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/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aman812/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/nilesh-kulkarni-7854a8a7/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/shaji-prabhakaran-38bb365/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-drury-4952651b/

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/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangainor/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/manas-gera-10109a75/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjoemorrison/

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/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/chinara-abdykadyrova-71ab2738/

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.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-parr-95278b2/

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/

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.

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.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephen-herishen-37749217/

Recorded April 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-warren-34536436/

Recorded April 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-pfister-b5356118/

Recorded May 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joe-clementi-b545268/

Recorded May 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/theophilusmitchell/

Recorded July 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brurocha/

Recorded May 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/cressy/

https://twitter.com/robcressy

April 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sivaramsukumar/

Recorded May 2019.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshpage16/

Recorded April 2019.