World Football Summit: the global team behind football’s future
World Football Summit began with one goal: to bring together the people driving the future of football. Today, it stands as the leading global community where thousands of the sport’s top business leaders connect, collaborate, and shape what’s next for the game.
Mission
Vision
Values
Our journey in the Beautiful game
Our journey in the
Beautiful game
From Madrid to the world, relive the milestones, moments, and momentum that made WFS a global force in the football industry.

Where football Meets the world
Where football
Meets the world
Explore the global footprint of WFS 2025. Check the cities shaping the next chapter of the football business.

Meet the team Behind the game
Meet the team
Behind the game
The minds, hearts, and hustlers driving the world’s leading football industry platform. Here’s who makes WFS happen.

World Football Summit In action
World Football Summit
In action









At World Football Summit, we don’t just talk
about football’s future, we actively shape it.
Join our international team as we connect continents,
industries, and ideas to drive the game forward.
Jan Alessie
Cofounder & Managing Director – WFS
Our passionate team is at the forefront
of shaping ‘the football we want,
the football we need’. Will you join us?
Marian Otamendi
Cofounder & CEO – WFS
At World Football Summit, we don’t just talk about football’s future, we actively shape it. Join our international team as we connect continents, industries, and ideas to drive the game forward.
Jan Alessie
Managing Director – WFS
Our passionate team is at the forefront
of shaping ‘the football we want,
the football we need’. Will you join us?
Marian Otamendi
Co-funder & CEO – WFS