EFAA is pleased to invite you to attend the EFAA annual conference: "AGENTS, TRANSFERS AND REGULATION 2013", London, May 24th 2013. For the conference brochure (PDF) please find the download link in the box on the right. Registration is open!
What to expect
- The current status about the replacement of the current FIFA licensing system
- Views on the future regulation on Players' Agents and their activities
- Third Party Investments in football:
- UEFA and FIFA's view on third party investments in football players' careers
- Perspectives on third party investments from around the globe (UK, South America, Germany)
- Panel discussions about managing the career of a player: from talent to professional
- High level speakers
- Networking opportunities amongst leading individuals in the industry
Who should attend
The EFAA Conference is designed for, players' agents; representatives of professional athletes; professional football clubs and leagues, players's agent associations; players' unions; coaches; academy officials; football associations; football governing bodies; sports lawyers; stadium and arena authorities, and companies tangentially involved with sports; students and professors of sports law; educators; politicians on the European, national and / or local level and all others generally interested in the field of sports, sports law and regulation.
What is the format
The conference is divided in two parts. The first half deals with a research based background: the presentation of a leading study on the transfer business in the European Union. This study was carried out by academic institutions and commissioned by the European Commission. In the first part there will also be an outline on the current activity carried out by the European Commission in relation to the potential route for a reformed regulation on the person of the players' agent and his / her activity in the European Union.
The second part is more practice oriented with, for the first time, a multi-perspective view on Third Party Ownership (TPO) in one session. The conference will be concluded with a panel discussion with a moderator. The audience will be involved in this discussion.
The second part is more practice oriented with, for the first time, a multi-perspective view on Third Party Ownership (TPO) in one session. The conference will be concluded with a panel discussion with a moderator. The audience will be involved in this discussion.
