FICCI GOAL 2013: Me moderating session on Reconceptualizing of Indian League system: Club vs City Franchisee!

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) will organise its first-ever FICCI GOAL 2013 - India Football, which will be an International Convention on Football Business on February 14/15 at Federation House on Tansen Marg in New Delhi.

I have been asked to moderate the second panel session titled 'Reconceptualizing of Indian League system: Club vs City Franchisee'. And I really look forward to it as it is a decisive question about where our league football could be heading in the years to come.

The brief about the session says, "After the success of IPL in cricket, it has been proven that Indians like city based league system but what is going to be the future of historic Football Clubs in India. What kind of league model should Indian football follow - MLS/IPL model or Club/EPL model? This session will discuss taking football to the masses."

Confirmed participants of the session are Sunando Dhar (CEO, I-League), Atul Pande (CEO, Ten Sports), Nandan Piramal (Chairman of Pune FC), Shirish Kulkari, (Chairman of DSK Shivajians) and Yajurvindra Singh Bilkha (Head Corporate Events and Sports, Tata Consultancy Services).


Other Sessions over the two days will include a wide range of topics concerning Indian football. Here an overview

- Football in Asia: Opportunities for India with focus on youth development

- Joining the dots of AIFF Lakshya 2022 & IMG-RIL 2026 Vision

- Football Stadia: Sustenance and Legacy of 'White Elephant'

- Strategy of acquisition and successful executive of 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup in India

- A focused session on Success Stories in Indian football


To register for the event go to: http://www.ficci.com/events-page.asp?evid=21288 .