SportsTrade

More than just a game

Sports and business collaborate on our SportsTrade stage, as we explore how tech is changing the face of some of the world’s oldest pastimes. Athletic icons, sports brand giants, tech companies and more discuss the curveballs tech will throw at us.

Join them in Lisbon this November.

Pauleta
Professional Footballer
S.L Benfica Women

What's happening?

Esports, athlete’s personal brands and biometrics are transforming the sports industry. SportsTrade brings together leading sports stars, experts, brands, media and retailers to discuss the sports world’s next moves. Your ticket gives you access to all SportsTrade sessions, as well as to roundtables, masterclasses and other 25-plus tracks at Web Summit.

Christine Peng-Peng Lee, Former Olympian & Content Creator, Peng Peng Lee; on SportsTrade Stage during day one of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.
Tech moves everything around me

As sport plays catch-up to the innovation speed of big businesses across industries, the competition to be at the top of the game – both on and off the pitch – has never been stiffer. Uncover the latest tech helping athletes and execs gain that extra yard. 

 

 

 

 

The mogul effect

With athletes continuing to market themselves as more than just the sport they play, discover the ventures and routes athletes are taking to become ‘more than an athlete’. No longer told to “shut up and dribble”, athletes at the forefront of new business ventures, media and social change take this opportunity to use their voices. 

Cash v conscience 

Thought 2022 was the peak of sportswashing? No such luck… With continued football investment from authoritarian regimes, the golf world turned on its head once again, and certain deals yet to be finalised, the practice is going nowhere fast. Will public outrage ever outweigh money?

Women’s sports: The time is now

Every year, people say ‘this is the year for women’s sports’. In 2023, it finally feels as though that could be true, with a World Cup down under getting plenty of attention, womens sports across the US beating out their male counterparts, and investment and viewership never higher. What is the next revolution for women in sports as their stage continues to grow? 

Meet some of our past sports speakers

Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Serena Williams
Tennis Player
David Beckham
David Beckham
David Beckham
Goodwill AmbassadorUNICEF
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova
InvestorTherabody
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
Shaquille O'Neal
InvestorSteady
Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch
Becky Lynch
WWE SuperstarWWE
José Mourinho
José Mourinho
José Mourinho
Manager and Head CoachRoma
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Wladimir Klitschko
Ambassador of Kyiv Digital, founder Klitschko Foundation, Klitschko Ventures, Kliwla Family Office
Meghan Klingenberg
Meghan Klingenberg
Co-founder & PresidentRe-Inc
Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry
Assistant CoachBelgium National Team
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Jessica Ennis-Hill
Founder & CEOJennis Fitness
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban
OwnerDallas Mavericks
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
Carmelo Anthony
NBA All-Star & Entrepreneur
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Samuel Eto'o
Footballer & PhilanthropistThe Samuel Eto’o Foundation
Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon
Stephanie McMahon
Chief Brand OfficerWWE
Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas
Cesc Fabregas
Manager & Former Football PlayerComo 1907

Companies that attend

“It's important that we prepare during our first career for our next one. If we are unprepared, we're going to get knocked out.”

Wladimir Klitschko, Ambassador of Kyiv Digital, founder Klitschko Foundation, Klitschko Ventures, Kliwla Family Office, on Centre Stage during day one of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal

Dr Wladimir Klitschko, Klitschko Ventures

“Generation X and generation Z demand different types of leaders.”

André Villas-Boas, Football Manager on SportsTrade stage during day one of Web Summit 2023 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal.

André Villas-Boas, Football Manager, ProEleven

"We need to be on these digital platforms and social. Football is about the society and education."

Patrice Evra, Footballer & Entrepreneur

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