FIFA Master 25 Years: Sport & Future Conference
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the FIFA Master, CIES organised the "Sport & Future Conference » at the Home of FIFA, Friday 5th September 2025.
Programme of the Conference:
9.30 – 10.00 Official Welcome Speeches
Gianni Infantino: FIFA President
Pierre Cornu: CIES Foundation Council President
Pedro Trengrouse: FMA President
10.00 – 10.45 Panel 1: FIFA Master - Bridging Sport and Education for 25 years
Pierre Lanfranchi, Prof. em. De Montfort University, SAFFIR Director (SAFF)
Dino Ruta, Prof. SDA Bocconi
Denis Oswald, Prof. em. University of Neuchâtel, President FIFA Master Scientific Committee (2000-2025)
Moderator: Thomas Probst, Prof. em. University of Fribourg, President FIFA Master Scientific Committee (2025-…)
10.45 – 11.15 COFFEE BREAK
11.15 – 12.00 Panel 2: From 1971 to 2031: Evolution and Perspectives in Women’s Football
Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women's Football Officer
Beatrice Caliani, UEFA Women’s EURO Team Services Coordinator
Dan Whymark, MIVA Sports Founder & CEO
Kevin Tallec Marston, CIES Senior Research Fellow & Academic Project Manager
Moderator: Martin Polley, Prof. em. De Montfort University
12.00 – 14.00 LUNCH BREAK
14.00 – 14.45 Panel 3: Middle East: Nexus for the Future of Sport?
Honey Thaljieh, FIFA Public Relations Manager
Hicham El Amrani, SAFF Senior Advisor
Tim Goethals, WIZ-Team COO
Mead Al Emadi, Events and Fan Experiences Director, Qatar Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
Moderator: Dino Ruta, Prof. SDA Bocconi
14.45 – 15.15 Presentation: FIFA World Cup in USA, 10 months to go
Maria Rodriguez Ceborro, Team Lead FWC Project Office
Nicholas Rozenberg, FIFA Director of Strategy
15.15 – 15.45 COFFEE BREAK
15.45 – 16.30 Panel 4: Transfers and Owners: Debating the Future Economy of Football
Jan Kleiner, FIFA Director of Football Regulatory
Raffaele Poli, Head of CIES Football Observatory
Gonçalo Almeida, Sport Lawyer and Founder of Almeida & Associados
Moderator: Madalina Diaconu, Prof. University of Neuchâtel
16.30 – 17.00 Closing speech and surprises
Vincent Schatzmann, CIES General Secretary
