#19. Chris Iles – INNOVATION TO EXPAND HUMAN EXPERIENCE IN SPORT! – Minnesota Twins

Chris Iles is the senior director of Brand Experience and Innovation with the Minnesota Twins (Major League Baseball team). In this role, he uses sport as a platform to expand the boundaries of human experience while pushing the Twins to set the standard for innovation in sports and entertainment. His goal is to make the Minnesota Twins the most innovative organization in sport; Chris deep dives with us into his experience and explains the projects they are running now, including their collaboration with Techstars.

Finn Taylor – Volleyball World, CEO – THE STRATEGY TO GROW THE GAME WORLDWIDE!

Finn Taylor is the CEO of Volleyball World discusses how the commercial arm of the FIVB works and how they collaborate with the organization and explains the aim to grow volleyball taking advantage of its fanbase, improving people’s ability to watch and follow volleyball beyond the Olympics and making events commercially valuable. Finn also shares how he imagines the organization will be in the future.

Ben VALENTA – FOX SPORTS SVP of Strategy & Analytics – NEW INSIGHTS ON FANDOM

Ben Valenta is the Senior VP of strategy & analytics at FOX Sports. He has deep experience understanding fans. Ben is the co-author of the newly released book “Fans Have More Friends”, a great work to understand the triggers of fans and the benefits of being a fan. Interesting for anyone interested in understanding and connecting with fans.

Meet the fan engagement entrepreneur

Vicente Fernandez is the CEO and co-founder of SportsManias, which has become the industry leader in animated sports emojis and augmented reality effects.