Dubai, United Arab Emirates 8 December 2022: Global business leaders in sports, football leagues’ senior officials and policy makers discussed the future of investments in sports, during an event hosted by Investopia, the global investment platform, in partnership with World Corporate Summit (WCS), in Dubai on 8th December, 2022 within the context of FIFA World Cup 2022, In the presence of H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of Investopia, and Bernard Caiazzo, President, Global Football Alliance and President, World Corporate Summit.
The event’s 10 sessions covered major topics in the sports business from Harnessing the Media Power of Sports for Business to Creating Global Champions in Sport, Achieving Sustainable Development Through Sports, Unique Assets: Alternative Opportunities in Sports Finance, The Future Now: Innovation in Sport, The Intersection of Technology and Health in Sports, and Building the Smart Stadiums of the Future.
Mohamed Naser Al Zaabi, CEO of Investopia, said: “Investopia, the global investment platform, engages with business leaders and decision makers at the global level, in all prominent business events, in order to achieve its vision of creating and leading global dialogues to discuss economic topics, and channel investments towards sectors of the new economies. In partnership with the World Corporate Summit Investopia concluded today special event on sports which also comes within the context of the FIFA World Cup 2022. The event was rich with profound discussions about sports and football industry that attracts millions of people, particularly football, aiming to enhance the benefit from the promising economic aspects of sport activities.”
Bernard Caiazzo, said: “Sport has the power to change the world. The World Cup demonstrates this by uniting more than 4 billion people around the globe over four weeks.”
“Investopia: The Future of Sport will bring together decision-makers from the most prestigious professional clubs and leagues major investors and brands to discuss the future of the sector, which has evolved more in the past 10 years than in the previous 30 years, and is on track for tremendous growth over the coming decade,” Caiazzo added.
The event was attended by H.E Saeed Abdel Ghaffar Hussein, Secretary General, General Authority of the Sports, H.E. Sultan Al- Mutawa Rashid Al Dhaheri, Vice President, Al Ain Sports Cultural Club, H.E. Marwan Bin Ghalita, Chairman, Al -Nasr Sports Club, Ali Omar, Director of Sports Events at Dubai Sport Council, Rashid Al Zaabi, Chairman, Al Wahda Football Club, and Abdulfattah Sharaf, CEO Middle East, UAE and International Markets, HSBC Bank. A number of world prominent sports personalities from international and local football clubs have also attended the event, such as: Javier Tebas, President, La Liga, National Football League in Spain, and Vincent Labrune, French soccer’s Professional Football League (LFP).
Investopia global investment platform is one of the major strategic initiatives under the ‘Projects of the 50’ announced by the UAE government in September 2021 and aims to enhance the exchange of global investment flows in support of sectors of the new economy.
About Investopia:
Investopia is supported by a number of local and global partners including Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, Crypto.com, BlackRock, Deloitte Middle East, Accenture Middle East, Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), and the premier global thought leadership forum SALT.
Initiated by the UAE Government, as one of the major strategic initiatives under the ‘Projects of the 50’, aiming to build the best and most dynamic economy in the world, and held under the patronage of the Ministry of Economy, Investopia aims to create a new ecosystem where world’s investment stakeholders work together to formulate innovative models for the future business environment and partnership patterns that will generate new investment opportunities.
About World Corporate Summit
A Platform for Impact: Twenty Days of Deal-Making
From November 21st to December 15th, key business leaders from the world’s top companies, investment funds and sports entities, will join together for an invite-only opportunity to closed-door discussions and deal-making on changing industry dynamics, challenges and opportunities, supported by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism.
In just over 30 days, the Summit will take place at the Palace Downtown Hotel and span across 20 days with over 100 intimate discussion sessions on major economic issues and sector-specific matter across Finance, Business, Industry, Media, Technology, Health and Education verticals, with an overarching theme of sport, as well as a variety of networking events, galas and facility visits.
The mission of the Summit is to support global economic growth and help cement the United Arab Emirates’ position as a hub of innovation with a global capital of business.
