Speakers 2020
Ken Nosaka
Professor, Director of Exercise and Sports Science
School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University
Raúl Bescós García
Lecturer in Human Physiology
University of Plymouth
Peter Malliaras
Associate Professor
Monash University
Nikhil Bahel
Managing Partner
Elysian Park Ventures
Stephen Gera
CEO // Ambassador
Gains Group // FC Barcelona
Jeff Marks
CEO
Innovative Partnerships Group
Dan Weaving
Lecturer in Sports Performance/Senior Sports Scientist
Leeds Beckett University/Leeds Rhinos
Isaac Guerrero
Deputy Director Methodology Area & Head of Coaching
FC Barcelona
Marty Bell
Chief Architect
Xavier Linde
Head of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Department
FC Barcelona
John Newell
Professor of Biostatistics
National University of Ireland, Galway
Martin Hägglund
Professor
Linköping University
Johannes Zwerver
Professor of Sports & Exercise Medicine
University Medical Center Groningen / SportsValley Ede (NL)
Shana Ferguson
Chief Commercial Officer
USA Swimming
Jean Benoit Morin
Professor
University of Saint-Etienne
Antonio Paoli
Professor
University of Padua
Fernando Cucchietti
Head of data analytics and visualization
Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Oscar Muncunill Morales
Physiotherapist
CIMETIR. Clinica Sant Josep
Alan McCall
Arsenal Performance and Research Team
Arsenal FC
Iván Valle
Applied Sports Technology
FC Barcelona
Ian Rollo
GSSI Scientist
Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Javier Calleja
Former Head Coach
Villareal CF
Rohn Malhotra
Co-Founder
SportsTechX
Uri Fleming
Head of Business Affairs, Unscripted Television
Amazon Studios
Anne Hecksteden
Senior researcher
Saarland University
Lluís Quintana Frigola
Corporate Manager BioEngineering
Naturin Viscofan GmbH
Chintan Patel
Chief Technologist
Cisco
Laurie Shaw
Research Scientist and Lecturer
Harvard University
Alex Wu
Founding Team Member, VP, Strategy, Marcom, Partnerships
NEX Team (HomeCourt)
David Garcia Muñoz
Senior Data Scientist
atSistemas
Cole Van Nice
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Elysian Park Ventures
Asker Jeukendrup
Professor of Exercise Metabolism
Loughborough University & Mysportscience
Javier Sobrino
Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
FC Barcelona
Henning Langberg
Professor
University of Copenhagen
Patricia González
Head Coach
FIFA
Rebecca Randell
Senior Scientist
Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Ivanka Visnjic
Professor
ESADE Business School
Carles Pedret
Sports Medicine specialist
Clinica Diagonal
Javier Yanguas
Sport Physician
FC Barcelona
Darren Pearce
Chief of Communication and Corporate Affairs
Tennis Australia
Juan Carlos Pérez Sánchez
Physiotherapist and Sports Therapist
FC Barcelona
Daniel Medina Leal
Chief of Athlete Care and Performance
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Joan Fabregat Serra
Data Manager
FC Barcelona
Julie Foudy
Owner
Angel City FC
Larry Freedman
Co-President and Chief Business Officer
Los Angeles Football Club
Francisco Hernández
Director técnico / Coordinador de Selecciones Nacionales
Real Federación Española de Fútbol
Gil Rodas
Head of Medical Area Bihub
FC Barcelona
Thor Einar Andersen
Chief of Sports Medicine & Professor
Aspetar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine
Zachary Leonsis
Senior Vice President
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Craig Purdam
Adjunct Professor
La Trobe University
Robert-Jan de Vos
Sports physician
Erasmus MC University Medical Centre
Eduardo Martínez
Smart Cities Manager
Minsait-Indra
Yon Álvarez Echeverria
Physiotherapist and Sports Therapist
FC Barcelona
Telmo Firmino
Head Physiotherapist
Sport Lisboa e Benfica
Sunny Lu
CEO
VeChain
Javier Lorente
Commercial Director Spain
Telefónica Tech
Igor Sancho
Physiotherapist
Igor Sancho Fisiotherapy
Michael Lopez
Director of Football Data/Analytics
National Football League
Kirstine Stewart
Head of Future of Media Entertainment and Sport
World Economic Forum
Karin Grävare Silbernagel
Associate Professor
University of Delaware
Jeremy Loenneke
Associate Professor
University of Mississippi
Oriol Balañà
Sport therapist
Girona FC
Óscar Fernández
Head Coach
Valencia CF Mestalla
Tara Swart
Neuroscientist & Author
Executive Performance Ltd
Diego Martínez
Head Coach
Granada CF
Albert Mundet
General Manager
Barça Innovation Hub
Anselmo Ruiz de Alarcon Quintero
Data Analyst
FC Barcelona
Maurizio Fanchini
Head of Performance
AS Roma
Toña Lizarraga
Professor
Universitat de Barcelona
Miquel Gummà
CEO & Cofounder
Foot Analytics
Ebonie Rio
Post doctoral research fellow
La Trobe University
Francesco Millo
Strategy, M&A and Corporate Development Director
Bonfiglioli Riduttori
Alex Dreyfus
CEO
Socios.com
Andrew Jones
Professor of Physiology
University of Exeter
Guillem Graell
CMO - Director Brand Area
FC Barcelona
Ricardo Costa
Academic & Researcher
Monash University
Javier Martín Buldú
Director of the Complex Systems Group
Rey Juan Carlos University
Mar Blanco Rogel
Food consultant
Alex Thomas
Data Architect
The Football Association
Hugo Rios-Neto
Undergraduate Student
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Enric Llopart
Digital Director
FC Barcelona
Joe Pavitt
Master Inventor & Emerging Technology Specialist
IBM
Lasse Lempainen
Orthopaedic surgeon. Adjunct professor of sports orthopaedics at University of Turku
finnorthopaedics.com
Mireia Porta Oliva
FCB nutritionist
FC Barcelona
Susana Ferreras
Data scientist
Arsenal F.C.
ADNEFE
Asociación de Dietistas-Nutricionistas de Equipos de Fútbol Español
ADNEFE
Ruben Saavedra Pascual
CEO
Metrica Sports
Francis Holway
Elite athlete and Sports Academy Consultant
Francis Holway, independent consultant
Pascal Bauer
Manager Data-Science & Machine Learning
DFB-Akademie
Riccardo Ceccarelli
CEO & Founder
Formula Medicine
Mario Leo
CEO
Results Sports
Alfons Cornella
Founder
Institute of Next
Victoria Gago
Co-founder
European Blockchain Convention & European Blockchain School
Guy Paul Nohra
Partner
Alta Life Sciences SL
Jill Cook
Professor
La Trobe University
Javi Ruiz Pinedo
Strenght and conditioning coach
FC Barcelona
Carlos Corberán
Head Coach
Huddersfield Town AFC
Sean Docking
Post-doctoral researcher
La Trobe University
Carlos Martín Nacenta
Physiotherapist and osteopath
FC Barcelona
Paco Jémez
Former Head Coach
Rayo Vallecano
Jordi Puigdellivol
Orthopedic Surgeon
FC Barcelona Medical Satff
Tom Thirlwall
Founder/CEO
COPA90
Amelia Arundale
Physiotherapist and Biomechanist
The Brooklyn Nets
Dehra Harris
Assistant Director of High Performance
Toronto Blue Jays
Pia Sundhage
Head Coach Brazil WNT
CBF
Alon Werber
CEO
Pixellot
Julie Uhrman
President
Angel City Football Club
Markus Walden
Sport Physician
Football Research Group
Ping Li
Partner
Accel
Stephanie Kovalchik
Senior Data Scientist
Zelus Analytics
Lorenzo Masci
Sports and Exercise Medicine Consultant
Sportdoctorlondon
Sam Robertson
Professor of Sports Analytics
Victoria University
Sandra Mechó
Radiologist
SCIAS-Hospital de Barcelona
Manuel Stein
Chief Executive Officer
Subsequent
Xavier Valle
Sports Medicine Physician
FC Barcelona
Stefan Mennerich
Director Media, Digital and Communication
FC Bayern München AG
Dylan Morrissey
Professor
Queen Mary, University of London
Andres Samano
CEO
GolStats
Enrique Martin
Smart Projects Manager
FC Barcelona
Paco Latorre
Director
Barça Studios
Pablo Franco Martín
Head Coach
Qadsia SC
Jesse Davis
Professor
KU Leuven
Seth O’Neill
Associate Professor
University of Leicester
Andras Hegyi
Post-doctoral Researcher
University of Nantes (FULGUR project)
Eric Winston
Chief Partnerships Officer
OneTeam Partners
Aureli Soria-Frisch
Director of the Neuroscience BU
Starlab Barcelona
Bruno Dagnino
CTO
Metrica Sports
Martin Buchheit
Head of Performance Intelligence Research
KitmanLabs and HIITScience
Eusebio Sacristán
Former Head Coach
Girona FC
Scott Epsley
Former Medical Director
Philadelphia 76ers
Arsène Wenger
Chief of Global Football Development
FIFA
Javier Santos Vicente
Director del Grup de Neuro-Inmuno-Gastroenterología
Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Ameeth Sankaran
CEO
Religion of Sports
Angelica Lindén Hirschberg
Professor, senior consultant in gynecology
Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital