About The Event
SportsPro AI + Tech brings together the leaders defining how AI and emerging technologies are reshaping the sports industry in practice – not theory.
From building AI-ready infrastructure and optimised workflows to delivering hyper-personalised experiences and unlocking new commercial opportunities, attendees gain insight into the models, partnerships, leadership approaches, and applications driving measurable impact across sport.
Speakers

David Lehanski
EVP, Innovation & Growth Strategy
National Hockey League (NHL)

Ian Botts
Chief Technology Officer
Fanatics Betting & Gaming

Marta Alvarez
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Euroleague Basketball

Narek Verdian
Chief Technology Officer
On

Bastian Zuber
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Bundesliga

Teodora Ivanova-Limon
Chief Business Officer
WTA Ventures

Eleni Sharp
Head of Product, BBC Research & Development
BBC

Laura Pinnell
Vice President, Consumer Group - Europe & Middle East
National Basketball Association (NBA)

Hosni Ajala
Chief of ICT
UEFA

Sepi Motamedi
Global Head of Sports & Live Media Marketing
NVIDIA

An Dang Duy
Chief Information Officer
World Athletics

Karen Lyttle
Director of Technology
The R&A

Bill Jinks
Director of Technology
Wimbledon

James Ukleja
Head of Group AI, Content
Sky Group

Ryan Kirk
Head of Cloud & DevOps
Formula One

Alex Butler
Director of Digital, Data & Technology
Sport England

Sean Hunter
SVP, Core Engineering for Emerging Technology & Data Products
FOX Corporation

Bhavesh Vaghela
Chief Product & Technology Officer
London Marathon Events

Paul Kerrison
Head of Generative AI Innovation
ITV

Jukka Sundquist
Chief Digital Officer
Finnish Ice Hockey League (Liiga)

Jonathan Conn
Digital Technology Director
England Rugby (RFU)

Mario Dughi
Digital, Design & Media Director
Unilever Home Care

Behshad Behzadi
Chief Product, Technology & AI Officer
Sportradar

Thomas Ehemann
Head of Digital & Innovation
FC Bayern München

Maria Ingold
Strategy & Innovation CTO
mireality

Richard Bowman
Director of AI
NASCAR

Matt Roberts
Business Consultant, Research & Insight
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

Nikolas Gross
Director of Innovation & Technology
FC Schalke 04

Lucy Mills
Founder & Chief Catalyst
READY

Alejandro Merino-Madrid
Head of AI
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Stuart Fenton
Head of AI
Reading FC

Gabriel Cocca
Manager of Atleti Lab & AI Governance
Atlético de Madrid

Melanie Moeller
Founder & Chief AI Officer
GenFutures Lab

Ed Hornby
AI & Digital Transformation Leader & Advisor
Ex Premier League

Matt Kyle
Head of Insights
Engage Digital Partners

Brijesh Yadav
VP & Global Head of Sales, Media & Entertainment
Tata Communications

Christina Jones
Founder & Managing Director
Blacktype Digital

Ed Knights
Head of Growth
Brave Bison

Mark Breslin
AI Advisor
DataArt

Daniel Kirschner
Co-Founder & CEO
Greenfly

Ian Evans
CEO
Nicoya Health

Ben Weisfeld
Founder & CEO
Ten Toes

Erik Swain
Co-Founder & CEO
Respondology

Carlo de Marchis
Founder
A Guy with a Scarf

Nick Meacham
CEO
SportsPro

Chris Stone
Community Lead
SportsPro

Steve McCaskill
Editor
SportsPro
Speakers
Take a look at our speakers scheduled for this event

David Lehanski
EVP, Innovation & Growth Strategy
National Hockey League (NHL)

Ian Botts
Chief Technology Officer
Fanatics Betting & Gaming

Marta Alvarez
Chief Digital & Technology Officer
Euroleague Basketball

Narek Verdian
Chief Technology Officer
On

Bastian Zuber
Chief Technology & Product Officer
Bundesliga

Teodora Ivanova-Limon
Chief Business Officer
WTA Ventures

Eleni Sharp
Head of Product, BBC Research & Development
BBC

Laura Pinnell
Vice President, Consumer Group - Europe & Middle East
National Basketball Association (NBA)

Hosni Ajala
Chief of ICT
UEFA

Sepi Motamedi
Global Head of Sports & Live Media Marketing
NVIDIA

An Dang Duy
Chief Information Officer
World Athletics

Karen Lyttle
Director of Technology
The R&A

Bill Jinks
Director of Technology
Wimbledon

James Ukleja
Head of Group AI, Content
Sky Group

Ryan Kirk
Head of Cloud & DevOps
Formula One

Alex Butler
Director of Digital, Data & Technology
Sport England

Sean Hunter
SVP, Core Engineering for Emerging Technology & Data Products
FOX Corporation

Bhavesh Vaghela
Chief Product & Technology Officer
London Marathon Events

Paul Kerrison
Head of Generative AI Innovation
ITV

Jukka Sundquist
Chief Digital Officer
Finnish Ice Hockey League (Liiga)

Jonathan Conn
Digital Technology Director
England Rugby (RFU)

Mario Dughi
Digital, Design & Media Director
Unilever Home Care

Behshad Behzadi
Chief Product, Technology & AI Officer
Sportradar

Thomas Ehemann
Head of Digital & Innovation
FC Bayern München

Maria Ingold
Strategy & Innovation CTO
mireality

Richard Bowman
Director of AI
NASCAR

Matt Roberts
Business Consultant, Research & Insight
Aston Martin Aramco Formula One Team

Nikolas Gross
Director of Innovation & Technology
FC Schalke 04

Lucy Mills
Founder & Chief Catalyst
READY

Alejandro Merino-Madrid
Head of AI
International Olympic Committee (IOC)

Stuart Fenton
Head of AI
Reading FC

Gabriel Cocca
Manager of Atleti Lab & AI Governance
Atlético de Madrid

Melanie Moeller
Founder & Chief AI Officer
GenFutures Lab

Ed Hornby
AI & Digital Transformation Leader & Advisor
Ex Premier League

Matt Kyle
Head of Insights
Engage Digital Partners

Brijesh Yadav
VP & Global Head of Sales, Media & Entertainment
Tata Communications

Christina Jones
Founder & Managing Director
Blacktype Digital

Ed Knights
Head of Growth
Brave Bison

Mark Breslin
AI Advisor
DataArt

Daniel Kirschner
Co-Founder & CEO
Greenfly

Ian Evans
CEO
Nicoya Health

Ben Weisfeld
Founder & CEO
Ten Toes

Erik Swain
Co-Founder & CEO
Respondology

Carlo de Marchis
Founder
A Guy with a Scarf

Nick Meacham
CEO
SportsPro

Chris Stone
Community Lead
SportsPro

Steve McCaskill
Editor
SportsPro
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Event Details
When
Tuesday, 29 September 2026 – Wednesday, 30 September 2026
08:00-16:30 BST
SportsPro AI + Tech
