Financial Regulation & Sustainability: Global Summit 2025 - Speakers Announced

PRE-SUMMIT SESSIONS - Monday 6 October 2025

(Numbers for workshops/roundtables will be limited and registration forms will be sent out before via email)

08:30 - 13:00: Roundtable Discussions:

Roundtables are an opportunity to meet colleagues across the sector who share an interest and expertise in a particular area. They operate under Chatham House Rule. These Pre-Summit sessions give attendees an opportunity to enter into more detailed topic specific discussions and explore and debate hot topics. 

• 09:00 - 10:00: Dispute Resolution
• 10:00 - 11:00: Governance, Diversity & Inclusion 
• 11:00 - 12:00: Integrity 
• 12:00 - 13:00: Commercial Law  

09:00 - 10:30: Workshop 1 - Managing brand reputation in sport - Lessons from the field

This workshop will explore how to manage your brand when negotiating, drafting and activating sponsorship programs. 

Facilitated by:

• Magnus Yadi, Senior Associate, A&O Shearman
• Sophie Elsworthy, Co-CEO, InsightX Ltd
• Stephen Townley, Consultant, Stobbs

11:15 - 12:45: Workshop 2 – Running an investigation and liaising with regulators

This workshop will draw on a case study involving bribery of an agent by a club director:

• Overview of applicable offences
• Considerations for internal investigations
• Top tips for drafting an investigation report
• Liaising with regulators

Facilitated by:

• Khush Kotecha, Associate, A&O Shearman
• John Finlay, Founder and Director, Ranmore Law, Former General Counsel, UK Sport & Former Lead Lawyer,The Pensions Regulator
• Eve Giles, Partner, A&O Shearman

GLOBAL SUMMIT - DAY 1 - Monday 6 October 2025

12:00 - 13:30: Registration Opens

12:00 - 13:40: Lunch & Networking

13:40 - 13:45: Welcome Speech

13:45 - 14:30: Session 1 - AI & Cybersecurity

• Andrew Kitchen, Deputy General Counsel, Hudl
• Laura Jeffords Greenberg, Legal Director and Head of AI Legal Academy, Wordsmith AI
• Ffion Flockhart, Global Co-Head of Cybersecurity, A&O Shearman
• Dr Megha Kumar, Partner, Chief Product Officer & Head of Geopolitical Risk, CyXcel

14:35 - 15:20: Session 2 - Dispute Resolution

• Sean Cottrell, CEO, LawInSport (moderator)
• Despina Mavromati, Attorney in Lausanne & CAS Arbitrator 
• Matthieu Reeb, Director General, Court of Arbitration for Sport
• Richard Whittam KC, Barrister, Matrix Chambers, Independent Head of Judiciary, RFU and Chair of the Cricket Discipline Panel

15:20 - 15:50: Coffee Break

15:50 - 16:35: Session 3 - Financial Regulation & Sustainability

• Gabriella Lowe, Chief Operating Officer & Head of Women's Sport, LawInSport (moderator)
• The Rt. Hon. Sir Gary Hickinbottom, Arbitrator, 39 Essex Chambers and a former Judge of the Court of Appeal of England and Wales & Chair of the Independent Judicial Panels for the Premier League
• Calum Ross, Assistant Director, Deloitte
• Andrew Rogers, Head of Governance, Salary Cap Director and Financial Monitoring Director, PREM Rugby

16:40 - 17:25: Session 4 - Betting & Fantasy Sport

• Manan Agrawal, Director of SLAM & Deputy Director of Content, LawInSport
• Daleep Aujlay, Partner, Segev LLP
• Sarah MacDonald, Partner, Wiggin
• Tiago Gomes, Partner, Souto Correa Advogados

17:25 - 18:00: Refreshments & Networking

18:00 - 18:45: Session 5 - Commercialisation of Sport

• Julius Stobbs, Founder, Stobbs (moderator) 
• Christopher R. Chase, Partner, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz 
• Sara Moreno, Senior Legal Advisor, FIM
• lan Moffitt, SVP Business Development, IMG Studios 
• Mariana Martins, Legal Counsel, Red Bull

18:45 - 21:00: Food & Drinks Reception

GLOBAL SUMMIT - DAY 2 - Tuesday 7th October 2025

08:00 - 08:50: Registration & Networking

09:00 - 09:45: Session 6 - Integrity Developments

• Richard Booth KC, 1 Crown Office Row (moderator)
• Raphaëlle Favre Schnyder, Independent Arbitrator, Favre Arbitration, CAS Arbitrator & President of the Swiss Sports Tribunal
• Henry Goldschmidt , Director, Squire Patton Boggs
• Ryan P. Lipes, Counsel, Global Sports Advocates & Former Senior Counsel, U.S. Center for SafeSport
• Natalie St Cyr Clarke, Special Counsel for Sports Integrity, Genius Sports

09:50 - 10:35: Session 7 - Athlete Welfare & Development

• Libby Payne, Partner, Withers
• Anna Thorstenson, The Athletes’ Anti-Doping Ombuds, WADA
• Stephanie Twell OLY, Paralegal/ Business Development Manager, All Sport Insurance/ Gardner Leader
• Christian Scotland-Williamson, Pupil Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers, Former Premiership Rugby & NFL Player

10:35 - 11:25: Brunch & Networking

11:25 - 12:10: Session 8 - Challenges for new competitions & the international sporting calendar

• Dr. Saskia King, Partner, Bird & Bird
• Stephen Bock, Head of Legal and General Counsel, FIVB
• Michael Crichton, General Counsel, Formula E

12:15 - 13:00: Session 9

13:00 - 13:40: Refreshments & Networking

13:40 - 14:25: Session 10 - M&A and Investment in Sport

• Claire Coppel, Partner, A&O Shearman 
• Tom Bullock, Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, ATP Media
• Dr. Tom Markham, Principal, Markham Capital and Sports Advisory
• Special Guest Speaker 

14:30 - 15:15: Session 11 - A view from Executives in Sport

• Jonny Gray, Senior Advisor, Howden (Sport and Entertainment Group) & Senior Advisor (Sport), Ankura. INED at ITTF and MB Media (Moderator)
• Reg Clark , CEO, Rhino Sport & Leisure
• Caroline McGrory, Chief Legal Officer & Interim Chief Partnerships & Commercial Officer, Cadillac Formula 1® Team

15:15 - 15:20: Conference closing

15:30 - 17:00 - In-House Counsel Forums (After hours)

These forums are exclusively for in-house counsel to share knowledge and experiences with people in similar positions and stage of career. 

• General Counsel and Senior In-House Counsel Forum 
• Mid-level and Junior In-House Counsel Forum  

Attending Organisations