IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition 2014 Official Event Guide by IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition

OFFICIAL EVENT GUIDE

IRB WORLD RUGBY CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION

Contents 03

Welcome

04-05

About the IRB

About IRB ConfEx

07 & 56

IRB ConfEx Partners

Engage Welcome Note

Jaguar Land Rover Welcome Note

Prozone Welcome Note

11-13

Ofﬁcial Schedule & Conference Programme

Medical Commission Conference Programme

16-37 Speakers

38-52

Exhibitors

54-55

Media Partners

IRB World Rugby Zone

58-61 Notes

Venue Floor Plans

Exhibitor List and Floor Plan Enquiries: Please visit the registration desk on the ground ﬂoor.

WELCOME FROM BERNARD LAPASSET

Welcome to the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx) Following the success of the inaugural event last year we are delighted to once again bring together a truly international gathering of stakeholders in Rugby at this pivotal point in our sport’s history. This edition of the event will unite leading figures and decisionmakers from across Rugby and the wider world of sport and business, with the aim of growing the game globally. The 2014 event is the last gathering of the Rugby family ahead of the Rugby World Cup 2015 and Rugby Sevens’ inclusion in the Olympic Games. A significant entry in the international Rugby calendar, ConfEx will be marked with several major announcements including the presentation of the new World Rugby brand. Thank you for joining us, I hope you find it valuable, informative and enjoyable. Bernard Lapasset IRB Chairman

Bienvenue à l’IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx).

Bienvenidos a la Conferencia y Exposición Mundial del Rugby del IRB (ConfEx)

À la suite du succès de l’événement inaugural de l’an dernier, nous sommes enchantés d’organiser une nouvelle fois ce rassemblement véritablement international de tous les acteurs du Rugby à un moment clé dans l’histoire de notre sport.

Después del éxito del evento inaugural el año pasado tenemos el placer de organizar nuevamente un verdadero encuentro internacional de participantes del Rugby en este momento fundamental de la historia de nuestro deporte.

Cette édition unira les sommités et les décideurs du Rugby et du monde du sport et des affaires, dans le but de développer le jeu dans le monde. L’événement 2014 est la dernière occasion pour la famille du Rugby de se rassembler avant la Coupe du monde de rugby 2015 et l’inclusion du rugby à VII aux Jeux Olympiques. Confex est une date importante dans le calendrier international rugbystique et sera le cadre de plusieurs annonces importantes, et notamment de la présentation de la nouvelle marque World Rugby.

Esta edición del evento congregará a las figuras líderes y principales dirigentes del Rugby y del más amplio mundo del deporte y los negocios con el objetivo de hacer crecer el juego globalmente. El evento de 2014 es el último encuentro de la familia del Rugby antes de la Copa del Mundo de Rugby 2015 y de la inclusión del Seven de Rugby en los Juegos Olímpicos. Caracterizado como acontecimiento significativo en el calendario internacional del Rugby, ConfEx estará signada por varios grandes anuncios incluida la presentación de la nueva marca World Rugby.

Merci de vous joindre à nous, j’espère que cette manifestation sera utile, instructive et agréable.

elite el IRB procura constantemente el crecimiento de la familia global del rugby. Gracias por unirse a nosotros: espero la encuentre valiosa, informativa y la disfrute. www.irb.com/confex 03

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About the IRB The International Rugby Board (IRB) is the global governing body for the sport of rugby union with 120 national member unions and six regional associations in membership. Headquartered in Dublin and with an executive staff of 93, the IRB drives the development, investment and regulation of a sport that is currently experiencing exceptional growth in participation, profile and interest. Among its portfolio of global events are its flagship Rugby World Cup, Women’s Rugby World Cup, Rugby World Cup Sevens, HSBC Sevens World Series, IRB Women’s Sevens World Series and the IRB Junior World Championship. Rugby Sevens will make its Olympic Games debut at Rio 2016. Driven by the commercial success of Rugby World Cup, the IRB is investing more than £180 million

between 2013-2016 to boost participation and increase the competitiveness of the men’s and women’s international Game. Key investment areas include: player welfare; education and training; competitions; massparticipation programmes; high-performance initiatives and union grants. Rugby is one of the world’s fastest-growing and most popular team sports in what is an increasingly competitive and congested sporting marketplace. Global Rugby participation has grown by 18 per cent in the past four years and there are now more than 6.6 million men, women and children playing

ABOUT THE IRB

the sport across 120 national federations affiliated to the International Rugby Board. From the stadium to the armchair, the sport continues to reach out, excite and engage new fans, broadcasters and commercial partners through its successful blend of compelling action and unique character-building values. At the very heart of this growth has been the IRB Strategic Plan. It has been the blueprint for growth of the sport worldwide, bound by the simple mission statement ‘growing the Rugby family.’ Central to the plan was the mission to create an environment in which the IRB and its member unions could flourish and develop the Game globally. The IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition is one such demonstration of this intention.

These factors combined with the Game’s unique character-building values and spirit are at the heart of Rugby’s growth. As we reach out to new territories it is important that we retain our central character-building values of: • • • • •

Integrity Respect Solidarity Passion Discipline

As the Game evolves and grows, we need to ensure that we promote, protect and nurture these values to ensure that enjoyment remains central to a sport for all.

A 2011 independent study into Rugby’s growth, commissioned by MasterCard, pointed to four main reasons behind an 18 per cent increase in global participation since 2007: • • • •

The success and strength of Rugby World Cup The IRB’s Strategic Investment Programme The IRB’s event hosting strategy Olympic re-inclusion www.irb.com/confex 05

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About the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx) The IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition (ConfEx) provides a unique environment for the global Rugby community to share knowledge, network and develop relationships. Featuring the IRB Medical Commission Conference, insightful plenary sessions, workshops and an exhibition, it also provides an important opportunity to network with leading ﬁgures and decision-makers from across Rugby and the wider world of sport. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural event in Dublin, the ConfEx mission is to provide a dynamic platform to discuss, learn and create partnerships that will advance the future of Rugby around the globe. Supporting the IRB’s mission to grow the Rugby family, the overall vision of the ConfEx is to become a vehicle that will empower the Rugby community and help it achieve ever increasing heights in Rugby participation and excellence. With Rugby participation growing around the world at record levels, Rugby Sevens inclusion in the Olympic Programme and less than a year to go before Rugby World Cup 2015 kicks off, this will be a crucial international gathering and a fantastic opportunity to share knowledge, network and build relationships.

The conference will feature a strong line-up of panellists discussing a range of topics including Rugby World Cup – Past and future, Concussion – Driving cultural change, The future of major event sponsorship and Mind Games – The making of champions. The exhibition area, will provide the ideal environment to meet with leading organisations and suppliers in Rugby, as well as cities and organising committees bidding for or hosting major Rugby events. With the IRB Medical Commission Conference running alongside the ConfEx it represents a new and powerful opportunity for representatives from Unions, Sponsors and Organising Committees to meet under one roof.

OUR PARTNERS

THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS Top Partners

Supporters

Media Partners

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We are proud to be supporting the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in its second year as the OfďŹ cial Media Production and Distribution Partner. Engage Sports Media continues to produce and distribute Total Rugby TV and Radio for the IRB. Total Rugby TV is distributed to over 20 television networks reaching over 175 territories in 2014. Total Rugby Radio programme and content continues to reach new audiences. On radio 4.9 million listeners per week tune in across our international broadcast networks. In the last 12 months SoundCloud has grown to over 400,000 followers and across all digital networks, audio consumption is set to hit 800,000 plays for 2014. The Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour is also well under way with five cities completed from 14 during the campaign which completes its international journey in May 2015. Engage Sports Media is producing and distributing content for England 2015 and the Tour sponsors; DHL and Land Rover. Engage Sports Media is a leading digital studio, producing and distributing in excess of 150 hours of innovative content across TV, online, social and mobile channel networks worldwide. We have introduced groundbreaking technologies and successful formats including Tunnelcam, DreamSelfie and Inked. Engage has also been appointed by Google/YouTube as a leading sports MCN (Multi Channel Network) to run and manage sports YouTube channels.

We specialise in rugby, football and cricket and work with premium sports rights holders including; the IRB, England 2015, British and Irish Lions, Welsh Rugby Union, The FA, Football League, League Managers Association, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and brands including; DHL, Land Rover, SAP and Vauxhall. We will be filming during the entire event and publishing content to IRB channels and international publishers. Please visit us either in the media centre where we will be equipped with green screen to capture welcome messages from all attending Rugby Unions and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be producing live radio during the event. We look forward to seeing you at the event.

Gregg Oldfield CEO Engage Sports Media

WELCOME FROM OUR PARTNERS

With just under a year to go until Rugby World Cup 2015, the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition falls at the most exciting time yet in Land Rover’s sponsorship of the global game. After the success of Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand, Land Rover has furthered its association with the showpiece tournament as a Worldwide Partner of Rugby World Cup 2015, where we will look to share our passion for the sport with fans around the world. As part of this commitment Land Rover is assisting England Rugby 2015 in taking the Webb Ellis Cup to places it has never been around the world as part of the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour. We are immensely proud and excited by the Rugby World Cup partnership, which continues Land Rover’s long-standing association with Rugby at all levels of the game. From the Land Rover Premiership Rugby Cup for under-11 and under-12 teams in England, to the ACT Brumbies in Australia, we have partnerships stretching across the world at all levels of the sport. Land Rover celebrates those who embrace life’s challenges and Rugby World Cup offers world-class teams the biggest challenge within the sport.

Alongside our sponsorship of Premiership Rugby here in England, Land Rover is also proud to be a partner of HITZ, an award winning social change programme which tackles some of the greatest challenges facing young people today – unemployment, crime and disillusionment. HITZ uses Rugby to increase young people’s resilience, self-reliance and confidence. To further help this initiative grow, we have recently also supported the introduction of the HITZ programme in Argentina, where we will help fund three coaches who will be responsible for training young people on a day-today basis. Not only does Land Rover support the elite players, teams and Tournaments around the globe but we are equally excited to invest in helping the next generation of young Rugby stars fulfil their potential – whatever and wherever that may be. On behalf of Land Rover we hope you enjoy the next few days at the IRB Conference and a very exciting next twelve months in the world of Rugby.

Mark Cameron Global Brand Experience Director Jaguar Land Rover

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A warm welcome to the 2014 IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition in the ideal surroundings of the Hilton London Metropole. An event which encourages knowledge sharing and networking between leading organisations and decision-makers within Rugby, ConfEx has quickly become established as one of the most prestigious and insightful events on the Rugby calendar.

As the use of performance analysis and advanced analytics grows at all levels of the game, Prozone will continue to lead the development of technologies and services that will help Rugby clubs across the globe to unlock the potential of data and understand the true nature of performance.

It goes without saying that this is a hugely exciting time to be involved with Rugby. Following the success of Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rugby World Cup 2014, and with Rugby World Cup 2015 fast approaching, the sport is in fine health. It is my hope that this event can be a celebration of all that has been achieved in Rugby over the last twelve months, as well as looking ahead to what is certain to be an exciting year to come.

I hope you have an enjoyable and informative two days at the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition and leave here inspired and energised with new ideas.

As a top partner of the event, everyone at Prozone is delighted to be associated with this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ConfEx. With a strong heritage in the game, we are committed to delivering the very best performance analysis products and services to forward-thinking clubs and federations around the world. The pioneer of performance analysis in sport, we transform data into applied information. Supporting the intuition of players and coaches with objective insights, our mission is to help elite teams find their cutting edge through intelligent, applied analysis.

Thomas Schmider CEO Prozone Sports

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE & CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Sunday 16 November, 2014 TIME & LOCATION

SESSION

14:00 – 18:00

Registration desk open

14:00 – 20.00

Exhibition setup

SPEAKERS

Exhibition Hall

6pm – until late Sports Bar, Hilton London Metropole

The London Rugby Business Network in association with IRB ConfEx: Sustainability in Rugby Sponsorship

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DAY ONE Monday 17 November, 2014 TIME & LOCATION

SESSION

08:00 – 18:00

Registration desk open

09:00

Exhibition opens

09:15 – 09:30

Opening address

Main stage Exhibition Hall

Bernard Lapasset, IRB Chairman

09:30 – 10.15

State of the Union discussion involving a panel of big names from the world of rugby The opening session will explore the

Main stage Exhibition Hall

opportunities and challenges that Rugby will face over the next decade as it continues to grow and develop worldwide.

SPEAKERS

Moderator: David Eades, BBC World Speakers: • Sean Fitzpatrick, former New Zealand captain • Agustin Pichot, former Argentina captain • Thomas Castaignède, former France captain

10:30 – 11:00

Morning tea in the Exhibition Hall

11:00 – 12:00

PLENARY 1: The future of major event sponsorship A discussion on how the values and character that shape the Game impact upon how companies and brands engage with the sport from a sponsorship perspective.

Moderator: David Eades, BBC World Speakers: • Tim Ellerton, Heineken International • Mark Cameron, Jaguar Land Rover • Sophie Goldschmidt, Rugby Football Union (RFU)

Main stage Exhibition Hall

PRESENTATION International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)/Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Federation (GBWRF)

MC: Eoin McHugh, IRB Speakers: • Steve Brown, Team GB Captain Paralympic Games 2012 • David Pond, CEO Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch

Plenary Room

12:00 – 12:45

Exhibition Hall

14:00 – 15:00 Plenary Room

15:00 – 15:45

PLENARY 2: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Plenary Session 2 will discuss how Rugby can make a success of the Olympic Games 2016 in Rio and how the sport can ensure it becomes a permanent fixture on the Olympic Sports programme.

Moderator: David Eades, BBC World Speakers: • Agustin Pichot, Argentina Rugby Union, IRB Council Member • Mark Egan, IRB • Octavian Morariu, Rugby Europe, IOC Member • Rachael Burford, England player • Andrew Ryan, Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF)

Q&A with Adam Crozier, ITV Chief Executive

Speaker: Adam Crozier, ITV

Main stage Exhibition Hall

15:45 – 16:00

Afternoon tea in the Exhibition Hall

16:00 – 17:00

PLENARY 3: Concussion – Driving cultural change Plenary Session 3 will discuss the issue of concussion, its impact on players, how it affects the overall Game, the medical research and analysis and the action being taken to protect the welfare of players.

Plenary Room

17:15 – 19:00 Plenary Room

IRB Awards and Hall of Fame Function Drinks and canapés served following presentation

Moderator: Gabby Logan Speakers: • Dr Martin Raftery, IRB • Dr Willie Stewart, concussion expert • Dr Jon Patricios, Sports Concussion SA • Dr Bob Cantu, concussion expert • Rob Nichol, International Rugby Players’ Association (IRPA)

OFFICIAL SCHEDULE & CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY TWO Tuesday 18 November, 2014 TIME & LOCATION

SESSION

08:00 – 18:00

Registration desk open

09:00

Exhibition opens

09:15 – 09:45

Keynote address

Main stage Exhibition Hall

Maggie Alphonsi, Saracens and former England Rugby player

10:00 – 10:45 Main stage Exhibition Hall

PRESENTATION Prozone: How can you build an effective player recruitment strategy that delivers return on investment?

10:30 – 11:00

Morning tea in the Exhibition Hall

11:00 – 12:00

PLENARY 1: Mind Games – The making of champions The first plenary session of day two will focus on the psychology of sport. The panel will explore how top players and teams prepare for big competition. They will look at mental techniques employed by successful sportspeople which enable them to perform to their best in the face of huge crowds, demanding team-mates and the often debilitating pressure of the big occasion.

Moderator: Gabby Logan Speakers: • Clive Woodward • Tim Harkness, Chelsea Football Club • Anna Richards, Hong Kong Sports Institute • Jeremy Snape, Sporting Edge

PLENARY 2: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Ahead of what promises to be a record-breaking tournament the panel will look forward to Rugby World Cup 2015. With Japan Rugby 2019 preparing to be the first Asian host, the panel will also discuss the importance of planning, innovation, delivery and IMPACT (legacy) on past and future Rugby World Cups as the tournament prepares to reach out to a new frontier.

Moderator: Gabby Logan Presentation: Bill Beaumont, RFU Speakers: • Alan Gilpin, Rugby World Cup • Debbie Jevans, England Rugby 2015 • Steve Tew, New Zealand Rugby • Akira Shimazu, Japan Rugby 2019

Plenary Room

12:15 – 13:15 Plenary Room

13:00 – 14:00

SPEAKERS

MC: Eoin McHugh, IRB Speakers: • Andy Sullivan, Prozone • Ben Darwin, Gain Line

Lunch

Exhibition Hall

14:30 – 15:30 Plenary Room

PLENARY 3: The future of Rugby broadcasting and fan engagement Plenary Session 3 will explore how technological advancements, media fragmentation and increased availability of data are shaping engagement in sports media. The panel will discuss how the impact of social media and new methods of fan engagement on-air and online can be used to develop audiences and enhance commercial value.

15:45 – 16:00

Afternoon tea in the Exhibition Hall

16:00 – 17:00

PLENARY 4: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion The final session will explore the greatest threats to sport’s integrity and what can be done to eradicate them. The panel will discuss how education for players, coaches and Unions can help in the battle against issues such as doping and match-fixing. The panel will also look at discrimination in sport and how prejudices against race, gender and sexuality can be banished.

Plenary Room

17:15 – 17:45

Closing speech

Main Stage Exhibition Hall

Brett Gosper, IRB Chief Executive

18.00 – 20:00

Exhibition take down

Moderator: Alex Chamberlen, Omnigon Speakers: • Dan Mannix, LeadDog Marketing Group • Niall Sloane, ITV • Patrick Walker, Rightster • Murray Barnett, IRB

Moderator: David Eades, BBC World Speakers: • Susan Ahern, IRB • Craig Reedie, World Anti-Doping Agency • Ronnie Flanagan, International Cricket Council (ICC) • Heather Rabbatts, the Football Association (FA) • Fiona Coghlan, former Ireland captain

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Medical Commission Conference 2014 TIME

MONDAY, 17 NOVEMBER

TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER

WEDNESDAY, 19 NOVEMBER

08.00

ConfEx Registration

09.00

Commonwealth Games Sevens Medical Feedback

Union Prevention Strategy Feedback

09.20

IRB RWC Player Welfare Standards

09.40

RWC 2015 Medical Services

10.15

Questions

10.30

Break

08.30

Questions

10.45 11.00 11.30

Introduction and Progress Progress in last year

11.45

New Union Categories

12.00

Questions

AUT Long Term Health Outcomes

Break

French Long Term Health Outcomes

Workshops via Tiers

Questions Plans for MCC 2015

12.20 Lunch

Lunch

13.30

Structure & Goals

Mental Health Project

13.50

Game Load Recommendations

12.30 13.00

14.00 14.10

Questions

14.30

Concussion Recognition Challenge

15.00

IRB Research Process IRSN Update Questions Break

15.15 15.30

Break

15.45

Concussion - Joint ConfEx session

IRB Working Group Feedback PSC IPSC Mgmt Sevens MSR Player Welfare - DN

IRB Website Navigation

Questions

16.00 16.30 17.00 17.30

Lunch

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SUSAN AHERN Head of Legal and Legislative Affairs, International Rugby Board Session: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion Day Two 16:00 – 17:00 Susan Ahern is the Head of Legal and Legislative Affairs for the International Rugby Board. Susan represented Ireland as an international volleyball player for many years, before becoming deeply involved in sports administration as President of the Volleyball Association of Ireland and more recently served on the Executive Boards of the Olympic Council of Ireland and the Irish Sports Council. Under her function as IRB Disciplinary Officer, Susan oversees the development of regulations and is responsible for education and enforcement in particular in the areas relating to good governance, discipline and integrity, which included developing the Keep Rugby Onside Programme.

MAGGIE ALPHONSI Saracens and former England Women’s Rugby Player Keynote Address Day Two 09:15 – 09:45 Born with a club foot, Maggie has turned early adversity into a remarkable career which has seen the Saracens flanker awarded an MBE in 2012 for Services to Rugby. She has played in two XVs Rugby World Cups and in 2012 shared in a record-breaking seventh successive Six Nations title and a sixth Grand Slam in seven years. In 2011, she was awarded an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Bedfordshire for her services to rugby, she has been named in the Powerlist for three years running, a highly respected publication which profiles 100 of the most influential people of African and African-Caribbean descent in Britain. Maggie was awarded the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year prize in 2010 and the prestigious Pat Marshall award from the Rugby Union Writers’ Club, where she became the first woman to claim the prize in its 50-year history.

BILL BEAUMONT Chairman, Rugby Football Union Session: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Day Two 12:15 – 13:15 Bill Beaumont won 34 caps for England and captained on 21 occasions. He led England to their first Grand Slam for thirty three years in 1980 and played seven times for the British & Irish Lions. He retired from playing in 1982. Bill is the current Chairman of the Rugby Football Union having previously represented the RFU on the IRB, Six Nations and Rugby World Cup and in 2005 he acted as Tour Manager for the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand. In 2012 he was elected Chairman of the Six Nations.

SPEAKERS

STEPHEN BROWN Team GB Captain 2012 Presentation: International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF)/Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Federation (GBWRF) Day One 12:00 – 12:45 Following a fall in Germany back in 2005, Steve’s life changed forever. In an instant he lost the use of his legs and sustained many other complications. As part of his rehabilitation he was introduced to wheelchair rugby and was inspired by the game and the players. Just 4 short months after his injury he went to his first training session. Soon after he was invited to attend a GB talent camp. After securing a place in the GB Squad he narrowly missed out on selection for the Beijing Paralympics. Recognised as an athlete with potential he was asked to lead the Parade of the heroes following GBs success at the 2008 games to represent all those training to be part of 2012. In 2012 London hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Games. The highlight of Steve’s career was leading the team out as captain at these home games. Since 2012 Steve has gone on to work as a TV presenter for Sky and Channel 4 as well as commentating for the BBC at the Invictus games. Alongside this he works as a speaker, and with schools, promoting sport and the ability it has to better lives. Steve has had many setbacks in life and sport but has always motivated himself to be the best he can be. His outlook is always positive and his story of overcoming challenges is sure to inspire.

RACHAEL BURFORD Professional Rugby Player, RFU Session: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Day One 14:00 – 15:00 Rachael Burford was an integral member of the England Womens team that won the Womens Rugby World Cup 2014. She is recognised by her peers as a high quality distributing footballer centre who is a hard hitting uncompromising defender. To date Rachael has 56 caps, has appeared in 3 Rugby World Cups as well as appearing at 2 IRB Sevens Rugby World Cups having made her debut 8 years ago in 2006 at the age of 20. She has fulfilled her dream and, after playing for 22 years, she is now a full time Rugby player.

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MARK JOHN CAMERON Global Brand Experience Director, Jaguar Land Rover Session: The future of major event sponsorship Day One 11:00 – 12:00 Mark Cameron has 20 years automotive experience, joining Jaguar Land Rover in April 2011, following a Sales & Marketing Director role at Mazda and previously heading Ford’s sponsorship, events and cause related marketing activities in the UK. As Global Brand Experience Director for both Jaguar and Land Rover brands Mark leads on global sponsorship, brand partnerships (commercial and charitable), drive programmes and experiential marketing strategy. This includes building a portfolio of rights and partnerships in Jaguar and Land Rover’s core sponsorship territories (Rugby, Sailing, Cycling, Equestrian and Motorsport) as well as leading long standing partner relationships with the Red Cross and Born Free Foundation.

DR ROBERT CANTU Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Co-Founder CTE Center Boston, University School of Medicine Session: Concussion – Driving cultural change Day One 16:00 – 17:00 Dr. Cantu is a Clinical Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Co-Director Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy at the Boston University School of Medicine. He has authored over 392 scientific publications, including 32 books on neurology and sports medicine, in addition to numerous book chapters, peer-reviewed papers, abstracts and free communications, and educational videos. He has served as associate editor of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and Exercise and Sports Science Review, and on the editorial board of The Physician and Sports Medicine, Clinical Journal of Sports Medicine, and Journal of Athletic Training. Dr. Cantu serves as Senior Advisor to the NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee; Section Co-Chair Mackey-White National Football League Players Association Traumatic Brain Injury Committee; Co-Founder and Medical Director Sports Legacy Institute; Adjunct Professor Exercise and Sport Science and Medical Director National Center for Catastrophic Sports Injury Research, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC; Co-Director, Neurologic Sports Injury Center, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Senior Advisor Brain Injury Center and Adjunct Staff, Children’s Hospital, Boston, Vice President Chair Scientific Advisory Committee National Operating Committee on Standards for Athletic Equipment (NOCSAE), Chief of Neurosurgery Service, Associate Chairman Department of Surgery, and Director of Sports Medicine at Emerson Hospital in Concord, Massachusetts. He also consults with numerous NFL, NHL and NBA teams.

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ALEX CHAMBERLEN UK Managing Director, Omnigon Communications Session Moderator

Alex is UK Managing Director of Omnigon Communications, the leading digital consultancy in the sports; media and entertainment sector. They are currently working with IRB to produce the official mobile application for the Rugby World Cup and their other major partners include: PGA Tour; Fox Sports; NFL and NASCAR. He has a wealth of experience in international media and headed up his own consultancy for seven years, having previously been Global Head of Sales at ESPNCricinfo.com and Business Development Director for CNN in the Middle East.

FIONA COGHLAN Former Irish Women’s Rugby Captain Session: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion Day Two 16:00 – 17:00 Fiona Coghlan graduated from University of Limerick in 2005 with a BSc in Physical Education and Mathematics. She is currently teaching in Lucan Community College, Dublin. With 85 caps for Ireland Fiona’s honours include; 1 Grand Slam Championship, 2 Interprovincial Championships with Leinster,11 All Ireland League Titles with UL Bohemians RFC and last year was named the Irish Times/Irish Sport Council Sportswoman of the Year.

ADAM CROZIER Chief Executive, ITV Q&A with Adam Crozier, ITV Day One 15:00 – 15:45 Adam joined ITV as chief executive in April 2010 and shortly afterwards launched a five year plan to turn ITV into a stronger and more balanced company which is less dependent on the advertising market. Four years later all parts of the business have delivered strong, consistent growth and the Company’s operational, creative and financial performance is being transformed. Adam is currently also a non-executive director of G4S, the FTSE100 support services business. Prior to ITV, he was Chief Executive of Royal Mail, where he led its modernisation and transformed it from a heavily loss making position to profitability. Adam started his career as a Management Trainee at Mars before joining the Daily Telegraph as a Sales and Marketing Executive. He then worked for a number of years at Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising, culminating in his appointment as Joint Chief Executive. Then, between 2000 and 2002, he was Chief Executive at The Football Association, during which time turnover doubled and financing for the new Wembley Stadium was secured. Adam was previously a non-executive director of Debenhams. He is a graduate of HeriotWatt University.

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BEN DARWIN Director, Gain Line and former Australian international Presentation: Prozone: How can you build an effective player recruitment strategy that delivers ROI? Day Two 10:00 – 10:45 A former Australian Rugby Union international, Ben is the Director and Founder of GAIN LINE, a sports operations and management consultancy designed to promote the use of empirical analysis in professional sport. Actively involved with analytical consultancy, the development of predictive models and presentation of research, Ben is at the forefront of the development of analysis in Rugby. A leader in the field, GAIN LINE has recently partnered with Prozone to form a key part of the growing portfolio of Performance Lab consultancy services the business now offers.

DAVID EADES Journalist & Anchor, BBC World Session Moderator

David Eades is a News Presenter for BBC World TV and for BBC Radio 4 and for more than two decades has covered major news and sports stories for the corporation. David has worked as Europe correspondent, Ireland Correspondent and ultimately Sports News Correspondent, reporting on some of the most momentous events of our times; from the death of Princess Diana to the Good Friday Agreement. He has covered three Football World Cups (Japan/Korea, Germany and South Africa) as well as the Olympic Games in Athens, Ryder Cups, and key Congresses at the IOC, FIFA and UEFA. He has also worked closely with organizations such as UK Sport, the FA, LTA and several Olympic sports in their communications programmes. David is a seasoned moderator of conferences, working in the sports, energy and communications sector. He reported and presented every day throughout the London Olympics from the Olympic Park for the BBC.

MARK EGAN Head of Competitions and Performance, International Rugby Board Session: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Day One 14:00 – 15:00 Mark is Head Competitions and Performance at the IRB, overseeing investments in global competition and high performance initiatives. Prior to joining IRB he held management positions with the Irish Government’s Inward Investment Agency in the Tokyo and New York offices. After graduating from Oxford University where he captained the Blues team, he worked as a Senior Project Manager in the International Business Division of Kobe Steel in Japan, where he also played for the company Rugby team. He also played for Terenure College and London Irish and achieved representative honours with Ireland U-21s, Ireland U-25s, Connaught and the Barbarians.

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TIM ELLERTON Global Sponsorship Manager, Heineken International Session: The future of major event sponsorship Day One 11:00 – 12:00 After graduating from Southampton University, Tim joined Karen Earl Sponsorship and worked on the CocaCola and NTL accounts activating their football sponsorships. In 2002, Tim went on secondment to CocaCola GB and in 2003 the move was made permanent. As well as activating global Coca-Cola sponsorships such as FIFA World Cup and Olympic Games in the UK, Tim was also responsible for promoting the signature domestic sponsorships like the Football League and Rugby Football Union. In 2008 Tim moved to Amsterdam to lead the Global Sponsorships for Heineken International and is responsible for their signature properties – in particular the UEFA Champions League, Rugby World Cup & Rugby Champions Cup (previously known as Heineken Cup). As well as leading the sponsor strategy, Tim is responsible for managing the ATL, BTL, Digital, PR & Promotions of the sponsorship across the 100+ activating markets. In addition, Tim is responsible for the delivery of all the sponsorship rights and is the primary contact for Heineken’s contracting partners at UEFA, IRB & EPCR.

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RONNIE FLANAGAN Chairman of the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) Anti-Corruption and Security Unit (ACSU) Session: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion Day Two 16:00 – 17:00 Ronnie Flanagan joined the Royal Ulster Constabulary (R.U.C.) in 1970 and served in all ranks, taking up Office as Chief Constable in 1996. He received a Knighthood in 1998 and was responsible for delivering the transition of Policing in Northern Ireland and the reform of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to becoming the Police Service of Northern Ireland (P.S.N.I.), becoming its first Chief Constable in 2001. He was appointed to Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary for England, Wales and Northern Ireland in April 2002 in which he served as Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector until December 2008 when he was appointed as Strategic policing and security adviser in the office of His Highness Sheikh Saif Bin Zayad Al Nayhan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior of the United Arab Emirates and Head of Abu Dhabi Police. Ronnie’s interests include sport, especially cricket and rugby which he coached and played at senior level for Ulster. With permission of His Highness Sheikh Saif, he is currently Chairman of the International Cricket Council’s Anti-Corruption & Security Unit.

ALAN GILPIN Head of Rugby World Cup (Tournament Director), International Rugby Board Session: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Day Two 12:15 – 13:15 Alan Gilpin is the Head of Rugby World Cup (Tournament Director) at the International Rugby Board, and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the globally-renowned Rugby World Cup brand, with current focus on the preparations for Rugby World Cups in England in 2015 and Japan in 2019. Previously a lawyer, and with a strong track record in sport and business, Alan has been involved in the management and delivery of Rugby World Cup since 2001 in a number of roles. Alan joined the IRB from his previous role as Chief Operating Officer of official hospitality providers, Rugby Travel & Hospitality Ltd and Prestige Ticketing Ltd, where he oversaw the award-winning hospitality programmes for the London 2012 Olympic Games and Rugby World Cup. Prior to the London 2012 role, Gilpin spent nine years with IMG, including responsibility for commercial rights negotiation across Rugby World Cup 2003, 2007 and 2011.

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SOPHIE GOLDSCHMIDT Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer, Rugby Football Union Session: The future of major event sponsorship Day One 11:00 – 12:00 Sophie Goldschmidt has been the Rugby Football Union’s Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer and a member of the RFU Board since July 2011, joining from the National Basketball Association (NBA) where she was Managing Director and Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa. The Chief Commercial & Marketing Officer role at the RFU gives Sophie responsibility for all the union’s commercial programmes, this includes Sponsorship; Business Development, Media Rights, Ticketing, Stadium events, Retail & Licensing, plus all the joint venture operations such as Twickenham Experience Limited (TEL), Twickenham Marriott Hotel, Twickenham Virgin Active and England Rugby Travel. In addition to the commercial areas Sophie oversees Marketing, Digital, CRM, Resourcing and Communications.

BRETT GOSPER Chief Executive Officer, International Rugby Board Closing Speech Day Two 17:15 – 17:45 Brett Gosper is the Chief Executive Officer of the International Rugby Board (IRB), the Managing Director of Rugby World Cup Limited and a former advertising executive and rugby player. Prior to his appointment to the IRB in July 2012, Gosper had a successful international career in advertising which included being CEO of Euro RSCG Wnek Gosper London, CEO of TBWA New York, CEO of McCann Erickson New York, President of McCann Erickson USA and most recently as the President and CEO of Europe, Middle East, Africa for McCann Worldgroup.

TIMOTHY HARKNESS Club Psychologist, Chelsea Football Club Session: Mind Games – The making of champions Day Two 11:00 – 12:00 Tim Harkness is a South African sports psychologist currently working with Chelsea FC in London. He began his career in Durban, South Africa, working with amateur to professional athletes in sports including rugby, golf, surfing, and Olympic sports. He also consulted in industry. In 2009 he was invited to join Carlo Ancelotti and psychologist Bruno DeMichelis at Chelsea FC, and is in his 6th season there, working with players and staff from u13 to the 1st team. Tim was a competitive squash player, and is currently a competitive road cyclist.

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DEBBIE JEVANS Chief Executive, England 2015 Limited Session: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Day Two 12:15 – 13:15 A former professional tennis player, Debbie Jevans is the Chief Executive of England Rugby 2015. Leading the Rugby World Cup 2015 Tournament Organising Committee, Jevans and her team will deliver the third largest global sporting event, hosted in England between September 18 and October 31 2015. Preparations for the Tournament; which will see 48 games played across the breadth of the country, with attendances of over 2 million and an expected 4 billion TV audience. Previously Director of Sport for LOCOG, Jevans is no stranger to major global sporting events having been part of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games since the bid. Managing 20,000 staff and a budget in excess of £160m in her role as Director of Sport, she was responsible for delivery of all aspects of the sporting events at the 2012 Games, medical and anti-doping programmes, as well maintaining the relationships and support from all the international federations. The first woman in Olympic history to be appointed Director of Sport for an organising committee, Debbie was awarded a CBE in the 2013 New Year’s Honours List for her services to the London 2012 Games. Voted the most influential woman in British Sport earlier this year by the Guardian, Jevans, a former Junior Wimbledon champion, maintains strong ties with the sport since hanging up her racquet. Today she continues as a member of the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s (AELTC) Committee of Management, the Championships Committee and the Wimbledon Foundation. Debbie also sits on the Board for the Invictus Games and Sport England, and from October 2014 will be a Director of the Football League Board.

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BERNARD LAPASSET Chairman, International Rugby Board Opening Address Day One 09:15 – 09:30 Bernard Lapasset was elected Chairman of the International Rugby Board in 2007 and, for a second consecutive term and third in total, in December 2011. During his time at the helm, he has steered Rugby’s global governing body through a period of unprecedented growth and success. As a player, Lapasset represented the Paris Université Club and Agen, before embarking on a distinguished career in administration that has underscored his position as one of Rugby’s leading figureheads. Appointed Federation Francaise de Rugby (FFR) General Secretary in 1991, he was elected FFR President later that year. His first IRB chairmanship came in 1995 and he presided over one of the Game’s historic moments when it became open. A major force behind France’s successful tender for Rugby World Cup 2007, he delivered the most commercially successful Rugby World Cup to date. Under his IRB chairmanship, Lapasset spearheaded the successful campaign for Rugby Sevens’ Olympics Games inclusion in 2009, securing one of the IRB’s key strategic goals and opening the way for unprecedented growth for the sport. In 2011, he led the organisation to another successful Rugby World Cup, as the tournament was hosted in New Zealand to great critical and popular acclaim. Lapasset’s vision for Rugby is to grow the Game in new territories while also strengthening and promoting the traditional heartlands. The decisions to stage Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan and the Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Russia were a demonstration of the commitment to this vision. Lapasset also served as vice-president of the CNOSF (French National Olympic and Sports Committee) and has been co-president of New Zealand-France Friendship Fund since 1993. He is Officier de la Légion d’Honneur and Honorary Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit. He is married with three children.

GABBY LOGAN Sports broadcaster Session Moderator

Dedicated and professional with a fantastic sense of humour, Gabby is one of the UK’s leading broadcasters. A former international gymnast, Gabby began her broadcasting career in radio in 1992, going on to work at Sky Sports and ITV before joining the BBC in 2007. While at the BBC Gabby has become one of the network’s premier sports presenters. She has hosted Match of the Day, Final Score and presented at the World Cup and European Championships along with presenting coverage of the Rugby Union, Swimming and Athletics and the monthly programme Inspire: The Olympic Journey. She was a key member of the BBC’s presenting team for the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. www.irb.com/confex 27

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DAN MANNIX President and CEO, LeadDog Marketing Group Session: The future of Rugby broadcasting and fan engagement Day Two 14:30 – 15:30 Dan has over 20 years of strategic marketing, partnership development, and program activation experience. As a former NBA executive, Dan started the agency 15 years ago and has grown LeadDog into a 165-person global agency. He leads the agency’s efforts in growing clients, innovations, and new business ventures to amplify our existing business and create opportunities for clients. A University of Richmond graduate, Dan started his career in sports marketing, running Team Operations for the WNBA and the basketball competition at the Atlanta Olympics, among others. Under Dan’s leadership, LeadDog has developed longstanding relationships with vaunted brands including ABC-TV, O, The Oprah Magazine, The New York Times, Intel, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and the United States Tennis Association, helping craft multitiered cross-promotional, revenue-generating partnerships. Dan is a Sports Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree and has also started his own non-profit. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife, Michelle and son, Jackson.

MURRAY BARNETT Head of Commercial, Broadcast and Marketing, IRB Session: The future of Rugby broadcasting and fan engagement Day Two 14:30 – 15:30 Murray Barnett is a sports marketing & broadcast professional with more than 20 years’ international experience across rights holders, agencies and television. His career starting in Rome with Orbit Satellite & Television Network. Following a stint with Multichoice in Budapest, Hungary, Murray moved to Paris to work at NBA International where he was responsible for television marketing and commercial operations. From there he was headhunted to run the TV accounts for FIBA Basketball, FINA Swimming and FIFA Archive at ISL WorldWide. When ESPN opened their European HQ, Murray was asked to head up their TV operations. Over the course of 11 years, ESPN launched 10 TV channels across 3 brands throughout Europe, Africa & Middle East. In addition to sales and promotion of ESPN’s channel affiliate business he was also responsible for worldwide syndication sales working with MLS, NASCAR, NHL, NFL, MLB, X Games and other major rights holders. He has been with IRB as Head of Commercial, Broadcast & Marketing for the past 18 months.

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OCTAVIAN MORARIU Rugby Europe President, IOC Member, IRB Council Member Session: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Day One 14:00 – 15:00 Education: Civil Engineering Diploma, Bachelor of Arts, 1986 National Promotion Leader of the Bucharest Constructions Institute – National School of Railways, Roads and Bridges (Romania) Career: International Manager, Central Europe Division of Freyssinet International – STUP (VINCI Group) (20002002); Project Manager, Europe Division of Veolia Environnement – Générale des Eaux (2002-2003); President and CEO of his own companies, Viarom Construct, Optimal Activ and Vitalia Environment Services (2004-) Sports career: International player, 19 selections with “The Oaks”, the national Romanian rugby team (1981-1987); Member of “The Barbarians” team (Easter Tour, April 1987); Player and Club Captain at ASPTT Paris (1987-1990); Coach at Paris Saint Germain (1991-1993) Sports administration: President of the Romanian Rugby Federation (2001-2003); Member of the FIRAAER Administrative Council (2002-2004); President of the National Sports Agency (Romanian government body for sport) (2003-2004); Vice-President of FIRA-AER for High Performance (2004-2013); President of Rugby Europe (former FIRA-AER) (2013-); President of the National Olympic Committee of Romania (20042014); Member of the European Olympic Committees (EOC) Executive Committee and Vice-President of the EOC EU Commission (2009-2014) IOC History: Member of the following Commissions: Olympic Programme (2014-), International Relations (2014-)

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ROB NICHOL CEO, New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association Executive Director, International Rugby Player Association (IRPA) Session: Concussion – Driving cultural change Day One 16:00 – 17:00 Rob is the founding CEO of the New Zealand Rugby Players’ Association, and a founding Director and the current Executive Director of the International Rugby Players’ Association. He has assisted in the start-up of a number of Player and Athlete Associations across multiple sports including netball, cricket, field hockey, football and softball. He is currently part of the foundation steering committee tasked with establishing the UNI World Players Association, covering some 120,000 professional athletes’ worldwide.

DR. JON PATRICIOS Sports physician and concussion consultant to SARU and IRB Session: Concussion – Driving cultural change Day One 16:00 – 17:00 Dr Patricios is a medical consultant to the South African Rugby Union (SARU), the BokSmart injury prevention programme and the IRB Concussion Advisory Panel. He founded Sports Concussion South Africa and is currently Director of the Morningside Sports Medicine Unit in Johannesburg and a sports physician at The Centre for Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics in Johannesburg. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the Faculty of Sports & Exercise Medicine (UK) and the International Federation of Sports Medicine (FIMS). Jon is an honorary lecturer at the Universities of the Witwatersrand and Pretoria and an associate editor of the British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) and Current Sports Medicine Reports (USA). He has recently been elected to his second term as President of the South African Sports Medicine Association and consults to professional teams in football, cricket and cycling.

AGUSTÍN PICHOT Argentina Rugby Union, IRB Council Member President, Pichot Entertainment Group S.A. Session: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Day One 14:00 – 15:00 Agustin played at Club Atlético San Isidro, played for Argentina’s National Team at all levels, and played in four Rugby World Cups. He played with Los Pumas from 1995-2007 and captained the side that achieved the RWC bronze medal in 2007. He achieved 73 caps and played 12 years in England and France. He is a member of the Argentine Rugby Union and IRB Council, and worked with the IOC to incorporate rugby into the 2016 Olympic Games. Agustin is one of the 79 personalities in the IRB Hall of Fame, and now leads his own company of sports orientation, generating content for television and digital platforms.

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DAVID POND CEO, Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby & Managing Director World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2015 Workshop: International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) /Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Federation (GBWRF) Day One 12:00 – 12:45 David is a graduate in Physical Education from Loughborough University. Following an early career playing and coaching rugby he joined the Royal Navy for a 3 year commission but ended up staying for 28 years! In addition to operational and command appointments in the UK and overseas, he was CEO of the navy’s largest training college, was a senior officer in NATO and worked at the highest level of defence in the Ministry of Defence, London. During this time his involvement in rugby continued and at the end of his playing career he became a Board member of the Royal Navy Rugby Union and the Combined Services Rugby Union, eventually chairing both. He left the navy in 2006 to manage his own consultancy company delivering leadership, organisational development and workforce training. In November 2009 he became the CEO of Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby and set about transforming it from a voluntary led and delivered sport to a professional National Governing Body. The game is the fastest growing Paralympic sport in the country and has seen 7 new clubs form in the last 2 years. David is the driving force behind the World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2015 which will sit alongside the Rugby World Cup and bring together the top 8 wheelchair rugby nations in a spectacular tournament at the Copperbox in October 2015.

HEATHER RABBATTS Director and Chair of Inclusion Advisory Board, The Football Association Session: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion Day Two 16:00 – 17:00 Heather Rabbatts began her career as a barrister, before becoming a senior executive across a number of sectors including government, media and sport. She has also had considerable experience in both private equity and public markets. Her media career includes the BBC, Channel 4 and Tiger Aspect Productions. Heather has recently held Chairmanship of Shed Media (known for brands such as Super Nanny, New Tricks, Who Do You Think You Are, The Voice), where she led the sale to Time Warner and delist from the public markets. Heather was the first woman to be appointed to the Board of the Football Association, and she is also on the Board of the Royal Opera House, where she leads all of their commercial activities including live broadcasts to cinemas. In February 2013 she was voted one of the 100 most powerful women in the UK by Woman’s Hour on BBC Radio 4.

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DR. MARTIN RAFTERY Chief Medical Officer, International Rugby Board Session: Concussion – Driving cultural change Day One 16:00 – 17:00 Dr Martin Raftery is currently the Chief Medical Officer for the International Rugby Board having been appointed in August 2011. Prior to this appointment he was Chief Medical Officer of the Australian Rugby Union from 2004-2011. Dr Raftery has a Fellowship from the Australasian College of Sports Physicians awarded in 1992. Team Physician experience includes the Australian Rugby Union team, the Wallabies from 2002-2008, Team Physician NSW State of Origin Rugby League team in 2011 and Team Physician to St George Illawarra Dragons, professional Rugby League team (1990-2006). Dr Raftery has also worked as a Team Physician within professional basketball, has been personal physician to a boxer who held two world titles and has worked extensively in private sports medicine practice in Australia since 1987. Dr Raftery currently provides injury prevention consultancy advice to teams within Rugby Union, Rugby League and Australian Football.

CRAIG REEDIE President, World Anti-Doping Agency Session: Integrity – Protecting integrity and promoting inclusion Day Two 16:00 – 17:00 Craig Reedie has enjoyed a long career in Sports Administration. A former President of the Scottish Badminton Union and the International Badminton Federation he was responsible for the admission of his sport to the Olympic Programme in 1985. In 1992 he became Chairman of the British Olympic Association and led the organisation through the Olympic Games of Atlanta, Sydney and Athens and the Olympic Winter Games of Lillehammer, Nagano and Salt Lake City. He was a leading member of the London 2012 Bid Team which won the right to host the Olympic Games in London and is a Non-Executive Director of the London Organising Committee. He became a member of the International Olympic Committee in 1994 and has served on many different IOC Commissions including the Evaluation Commissions of 2001 and 2009, the Co-ordination Commissions for the Games in Athens and Beijing, the Marketing Commission, the Programme Commission and the Ethics Commission. He was elected as a member of the IOC Executive Board in October 2009 and became a Vice President in July 2012. He was Chair of the IOC Evaluation Commission for the 2020 Olympic Games. Formerly Chairman of the Finance and Administration Committee and a member of the Executive Committee and Foundation Board of the World Anti-Doping Agency he was elected President of WADA in November 2013. Educated at Stirling High School and Glasgow University he has also held other sports appointments including membership and Deputy Chairmanship of UK Sport. For many years he was Senior Partner in the Glasgow Firm of Financial Advisers D.L.Bloomer and Partners.

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ANNA RICHARDS Hong Kong Women’s Elite 7s Coach Hong Kong Sports Institute Session: Mind Games – The making of champions Day Two 11:00 – 12:00 Anna won four consecutive World Championships with the Black Ferns and is New Zealand‘s highest capped Black Fern with 49 caps. Likely the most accomplished women’s player in the history of the game, Anna played for the Black Ferns for 20 years and also captained the NZ Sevens team in 2000-2001. Anna was awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2005. Currently she is coaching the Hong Kong Women’s Seven’s Team. Anna also played representative tennis and netball prior to taking up rugby and has a Bachelor of Law, a Bachelor of Arts and a Post-graduate Diploma in Sports Coaching.

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ANDREW RYAN Association of Summer Olympic International Federations (ASOIF) Session: Olympic Rugby Sevens – Faster, Higher, Stronger Day One 14:00 – 15:00 Andrew graduated from the University of Sussex, UK, in Economics and worked as the national team coach for Norway in the Olympic sport of badminton from 1986 until the completion of the Barcelona Olympic Games in 1992. He subsequently transferred to the French Ministry of Youth and Sport as a national coach 1992-94. In 1994 he began work for the International Badminton Federation as its Development Director before taking over as its Chief Operating Officer in 2003. In May 2006 he moved to his current position as Executive Director of ASOIF, the umbrella organisation for the 28 sports, including IRB, on the summer Olympic Games programme for Rio 2016. He is currently a member of the IOC Programme Commission, the Coordination Commission for the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and its Evaluation Commission for 2022. He has served on the Coordination Commission for the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore in 2010, the Youth Olympic Games 2014 and 2018 Evaluation Commissions and the Evaluation Commission for the Commonwealth Games of 2018.

AKIRA SHIMAZU Chief Executive Officer, Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee Session: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Day Two 12:15 – 13:15 Akira Shimazu was appointed and elected as CEO of JR 2019 since April 2014. He graduated from Tokyo University in 1967, and entered the Ministry of Home Affairs. During his time in the Ministry of Home Affairs, he had vast experience in the area of Local Public Finance and appointed as the first permanent Vice-Minister of Ministry of internal Affairs and Communications in 2001. (Ministry of Home Affairs was transformed into MIC in 2001.) After he retired from MIC in 2002, he served National Governors’ Association as CEO, Japan Academy for Municipal Personnel as President before accepting a role at JR 2019. He enjoyed playing tennis in his school days. Now he loves playing golf and watching rugby.

NIALL SLOANE Director of Sport, ITV Session: The future of Rugby broadcasting and fan engagement Day Two 14:30 – 15:30 Niall is ITV’s Director of Sport with overall responsibility for ITV’s sport rights negotiations and output. He joined ITV in 2009 and has the very different responsibilities of commissioning sport for both the main channel and ITV4. He was previously Editor of Match of the Day, Head of Football and Formula One for BBC Sport. He has been in charge for both companies of every major football tournament since 1994. Niall won BAFTA and RTS awards for Euro 96. 34

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JEREMY SNAPE Founder, Sporting Edge Session: Mind Games – The making of champions Day Two 11:00 – 12:00 Following a successful 19 year career as a county and International cricketer, Jeremy completed an MSc in sport psychology and then took a number of high profile coaching roles as Performance Coach of the South African Cricket Team and Shane Warne’s victorious Indian Premier League Team. In 2005 Jeremy founded Sporting Edge, a high performance training company applying the winning mindset from sport to business. Having worked with clients such as BMW, KPMG, Barclays and AstraZeneca, Sporting Edge has become one of the most respected training companies in sport and business. Jeremy is also a regular contributor to Sky Sports, Radio 5 Live, HR publications and the Financial Times.

DR. WILLIE STEWART Consultant Neuropathologist, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Session: Concussion – Driving cultural change Day One 16:00 – 17:00 Dr Willie Stewart is Consultant Neuropathologist at the Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, and holds honorary Associate Professor status at the University of Glasgow and the University of Pennsylvania. He trained in Glasgow and leads an internationally recognised research programme in traumatic brain injury (TBI), working with the unique Glasgow TBI Archive. This work is supported by major national and international grants, including awards from the US National Institutes of Health, the US Department of Defense, the European Commission and the Chief Scientist’s Office in Scotland. Through his work Dr Stewart describes the range of pathologies encountered in acute and long term survivors of head injury, with particular reference to the association between TBI and neurodegenerative disease, including chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). In addition, Dr Stewart works with various UK regional and national governments and sports organisations on developing head injury management guidelines and advises World Rugby as a member of their Independent Concussion Advisory Group.

ANDY SULLIVAN Head of Rugby Analysis, Prozone Workshop: Prozone: How can you build an effective player recruitment strategy that delivers ROI? Day Two 10:00 – 10:45 With 14 years’ experience as a High Performance Analyst with New Zealand Rugby Union, Crusaders and Australian Rugby Union, Andrew now oversees the development of Prozone’s Rugby product portfolio in his role as Head of Rugby Analysis. Drawing on his experiences as an analyst at the elite level of the game, Andrew is leading the evolution of advanced analysis systems to be used to enhance performance in Rugby.

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STEVE TEW Chief Executive, New Zealand Rugby Session: Rugby World Cup – Past and future Day Two 12:15 – 13:15 Steve Tew has been with New Zealand Rugby since 2001 and was appointed Chief Executive Officer in January 2008. He now oversees a hundred million dollar organisation with a record on and off the field that is the envy of many sporting administrations around the world. With the All Blacks and other New Zealand teams excelling on all fronts, a positive balance sheet and rugby continuing to inspire and unify New Zealanders – it is a great time to be involved in the game. Prior to joining New Zealand Rugby, Steve Tew was Chief Executive Officer of one of New Zealand’s most successful sporting organisations, Canterbury Rugby Union and the Crusaders Franchise (1996 – 2001). Steve grew up in Lower Hutt and has a strong rugby background having played club rugby for Hutt Old Boys and Victoria University. He holds a Masters degree in Sports Management from Victoria University.

PATRICK WALKER Chief Commercial Officer, Rightster Session: The future of Rugby broadcasting and fan engagement Day Two 14:30 – 15:30 Patrick Walker has over 20 years of experience in the media industry, always working at the crossroads of content and technology. Patrick began his career as a TV producer for Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, where he was involved in the launch of the world’s first HDTV channel, later working as a Senior Broadcast Journalist for BBC News in hotspots across Asia. Following that, Patrick moved to London to launch early Internet video and music consumer products on behalf of clients including the BBC, UEFA, Channel 4 and Fremantle, serving as RealNetworks’ General Manager for International Video Services. In 2006 Patrick was Google’s first hire outside the US to work on its video strategy, initially with Google Video and then as YouTube’s European boss following the sites acquisition. In his role as Senior Director of Content Partnerships at YouTube, Patrick built the team that established thousands of commercial partnerships across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and launched YouTube in over 30 EMEA countries. In 2013 Patrick joined UK-based Multi-Channel Network (MCN) Base79 as its Chief Content Officer tasked with finding new partners and helping them, and Base79’s existing clients succeed in a global, multi-device, multi-platform online video market. Following Rightster’s acquisition of Base79 in July 2014, Patrick joined Rightster’s Executive Team as Chief Commercial Officer taking on responsibilities for Rightster’s global content and commercial partnerships.

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CLIVE WOODWARD OBE Former England player and coach Session: Mind Games – The making of champions Day Two 11:00 – 12:00 Clive Woodward is the World Cup winning Head Coach who led England’s rugby players to World Cup glory in Australia in 2003. A former England International and British & Irish Lion himself, during Clive’s tenure as Head Coach England moved from 6th in the world to being the number one ranked team. In 2006 Clive joined the British Olympic Association. As Team GB’s Director of Sport, he worked with key stakeholders in British Sport to support the national coaches and athletes at the Beijing & Vancouver Olympics, as well as deliver Team GB’s most successful Olympic Games at London 2012. Clive is currently the Founding Partner and Chairman of Captured – an online coaching software and synchronised app based on his coaching philosophy currently being adopted by The FA, The PGA and The IOC.

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AIRTON RISK MANAGEMENT

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Airton Risk Management, a division of Paddy Power plc, is industry leader in providing corporate clients with financial cover related to the outcome of sporting events via two main products: • Player-bonus cover: for sports organisations / sponsors. Many sports clubs now utilise financial bonuses to incentivise their players for success. We can help hedge these bonuses for a fraction of the cost. • Conditional-rebates: for retailers. This service enables retailers to drive sales e.g. Rhino-Teamwear’s promotion for the Barbarians vs Lions match where customers who bought the Barbarians shirt received their money back if they won. We helped Rhino to offset this risk.

ALSTON ELLIOT LTD

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A: Units 1 & 2 Riversend Business Park, Riversend Road, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, HP3 9AJ T: +44 1442 234531 www.aegraphics.tv

Alston Elliot is recognised, globally, as one of the leading suppliers of television graphics and data solutions. Its reputation for successful delivery and innovation has been forged on the back of over 20 years of working with many of the world’s most prominent broadcasters and governing bodies. Alston Elliot is the undoubted global leader in the delivery of Rugby Union graphics for television broadcasts; it covers every domestic and international tournament in Europe, including the RBS 6 Nations, not to mention all SANZAR competitions in South Africa and further afield. Alston Elliot is also the official graphics provider for Rugby World Cup 2015.

CAT ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES

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Cat® Entertainment Services (CES), a global provider of temporary power generation and temperature control equipment, brings the highest quality Cat equipment and technical services to the playing fields, the race tracks, the fairways – and to the broadcast compounds.

Around the world, live sports rely on CES for complete, turnkey solutions: Twin 300-, 350- and 400-kVA generators along with UPS technology and one of the largest inventories of power distribution and cable to handle any configuration or voltage. An industry leader in the development of clean technologies, CES values environmental sustainability, utilising renewable energy sources wherever and whenever practical to reduce the carbon footprint.

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CATAPULT

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A: 1 Aurora Lane, Docklands, Victoria, 3008, Australia T: +61 (3) 9095 8410 www.catapultsports.com

Catapult empowers elite coaches globally with scientifically-validated metrics for the advancement of athlete performance. Catapult engineer wearable technology that provides objective information behind athlete risk, readiness and return to play. The company was born out of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and a scientific research organisation, inventing GPS tracking for team sports prior to the 2004 Athens Olympics. Catapult now works with over 400 elite teams and institutes around the world, providing an all-encompassing solution with research-based insights into athlete management. Catapult is privately owned, with Mark Cuban playing an important investor/advisor role, and is run out of Melbourne, Australia, with offices in Dallas and London.

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CSx LTD.

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A: Auckland, New Zealand T: +64 (0) 9 213 1777 and +64 (0)21 331777 www.csxsystems.com

CSx is a wearable technology company formed to develop products for the performance sport sector. The CSx Concussion system applies the latest advancements in sensor and analytical technology to monitor and interpret blows to the head to assist in the diagnosis of concussion in sport. Using a small bio device behind the ear to track linear and rotational acceleration as well as cumulative impacts received throughout training and games, the CSx sensor provides important data on the effects and forces the brain has received. This data combined with the results from the CSx Impact Hub provide objective information for medical professionals to make informed decisions about athletes they are monitoring. Finally the CSx cloud stores all the data throughout the sporting life of a person, allowing athletes and medical personnel remote access to ongoing up-to-date records and to track any neurological changes over time.

ECOCUP

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A: Chais des Caves du Chateau D’Aubiry, 66400 Ceret, France T: +33 430 650060 www.ecocup.eu

Our idea: To make customised washable cups available to the public, to replace the traditional disposable plastic cups, in exchange for a deposit. End the generation of disposables! Where we are six years later: Our products are to be found at almost all the Top 14 grounds, the Stade de France, Rolland Garros, various fêtes around France including the Fête de Bayonne (over 1 million people), a wide range of concerts and festivals such as Metallica, U2, Proms in the Park and many more. The way to avoid waste is at source!

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ERREÀ SPORT

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A: Errea Sport S.p.A., Via G. di Vittorio 2/1, San Polo di Torrile, 43056, Italy T: +39 0521310220 www.errea.it

Erreà are the leading name in Italian Rugby and one of the world’s most innovative Teamwear manufacturers. A family-owned company who value tradition while pushing the boundaries of design and new technologies, they have developed cutting-edge fabrics such as the Ti-Energy range of nanotechnology clothing and hold the prestigious Oeko-Tex 100 certification which guarantees that their garments do not contain any harmful chemicals. Erreà are the only major international manufacturer producing goods in their own EU factories. All products are designed at the company headquarters in Parma, Italy, where there is an open-door policy for all partners, to learn more.

GLOBALGAMES®SPORTS

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A: GlobalGamesSports, Unit 31 Chess Business Centre, Moor Road, Chesham, HP5 1SD T: +44 1494 782 743 www.globalgamessports.com

GLOBALGAMES® SPORTS THE SPORTS EXPERIENCE CONSULTANCY

GlobalGames®Sports design, build and activate Interactive Games, Brand Promotions and FanParks®. Our years of experience have seen us work in all corners of the globe and deliver products and events to Professional Clubs (across all sports), Brands, Event Organisers and Rights Holders. Our strength is in our experience and versatility; with the ability to deliver roadshows for clients with their bespoke designed equipment or using our massive range of hire equipment, games and resources – or a combination of both. Our ranges of products include Inflatable Games – everything from Rugby Bungee Run to Passing Cages for community, fan engagement & on-pitch promotions, through to Container-based FanParks® and Augmented Reality challenges (such as sprinting against Dan Norton for Mizuno during the 2012 Games) – and many other things in between. We are looking to speak to brands, clubs and LOCs to discuss how we can help to activate major events with proven successful Fan Experiences.

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GREENFIELDS (SPORTS SURFACES) UK LTD

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A: Paragon Business Park, Chorley New Road, Horwich, Bolton, BL6 6HG, UK T: +44 1204 699930 www.greenfieldsturf.co.uk

GreenFields truly believe that sport unites people and can be used as a tool for positive social change. Our fundamental objective is to enable everyone all over the world to play sports on high-end, sustainable, environmental friendly and safe sports systems. Greenfields continually strives to be the best at innovating, producing, installing and maintaining its products, systems and service, while respecting the environment and committing to social responsibility. We understand the impact of sports and as a key player within the industry, Greenfields respects its duty and faces the challenge to balance social responsibility with our development as a company.

HARROD UK

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A: 1-3 Pinbush Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk, NR33 7NL, UK T: +44 1502 583515 www.harrod.uk.com

Harrod UK are the UK’s leading sports equipment manufacturers, supplying the world’s most prestigious sporting venues and events. With over 60 years of experience they are justifiably proud of their portfolio as world class venues and events suppliers to all the UK international stadiums including Twickenham, Wembley, The Millennium Stadium, Aviva and Murrayfield, along with 2011 and 2015 Rugby World Cups, the 2002, 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games, Rugby World Cup Sevens 2013 in Moscow and Dubai Rugby Sevens. Other international venues include the Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Eden Park in New Zealand and the Luzhniki Olympic Complex in Moscow.

INSTITUTE OF SPORT EXERCISE & HEALTH

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A: Institute of Sport Exercise & Health, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7HA T: +44 20 3447 2800 www.iseh.co.uk

The Institute of Sport Exercise and Health (ISEH) is located in central London and provides excellence in sports injury prevention, diagnostics and management, whilst bridging the gap between elite and amateur sports medicine. ISEH is one of three locations forming the National Centre for Sport and Exercise Medicine (NCSEM), a major legacy project of the 2012 London Olympic Games. In London, a £10 million investment by the Department of Health has resulted in a dedicated state-of-the-art facility which delivers worldclass research, teaching, training and clinical expertise in sport and exercise medicine. 42

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IRB PREFERRED TURF PRODUCERS (PTPS)

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The IRB Preferred Turf Producers (PTPs) are artificial turf manufacturing companies who provide a turnkey service from design and build to follow up maintenance education. With proven experience in the installation of artificial turf for Rugby Union, these companies are guaranteed to provide a high level of service and product installation ensuring all pitches they install meet IRB Regulation 22 requirements. The following companies form the PTP group: Act Global; Edel Grass; FieldTurf Tarkett; Greenfields; Limonta; Polytan and SIS.

Integrity is central to the fabric of the Game and is generated through honesty and fair play

Respect for team mates, opponents, match officials and those involved in the Game is paramount

Rugby provides a unifying spirit that leads to live long friendships, camaraderie, teamwork and loyalty which transcends cultural, geographic, political and religious differences

Rugby people have a passionate enthusiasm for the Game. Rugby generates excitement, emotional attachment and a sense of belonging to the global Rugby Family

Discipline is an integral part of the Game both on and off the field and is reflected through adherence to the Laws, the Regulations and Rugbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core values

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IRB RUGBY SCIENCE NETWORK

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www.irbplayerwelfare.com/sciencenetwork

The IRB Rugby Science Network is a global network of researchers who are interested in the study of the Rugby Football codes. The aim is to provide a forum which brings together the expertise of academics and professionals working in the Game. By sharing good Rugby science practice and discussing future directions, we can enhance the scientific study of the Game and work to ensure that Rugby science becomes Rugby practice where possible.

JAPAN RUGBY 2019 TOURNAMENT ORGANISER

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A: 2-8-35, 2nd Floor, Kita-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0061, Japan T: +81 3 5771 2019 www.rugbyworldcup.com/rugbyworldcup2019

Japan Rugby 2019 was established as the Tournament Organiser for Rugby World Cup 2019. The Board of the Rugby World Cup 2019 Organising Committee, comprised of leading figures from the sports, business and government sectors of Japan, is steering the delivery of the Tournament ensuring that all operational and legacy goals are delivered in line with the event strategic and master plan. Rugby World Cup 2019 will break new ground as the first time that Rugbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s showcase global event has been staged in Asia.

KOMMUNICERA COMMUNICATIONS

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A: Sockerbruket 17, 414 51 Gothenburg, Sweden T: +46 31 346 15 00 www.kommunicera.se

Kommunicera Communications is the only leading translation agency that specialises in language services for the world of sport. We have worked directly with various global sport organisations including FIBA, FITA, the IRB and WADA. Our services include translation, copy transcreation, website adaptations, desktop publishing and graphics handling, voiceovers and subtitling. We work with all software packages and platforms. We can transform and transcreate your content into any language and in any media. When it comes to language, Kommunicera are proud to call themselves the sport specialists.

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LABOSPORT - PSD AGRONOMY

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A: Technoparc des 24 heures â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 72100 Le Mans, France T: + 33 2 43 47 08 40 www.labosport.com

Established in 1993, Labosport is the world leader of independent testing laboratories specifically dedicated to sports surfaces and equipment. Labosport is an international test laboratory and advisory group with unrivalled independent expertise. The company is recognised by all relevant international and national sports governing bodies including the International Rugby Board. We work closely with sports policy makers to help set the standards for facilities and equipment used from the top professional levels of sport down to the grassroots community.

The worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest network for business people with a passion for rugby

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LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY

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A: Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK T: +44 1509 263171 www.lboro.ac.uk

Loughborough is home to a number of national training centres for sports including swimming, athletics, cricket and triathlon, as well as the English Institute for Sport with Alumni including Sir Clive Woodward and Lord Sebastian Coe. Situated in the heart of England, Loughborough University, an official RWC15 Team Base venue, offers the ideal base for international teams of all age groups to prepare for competitions in UK and Europe. In 2015, Loughborough University will launch a new exciting development in London at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, offering a range of postgraduate courses in sports business.

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O’NEILLS INTERNATIONAL SPORTS COMPANY LTD A: 56 High Street, Street, Somerset BA16 0EQ T: +44 (0) 1458 448414 (contact Peter Kennedy, Sales Manager) www.oneills.com

O’Neills International Sports Company Ltd has been the leading name in Irish sport since our foundation in 1918 in Dublin by Charles O’Neill. O’Neills’ key strengths are top quality product, unrivalled turnaround times on kit production, the ability to customize garments to the needs of our customers and to fulfil orders of all sizes. We specialise in the design, manufacture and supply of all areas of sportswear, including playing / training kit and leisurewear, our specialism in the UK being the Rugby market. We supply to both grassroots and professional club levels and offer a quality and service second to none.

ORBIT SPORTS

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A: 8 Boswell Street, North End, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, 6056 T: +27 487 1063 www.orbitsports.co.za / www.stormforce.co.za

Orbit Sports manufactures a wide variety of custom products to various international brands, under license. We have achieved significant success due to our ability to offer top quality sports equipment and a reliable service. What sets us apart from our competitors, is our drive to continuously improve and create new innovative designs. Our objective is therefore not only to supply great products, but to introduce new innovative technologies into the sporting world.

A perfect example of this is our new XPro- extreme protection range. The XPro is a fully developed and tested product that reduces the risk of injury by offering consistent protection and repeat impact performance throughout its lifetime.

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PITCHERO

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A: Bankwood House, Unit 8 Access 27 Business Park, Birstall Leeds, WF17 9TB T: : +44 845 0176 088 www.pitchero.com

Pitchero is a club website and membership management service used by 4,000 amateur Rugby clubs worldwide. Simple to use, any club can create a website in 10 minutes, uploading fixtures and results, match reports, team news, videos and photos. Pitchero provides each club with a comprehensive membership management tool including online payments and membership registration. The Pitchero Rugby club network reaches over 2 million unique users per month engaging active players, parents, coaches and club officials from across the globe. Pitchero works with governing bodies, regional management teams, leagues and clubs across all standards of the game.

POLYTAN

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A: Gewerbering 3, 86666 Burgheim, Germany T: +49 (0) 84 32 / 87-0 www.polytan.com

Our mission at Polytan has been to provide the perfect surface for athletic achievements. This not only makes us one of the pioneers of synthetic sport surfaces. We offer the full range of products for outdoor sports surfaces: from polymeric running tracks, synthetic pitches and shock absorbing surfaces to highly developed artificial turf systems. Decades of experience in the development of Rugby surfaces make Polytan Rugby systems the first choice of elite sporting facilities around the globe. Polytan has a strong presence especially in Asia pacific where Rugby is a popular sport, along with staff that understands the sport.

PROZONE SPORTS

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A: 3 Craven Court, Millshaw, Leeds LS11 8BN, United Kingdom T: +44 113 244 9296 www.prozonesports.com

The pioneer of performance analysis in sport, Prozone delivers performance insights to over 300 professional clubs and organisations worldwide. Having worked with the last three winners of the Rugby World Cup, Prozone has a rich heritage in the game and continues to lead the development and integration of analysis at the elite level. Offering a suite of Rugby-specific analysis solutions, the business is committed to creating innovative technologies that deliver genuine insight and performance advantage to teams across the globe. www.irb.com/confex 47

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RHINO RUGBY

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Rhino Sport & Leisure Ltd A: 114 Power Road, London W4 5PY T: + 44 208 995 5965 Rhino Apparel A: 1 Lorenzo Street, London WC1X 9DJ T: + 44 207288111 www.rhinorugby.com

Rhino is the world’s leading supplier of contact and training equipment for Rugby and one of the Game’s strongest emerging brands. We have been an Official Supplier of training equipment to the last two British & Irish Lions tours, and currently to England, Wales, Hong Kong, the HSBC Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Sevens, USA Rugby, and Japan. We have also been Official Ball Supplier to the last two Lions tours, and are Official Ball and Apparel Supplier to the Guinness PRO12. We are also a Partner and Official Ball Supplier to the USA Sevens leg of the HSBC IRB World Sevens Series in Las Vegas. The Rhino brand has in recent years expanded rapidly both geographically and product sector-wise through a wide ranging licensing programme and the company also owns Powa Products the highly regarded New Zealand based Rugby products business. Rhino’s apparel offering has become particularly strong with an innovative range of technical and leisure wear produced by our King’s Cross based business.

SPORTSTEC

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A: Windermere Business Centre, Oldfield Court, Windermere, LA23 2HJ T: +44 844 870 4870 www.sportstec.com

From its creation in 2003, Sportstec has led the field of Performance Analysis allowing organisations the solutions to deliver real time analysis of performance to change the way coaches feedback information to their players. Over the years Sportstec have led the way in the field to deliver multiple platforms which their 10,000 plus clients have needed to engage their staff to review performance. Working with many of the top data providers, Opta and Prozone, to ingest their data, Sportstec is now the central tool of the top sports organisations. With the release of its iOS Player App and View my Codes platform, Sportstec has seen a trend switch from clubs and organisations delivering information internally to looking at how to engage a wider audience. The link between real life data and video stands Sportstec out from other companies and can deliver data on a platform like no other organisation.

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TACKLE HUNGER

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A: 12/13 Suffolk Street, London SW1Y 4HG, United Kingdom T: +44 20 7240 9001 www.irb.com/wfp

Established in 2003, Tackle Hunger is a partnership between the International Rugby Board and the UN World Food Programme. The aim of the partnership is to highlight to the world rugby family the importance of good nutrition, not just to play rugby but to enable children to develop both physically and mentally. For Rugby World Cup 2015, the Tackle Hunger Million Meal Challenge aims to generate one million meals for the WFP school feeding programme to help nourish the bodies and minds of the world’s hungry children. A series of planned activations including donation opportunities, social media activity and in-stadia messaging will encourage the rugby family to take up the challenge to help build a brighter future for undernourished children. To find out more, visit www.irb.com/wfp.

TOSCANA RUGBY CLUB

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A: Via Salvatore Quasimodo, 28bis, 55023 Diecimo, Lucca, Italia T: +39 0583 838631 www.toscanarugbyclub.it

Toscana Rugby Club is an organisation dedicated to supporting the development of Rugby at every level in the region of Tuscany, Italy. Within Italy it provides ‘know how’ and ‘best practice’ to the clubs in the region as well as being a reference point for those who do not know Rugby in the area. Outside Italy, Toscana Rugby Club is dedicated to promoting the region as the destination of choice for Rugby investors, players, coaches and fans thereby connecting an already world renowned tourist destination with the sport of Rugby.

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THE RUGBY SITE

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A: New Ground Media, PO Box 277255, Marion Square, Wellington, New Zealand, 6141 T: UK Lynsey Douglas: +447739 019 025 T: NZ Brendon Ratcliffe, CEO: +64 27277 2096 www.therugbysite.com

The Rugby Site is the world’s most respected online rugby coaching and playing resource, with membership in 170 countries. We share the applied knowledge and game understanding from 21 of the world’s leading coaches and players, including Graham Henry, Warren Gatland, Eddie Jones, Wayne Smith, Joe Schmidt, Victor Matfield, Sam Warburton, Richie McCaw, Leigh Halfpenny and Dan Carter. Its the whole coaching process - not just a bank of skills and drills - shared through 60+ HDTV quality coaching videos of 9-48 minutes duration, covering 15’s and 7’s rugby. We are proud of our content and to work with national unions, regions, clubs and schools around the world to develop rugby.

THE SPORTS OFFICE

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A: 12 Lord Street, Wigan, WN1 2BN, United Kingdom T: 0870 757 4466 www.thesportsoffice.com

The Sports Office provides online performance management systems to maximise the preparation and performance of players. The easy-to-access web based systems link all departments within a sporting organisation, allowing for effective use of data to provide insight and intelligence. Our systems offer a range of powerful functionality: Administration / events; Analytics / statistics; Coaching session planner / drill diagrams; Create reports; Financial planning; Internal communications; Sports medicine and medical records; Mobile access portal for athletes / players. Scouting / succession planning; Sports science; Squad management; Strength and conditioning; Video review / preview footage. The Sports Office is driven by a centralised database of key dat5 generated by a club. Critical management information is accessible, improving communication and accountability between departments and people. The Sports Office has benefits for players, coaches and management in professional sporting organisations.

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VISITENGLAND

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A: Sanctuary Buildings, 20 Great Smith Street, London, SW1P 3BT T: +44 (0) 207 578 1400 www.visitengland.com / www.visitengland.org

VisitEngland is the country’s national tourist board. We work in partnership with the industry to develop the visitor experience across England, plan national tourism strategy, grow the value of tourism in England and provide advocacy for the industry and our visitors. Our work is underpinned by robust research and customer insights. You can access the latest in-depth market intelligence and statistics on www.visitengland.org/insight-statistics. For destination inspiration visit www.visitengland.com. To engage with us visit www.visitengland.org

WORLD ACADEMY OF SPORT

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A: Stanlo House, 52 Granby Row, Manchester, M1 7AY, UK T: +44 (0)161 639 0950 www.worldacademysport.com

The World Academy of Sport (WAoS) delivers learning programmes for sports and event participants – athletes, managers, administrators, officials and coaches – through a series of tailored educational programmes. We work with partners in order to create a learning pathway for those involved in sport from high school through to on-going professional development and executive education programmes. These programmes include: intensive residential management programmes; flexible on-line training; Train the Trainer in partnership with the International Rugby Board; tailored programmes; Government training; through to the coveted Postgraduate Certificate in Sport Management.

ZAUN LIMITED

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A: Zaun Limited, Steel Drive, Wolverhampton, WV10 9ED T: +44 (0)1902 796 699 www.zaun.co.uk

Integrated perimeter and event overlay specialists Zaun Ltd, design, manufacture and manage the installation of leading perimeter systems. Specialist systems have been specifically designed for individual sports and stadium requirements, ensuring application usage, user safety and security considerations, are fully reflected in the solutions available.

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AROUND THE RINGS A: 1776 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 436 North Atlanta, Georgia 30309, United States T: +1 404 874 1603 www.aroundtherings.com

Since 1992, Around the Rings has been the undisputed global leader in news about the Olympics. ATR provided extensive, in-depth coverage of Rugby’s efforts to join the Olympic program. ATR’s unparalleled access to decisionmakers throughout the international federations and National Olympic Committees equals accurate, incisive, unparalleled information.

RUGBY WORLD A: Blue Fin Building, 110 Southwark St, London, SE1 0SU T: +44 203 148 4708 www.rugbyworld.com

Rugby World is the voice of global rugby and the biggest-selling rugby magazine anywhere. Through its team of respected and professional writers, it offers unrivalled access to the players and coaches behind the thrilling clashes that define the sport of international rugby union. With over 85,000 followers on Twitter and a website that is growing in prestige every day, the Rugby World brand offers an all-round comprehensive package of rugby action, timely results and fixtures along with hundreds of images that capture the excitement and passion that define this high-impact sport. Rugby World also delivers fascinating in-depth interviews with all the key players, giving an unrivalled, behind-thescenes insight into rugby as it’s played today.

RUNNING RUGBY LTD A: 1st Floor, 32/33 High Street, Ascot, Berks. SL5 7HG T: +44 1344 627418 www.runningrugby.com

Running Rugby is a B2B resource for the Rugby industry and reaches more than 5,000 unique users per month on average. Most users are working in either code of Rugby in the UK and Ireland. Their following leans toward the elite end of the game and the organisation believes that news, stories, case studies and interviews from elite Rugby can be relevant to all organisations of any scale. It’s the people who treat their Rugby involvement in a business-like way who benefit. Running Rugby currently has over 3,500 registered users to who receive a weekly email bulletin containing original feature and interview content as well as news aggregated that week, events and jobs updates. The site is free to access with revenue coming from commercial partners wishing to communicate directly to the Rugby business community. 54

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SPORTS BUSINESS INSIDER A: 400 George St, Sydney NSW 2000 T: +61400 247 029 www.sportsbusinessinsider.com.au

Sports Business Insider (SBI) is the only Australian and New Zealand dedicated source of news, analysis, opinion and events in sports business. SBI brings together decision makers and stakeholders at all levels of the sports business industry to discuss daily industry news, share insight and opinion, and hear from industry-leading experts.

SPORT STRATEGIES A: Strategies SPORT SAS, Stade de France - Zac North Cornillons - 93216 La Plaine Saint Denis T: +33 1 58 34 34 84 www.sportstrategies.com

SPORT Strategies is the leading source of sponsorship and sports marketing news in France. The company publishes a weekly magazine for French sports marketing professionals. Established in 2004, it counts among its clients major sponsors, clubs, sports federations and specialised agencies. A partner of many events, the magazine has become a reference and an indispensable tool to assist managers in their communication strategies in the world of sport. The company also publishes a website with more than 55,000 members.

SPORTSPRO MEDIA LTD A: 5 Prescot Street, London, E1, United Kingdom T: +44 (0) 20 7549 3250 www.sportspromedia.com

GET INSIDE THE INDUSTRY SportsPro has served the global sports industry since 2008, providing high-level content on the commercial, political and organisational aspects of global professional sport, across a variety of platforms. Its acclaimed monthly magazine, available in print and now via a dedicated app, offers expert commentary and opinion, and is established as the industry leader for high-level profiles, features and in-depth interviews. Experts in identifying trends, providing context and showcasing many of the industryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading figures, companies, brands, and events; SportsPro gets you inside the industry in more ways than ever before. www.irb.com/confex 55

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ABOUT THE IRB WORLD RUGBY ZONE

IRB World Rugby Zone Following its success at the inaugural event in 2013, the IRB World Rugby Zone returns for this year’s event in London and will form a key feature of the IRB World Rugby Conference and Exhibition 2014. Located in the Exhibition Hall between the Café and Workshop Area, ConfEx delegates will have the opportunity to find out more about the many different initiatives, competitions, development and investment programmes managed by the IRB and its members across the world. IRB staff and experts will be onhand to discuss topics relating to player welfare, competition structures, bidding procedures, training and education programmes and access to resources amongst others while answering any further questions delegates may have. The IRB World Rugby Zone will be your source for information on the different aspects of the IRB’s work including Rugby World Cup, Competitions and Performance, Technical Services and Education, and Development and International Relations. Areas covered are set to include:

Competitions and Performance: • Rugby World Cup 2015 and 2019 • Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 • Olympic Participation • Rugby World Cup Sevens • High Performance • HSBC Sevens World Series • IRB Women’s Sevens World Series • IRB Junior World Championship and Junior World Rugby Trophy • Strategic Investment Tournaments • Regional Tournaments • Refereeing

Technical Services: • Anti-Doping • Concussion & Medical • Training and Education • IRB One Turf Programme

Make sure to visit the IRB World Rugby Zone to complete your IRB ConfEx experience.

Development and International Relations: • Governance • Regions • IRB Impact • Get Into Rugby • Women’s Rugby • Investment • Olympic Solidarity

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Medical Commission Conference Entrance IRB World Rugby Conference Entrance

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Airton Risk Management Alston Elliot Ltd CAT Entertainment Services Catapult CSx Ltd. ECOCUP Errea Sport GlobalGames®Sports GreenFields (Sports Surfaces) UK Ltd Harrod UK Institute of Sports Exercise and Health IRB Preferred Turf Producers (PTPs) IRB Rugby Science Network Japan Rugby 2019 Tournament Organiser Kommunicera Communications Labosport - PSD Agronomy

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Loughborough University O’Neills International Sports Company Ltd Orbit Sports Pitchero Polytan Prozone Sports Rhino Rugby Sportstec Tackle Hunger The Rugby Site The Sports Office Toscana Rugby Club VisitEngland World Academy of Sport Zaun

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