Bridging the game's future
Malfa Hall, Misk City – 10th & 11th December
In a time when football is expanding beyond its traditional borders, WFS Riyadh becomes the place where East and West, legacy and innovation, tradition and ambition, and purpose and business come together — bridging the game’s future.
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WFS Riyadh has become the regional benchmark for football business and innovation, with the 2024 edition setting new standards for global participation and impact.
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Speakers at WFS Riyadh 2025
Speakers at
WFS Riyadh 2025
Saleh
Alshehri
Professional football player
Saleh
Alshehri
Captain Saleh Al Shehri is a Saudi footballer for Al-Ittihad FC and the national team. Known for his passion beyond the pitch, he advocates for education, youth empowerment, and football as a force for social change. With international experience from his time in Portugal, he brings a global outlook to local development, inspiring Saudi youth to pursue both academic and athletic excellence.
James
Bisgrove
CEO – Al Qadsiah Club Company
James
Bisgrove
James Bisgrove is a Football CEO who, during his tenure at Rangers F.C. helped transform the club’s business operations by significantly increasing revenues and modernising its commercial infrastructure. A former UEFA executive, James was appointed to the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) Board in 2023. During his time in Glasgow, Rangers won the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, and Scottish League Cup, reached the Europa League Final, and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
David
Dwinger
Co-founder & President – Estrella Football Group
David
Dwinger
Tech Entrepreneur | Innovating Sports & Media| Founder 👉🏼 ve2ventures | Co-owner 433 | Estrella Football Group | Owner & President GDS Cascais | PadelPlay
Ben
Harburg
Chairman – Harburg Group
Ben
Harburg
Ben Harburg is a Managing Partner of Novo Capital a global, multi-stage investment firm. He is the principal of Harburg Group, a multi-club ownership group that is the owner of Al Kholood Club of the Saudi Pro League, and co-owner of Cádiz Club de Fútbol of LaLiga Hypermotion and Querétaro Fútbol Club of Liga MX. He is a board director of various private companies, as well as those of several foundations in the arts, geopolitical and academic arenas.
Peter
Hutton
Board Director – Saudi Pro League
Peter
Hutton
Board director at Saudi Premier League. Former CEO/Managing Director at Eurosport, Fox Sports Asia, Ten Sports, MP and Silva, IMG South Asia
Olek
Loewenstein
Global President of Sports – TelevisaUnivision
Olek
Loewenstein
Olek Loewenstein is President of Global Sports Business at TelevisaUnivision, overseeing all sports content operations in the U.S. and Mexico. He leads TUDN’s bi-national production hub, delivering over 4,000 hours of studio shows, 6,000 hours of live TV events, and 4,500+ streaming hours on ViX annually. Under his leadership, TelevisaUnivision holds the largest live soccer portfolio, featuring Liga MX, the Mexican national team, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, and more.
Magda
Pozzo
Chief Commercial Officer – Udinese Calcio
Magda
Pozzo
The main purpose of her role is to manage all international partnership projects between the teams of the Pozzo Ownership Group. Magda, always passionate about innovation, was the first to introduce the concept of naming rights for a stadium in Italy, signed in 2015. The Bluenergy Stadium currently aims to become the first green stadium in Italy given the great commitment she has made in the green policy of Udinese Calcio, indicated as the most sustainable club in Italy and fourth in the world by the BFFSI.
Ralf
Reichert
CEO – Esports Worldcup Foundation
Ralf
Reichert
Ralf began his esports journey in the 90s, co-founding SK Gaming and later ESL, helping turn esports into a global phenomenon. As Chairman of ESL Faceit Group, he oversaw its rise into a billion-dollar brand. In 2023, he became CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, leading efforts to elevate esports to a premier global sport and grow the foundation as a driving force in the industry.
Saleh
Alshehri
Professional football player
Saleh
Alshehri
Captain Saleh Al Shehri is a Saudi footballer for Al-Ittihad FC and the national team. Known for his passion beyond the pitch, he advocates for education, youth empowerment, and football as a force for social change. With international experience from his time in Portugal, he brings a global outlook to local development, inspiring Saudi youth to pursue both academic and athletic excellence.
James
Bisgrove
CEO – Al Qadsiah Club Company
James
Bisgrove
James Bisgrove is a Football CEO who, during his tenure at Rangers F.C. helped transform the club’s business operations by significantly increasing revenues and modernising its commercial infrastructure. A former UEFA executive, James was appointed to the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) Board in 2023. During his time in Glasgow, Rangers won the Scottish Premiership, Scottish Cup, and Scottish League Cup, reached the Europa League Final, and qualified for the UEFA Champions League.
David
Dwinger
Co-founder & President – Estrella Football Group
David
Dwinger
Tech Entrepreneur | Innovating Sports & Media| Founder 👉🏼 ve2ventures | Co-owner 433 | Estrella Football Group | Owner & President GDS Cascais | PadelPlay
Ben
Harburg
Chairman – Harburg Group
Ben
Harburg
Ben Harburg is a Managing Partner of Novo Capital a global, multi-stage investment firm. He is the principal of Harburg Group, a multi-club ownership group that is the owner of Al Kholood Club of the Saudi Pro League, and co-owner of Cádiz Club de Fútbol of LaLiga Hypermotion and Querétaro Fútbol Club of Liga MX. He is a board director of various private companies, as well as those of several foundations in the arts, geopolitical and academic arenas.
Peter
Hutton
Board Director – Saudi Pro League
Peter
Hutton
Board director at Saudi Premier League. Former CEO/Managing Director at Eurosport, Fox Sports Asia, Ten Sports, MP and Silva, IMG South Asia
Olek
Loewenstein
Global President of Sports – TelevisaUnivision
Olek
Loewenstein
Olek Loewenstein is President of Global Sports Business at TelevisaUnivision, overseeing all sports content operations in the U.S. and Mexico. He leads TUDN’s bi-national production hub, delivering over 4,000 hours of studio shows, 6,000 hours of live TV events, and 4,500+ streaming hours on ViX annually. Under his leadership, TelevisaUnivision holds the largest live soccer portfolio, featuring Liga MX, the Mexican national team, FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League, and more.
Magda
Pozzo
Chief Commercial Officer – Udinese Calcio
Magda
Pozzo
The main purpose of her role is to manage all international partnership projects between the teams of the Pozzo Ownership Group. Magda, always passionate about innovation, was the first to introduce the concept of naming rights for a stadium in Italy, signed in 2015. The Bluenergy Stadium currently aims to become the first green stadium in Italy given the great commitment she has made in the green policy of Udinese Calcio, indicated as the most sustainable club in Italy and fourth in the world by the BFFSI.
Ralf
Reichert
CEO – Esports Worldcup Foundation
Ralf
Reichert
Ralf began his esports journey in the 90s, co-founding SK Gaming and later ESL, helping turn esports into a global phenomenon. As Chairman of ESL Faceit Group, he oversaw its rise into a billion-dollar brand. In 2023, he became CEO of the Esports World Cup Foundation, leading efforts to elevate esports to a premier global sport and grow the foundation as a driving force in the industry.
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WFS Riyadh 2025
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