The 3 pillars to build a legacy after sports: Investments, Partnerships & Social Impact

Welcome back! Thank you for opening a new edition of WFS Digest.

This week:

• An exclusive conversation with?Ben Peppi, Head of Sports Law at JMW Solicitors,?to?talk about the three pillars athletes rely on to build a legacy after sports: Investment, partnerships, and social impact.
• Nine new speakers?confirmed for WFS Africa?

How athletes rely on investments, partnerships, and social impact to build their life after sports

We welcome?Ben Peppi ?to The World Football Summit Podcast to talk about "building legacy."

What were the key takeaways from the?conversation?

1. Both?investment and partnership opportunities that emerge need to be authentic?to athletes and align with?their values.
2. The?“player empowerment” era is changing the traditional commercial models?of football clubs, which need to consider “purpose-driven” deals in their partnership strategies.
3. Athletes need to?surround themselves with a capable team?that will help them maximize impact, both at the “financial” and "social" level.
4. The Golden Triangle framework?Ben describes: "High growth, highly scalable, and highly purpose-driven initiatives, accelerated by the footballer’s influence and institutional funding."

We also had time to discuss trends, dynamics, web3, real-life examples, and even which legendary players Ben would acquire for Manchester United if he had an unlimited budget!

Listen to the episode now on the platform of your choice !

9?new confirmed speakers for WFS Africa

We are just days away from WFS Africa and we can confirm a?new round of?speakers who will share their expertise across the live stage.?

• Hussein Alhassan?- University of Professional Studies, Accra
• Fathi Abou El Gadaiel?- LTT Sports
• Nomusa Dube-Ncube?- KwaZulu-Natal
• Michael?Glijer?- Zetly
• Nikolaos Kirkinis?- Author
• Kennedy Makambira?- Confederation of African Football (CAF)
• Senzo Mbatha?- Menza Sports Consulting Group
• Mapulane Phohleli?- Motseeo FC
• Victor Williams?- NBA Africa

You can expect more than 80 speakers to participate and you can check their bios?on our website .

And?if you want to network directly with the leaders that are shaping the future of the African football industry,?request access to an exclusive document where you will find out who is attending the event on November 16-17. Simply fill out this?FORM ?here.

??16 -17 Nov.?2022?| Durban, SOUTH AFRICA?|?WORLD FOOTBALL SUMMIT?AFRICA ????Register