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SPORTS CONNECTS – the China Sports Forum – announces initial speaker line-up
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Sports Connects – the China Sports Forum – will feature a 2-day international summit in English and Mandarin to connect 300+ senior industry executives from the global and Chinese sports industry. The programme will include a cross-section of speakers representing stakeholders from the global and Chinese sports fraternity. Currently confirmed to speak at Sports Connects 2018 are:
Sports Connects – 中国体育论坛 – 将举办为期两天的英语和普通话国际高峰会,汇集来自全球和 中国体育产业的300多位资深高管。议程将包括代表全球和中国体育相关的发言人。目前确认出 席Sports Connects 2018演讲者有:
Andrew Collins, CEO, Mailman Group
Arjun Chowdri, Senior Director, Global and Corporate Strategy, PGA of America
Caroline Darcy, Group Head – Advertising, Social Media and Sponsorship APAC, UBS
Catherine Gibbs, Head of Sponsorship, AIA Group
Chris Robb, Founder & CEO, Mass Participation Asia
Danielle Jin, Vice President, Head of Marketing of Greater China, Visa
David Yang, CEO, Wanda Sports China
Derek Chang, CEO, NBA China
Edmund Chu, Founder and Executive Director/Managing Director, Kosmos/SECA
Eric Geng Hui, Senior Director Strategic Business Development, China Sports Media
Helen Soulsby, Managing Partner, APAC, Sports Recruitment International
Ian McGibbon, Global Marketing Lead, Brand Partnerships & Sponsorships, Bose Corporation
Jason Fung, Global eSports Director, Alisports, Alibaba Group
Martin Slumbers, Chief Executive, The R&A
Michael Patent, CEO, Culture Group
Richard Young, Managing Director, NFL China
Robbie McRobbie, CEO, Hong Kong Rugby Union
Scott Dinsdale, Managing Director, FutureNext Pty Ltd
Steve Tew, CEO, New Zealand Rugby
Tenniel Chu, Vice Chairman, Mission Hills Group
Tianyi Zhou, Operations Director, Weibo Sports
Victor Cui, CEO International, ONE Championship
Said Branded CEO Jasper Donat: “China has addressed its need to modernise in its continuing journey to commercialise a sustainable sports infrastructure. There is a discernible difference in today’s China sports industry and it is largely due to the contribution, expertise and calibre of the speakers we feature at Sports Connects.”
Branded 执行长Jasper Donat说:「中国理解在实现可持续体育基础设施商业化的持续发展中需 要实现现代化。今天的中国体育产业有这样的明显差异,主要是要归功于我们在体育连接上演讲 者的贡献,专业知识和才能。」
Jason Fung, Alisports, Alibaba Group stated: “To build competition IP, we are looking to build our international presence – one of the programme tenets at Sports Connects.”
Tianyi Zhou, Weibo Sports added: “With the development of the Internet and new technologies, how Chinese audiences consume information has completely changed. More and more sports fans are checking news on the Weibo platform during their fragmented time, with short form videos around events and tournaments, to engage with sports in every way. China’s sports industry is undergoing earth-shattering change.”
微博体育运营总监周天一说:「随着互联网新模式新技术的发展,已经彻底改变了中国人信息消 费的习惯。越来越多的体育迷通过微博平台获取赛事新闻、利用碎片化时间消费赛事短视频、全 方位的参与互动,中国的体育产业也因此发生了翻天覆地的改变。」
Sports Connects, the China Sports Forum, is presented by Weibo Sports, Mission Hills, Mailman and ONE Championship and Branded.
Sports Connects – 中国体育论坛,由微博体育, 观澜湖, 邮人体育,One冠军赛和Branded一同举 办。
Event scheduled for 26th – 28th November 2018, at Mission Hills, China
活动将于2018年 11月26日至28日 在中国观澜湖举行
About Weibo
Weibo is a leading social media for people to create, share, and discover Chinese content. Weibo provides individuals and organizations with public opinions in real time, interacts with others, and maintains contact with the world in an unprecedented and simple and convenient manner. Any user can create and publish microblogging and attach multimedia or long content. The user’s relationship on Weibo may be asymmetric, and each user can follow any other user, comment on any one Weibo and forward it. The simplicity, asymmetry, and fragmentation of
Weibo make it possible for the original Weibo to evolve into a real-time viral communication flow.
关于微博
微 博 是 专 供 人 们 创 作 、 分 享 和 发 现 中 文 内 容 的 领 先 社 交 媒 体 。 微 博 为 个 人 和 组 织 实 时 公 开 表 达 自 己 的 意 见 , 与 他 人 进 行 社 交 互 动 , 与 世 界 保 持 联 系 提 供 了 前 所 未 有 和 简 单 便 捷 的 方 式 。 任 何 用 户 都 可 以 创 作 和 发 布 微 博 , 并 附 加 多 媒 体 或 长 篇 内 容 。 用 户 在 微 博 上 的 关 系 可 能 是 不 对 称 的 , 每 个 用 户 都 可 以 关 注 其 他 任 何 用 户 , 对 任 何 一 条 微 博 发 表 评 论 并 转 发 。 微 博 简 单 、 不 对 称 和 碎 片 化 的 特点使原创微博能演化为实时的病毒式传播对话流。
About Branded
Founded in 2002 and recognised as a top 10 Event Marketing Agency by Marketing Magazine, Branded produces live media that matters, connecting businesses, brands, celebrities and fans through large and small scale events, specialising in the media, entertainment and sports industries.
Branded owns and operates the award winning “Matters” series including Sports, Online, Marketing, Gaming and Music Matters. We are Global Partners with Google on the YouTube FanFest, the world’s largest touring live celebration of online content and recently created It’s a Girl Thing, a festival designed to empower teenage girls.We excel in the conceptualisation, programming, organisation, and production of dynamic conferences, live music festivals, educational academies, and fan events globally. We are an independent company staffed by passionate multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-talented individuals with offices in Hong Kong and Singapore and affiliations that reach all corners of the world. Most importantly, we really enjoy making it matter for everyone we work with.
关于Branded公司
Branded成立于2002年,被“Marketing Magazine”评为十大活動营销机构之一,专门从事媒体,
娱 乐 和 体 育 产 业 , 通 过 大 型 和 小 型 活 动 , 製 作 重 要 的 现 场 媒 体 , 连 接 企 业 , 品 牌 , 名 人 和 粉 丝 。
我们拥有并运营屡获 殊荣的“Matters”系列,包括体育,在线,营销,游戏和音乐事宜。我们是 Google的全球合作伙伴并同一制作Y ouTube Fanfest,全球最大庆祝在线内容的巡回现场活动, 并在 最近创建了“It’s a Girl Thing”,一个旨在赋予少女权力的活动。我们是全家动态会议,现场 音 乐 节 , 教 育 学 院 和 粉 丝 活 动 的 概 念 化 , 规 划 , 组 织 和 制 作 方 面 表 现 出 色 。 的 公 司 , 拥 有 多 文 化 , 多 语 种 和 多 才 多 艺 的 人 才 , 在 香 港 和 新 加 坡 设 有 办 事 处 , 并 且 遍 布 世 界 各 地 。 最 重 要 的 是 , 我 们 真 的 很 享 受 为 所 有 与 我 们 合 作 的 人 提 供 服 务 。
About Mission Hills Group
Mission Hills Group, owner and operator of Mission Hills resorts in the heart of the Pearl River Delta and on the tropical island of Hainan, is synonymous with leisure, wellness, entertainment and luxury.
Founded in 1992, Mission Hills is recognised as one of the world’s leading golf brands and a pioneer in China’s hospitality, sports and leisure industry. The world-class integrated leisure and wellness resort destinations have been accredited by the Guinness World Records as the “World’s Largest Golf Club” and the “World’s Largest Mineral Springs and Spa Resort”.
Mission Hills’ properties sprawl over 40 square kilometres, including 22 championship courses, five-star resorts, award-winning spas and volcanic mineral springs, international convention centres, state-of-the-art golf academies, a 20-pitch football training base, Asia’s largest basketball school and Asia’s biggest tennis facility. Mission Hills is also the official training headquarters for China’s Tennis, Football and Golf Associations.
The Group’s ‘golf and more’ leisure philosophy has seen its tourism-related business expand into shopping, recreational, business, education, entertainment, leisure and cultural experiences. MissionHillshasalsoextendeditsforayintothehospitalityindustrybypartnering with world-renowned hotel brands Hard Rock, Renaissance and Ritz-Carlton
Other significant projects include Movie Town, China’s first Wet’n’Wild water park and ground-breaking partnerships with FC Barcelona and the NBA.
For more information and latest updates, visit us at www.missionhillschina.com or follow Mission Hills China on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.
关于观澜湖
观澜湖集团,拥有观澜湖度假区,位于中国珠三角中心区以及中国唯一的热带宝岛,海南,是一
个集休闲,保健,养生,娱乐为一体的大型休闲产业群。 创建于1992年,观澜湖被认定为世界领先的高尔夫品牌之一,也是中国休闲运动产业的领航者,
被吉尼斯世界纪录认定为“世界第一大高尔夫球会”以及“世界最大矿温泉及水疗度假区”。
观澜湖产业占地约40平方公里,拥有22个冠军球场,5星级度假区,矿温泉,及国际会议中心, 最先进的高尔夫学院,及20块足球训练基地,亚洲最大的篮球学校及亚洲最大的网球设施。观澜 湖也是中国网球,足球和高尔夫协会的官方的训练总部。
观澜湖集团的“高尔夫及多元”的理念也见证了集团不断扩大与旅游业相关的业务,如购物、康 体、商务、教育、娱乐、休闲及文化体验等领域。通过与世界知名的酒店品牌“硬石酒店”、“万 丽”、“丽思卡尔顿”等合作,观澜湖也扩大了其在酒店行业的业务。其他多元业务还包括:电影公 社,中国首家狂野水世界以及与FCB和NBA的合作。
更多详情及最新报道,请访问www.missionhillschina.com或者关注观澜湖的微信、微博、 Facebook、Instagram、LinkedIn、Twitter 以及 YouTube官方账号。
About ONE Championship
ONE Championship is the largest global sports media property in Asian history. Headquartered in Singapore, ONE Championship is the home of martial arts and is the world’s largest martial arts organization, hosting bouts across all styles of martial arts such as Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Karate, Kung Fu, Silat, Sanda, Lethwei, Mixed Martial Arts, Tae Kwon Do, Submission Grappling, and more.
ONE冠军赛是亚洲历史上最大的国际体育传媒公司,公司本部设于新加坡。ONE冠军赛本着回归 格斗本源的初衷将世界各种武术类型如:泰拳、体拳、跆拳道、功夫、散打、综合格斗、巴西柔 术等等展示给全世界的观众们。
About Mailman
Established in 1999, Mailman is China’s leading sports digital marketing agency. Mailman helps professional sports organizations build a successful business in China through digital strategy, social media, PR & brand activation, content production, sponsorship, ecommerce and merchandising. Mailman clients include Man Utd, Bundesliga, UFC, Kobe Bryant, NHL, Tottenham Hotspur, Juventus, NFL, Chelsea, Borussia Dortmund, Laureus and more.
关于邮人体育 成立于1999年的邮人体育已经成为了中国首屈一指的体育营销公司。为世界最有影响力的品牌, 运动员和运动团队管理其数字媒体及商业项目。公司服务 的客户包括曼联、托特纳姆热刺、德甲 联赛、UFC、NHL、科比和康纳·麦格雷戈等世界级俱乐部及明星运动员,同时还包括托迈酷客体 育等世界级运动类品牌,邮人体育的主营业务包括数字媒体服务、媒体公关服务、品牌推广服务 以及商务合作服务。
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Shaden Dre Shabalala (Captain of the MSSA Protea Esports Team for MLBB) will lead his brave, and dedicated, team against Madagascar on 23 July 2025 at 19H00)
With the South African Protea Esports Team for the Mobile Legends Bang Bang title having laid waste to all its opponents in its group (Namibia and Congo), the Proteas now have to do battle against Madagascar.
Madagascar has also won all its matches in its group having beaten both Mauritius and Zimbabwe.
Thus to see which country earns its place to represent Southern Africa at the prestigious IESF World Esports Championships – WEC25 – the two titans will meet on the field of battle.
The winner of this clash on 23 July 2025 will see only one country emerge to represent Southern Africa at IESF’s WEC25.
Thus, there is much at stake, honour, prestige, and a nation’s pride!
The match is a thrilling best-of-five games in which, all MSSA is confident that the Proteas will emerge victorious!
As usual the dedicated team from Waylander Gaming will stream the match on https://youtube.com/@waylander_gaming at 19H00.
The battle hardened veteran team of Protea athletes for the Mobile Legends Bang Bang esports title are:
Name | Club | Nick | Province |
Shaden Dre Shabalala (Capt.) | King of the Hill | SUPER Shady | Gauteng |
Mogamat Junaid Ismail | King of the Hill | JụjuMC.♡ | Western Cape |
Slindokuhle Ndlovu | King of the Hill | lindo | Gauteng |
Umer Ali Khan | King of the Hill | VeloTzy. | Gauteng |
Schalk Rademeyer | Paradox | SUPER Light | Eastern Cape |
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Comic Con India and IICT Sign MoU to Advance Talent Development in the AVGC-XR Sector
In a move that bridges academia and the creative industries, Comic Con India and the Indian Institute of Creative Technologies (IICT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on initiatives across animation, gaming, comics, and extended reality (AVGC-XR). The agreement was signed by Ashish Kulkarni, Board Member, IICT, and Shefali Johnson, CEO of Comic Con India, during the inauguration of the IICT-NFDC Campus and the release of the WAVES Outcome Report in Mumbai.
The event was attended by senior government leaders including Shri Devendra Fadnavis, Honourable Chief Minister of Maharashtra; Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw, Honourable Minister for Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & Information Technology, Government of India; and Shri Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India.
Comic Con India is the country’s premier pop culture celebration and the largest platform for fans and creators of comics, gaming, animation, cosplay, movies, and all things geek culture. Since its inception, it has become a cultural phenomenon, bringing together millions of fans through annual events across multiple cities.Now part of NODWIN Gaming’s growing portfolio of youth-focused IPs, Comic Con India continues to champion original content and homegrown talent, playing a pivotal role in shaping India’s pop culture landscape and providing young creators with a vibrant stage to showcase their work.
IICT, a National Centre of Excellence exclusively dedicated to the AVGC-XR sector, was announced in May 2025 by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting in collaboration with industry bodies FICCI and CII.
Positioned to be a game-changer for India’s creative industries, IICT is envisioned to follow the successful model of India’s prestigious IITs and IIMs, offering world-class education, training, and industry exposure to aspiring students.
This strategic partnership brings together Comic Con India’s legacy of building fan-first platforms for creators with IICT’s national mandate to foster next-generation talent across creative disciplines. The collaboration aims to offer students immersive opportunities to showcase their work, engage with industry leaders, and participate in real-world creative environments.
Key highlights of the MoU include:
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Student engagement at Comic Con India events, with a dedicated IICT Creative Showcase zone
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Masterclasses and guest lectures by industry professionals from the comics, gaming, animation, and XR fields
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Hackathons, design jams, and content showcases to promote original IP development
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Internships and behind-the-scenes learning opportunities for IICT students at Comic Con India
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Initiatives to grow India’s grassroots creator ecosystem, with a focus on youth, fan art, and indie content.
Shefali Johnson, CEO of Comic Con India, said, “We are proud to collaborate with IICT as part of the broader AVGC-XR vision for India, and we are excited about the positive impact this partnership will have in nurturing homegrown creative talent—especially in the field of comics. This collaboration is about creating meaningful pathways for IICT students to engage directly with the industry. Through Comic Con India, students will be able to gain valuable mentorship from leading creators and professionals, connect with the wider pop culture community, enhance their creative skills, and understand the commercial aspects of their craft. We also aim to contribute to building a curriculum that reflects the practical needs of the industry, ensuring students are fully prepared to step confidently into their professional careers.”
Ashish Kulkarni, Board Member, IICT, added, “Our goal is to make India a global hub for creative content creation & build the leadership through Indigenous Intellectual Property for AVGC-XR and Film making. I believe this partnership perfectly aligns with the government’s AVGC-XR vision of building a globally competitive talent pool, and it will pave the way for Indian creators to make their mark not just nationally but on the world stage. Together with Comic Con India, we look forward to building a vibrant pipeline of storytellers, innovators, creators, publishers, and cultural ambassadors from India, carving the pathways for Indigenous IPs using transmedia eco-system.”
According to the FX & Beyond: Shaping India’s AVGC Landscape report, India’s AVGC XR sector currently represents nearly 20% of the broader media and entertainment industry, with revenues expected to grow from around US $3.9 billion in 2023 to US $6.8 billion by 2026. The sector is projected to generate over 160,000 new jobs annually, building toward more than 2 million direct jobs by 2030.
The MoU reflects a shared commitment to nurturing talent, accelerating IP creation, and building a sustainable pipeline of skilled professionals in AVGC-XR fields. Specific programs and activations under the agreement will be announced in the coming months.
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Midnite appoints Alex Henderson as VP of Compliance to drive commitment to ‘doing things right’
Fast-growing UK sportsbook and casino Midnite has further bolstered its team with the appointment of Alex Henderson as VP of Compliance.
Henderson joins Midnite with significant experience across compliance, regulatory affairs and operational risk within the gambling sector. He has worked with established operators, law enforcement agencies and advisory firms, bringing a balanced understanding of commercial and compliance challenges.
The addition of Henderson is the latest key addition for Midnite, after the appointment of Zach Amin as Vice-President of Sportsbook and Andrew Mook as Head of Brand Marketing – with both joining from Flutter.
Henderson’s role will involve overseeing regulatory compliance, enhancing internal processes, and supporting Midnite’s continued focus on safer gambling and operational integrity under its UK licence.
He said: “I’m genuinely excited to be joining Midnite at such an exciting time in our growth story. Everyone I’ve met so far has been welcoming and clearly driven by a real passion for what they’re building. There’s a strong sense of ambition matched by a real commitment to doing things right.”
Midnite’s sportsbook was launched in 2018 by Nick Wright and Daniel Qu, who previously created daily fantasy sports platform Dribble in partnership with Sky Bet. In April, Midnite announced an investment of about £7.7m to help fuel its growth ambitions. The company has subsequently secured high-profile sponsorship partnerships with the World Snooker Championship, Southampton Football Club and Sheffield United Football Club.
The brand is focused on disrupting the UK betting market, prioritising the player experience with a slick website and app and a brand platform designed to speak to a new generation of players.
Wright said: “We’re building Midnite to be the most exciting betting brand in the UK but also the most trusted and that means taking compliance seriously. Alex brings heavyweight experience and the mindset we value – sharp, pragmatic and unafraid to raise the bar. His appointment is in keeping the standards we expect and the culture we’re creating.”
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