edition of Soccerex
7 November 2007
A senior delegation from Soccerex in London, together with the Gauteng
Premier Mbhazima Shilowa, will host a media briefing on Wednesday, 21 November
2007 to announce details of the first Soccerex Convention to place in Gauteng,
25 to 28 November 2007.
Tim Modise, Communications and Marketing, 2010 Fifa World Cup Local
Organising Committee (LOC) and Paul Boateng, British High Commissioner to South
Africa will also be in attendance.
Key speakers include:
* Premier Mbhazima Shilowa, Gauteng Provincial Government
* Duncan Revie, Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Soccerex
* Lucas Radebe, South African football legend
* Paul Boateng, British High Commissioner to South Africa
* Tim Modise, Chief Executive Officer Communications and Marketing, 2010 Fifa
World Cup Local Organising Committee
* Sizwe Nzimande, Head of South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Sport,
SABC
Details are as follows:
Date: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
Time: 11h00
Venue: Bill Gallagher Room, Sandton Convention Centre
The media briefing will announce latest additions to the conference
programme and confirm the final line up for the Football Festival.
Soccerex, the world's biggest annual business-to-business soccer convention,
will be held in Gauteng from 25 to 28 November 2007, and for the following two
years thereafter.
The Gauteng Provincial Government bid for and won the right to host Soccerex
as part of its strategy to build Gauteng as a key destination for competitive
sports events. Building the competitive sports sector forms part of the
province's growth and development strategy to create jobs and economic
opportunities.
Soccerex provides Gauteng and South Africa with an international platform to
showcase the province and the country as a destination for investment, tourism
and major events, particularly in the build-up to the 2010 Fifa World Cup. The
event is expected to inject R7 billion into the Gauteng economy.
Soccerex will also attract top international stakeholders in the football
industry and be the converging point for high level networking, incisive debate
on the latest issues facing the game, celebrities and live football.
For more information on the press conference or the Soccerex team
contact:
E-mail: enquiry@soccerex.com
Tel: +44 (0)208 742 7100
For enquiries regarding the Gauteng Provincial Government, contact:
Annette Griessel
Cell: 011 355 6859
Cell: 082 563 3614
Issued by: Office of the Premier, Gauteng Provincial Government
7 November 2007
