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Women's Football Forum

Personas  Exclusively for leaders in the women's game

date  27th February    location  Stamford Bridge, London

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The Women's Football Forum is an invitation-only event bringing together elite stakeholders in the women’s game for a dynamic forum of dealmaking, networking and market insight.

With talks and speaker sessions featuring...

Charlie Stebbings-1

Charlie Stebbings

Co-Host
Business of Sport

Head of Sport at 20VC, a $400m VC fund investing in sport and beyond, co-investing with athletes and leveraging a network of top owners and stars like Patrice Evra and Peter Kenyon.

Cliff Crown

Cliff Crown

Chairman
Brentford FC
Cliff has masterfully steered the club’s evolution since 2013 - from shrewd financial strategy and academy expansion to sustainability initiatives and community impact.
Kieran Maguire

Kieran Maguire

Football Finance Expert
Price of Football
Best-selling author and celebrated podcast host, Kieran is the expert the football world turns to when money matters - making complex insights accessible and essential.
Rasmus Ankersen-1

Rasmus Ankersen

Co-founder & CEO
Sport Republic
An international football executive, Rasmus has led clubs across multiple countries and continents, most recently through the multi-club group Sport Republic.
Sasha Ryazantsev

Sasha Ryazantsev

CFO Advisor
Burnley FC

Sasha Ryazantsev, CFO Advisor at ALK Capital (Burnley & Espanyol), brings expertise in football finance, strategy, and stadium development from his time at Everton FC.

Ben Harburg

Ben Harburg

Investor & Football Innovator
Al-Kholood FC, Cádiz CF

Ben Harburg, US investor and Cádiz CF co-owner, made history in 2025 as the first foreign owner of a Saudi club with his full takeover of Al-Kholood FC.

Jason Schretter

Jason Schretter

Partner & Head of Europe
The Raine Group
Jason and Raine have advised on some of the biggest transactions in football, most notably acting as the lead advisor to Chelsea FC’s £4.25 billion sale in 2022.
Edward Barnett

Edward Barnett

Partner
Latham & Watkins

From Chelsea and Manchester United to Rangers and Liverpool, Edward has advised on landmark deals across global football, shaping the game’s biggest club transactions.

Oli Hunt

Oli Hunt

Partner
Onside Law
A Sports-law authority,
Oli has steered monumental deals - including Jude Bellingham's Real Madrid move - making elite talent shine on the world stage.
Christian Pohl

Christian Pohl

Head of Sports Financing
Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee

Christian Pohl brings his experience of specialising in structuring financing solutions for football transfers, media rights and sponsorship receivables.

Set against the backdrop of the global push for equity and growth in women’s football, it offers structured one-on-one meetings, panels, and real-time access to market intelligence, enabling participants to uncover talent, forge partnerships and accelerate transfers in a high-efficiency environment.

Speakers and Leading Experts

9 speakers and
leading experts

Exclusive Networking

Exclusive
1-to-1 networking

Market Intelligence

Key insights and
market intelligence

Clubs already attending the Women’s Football Forum

Liverpool Women FC
Brighton & Hove Albion WFC
RC Strasbourg Women
Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa WFC
Bristol City WFC

RB Leipzig Women
Brondby IF Women
Birmingham City WFC
BK Hacken FF-1
ZNK Siget
AIK Women
CF Monterrey Women

An agenda of topics spanning finance, data, and club ownership, delivered by leading experts and speakers.

Agenda 1
The State of Football's Finances & Operations:
Talk Type 1
time-dark  12:00 – 13:00
How to make clubs financially stable

Join this panel session, moderated by Charlie Stebbings (Host at Business of Sport), as he's joined by Kieran Maguire (Football Finance Expert at Price of Football), Rasmus Ankersen (Sport Republic) and Cliff Crown (Chairman at Brentford).

They'll be discussing:

  • Moving from survival to profitability
  • Ownership models, including MCOs
  • Governance and financial frameworks
  • The effectiveness of fair play systems
  • Squad cost ratios and salary caps
Agenda 2
The Rise of Transfer Financing and Contingency Payments
Talk Type 2-1
time-dark  14:00 – 15:15
Mastering transfer financing, cash flow, valuation, and contingencies

Don't miss this fireside chat with Charlie Stebbings (Business of Sport) and Oli Hunt (Onside Law), followed by a panel with Sasha Ryazantsev (CFO Advisor at ALK Capital for Burnley FC and RCD Espanyol de Barcelona) alongside Christian Pohl (Head of Sports Financing at IBB).

  • Cash flow management
  • Valuation strategies
  • The growing role of AI in deal-making
  • Financial innovation in the transfer market
Agenda 3
The State of Football M&A
Talk Type 1
time-dark  15:30 – 16:30
The evolving state of football M&A

Closing out our content will be a discussion moderated by Charlie Stebbings (Co-Host at Business of Sport), who is joined by Ben Harburg (Investor at Al-Kholood FC and Cádiz CF), Jason Schretter (Partner and Head of Europe at Raine Group) and Edward Barnett (Partner at Latham & Watkins).

They'll cover:

  • The role of PE in football
  • What drives valuations today
  • Positioning your club for investment and sale
Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee sponsors Football Finance Forum
Internationales Bankhaus Bodensee AG is a company of the Würth Group, specializing in the needs of medium-sized businesses and entrepreneurial-minded individuals. In the field of sports financing, we work at the highest level with leading professional clubs: We finance receivables from player transfers, broadcasting and sponsorships. We aim to support the international top clubs with tailor made solutions.
IBB Website

Women's Football Forum Agenda

All times are Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

date-dark  27th February  pin-dark  Canoville Suite, Stamford Bridge, London

09:30 - 10:30 — Registration and Coffee


Attendees will register and have the opportunity for informal networking.

10:30 - 11:15 — TransferRoom Introduction


Forum objectives and key market insights delivered by Frederik Broholt (Senior VP, Strategy & Partnerships at TransferRoom).

11:15 - 12:00 — Speaker / Panel Session


Details coming soon.

12:00 - 12:15 — Break


Attendees will have the opportunity for informal networking.

12:15 - 13:00 — Speaker / Panel Session


Details coming soon.

13:00 - 14:00 — Networking Lunch


Attendees will have the opportunity for informal networking over lunch.

14:00 - 15:30 — One-to-one meetings (6)


Private, focused discussions between clubs and agencies, designed to drive transfer discussions.

15:30 - 15:45 — Break


Attendees will have the opportunity for informal networking.

15:45 - 17:15 — One-to-one meetings (6)


Private, focused discussions between clubs and agencies, designed to drive transfer discussions.

17:15 - 18:15 — Networking Drinks


Attendees will have the opportunity for informal networking.

Confirmed Attendees:

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