MEET THE 2026 JUDGES
Made up of senior decision-makers from across broadcast, streaming, rights holders, digital platforms, sports technology and more, this powerhouse panel will be selecting the individuals and organisations that are driving the industry’s evolution.
Andreas Heyden
CEO
Dyn
Tom Middleditch
EVP, Content Discovery
DAZN
Shannon Stilson
VP of Sports Marketing & Media
US Polo Association
Finn Bradshaw
Head of Digital
ICC
Roger Brosel
Head of Content & Programming
LaLiga
Miikka Rokkanen
Principal Economist, Customer Behavior Analytics
Amazon
Minal Modha
Research Director - Head of Sports
Ampere Analysis
Chad Evans
SVP, Head of Product & Platform
NBA
Karen Lorenzo
Chief Legal & Business Affairs Officer
League One Volleyball
Andrea Fanfani
Senior Director, Product Management
Warner Bros. Discovery
Andrew Brown
Founder
A&W Capital
Bhavesh Patel
Global Digital Director
beIN Media Group
Brian Leonard
Head of Engineering - Production & Workflows
IMG Studios
Carlo De Marchis
Fouder
A Guy with a Scarf
Chris Lencheski
CHM & CEO
Phoenicia
Chris Stone
Community Lead
SportsPro
Chris Hurst
Ciaran Quinn
Founder
VEO2
Colin O’Hanlon
Production Lead
NBA
Daniel Barker
Managing Director - Content Strategy & Distribution
NASCAR
Dennis Galejski
Head of Product Management
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH
Diego Fuentes Casillas
Marketing Manager, Sports Rights
MEDIAPRO
Felix Alvarez-Garmon
Board Advisor, Media, Sports, Events & Entertainment and Investor
Gergo Szabo
CEO
The Team Play
Inigo Cristobal
AI Lead
Olympic Broadcasting Services
Ivan Justel Rodriguez
Head of Sports Communications & Social Media
MEDIAPRO
Jason Thibeault
CEO
SVTA
Leander Monbaliu
Chief Business Officer
LaSource
Magnus Svensson
Media Solution Specialist
Eyevinn Technology
Miguel Buhigas
Broadcast Service Manager
Olympic Broadcasting Services
Moe Hamdhaidari
Director
Two Circles
Nick Meacham
CEO
SportsPro
Nuno Moura
Chief Marketing & Commercial Officer
Portuguese Football Federation
Panagiotis Aroniadis
Founder
Stars Inc.11
Robbie Spargo
Managing Director
Little Dot Studios.
Steve McCaskill
Technology Editor
SportsPro
Tina Gerets
Head of Media
European Gymnastics
David Guinan
Chief Digital Officer
Big Dawg
Sal Ahmad
Multiplatform Producer, BBC Cricket
BBC Sport
Zur Karklinsky
Head of Go-to-Market
DAZN