FootCoop 2012 in Oulu, Finland on 17th of February

FootCoop 2012 brings together people from the world of football and business in Oulu, Finland on February 17th 2012.

This ground-breaking networking event is organized by TopSpot Ltd together with five cities in Cap of the North and the football clubs from their cities. Participants arrive from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Russia, Germany, England and even from further away!

FootCoop 2012 is an excellent opportunity to get linked with some key people in the sports and business. And at the same time enjoy the panel discussions around very interesting topics.

We also host an international ”Friendship City Football Tournament” in Oulu during the weekend.

Program Friday 17th:

(Panel discussion attendees will be announced as soon as we confirm their participation. Interesting names coming up!)

8:00 -  Registration opens at the lobby of Radisson Blu, Oulu + Morning coffee!

9:30 – 10:15 Panel discussion: Doing business and sports in Cap of the North: What's stopping us? Let's get connected across the borders!

• Miguel Huhta (Chairman of Haparanda-Tornio Bandy)
• Petri Hyyppä (Chairman of Proceed-IT Consulting Ltd)
• Sari Päivärinta (Founder Mobile Brainbank, Business Oulu, ex-Nokia)

10:15 – 11:15 Networking cafe

• Work shop 1: Kuru Digital (http://www.kurudigital.com)

Director AP Tauriainen presents new innovative coaching tools for team sports

• Work shop 2: MobileSpot (http://www.hokkari.fi/) 

CEO Lassi Anttonen talks about mobile marketing tools in sports

11:15 – 12:00 Panel discussion: Success stories on and off the field: How can we use sports to improve business and business to improve sports?

• Morten Kraemer (Sport Director, Tromsö IL)
• Harri Aho (Sport Director, Oulun Kärpät)
• Juuso Nissilä (Valkee Oy, ex-Polar Electro)

12:00 – 13:30 Networking lunch at Radisson Blu

13:30 – 14:15 Panel discussion: From a leader on the pitch into a leader in working life

• Brian Deane (ex-player, now coach & study counselor)
• Aki Riihilahti (Player and the CEO of Sonera Arena in Helsinki)
• Jarmo Kekäläinen (ex- NHL-player, GM of Jokerit Helsinki)

14:15 - 15:15 Networking cafe

• Work shop 3: European Law & Sport Attorneys (www.elsalex.it)

Lawyer Pekka Aho gives an insight from the legal perspective to international player transfers and remunerations received from them. Aho works as a lawyer in a sports law company in Italy whose clients are top clubs and players around Europe

• Work shop 4: Prozone Sports Ltd (http://www.prozonesports.com)

Sales Director for Scandinavia and Russia Boris Genusov tells about the benefits of post-match analysis in team sports

15:15 – 16:00 Panel discussion: Culture and adaptation in teams and workplaces - How to prevent losing talent by proper orientation and guidance

• Martti Kuusela (ex-national team head coach of Finland and the most successful Finnish football coach of all times)
• Tom Saintfiet (ex-national team coach of Namibia, Zimbabwe and Ethiopia. Also coached RoPS, Rovaniemi in Finland)
• Cecilie Ystenes (Performance -coach, Vålerenga IF, Norway)

17:00 - 19:00 Socializing Friday! (www.socfri.com)

• Organized in cooperation with City of Oulu. Reception will be held in the magnificent town hall!

19:30 - 21:15 Football Friendship City Tournament opening match in Heinäpää Arina Arena: AC Oulu vs. Alta IF

21:30 -> Evening party at http://www.vanhapaloasema.fi/

Program Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th

Friendship City Football Tournament

Teams:

Bodens BK, RoPS, Alta IF, AC Oulu, JS Hercules, OPS-A, OLS-A

Any possible profits from the seminar will be directed for the development of Finnish football

Welcome!

(Tickets and registration also from info [at] topspot.fi or from +358 40 7453749)

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