WFS Madrid — Where the next chapter begins

Sports Journalist and Content Creator at Movistar Plus, COPE and YouTube channel owner: Mundo Maldini (+1,3M subs). More than 30 years in the Job and covered 6 World Cups, almost 20 Champions League finals and more.

Danny Cortenraede is a Los Angeles-based investor and entrepreneur. He is Founder and Managing Partner of InStudio Ventures and General Partner at leAD, investing across sports, media, technology and healthtech. With over 20 years of experience, he has built and scaled global companies and works with founders, investors and family offices as an investor, advisor and board member. He is also a judge on Unicorn Hunters and completed Harvard Business School’s Executive MBA (PLD).

Thibaut Courtois is Co-Founder of NXTPLAY Capital, a sports investment and media platform spanning sports assets, startups and innovation ecosystems. A professional footballer and two-time Champions League winner, he co-founded the firm to position athletes as shareholders, not ambassadors.

Javier Gómez Molina has served as LALIGA’s Corporate Managing Director since October 2021, following an earlier tenure from 2013 to 2019. He led the introduction of LALIGA’s Economic Control system, which virtually eliminated clubs’ public debts and unpaid player claims. Previously, he worked at AC Talent Sports & Entertainment and held senior financial and executive roles at Valencia CF. He holds a Business degree and postgraduate qualifications in taxation.

Christine GZ is a professional off-road and rally driver of Italian nationality, born in India and based in Spain. She has competed in events including the Baja 1000, World Rallycross Championship, Extreme E and the FIA Extreme H Championship with JBX Team. After completing her first Dakar Rally, she now combines international racing with presenting Formula 1 coverage for DAZN, while continuing to compete around the world.

Craig Hepburn is an AI strategist and Perplexity Fellow with 20 years of experience across Microsoft, Nokia, Art Basel and UEFA. As UEFA’s Chief Digital Officer, he led major digital transformation across data, content and emerging technology. He now advises sports bodies, federations and rights holders on agentic AI and writes Ground Truth, exploring how organisations build lasting advantage through proprietary context, orchestration and intelligent systems.

A serial entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience across sports, travel and media, he founded his first international sports media company at 18 and later exited both that business and a sports travel agency. All his ventures, including XS2Event, were fully bootstrapped. He later co-founded XS2Event, a leading B2B platform for premium sports and entertainment ticketing, building long-term partnerships with Real Madrid, Manchester United, AC Milan and the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix worldwide globally.

Timm Jäger is Chairman of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Digital Advisory Board and CEO of its tech subsidiary, stackwork GmbH. He leads the club’s digital strategy and development of new business models. Eintracht Frankfurt won the WFS Award for Best Digital Transformation in 2022 and was named Bundesliga Digital Champion in 2025. Previously, he worked at Boston Consulting Group and BMW and was named among Sponsors magazine’s Top 40 under 40 in sports business.

Baptiste Jourdan is Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) of the Entertainment division at Wiremind, where he leads the go-to-market strategy, sales, and partnerships for EVENTORI. He has over 15 years of experience in software, digital, and entrepreneurship, including nearly 10 years as co-founder and CRO of Toucan. He joined Wiremind in 2026.

Keko Martínez is a professional footballer and the founder and president of Ariete Sports & Entertainment, Spain’s leading athlete wealth management and financial planning firm. Trusted by more than 200 elite athletes, Ariete oversees assets exceeding €500 million. He holds a degree in Business Studies, a Master’s in Financial Markets from UPF Barcelona School of Management (UPF-BSM), and the European Financial Planner (EFP) certification. He connects elite sport, investment strategy and lasting security.