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Having been with Tottenham Hotspur for more than 15 years, Tony has made the progression from a junior Club journalist to Head of Public Relations, now overseeing all non-football communications and the Club’s corporate social responsibility strategy. A lifelong fan from Hertfordshire, Tony has been heavily involved in the planning and delivery of key events, including the Finale of White Hart Lane and the opening of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tony plays an active role in raising the profile of the Club’s substantial off-field work – managing player engagement with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation programmes and official charity partnerships, engaging with key stakeholders within the Club’s local community, driving the Club’s sustainability strategy and developing key fan-facing communications. Tony has also been instrumental in helping to grow the Club’s global fanbase, assisting in the planning and delivery of international tours, liaising with key international media and building relationships with Official Supporters’ Clubs.

Jeanette’s role has responsibility for ensuring integrity issues and inclusiveness are central to England’s community sport and physical activity system.

She joined Sport England in 2022 from the Trussell Trust, where she was Director of Participation. Jeanette’s also held a variety of senior roles for the Greater London Authority, including Head of Community Engagement and Assistant Director for Communities and Social Policy.

She’s also a former Director of the African Diaspora Dance Association (ADDA) and strategic consultant for clients including Arts Council England, Creative Lives and BBC Arts.

Ruaidhri is currently Head of Procurement and Sustainability at The English Football Association (also incorporating Wembley National Stadium and St George’s Park). He has run Procurement at The FA since 2017 and took over Sustainability in January 2023. In July this year, The FA launched their Sustainability strategy for the period 2023-28, entitled Playing For The Future. Wembley is an ISO20121 accredited venue, and The FA is signatory to the UN S4CA framework. This year for the first time, The FA is including Climate-Related Financial Disclosures within its annual reporting.

He is a Procurement professional by background, with 15 years spent in previous roles both within sport (London 2012, Rugby World Cup 2015) and in other industries (Deloitte, Sainsbury’s). He also sits on the Board of the FA pension scheme as a member-nominated trustee.

Andrew Lamb is a sports marketing professional who has held a number of partnership development roles in sport over the last 17 years. These roles have included stints with Sale Sharks (rugby), and Manchester United and Everton (football), before stepping into the world of offshore sailing with The Ocean Race.

In Andrew’s current position with The Ocean Race, purpose is at the heart of the partnership programme he leads and is the central focus when securing new partnerships. This is primarily driven by the Race’s objectives around ocean health (and the role of a healthy ocean towards a sustainable planet), and gender equity, with all teams of The Ocean Race comprising of a mix of genders. Partners are backing these areas of focus and finding ways to leverage it to support their own business objectives in the spaces of equality & diversity, sustainability and nature protection.

Creative collaborator, expert communicator and coach. Strategist and ‘what if’ thinker. People-focused executive leader.

Passion for catalysing positive change for people, purpose-driven organisations and society; building connections, unlocking insights and creating breakthroughs.

Background in sustainability and international development and experience working across private and charity sectors alike. Working at Executive level with Board & C-Suite, with experience across a breadth of issues ranging from Olympic & Paralympic sport to food security, climate resilience, education and human rights.

Collaborated with the likes of Tesco, HSBC, Aviva, Jaguar Land Rover and Sky, alongside Unicef, WWF, VSO and the Aga Khan Development Network to share a few previous partners, connectors and collaborators.

 

Emily Iveson-Pritchard has worked in the events industry for 14 years with a background in commercial sales. They began engaging with their passion for sustainability during their MBA at Central Saint Martins & Birkbeck with her focus moving to the sustainability of virtual events as part of her thesis. Emily now works as the Head of Sustainability for Surrey County Cricket Club. In this role they lead Surrey County Cricket Club’s work in sustainability including the design, further development, and implementation of their sustainability strategy with a focus on hosting and staging sustainable events.

As Head of International Relations at Malmö FF, Siri is tasked to manage the club’s responses to disruptive forces reshaping the football industry through innovative solutions and extensive club football knowledge. With a background in international diplomacy and a wide experience in areas such as stakeholder relations, strategic development, knowledge exchange programmes, social impact projects and event management, she has a wide portfolio of knowledge, particularly in the evaluation and development of the intangible components that make football clubs successful communities.

Before joining Malmö FF in April 2022, Siri served at the European Club Association (ECA) in the membership department while also managing the ECA Women’s Football Committee and its Bureau. In 2020, she co-founded the independent football advisory Club Affairs, providing services to enhance strategic decision-making in football, both on and off the pitch.

Siri is a strong believer in implementing sustainable solutions and principles of good governance in the sports industry, and social development of, and through sports.

Ellis is currently Sustainability Manager 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships. His task is to work across the World Championships’ unique delivery model, consisting of a Central organisation and Event Delivery Partner (EDPs), to lead and support the implementation of the Environmental Sustainability Action Plan; its core themes of People, Place, Planet and key objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This includes Carbon footprinting the event and measurement of its general impact on the environment.

Formerly Ellis was employed for seventeen years with a large timber importing and upgrading business as an Environmental/ Sustainability Manager. His responsibilities included the Environmental Management System (EMS), Timber Chain of Custody Certification, timber legality specialist, supplier assessment and auditing. He also counted and reported on Carbon emissions for the UK operations.