji-prabhakaran-38bb365/

Past Highlights: ITV Sport and BBC Sport. Expertise: Expressive style of commentary. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-drury-4952651b/

Current focus: Red Card Global & Kuvira Capital. Past Highlights: ESPN, Star Sports and Dentsu. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/r-sasikumar/

Current focus: Sportcor (https://www.sportcor.com/) Past Highlights: Sports Partnerships at Facebook and General Manager at IMG Reliance. Expertise: Sport technology and fan engagement. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asham/

Past Highlights: GMR Marketing and NFL. Expertise: Fan engagement, sponsorship and business strategy. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangainor/

Past Highlights: Facebook, La liga and Sony. Expertise: Live sport broadcast and content creation. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/manas-gera-10109a75/

Current focus: Facebook Past Highlights: Sony Ten, Newcastle United and BBC. Expertise: Live sport broadcast, start up operations, building teams in multicultural environments, data analysis and content creation. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjoemorrison/

Current focus: Canadian Hockey League Past Highlights: TSN, S&B and S&E Sponsorship Group. Expertise: Sponsorship Acquisition, Marketing and Sales. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishilalchl/

Current focus: Prime Volleyball League | Baseline Ventures (http://www.baselineventures.com/) Past Highlights: FIFA U-17 World Cup, Kolkata Knight Riders and ESPN. Expertise: Sports Marketing, Media, Content Creation and Execution. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joybhattacharjya/

Current focus: Dentsu Sports Vietnam Past Highlight: Dentsu X and Dentsu Media Vietnam Expertise: Sports Marketing Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinara-abdykadyrova-71ab2738/

Ashok Rathod Founder & Executive Director at OSCAR Foundation Here is the link to Ashok's public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashok-rathod-bb900421/ Aditya KV Founder and CEO at UMOYA Sports Past Highlight: PSG Football Academy India, Teach for India and TCS. Here is the link to Aditya's public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditya-kv-0821b531/ Recorded August 2021.

Current focus: InSport Education Past Highlights: Altius Sports Limited, Square Mile Sport and CSM Sport. Expertise: Revenue generation, partnership development, commercial growth, business growth and relationship development. Recorded August 2021. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-parr-95278b2/

Ananya Sachdev Strategist, Global Sports Business, Rakuten https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-sachdev-214598149/ Anđelija Milovanović Public Relations Manager, University Sports Federation of Belgrade https://www.linkedin.com/in/an%C4%91elija-milovanovi%C4%87-539aa7175/ Paniz Yousefi IOC Young Leader https://www.linkedin.com/in/paniz-yousefi/

Current focus: Stepania & Associates LLC Past Highlight: Played in the NBA with Seattle SuperSonics, New Jersey Nets, Miami Heat & Portland Trailblazers Expertise: Entrepreneurship & Basketball Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladimir-stepania-5b373420/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (https://www.fifa.com/) Past Highlight: 15+ years at Chinese Football Association Expertise: Competitions Management, Leadership & Stakeholder Management Here is a link to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-lu-732014138/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Soccer Starts At Home Past Highlight: Presenting the “Tomsan's Soccer Technics” Corner on TV Tokyo's morning Show for 14 years Expertise: Youth Football Development & Strategic Planning Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tombyer/ https://twitter.com/tomsan106 Recorded May 2020. Trailer - https://youtu.be/Iz6EKhFDmIo

Current focus: Japan Football Association (http://www.jfa.jp/eng/) Past Highlight: First job was working in the Japan World Cup Organising Committee in 2002 Expertise: Football Competitions & Youth Development Strategy Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suminori-gokoh-61516446/ Recorded June 2020.

Current focus: Global Institute of Sports Business (https://gisbindia.com/) Past Highlight: 6 years at Major League Soccer in United States Expertise: Leadership, Youth Development & Education Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-shah-63b3843/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: FIFA (https://www.fifa.com/) Past Highlight: President's Office at FFF and Senior Advisor to the French Prime Minister on Youth, Sport and Associations Expertise: Strategy, Governance and International Relations Here are the links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennyjeanmarie/ https://twitter.com/kenny_jeanmarie Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Sports Marketing & PR Roundup (https://joefavorito.com/) Past Highlight: 5 years at New York Knicks Expertise: Public Relations, Strategic Communication & Branding Here are the links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joefavorito/ https://twitter.com/joefav Recorded May 2020. Trailer - https://youtu.be/q6ZEhrAcZB4

Current focus: https://topya.in/home/ & https://nacfun.com/home/ Past Highlight: Responsible for up to $250 Million P&L Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business Consulting & Investing Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/faisaljsyed/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Infront Sports (https://www.infront.sport/) Past Highlight: 8+ years at FIFA Expertise: Marketing Operations, Sponsorship & Commercial Stakeholder Management Here is a link to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christina-hoellerl-22305995/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: CBS360 Unwired Networks (https://www.cbssports.com/) Past Highlight: 7+ years at WPIX-TV Expertise: Sales & Sponsorship Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-mangan-75623b4/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Inventive Sports (https://www.inventivesports.co.uk/), Asian Football Awards (http://www.asianfootballawards.com/) & Asian Cricket Awards (http://www.asiancricketawards.co.uk/) Expertise: Player Management Here are the links to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baljitrihal/ https://twitter.com/BaljitRihal Recorded June 2020.

Current focus: Fédération Internationale de Football Association (https://twitter.com/FIFAcom) Past Highlight: 7+ years at The Football Association Expertise: Digital, Media & Public Relations Strategy Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-stone-49338352/ https://twitter.com/AlexStone7 Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Fédération Française de Rugby (https://www.ffr.fr/) Past Highlight: Master's degree in sports law and been working with FFR since 2006 Expertise: International Relations & Rugby Development Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gilles-mege-28b30281/ https://twitter.com/gillesmege Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: University of South Carolina (https://sc.edu/study/majors_and_degrees/sport_and_entertainment_management.php) Past Highlight: Ph.D., Recreation, Sports & Tourism from University of Illinois Expertise: Sports Management Education & Research Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-watanabe-51303731/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Star Sports, Star TV Network (https://www.startv.com/about-us/sports/) Past Highlight: 5+ years at Turner Broadcasting Expertise: Broadcast Technology & Content Delivery Operations Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khannaprashant/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: McCormack Center for Sport Research & Education (https://www.isenberg.umass.edu/centers/mccormack-center-for-sport-research-and-education) Past Highlight: 3+ years at Stats LLC (now Stats Perform) Expertise: Sport Management Education & Research Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/willnorton1/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Football Marketing Asia (https://footballmarketingasia.com/) Past Highlight: 6 years at National Basketball Association in China Expertise: Partnership Management and Marketing Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kuo-chen-7632b118/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Festival International des Sports Extrêmes (https://www.fise.fr/en) & Hurricane (http://www.hurcn.com/en/) Past Highlight: In 2002 FISE welcomes 1000 riders and 200,000 spectators Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Events & Actions Sports Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/herv%C3%A9-andre-benoit/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Inspire Institute of Sport (https://www.inspireinstituteofsport.com/) Past Highlight: 9 years at Swimming South Africa Expertise: High Performance Sport & Leadership Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rushdee-warley-b6847a7/ https://twitter.com/rushdee18 Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Sport Innovation Society (https://www.sis.news/) & Global Sports Week (https://globalsportsweek.com/) Past Highlight: 6+ years at Havas Sports & Entertainment Expertise: Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnauddrijard/ https://twitter.com/ArnaudDrijard Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: LFP - League de Football Professionnel (https://www.lfp.fr/) Past Highlight: 6+ years at Keneo (Parent organization: Dentsu Aegis Network ) Expertise: Corporate Social Responsibility & Sustainability Here is the link to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margot-chave-869322b/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Sports 1 Marketing (https://sports1marketing.com/) & The Playbook Podcast (https://dmeltzer.com/) Expertise: Entrepreneurship, Business & Leadership Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmeltzer2/ https://twitter.com/davidmeltzer Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: MCA Sports Law LLP (https://mcasportslaw.com/) Past Highlight: Legal Advisor to AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2011 & 11+ years advising Qatar Football Association Expertise: International Sports Law (https://mcasportslaw.com/expertise/) Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-cockburn-672174157/ Recorded May 2020.

Current focus: Open Sponsorship (https://opensponsorship.com/) Past Highlight: Inc Top 100 Female Founder, 2019 | Forbes 30 Under 30, Sports Category Expertise: Technology, Entrepreneurship & Athlete Marketing Here are the links to her public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishveenanand/ https://twitter.com/IshveenAnand Recorded April 2020.

Current focus: Consulting (http://www.d11helsinki.com/) Past Highlight: 6+ years at National Football League in the United States handling Digital from 2000 to 2006 Expertise: Technology, Apparel & International Marketing Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkosimon/ Recorded April 2020.

Having started off as an athlete and now working on the administrative side of college athletics, Stephen talks about his experiences and views having seen the system on both sides as well as how the structure is getting even more organised and commercial than it already is. Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-herishen-37749217/ Recorded April 2019.

With more than a decade with Major League Baseball Advanced Media, John talks about his experience with the organisation and the different roles he has played over the years within the legal department. Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-warren-34536436/ Recorded April 2019.

Having worked with multiple organisations like UNCTAD and FIFA, Mike brings a unique perspective that helps us understand the world of sustainable investment and governance and how the current organisation he works for helps developing countries make educated decisions using research and global case studies. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-pfister-b5356118/ Recorded May 2019.

Having worked with multiple professional teams, Joe brings a great amount of experience in partnership marketing and sponsorship and talks about his experiences at MSG as well as interesting stories and takeaways from his current role at Verizon Wireless. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-clementi-b545268/ Recorded May 2019.

Having worked for multiple years in college athletics specifically with one of the United States' oldest and most recognised institutions - Stanford University, Theo takes us through some stories and marketing activations done with fans. He also touches on his current role at Technogym, equipment providers for the Olympic Games. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/theophilusmitchell/ Recorded July 2019.

Having done his MBA from Yale and then working with the NBA helping with international business, Bruno brings a great amount of knowledge in the global content and sports rights space and talks about his experience working with Perform Group across multiple continents and now DAZN in Brasil. Here is the link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brurocha/ Recorded May 2019.

With great understanding of online ad sales on both the publisher and brand side, Rob talks about his experience in the space as well as discusses stories from working in the sports digital media space with his own company. Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cressy/ https://twitter.com/robcressy April 2019.

Data, analytics, ROI, digital reach, all words Sivaram knows too well. He talks about his time working with the National Basketball League (NBA) as well as his current role with NBCUniversal Media. Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivaramsukumar/ Recorded May 2019.

Working on the league side as well as venue side specifically in partnership marketing and sponsorship, Josh brings a unique perspective with experience working with brands like Fedex, AT&T, Barclays and others. He talks about his experience working at the Super Bowl too. Here is a link to his public profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshpage16/ Recorded April 2019.

Helping sports businesses in the digital space for a decade, Sean takes us through his experiences with Sports Geek and also talks about how he now finds himself as an owner of an Esports team and challenges accompanied with that. Here are links to his public profiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seancallanan/ https://twitter.com/seancallanan Recorded April 2019.