Ontario Soccer – Two keynotes and six session speakers have been revealed for Ontario Soccer’s marquee annual event which will be held Feb. 21-23, 2020 at Redeemer University in Hamilton
Oct. 23, 2019
Vaughan, ON – Ontario Soccer has announced the initial roster for the Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 in Hamilton, Ont. and this year’s list of speakers will top any previous year.
The speakers, which are a compliment of local talent and international experience, will fill the halls of Redeemer University from Feb. 21-23, 2020, in partnership with the Hamilton and District Soccer Association.
Headlining this year’s event are two keynote speakers.
The first is Victor Montagliani, the President of Concacaf and Vice-President of FIFA, who will speak about our game from a local, national and international perspective
He will be joined by Karen O’Neill, the CEO of the Canadian Paralympic Committee, who received the Sports Executive of the Year award in 2018.
“The Ontario Soccer Summit has become a place where we bring in leaders from across sport and within soccer to lead our community on a journey of discovery,” said Johnny Misley, Ontario Soccer Chief Executive Officer. “The opportunity to hear from these two internationally recognized leaders, on what makes them tick and the challenges they face, will hammer home for us the responsibility we all carry as leaders in sport.”
Tickets went on sale today. Visit OntarioSoccer.net/SummitTickets to register and purchase yours.
The first window of advantage pricing, which offers the best dollar value anywhere in soccer development, closes Dec. 1 for this team-building event.
With only 100 tickets available during this initial period, be sure to act quickly as tickets will move fast and prices will increase after Dec. 1.
Today’s announcement, which includes speakers from the Technical Development, Match Official Development and Administrative and Operations streams, are standouts in their respective fields.
The technical and match official leaders announced, who will be joining the Ontario Soccer Summit 2020 are: Kris Van Der Haegen (Director of Coach Education at the Royal Belgian Football Association, the number one Men’s team in the World FIFA rankings), Oliver Gage (Canadian Premier League Head of Recruitment and Analytics), Marius Røvde (CPL’s Pacific FC Goalkeeping Coach) and Howard Webb (General Manager of the Professional Referee Organization as well as a former internationally recognized match official.)
“These speaker announcements are fantastic but this is just the tip of the spear for the programming we are bringing to the Ontario Soccer Summit 2020,” said Gary Miller, Technical Director at Ontario Soccer. “Once the full roster is revealed we expect this to be the most exciting Summit to date.”
There are great group discounts available for your Club, District or Academy to assist in making Hamilton a team-building opportunity for you in 2020.
And the Community Leaders stream has two great speakers to get things started in Steven Indig (from SLS Group on how to handle complaints at your organization) and Alice Strachan (AMS and Associates on relationship management and finding common ground.)
“The Ontario Soccer Summit is a 360 degree, immersive event for Ontario’s soccer groups,” said Bjorn Osieck, Ontario Soccer Director of Business Operations. “From technical leaders, to match official leaders, to our community leaders, Summit 2020 has something on offer for people across your organization. And there is still more to come.”
Two panel discussions will also take place at the Ontario Soccer Summit. The first will look at the Road to 2026 and the second will tackle Safe Sport.
The panellists and as many as 20 more speakers will be announced soon.
Check the Ontario Soccer Summit news section regularly for updates on speakers, events or how to become an Ontario Soccer Summit partner.
About Ontario Soccer
Founded in 1901, Ontario Soccer is comprised of more than 650 Clubs and Private Academies servicing over 24,000 teams with 380,000 registered players, 70,000 coaches and managers, and 10,000 match officials, as well as countless volunteers, parents and supporters comprising a direct, multi-cultural community of over 1,000,000 Ontarians.
Ontario Soccer develops and delivers exceptional and sustainable programs and services throughout Ontario with the mission of providing leadership and support for the advancement of soccer in collaboration and cooperation with our membership, partners and other stakeholders. Ontario Soccer also operates the Ontario Player Development League (OPDL) – the province’s premier standards based youth development program and proudly supports Canada Soccer’s National Teams, the Canadian Premier League and Toronto FC.
An overall goal of Ontario Soccer is to assist with the development of soccer as a healthy lifestyle choice, provide a talented pathway for players to excel and encourage community involvement at all levels.
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