2024 E.H.C. Hockey Business Forum

Program:

Tuesday 29 October

Extra opportunity for early birds!

09:00 - 12:00: Development Seminar at Leonardo Hotel
13:00 - 16:00: Professional Women’s Hockey Seminar at Leonardo Hotel
16:30: Arena tour at SAP Garden & Dinner
19:30: DEL-game, Red Bull München vs Adler Mannheim

Wednesday 30 October

10:00 - 16:00: E.H.C. Hockey Business Forum at SAP Garden
18:30: Dinner, hosted by PENNY-DEL

Thursday 31 October

Departure

Detailed program:

YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR; Tuesday 29 October ca 09-12

HELMUT DE RAAF, Director Development, Red Bull Academy
Youth Development by Red Bull – reaching the next level

KARL SCHWARZENBRUNNER, Head of Education & Science, German Ice Hockey Federation
German hockey has a vision, and it is not just lip service

KRISTIAN SKARPHAGEN, European Development Performance coach, Chicago Blackhawks
The massive cost of down-prioritizing player sustainability

JOHN LIND, Director of Education & Research, Swedish Ice Hockey Association
Recognizing biological maturation & avoiding early selection failures

WOMEN’S PROFESSIONAL HOCKEY SEMINAR; Tuesday 29 October ca 13-16

BETTINA BAER, Service Director, Two Circles
Growth of women’s sport and how ice hockey can capitalize on it

IBRAHIM CAN, CCO EV Zug
How Swiss top club EV Zug plans to elevate women’s hockey – and make it self-sustainable

FABIENNE HUBER, Project Manager & Partnership Relations, FC Bayern Munich Women
On track for growth: The Benchmark FC Bayern Women & the rise of women´s sports

PETER ELANDER, Olympic silver coach 2006, 10 years coaching in NCAA women’s hockey
What it takes to turn dream to reality and close the gap to Canada and the U.S.

CHRIS BURKETT, Vice President, League Operations & Compliance, PWHL
PWHL's historic launch and plans for growth

E.H.C HOCKEY BUSINESS FORUM; Wednesday 30 October ca 10-16

RUPERT ZAMORSKY, Head of Marketing, Red Bull Hockey
SAP Garden – the game changer in Red Bull’s hockey business

PETER MATTSSON, Global Performance Director, Red Bull Athlete Performance Center
Changing the way we need to cultivate athletes

SEBASTIANO MEREU, Researcher Sports Business Research Academy, Zurich
Look, feel, smell; how a captivating arena experience works (revenue) magic

PHILIPP WALTER, CEO Kölner Haie / TORSTEN PFENNIG, Head of Finance & New Business
How Kölner Haie increased by 3000 fans per game to become the top draw in Europe

CHARLIE MARSHALL, CEO, European Club Association, ECA
How ECA changed football – and what hockey can learn

MARK E ORTH, Anti-trust & Competition Sports Lawyer
EU's Super League ruling and potential consequences for hockey

GABRIEL MONIDELLE, CEO Hockeyallsvenskan
How to successfully position a 2nd-tier national league

CHRIS BURKETT, Vice President, League Operations & Compliance, PWHL
Building the PWHL's foundation to ensure its success over the long term

IDO RATZON, Head of WSC Sports' business development team
Steps ice hockey clubs can take to transform their organizations with AI-powered content

CLAES ELEFALK, Sports Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
The benefits of disclosed player salaries & why clubs should never pay player agents

MARKO PESIC, CEO Bayern München Basketball
Why Bayern Basketball, SAP Garden and the Euroleague are a perfect match