22 August – With Russia rapidly putting in place preparations to host the world’s football community in 2018 for the FIFA World Cup, early movers can get a head start in the market at the World Football Forum that will be held at Ritz-Carlton in Moscow, November 13.
The forum will the first time the Russian market has been opened to the world’s football business since the Brazilian World Cup and plans were finalised for the infrastructure build for 2018. Insideworldfootball is partnering with organiser Eventica and delegates get a discount if they quote IWF on registration. The also receive a free six-month of the soon to be launched Insideworldfootball archive.
The World Football Forum will gather together the leaders of the Russian football business in an open environment and the conference will focus on the financial, business and participation opportunities in Russian football.
Host Cities from Russia’s European border to the Urals are preparing to welcome and host the world and the whole football family. Preparing for 2018 will require more than the construction of new stadiums and the refurbishment of existing ones: also underway is the wholesale redevelopment of local infrastructure in the host cities, including the transport network, hotel accommodation and other vital services, as part of a massive multi-billion dollar investment programme.
A total of 1070 infrastructure projects have already been identified in the 11 Host Cities:
Moscow (Luzhniki and Spartak Stadiums), Saint Petersburg, Kaliningrad, Sochi, Rostov-on-Don, Ekaterinburg, Kazan, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd and Saransk.
The programme for the World Football Forum will cover current issues in the football industry. Speakers and participants will include leading players in crucial football industry sectors such as infrastructure, construction/engineering and overlay services, as well as sports marketing experts, corporate sponsorship directors, commercial directors of football clubs TV, print and digital media, sports journalists and commentators, hotel and accommodation providers and security experts.
It will give suppliers and service providers a much deeper understanding of the opportunities available in the run-up to 2018, and valuable insight on how to approach doing business in Russia.
The World Football Forum will also feature a review of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil – and the lessons that the next Host Nation can learn.
The World Football Forum is hosted by Eventica – a leading international communications company, with extensive experience in event organisation and management, PR and many other related activities. Insideworldfootball.com is the events media and marketing partner.
To register and learn more please visit the official website – http://worldfootballforum Alternatively email ku.oc1734860297.acit1734860297neve@1734860297ofnI1734860297 or moc.l1734860297labto1734860297ofdlr1734860297owedi1734860297sni@t1734860297catno1734860297c1734860297. When registering do not forget to use your IWF code and get your discount and free six-month subscription to the Insideworldfootball archive.