Representatives of top football leagues and clubs will arrive in Bulgaria on November 13 to take part in the largest international football event FootballNext, which will be held under the title “Together for a better tomorrow in football”.
The forum will bring together leading football figures from Europe to discuss the latest trends, successful business practices and innovations in the industry. The event is aimed at the entire football ecosystem in Bulgaria, but also at enthusiasts who want to develop in the field of football. Special invitations will go to football clubs, managers and experts in football, but the conference is open to all who wish to attend.
The main focus will be the development of football leagues and clubs. Successful business models, means for greater fan engagement, work in football academies will be discussed.
In a series of discussion modules, participants will talk about their best practices and answer questions from the audience.
One of the main topics of the event will be the development and management of football leagues. The operational director of the Polish Ekstraklasa, Marcin Stefanski, and the executive director of the Slovak Football League, Michal Mertyniak, will take part in the discussion. These are two of the fastest growing leagues in Europe.
Special emphasis will be placed on successful practices in the development of youth academies. Among the leading speakers are Jordi Arassa from BARCA Academy and Flavio Lloris Margotto – general manager of the football academy of Bologna.
One of the special guests will be Guido Vader from Feyenoord. He is one of the club's longest-serving employees, moving through a variety of roles, starting in the media department and now part of the club's Global Football Department. We remind you that just a few weeks ago, Feyenoord bought goalkeeper Plamen Andreev from Levski.
After 12 years working at Google and creating commercial relationships with the largest data and content providers BBC, FIFA and the Premier League, the Bulgarian Teodora Ivanova-Limon will return to her homeland to share the experience with representatives of our football ecosystem .
The names of more speakers will be revealed in stages, with the organizers hinting that these will be people associated with clubs participating in the current edition of the Champions League.