are planned during the week on different thesis and questions. These sessions are spread over 5 days in one week.
Director, BASPO
CEO, Commonwealth Games Federation
Managing Director, Hertha BSC
Senior VP, Infront Sports & Media
EVP The Collective, Wasserman
Former CMO, RedBull
European Head, LionRock Capital
Group CEO, ELEVEN SPORTS
Vice President Marketing Development, IOC
Head of Digital Business Initiatives & Esports, Formula 1
Senior Advisor, J. Stern & Co
Senior VP Global Research & Insights, NBA
CEO, iX.co
Director General, FIBA Media & Marketing Services
Head of Football Research & Standards, FIFA
COO, World Rugby League
Partner, McKinsey
Managing Director EMEA, Wasserman
Advisory Board, Baker McKenzie
Partner, Homburger
Managing Director, Indigo Capital
Director of Portfolio, IeAD Sports
Head of Sponsorships Europe & Asia, SAP
Head of Sports Marketing, OMEGA
Partner, Deloitte
Executive Director Sports, EBU
Founder, SportsTechX
Managing Director, JungvonMatt Sports
Esports Commentator
CEO, SK Gaming
Founding General Partner, Bitkraft Ventures
Partner & Global Head of Esports, SRI
Head of Sports Business Advisory, PwC
Head of World Cup Marketing, Swiss-Ski
Prof. Dr., University of St. Gallen
CEO, Women in Football
Director Women Soccer, SFV
GM Europe, SRI Executive
CEO, Schöffel
6x IronMan Hawaii Winner, Red Bull Athlete
Postdoc & Lecturer, University of St. Gallen
Former Ski Worldcup Athlete, Swisscom
Senior Manager Sports Business Advisory, PwC
Director of Partnerships, Central Europe & CIS, Twitch
Global Sports Programming Lead, Facebook
Head of IOC Program Management, Allianz
Secretary of State for Economic Strategy and Innovation, Hungarian Government
We want you to fuel the discussions with controversial impulses and debate about the developments within sports industry in these unprecedented times.
Within our interactive online formats, we invite our internationally selected young leaders to challenge the industry leaders directly and discuss perspectives.
With the virtual format we are able to connect you with experts and young leaders from all around the globe to discuss the important topics in sports from your preferred location.
Become one of 50 Challenger and question the status quo in eye level discussions on our shared passion of sports.
With this year's Impulse Week theme of #changingperspectives, we aim to facilitate a dialogue resulting in new views on the future of sports.
We are looking for eager young minds, willing to challenge the status quo of the sports industry. There are no academic prerequisites.
Our application period has now
come to an end.
And many more
The 2020 Startup Selection is part of the diverse deep dives into the sports business throughout the Impulse Week . Within the three predefined topic sections, six startups will pitch their innovative business models and ideas to a field of experts and investors in the sportstech sector. The Session will last approximately 75 minutes and will be moderated by Benjamin Penkert, our Partner from SportsTechX. The startups will have four minutes to pitch their Business Model and be challenged upon afterwards. The session will end with a concluding vote on which startup performed the best and was most convincing.