3-time FIFA World Player of the year Ronaldo Luiz Nazario de Lima who is now a board-member at the FIFA World Cup Organising Committee, will lead a high level delegation from Brazil speaking or attending Leaders in Football on 10th and 11th Oct 2012.

Ronaldo will be speaking alongside Ricardo Trade, Chief Operating Officer of the 2014 Local Organising Committee and Jerome Valcke, FIFA General Secretary about preparations progress and challenges ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. In the audience will be Presidents and Directors from Gremio, FBPA, Sport Club Internacional, Botafogo, Flamengo, Vasco da Gama and Fluminense alongside other representatives from the CBF and World Cup Organising Committee who are keen to reach out to the international business of football.

The FIFA World Cup panel is the latest addition to an unprecedented 2012 Leaders in Football agenda which already includes Paris St. Germain CEO, Jean- Claude Blanc, MLS Commissioner Don Garber, AC Milan Organising Director, Umberto Gandini, FIFA Vice President HRH Prince Ali bin Al-Hussein, President of the Spanish Football Federation, Angel Maria Villar Llona, President of the CONCACAF, Jeffrey Webb, General Secretary of the Japanese FA, Kohzo Tashima, Owner of the Portland Timbers, Merritt Paulson, Agent of Wayne Rooney, Paul Stretford, General Secretary of the Singapore FA, Winston Lee, Swindon Town Manager, Paolo di Canio, FA Director, Heather Rabbatts, UEFA Executive Committee Member, Karen Espelund, Former England Goalkeeper, David James, Owner of the Seattle Sounders, Adrian Hanauer and many more…

The invite-only event takes place within the Leaders Sport Summit, a coming together of 5 leading conferences including Sponsorship, Digital Sport, Performance and the business of Horse Racing, over 10th and 11th October at Chelsea FC. For more information visit www.leaderssportsummit.com, contact enquiry@leadersinevents.com or call +44 (0) 207 042 8666.