SPIA Asia - Sports Industry Awards & Conference was inspiring and thought-provoking agenda as interesting as the lineup of speakers from different major international organizations such as LaLiga, World Rugby, Special Olympics, Facebook, Rakuten, Allianz, One Championship, Visa, NBA, Twitter, FIBA, Arsenal, Manchester City, Starladder, 1Play Sports, YouGov Sports, HANZZ+HEIDII and many more. As well as the presence of sports icons like Ronaldo de Lima, Edwin Moses, Phil Younghusband, Carlos Yulo, and many more athletes at the awards gala took place at the Grand Hyatt Manila in Bonifacio Global City Philippines last December 2-3, 2019.
The SPIA Asia conference saw over 600 delegates and over 60 speakers, with over 450 submissions in 25 categories nominated for awards.
SPIA Asia 2019 Asia’s Sports Industry Awards and Conference featuring Ronaldo Nazario, former 3x FIFA World Player of the Year and now chairman of Real Valladolid, along with many other football powerhouses like LaLiga, Bundesliga, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Arsenal, Manchester United, Valencia, Schalke, Mallorca, and many more.
The 5th SPIA Asia – Asia’s Sports Industry Awards and Conference is going to be held at Grand Hyatt Manila, Philippines on 2-3 December 2019 alongside the 30th SEA Games to celebrate the achievements made by the sporting industry in Asia.
Here are the highlights of the 1st day conference:
Panel: Diversity & Tolerance & Inclusion: Diversity - Changing the Game
This panel is participated by the following:
- Sinead McEvoy, Global Head Partnership AON
- Yanyu Zheng, Vice President & Co-Founder All-Star Partner
- Vanessa Asell Tsuruga, Senior Manager, Global Sports Digital Strategy Section, Global Marketing Supervisory Department, Rakuten Inc.
- Andy Westlake, Chairman European Sponsorship Association
Jericho Mercado, Senior Director Finance, Special Olympics APAC presented a case study regarding Tolerance & Inclusion: World Special Olympics 2019 on Day 1 of the 5th SPIA Asia Conference.
Tolerance & Inclusion: World Special Olympics 2019 Special Olympics APAC
"More Inclusive Change strategies in Sports Sponsorship & Activations"
Torrey Dorsey, Director of Sales APAC, SailGP facilitated a very active panel discussion on the topic, Inclusion: “More Inclusive – Change Strategies in Sports Sponsorship & Activations” in Day 1 of the 5th SPIA Asia Conference.
This panel is participated by the following guests:
- Fernando De Matos, Head of Partnerships Visa;
- Jericho Mercado, Senior Director Finance, Special Olympics APAC
- Almudena Gomez Benito, Delegate, LaLiga Global Network Philippines
- Dr Annathurai Ranganathan, Chief Executive Officer, Viyuga Excel Solutions
- Rochelle Vandenberghe, Vice President Head of Marketing, FWD Life Insurance
Business of Sport "Legacy Report REC 19 in Japan" Shaun McEwan & Rob Abernathy, RWC 2019
Shaun McEwan interviews Rob Abernethy, RWC 2019 Executive Director regarding Business of Sport: “Legacy Report Rugby World Cup 19 in Japan," on Day 1 of the 5th SPIA Asia Conference.
See the full list of winners, click here:
The Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHISGOC) was awarded a special Excellence Award by SPIA for hosting the 30th edition of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games. PHISGOC Chairman and Philippine House of Representatives Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano received the honor from SPIA Chief Executive Officer Eric Gottschalk.
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| House Speaker and PHISGOC Chairman Alan Peter Cayetano and MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk |
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| House Speaker and PHISGOC Chairman Alan Peter Cayetano and MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk |
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| House Speaker and PHISGOC Chairman Alan Peter Cayetano and Ronaldo Nazario. |
Football playing brothers Phil and James Younghusband were also recognized during the awards gala as Phil, who recently retired from his international football career, had a statue of himself auctioned off for charity. Another Philippine sports personality that was recognized was gymnast Carlos Yulo who won gold at the SEA Games for the All-Around and Floor Exercise as well as silvers in the Pommel Horse and Still Rings.
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| (L-R) MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk, James Younghusband, Phil Younghusband , and Dr. Edwin Moses. |
The only eight-division boxing champion in history, Sen. Manny Pacquiao, was awarded the Best Asian Sportsman of the Year. Pacquiao started the year by retaining the WBA (Regular) welterweight title via a 12-round unanimous decision over Adrien Broner at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Seven months later at the same venue, “the Pac-Man” won the WBA (Super) welterweight championship via a 12-round split decision over Keith Thurman.
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3x FIFA World Player of the Year and currently Chairman of the Real Villadolid Ronaldo Nazario presenting the Best Asian Sportsman of the Year award to Manny ‘Pacman’ Pacquiao.
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The Best Asian Sports Team honor was handed to the Japanese Rugby Team who shocked the world at the 2019 Rugby World Cup, where they served as hosts. After winning the Pacific Nations Cup earlier in the year, Japan was grouped with Russia, Ireland, Samoa, and Scotland. The Brave Blossoms’ 28-21 win over Scotland made them the first Asian team to top their group at the Rugby World Cup and the first Asian team to make it to the knockout stage.
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| PHISGOC’s Ramon Suzara, MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk, Dr. Edwin Moses, Speaker Peter Alan Cayetano, Ronaldo Nazario and PHISGOC’s Jojit Alcazar |
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| MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk |
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| PHISGOC’s Ramon Suzara, Philippine Olympic Committee Abraham Tolentino, MMC Sportz Marketing LLC CEO Eric Gottschalk, Dr. Edwin Moses, Speaker Peter Alan Cayetano, Ronaldo Nazario and PHISGOC’s Jojit Alcazar |
Other notable winners at the SPIA Awards included The Chongqing Major as Best eSports Event of the Year in Asia, Shopee and Cristiano Ronaldo from SportQuake as Best Brand Activation of the Year, Atrium Sports – Kilsyth Basketball Connected Stadium from Atrium Sports with the Best Use of Technology in Sports, the Rugby World Cup in Japan from World Rugby/Rugby World Cup Limited won both Best International Sporting Event of the Year and Best Sports Digital Platform of the Year, while the WTA Finals 2018 from Lagardere Sports of Singapore was named Best Integrated Marketing Campaign of the Year.
The Best Mass Participation Event in the Philippines was given to the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority for the National Milo Marathon while Honda Philippines won Best Sponsorship of Sport, Team, Individual, Venue, or Event in the Philippines for the Honda Philippines Nationwide Tour. Meanwhile, the Football 7s Youth Program was awarded the Best Youth Sports Development Program in the Philippines.
Also present at the two-day conference and awards night was track and field icon Dr. Edwin Moses, chairman of the education committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). The American is a sporting legend in the 400m hurdles, having won gold medals at both the 1976 Montreal Olympics and the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Yet on top of his many accolades, Moses has arguably accomplished even more after his track and field career as he has served as chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy in 2000 which seeks to promote and increase participation in sport at every level, and also to promote the use of sport as a tool for social change around the world. Moses joined Ronaldo on stage for the “Icon 2 Icon” talk as they discussed their lives both during and after their athletic careers ended.
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