Perform’s Slipper, the IOC’s Stupp and Redmandarin’s Whatling Join Expert Line-up for Sportcal’s 20 Years of Sport
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Sportcal is delighted to announce three new top industry names to join the line-up of panellists at 20 Years of Sport at Clifford Chance in London on May 11.
Oliver Slipper, Joint CEO of Perform, the digital rights group, joins the Media, Internet and Technology panel; Howard Stupp, Director of Legal Affairs at the International Olympic Committee, joins the Events, Bidding and Hosting panel; and Shaun Whatling, CEO of Redmandarin, the sponsorship agency, joins the Sponsors, Brands and Sports Marketing panel.
20 Years of Sport, or 20YS for short, is a unique global gathering of the sports industry where senior executives from all sectors of the industry will come together to reflect on the last 20 years of sport and discuss and debate what the next 20 years might hold for the sports industry.
The timetable for the day has now been changed with the Sports Entertainment and Social Media session starting the afternoon session and the Media, Internet and Technology session moving to the later part of the afternoon.
The day promises to be one of the key events of 2011 and many senior executives have already booked their place to be part of 20YS and to share their views on the future of sport.
The Live Lounge area of the event will feature an ‘Interviews’ area where senior executives will be asked for their opinions and comments on the latest trends in the sports industry and the interviews will then be posted on the event website.
Book your place today to be part of a unique day for sport
20 Years of Sport
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Oliver Slipper – Joint CEO, Perform
Oliver Slipper was appointed to the Board in 2007. He was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Premium TV, prior to its amalgamation with Inform Group in 2007. Oliver joined Premium TV in 2001 as Commercial Manager where he launched and managed the Company’s web-TV and mobile services. In 2003, Oliver was promoted to the role of Commercial Director and became responsible for all revenue generation across the PERFORM Group.
In 2005, Oliver was appointed Chief Executive Officer, a role he held for two years, with highlights including the negotiation of the sale of the business to Access Industries and the subsequent merger with Inform Group to create PERFORM. Prior to Premium TV, Oliver worked at Accenture within the media and entertainment team, where he worked for clients including Cable & Wireless, NTL and Sony Playstation advising on digital strategies. Oliver holds a BA Hons in Classical Studies from Manchester University
Howard Stupp – Director of Legal Affairs, IOC
Howard Stupp, Canadian (by origin) and Swiss, has been working at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since December 1984 and, since June 1985, has been its Director of Legal Affairs. He did his law degrees (B.C.L. and L.L.B) at Mc Gill University in Montreal, where he also obtained an Engineering degree.
His activities at the IOC include:
. Negotiating, drafting and reviewing broadcast agreements
. Negotiating, drafting and reviewing sponsorship, suppliership and licensing agreements
. Drafting Host City Contract for the Olympic Games
. Interpreting the Olympic Charter and drafting amendments thereto
. Intellectual Property Protection
. Anti-Doping-related matters
. Steps to control betting activities
. Servicing the various Departments of the IOC
. Regular contacts with legal Departments of the OCOG
. Contacts with the International Sports Federations
. Contacts with the National Olympic Committees
. Resolution of Disputes
He is a past Olympian, having competed in the Montreal Olympic Games in the sport of wrestling.
Shaun Whatling – CEO, Redmandarin
Shaun Whatling’s relationship with sponsorship dates back over 20 years and his unusual career profile means he has meaningful commercial experience of sponsorship from the perspectives of not for profit, national and international governing body of sport, brand, sales agency and now, as strategic consultant.
Shaun’s passion for learning means he has often been at the innovative edge of sponsorship, pioneering educational sponsorship in the 80s, taking Sega’s Eco the Dolphin into 20,000 primary schools around the UK; at the forefront of content creation in the 90s, producing close to 1,000 hours of branded broadcast output per annum on behalf of sports like windsurfing, surfing, snowboarding and mountain biking; and most recently exploring the edges of the brand-consumer relationship with clients as CEO of strategic consultancy Redmandarin. As CEO of Redmandarin, Shaun has been responsible for a complete review of thinking and methodologies, ensuring the agency remains the default choice for Board level counsel on sponsorship.
Shaun is unashamedly enthusiastic about great sponsorship, and equally caustic about the follies of bad.
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