Leaders in La Manga 2010 Highlights

On the 21-23 March 2010, a private and exclusive gathering of 80 football and sports leaders assembled at the luxurious La Manga Club Resort in Spain for 3 days and 2 nights. The concept was created after 10 months of consultation with the sports industry in which senior executives identified demand for a more intimate private club allowing for quality peer to peer networking time and extensive relationship building. The event was an outstanding success.

This is what our attendees thought:

Mark Armstrong, Commercial Director, NFL

"It was a fantastic opportunity to be able to spend time with so many old and new faces in the industry in a relaxed setting. The chance to engage with senior level rights holders from across a multitude of sports was invaluable"

Marcus Keane, Director of Business Development, AFC Ajax

"An excellent event providing a good chance to meet relevant peers and stakeholders, in a relaxed atmosphere. I think you have found a winning formula"

Jonathan Kane, Director of International Business Development, Liverpool FC

"Excellent event with the chance to meet some interesting new people, share lots of ideas, and catch up with a few familiar faces in a relaxed environment. La Manga is a great venue and the facilities and service were faultless"

Paul Hunt, Commercial Director, Wigan Athletic FC

"A fantastic event, with the perfect mix of people, business and social occasions"

Zac Toumazi, Group Commercial Director, Surrey CCC

"An excellent networking event. I found the quality of planning and final execution first class. It was great to meet peers from outside of the world of cricket and hear and share ideas and challenges"

Frank Rutten, Director, Eredivisie CV

"A superbly organized event which has already lead to new contacts and new relations"

Adrian Filby, Commercial Director, Celtic FC

"Great calibre of people and a concept that was visionary. It was incredibly useful making contacts with people on the trip and I am positive I will either do business from this or learn how I can improve my business. It was invaluable"

Mick Hogan, CEO, Wigan Rugby League Club Ltd

"A tremendous event that has exceeded my expectations. It was very well organised. The chance to meet lots of the contacts in football is not something we in Rugby get to do very often - so that was a big plus"

David Wood, Executive Chairman, Input Media

"Exclusive access in a relaxed setting"

Daniel Drew, Brand and Sponsorship Manager, ISC

"The event has been an excellent experience and has allowed the brand to grow at an elite level"

Chris Buckley, Chief Executive Officer, Supponor

"The quality and range of attendees was first class - the event has proven extremely valuable"

Mike Farnan, Executive Director, Sheffield United FC

"Best event in many years"

Simon Breakell, Sponsorship PR Manager, E.ON

"A brilliant experience with a good mix of clubs, rights holders, brands and suppliers. An exciting number of opportunities and relations developed"

Tim Shaw, Sales Director, European Tour

"By far the best conference for having quality networking time I have ever been to. It not only brought a group of interesting people together, but allowed some proper time for networking and for people to forge strong relationships. I got a lot out of the conference and know that many others felt it was an excellent event"

If you would like to learn more about future similar initiatives, please contact one of the team on +44 (0) 208 545 1595 or email enquiry@leadersinfootball.com