Meet the leaders joining WFS Hong Kong 2025

Mayur has close to two-decades of experience as a broadcaster and in the PR & Communications space. In this time Mayur has worked across the Middle East and North Africa region, South East Asia, India and across Europe for many leading organisations such as the BBC, beIN SPORTS, LaLiga and Sky Sports. Currently Mayur leads PR, Communications and Media Relations for Raiola Global Management, supporting many of the leading athletes from the world of football.

Massimo Calvelli is CEO International at RedBird Development Group and an Operating Partner, tasked with expanding and monetizing RedBird’s global sports, media, and entertainment portfolio. From 2020–25 he served as CEO of the ATP, where he launched the OneVision strategy, overhauled governance, founded Tennis Data Innovations, and delivered five straight years of double-digit revenue and profit growth.

Yuchen (Ethan) Feng is a Boston-based Chinese entrepreneur, podcaster, innovation mentor. Driven by his passion to connect East and West, he has 15 years of management experience in sports media and global education. Ethan is the host of Football Café Podcast, No.1 listened Chinese-language football podcast and China Sports Podcast of the Year 2024. As founder of Football Café Media, he helps clubs, leagues and brands around the world to connect with audience and opportunities in China.

Marlon is an Attorney at Law who is Called to the Bar in the UK and Grenada. He is also the President of the Grenada Football Association. Marlon is also a former national team player for Grenada.

With a strong foundation in football management and grassroots development, I am the General Manager of a professional football club competing in the Cambodian Premier League. My leadership focuses on fostering a high-performance culture, ensuring operational excellence, and driving sustainable growth within the organization.

Min Joo Kim is the Head of International Business Development at the Korea Professional Football League (K League), where she leads the league’s expansion across global markets through overseas marketing, media sales, sponsorship activations, and international partnerships. With over six years of experience in the sports industry, she previously oversaw the league’s media and broadcast operations, including global distribution and digital content strategy.

Alicia Lui is the Founder and Interim Director of WISE. She founded WISE as a volunteer organization in 2017 with a few friends. In 2020 WISE received its tax-exempt status and from there on, Alicia has supported WISE to develop its programs to support underserved communities in Hong Kong to have access to sports and physical activity. Alicia is an avid sports person and enjoys all kinds of sports.

Vicky, SVP, Regional Director, Asia, leads the Asia business for Wasserman, connecting fans and brands to passion-points in sport, music, entertainment and culture. Her focus is on building the business, team and Wasserman’s clients; working with global brands and rightsholders that want to grow in Asia, and local brands that want to expand globally. Throughout her time in the industry Vicky has spearheaded the creation of many global creative campaigns and brand strategies that lean into people’s passion-points.

Martin Thiess is General Manager China for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach since september 2017. In 2018, the club officially started local operations in China, opened an office and has been conducting manifold sportive and commercial projects ever since and sustainably grew its brand locally. Martin Thiess holds a university diploma in East-Asian Studies, majoring in economics and political science.

Peggy comes with a wealth of expertise and experience in the sports industry having worked in the public sector for more than 10 years. Her key focus areas are in sports management, events management, leadership & organization development, athlete management and use of sports technology for industry transformation. Peggy belongs to the pioneering batch that set up Singapore Sports School.

Benjamin is heading BVB’s office in Shanghai which was established in 2017; Formerly he was leading the China business for league-opponent Bayer 04 Leverkusen and transferred to Borussia Dortmund. With his whole family coming from the area of Dortmund he was born with a black & yellow heart. With its presence in East Asia Borussia Dortmund is emphasizing its efforts to maintain the leader for youth football development and to be close to its magnificent fans & partners.

Crystal has dedicated 20 years to the property development industry, showcasing her expertise in launching new retail projects across mainland China and Hong Kong. Her notable achievements include the successful openings of K11 Musea and Kai Tak Sports Park. Crystal’s unique insight into integrating retail experiences with sports and entertainment events has set her apart in the industry, making her a visionary leader in creating dynamic and engaging spaces.

Mr. Mike Yang Jui Kang has 18 years of N. America Market plus over 10 years of China Market successful track records in sports industry and sports technology innovation development; also has accumulated many Global and China’s top-notch Sports IP, resources, network, expertise and Know-Hows. Mr. Yang has founded several successful sports industry companies and hold executive positions in many world-class sports brands enterprises.