Uncovering the structures that win
This year’s Forum, Structures that Win, explores how forward-thinking leaders create systems that connect performance, recruitment, and leadership — turning ideas into one aligned model.
Join us as we uncover how clarity, collaboration, and disciplined decision-making turn ideas into lasting success — and how those same principles can strengthen your own organization.
2026 Speakers
The leaders who've built real changes at their organizations
→ More speakers will be announced soon.
Reasons to attend
01. Real conversations with football’s strategic leaders
Step inside a day of dialogue with decision-makers shaping football’s most progressive structures.
02. Frameworks grounded in real club practice
Learn from people who’ve built alignment — from recruitment models to performance systems — in top clubs across Europe and beyond.
03. Insights that strengthen your organization
Leave with ideas, frameworks, and principles you can immediately apply to build structure, culture, and decision discipline inside your club.
Agenda at a Glance
A preview of what’s to come
10:00 – 10:15
Welcome & Opening
10:15 – 11:15
What Strong Football Organizations Do Differently
→ Speakers will be announced soon.
11:30 – 12:30
Transfer Strategy: Balancing Opportunity & Risk
→ Speakers will be announced soon.
12:30–13:00
Break
13:00–14:00
The Next Phase of Football Leadership
Gregg Broughton
Sporting Director, Chicago Fire
Dave Slemen
Founding Partner, EPP
14:15–15:15
Building Alignment: From Ownership Vision to Daily Decisions
Ernst Tanner
Sporting Director, Philadelphia Union
Pedro Iriondo
Managing Director, Football Benchmark
15:30–16:30
How Clubs Maintain Strategic Discipline
Les Reed
Elite Football Advisor
Pedro Iriondo
Managing Director, Football Benchmark
→ All sessions include live Q&A
Explore partnership options
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Exploring the systems behind success.
- Explore the systems behind success
