Jan Alessie, cofounder and Director of World Football Summit, which has evolved from an annual gathering held in Madrid, focused on the European football industry, to a global platform that hosts a growing series of on-site and digital networking events and congresses that cover the challenges and opportunities of the sports industry’s different regions and sectors. He is also the founder of Nexus Fostering Partnership, the company responsible for the development of World Football Summit.
His background over the years has been focused in the areas of consulting, content and promotion with over 14 years experience across international markets. He has worked in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East identifying and building partnerships at the highest level of foreign governments and the private sector, organising high profile investment forums, negotiating and closing commercial deals, producing branded content, managing global media projects and leading commercial teams.