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6.02.2025Bayer 04

Fernando Carro at SPOBIS 2025

One day after the 3-2 win in the DFB Pokal quarter-final against FC Köln, Bayer 04 CEO Fernando Carro is a speaker at the SPOBIS Conference 2025 today Thursday, 6 February. At the biggest sports business event in Europe, where the most important decision-makers in the sector traditionally meet up, Carro will talk about the development of Bayer 04 and football in a global context.
Fernando Carro

With Marco Klewenhagen, managing director of SPOBIS GmbH, Carro will this afternoon also talk about his role at the European Club Association (ECA) where he has been on the board since 2021. In addition, other subjects such as the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 and the 50+1 rule will be discussed.

On the SPOBIS Conference:

The most important decision-makers in the sports sector meet each year at SPOBIS to discuss future-oriented trends, opportunities and challenges in the sports business. Nowhere has more sports rights holders and sponsors. This year, the SPOBIS Conference is on 5 and 6 February in Hamburg and will attract over 4,000 participants plus over 1,500 companies. Further information is available (in German) HERE.

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