LONDON (Friday 30th October 2015) – The Premier Sports Network is delighted to announce that Smith & Williamson, the accountancy, investment management and tax group, will be the official partner of the Premier Sports Network | Player Management conference on November 20 in London.
The Premier Sports Network is a series of invite-only, one-day conferences for senior sports executives. The first Premier Sports Network event, around the topic of Fan Engagement, took place on July 24 at The Hospital Club, the popular private members venue in Central London.
Smith & Williamson is majority-owned by its partners, directors and staff. The firm includes an investment management house with over £15billion of funds under management and advice as well as a top ten firm of UK accountants, enabling the firm to offer a unique range of financial services from accountancy, tax and, financial advisory to investment management and private banking services to clients.
The agreement will see the Player Management conference officially named The Premier Sports Network in partnership with Smith & Williamson. A Partner at S&W, Peter Fairchild, will join the Youth Development panel with Martyn Heather (Head of Education & Welfare, Premier League) Troy Townsend (Education & Development Manager, Kick it Out) and Phil Roscoe (Head of Education & Welfare, Liverpool FC)
“Smith & Williamson is an incredibly exciting company who have a commitment to providing the next generation of sportspeople with the tools to manage their future. We are thrilled to be on the journey to great things with them,” said Spencer Hidge, Founder of The Premier Sports Network. “Talented athletes who are in the public eye are at risk of not getting the correct financial advice, which has led to bankruptcy shortly after retirement. So it is only natural that sportsmen and women have support for long-term financial planning. Smith & Williamson is perfectly placed to provide that.”
Roy Baldwin, who leads Smith & Williamson’s team dedicated to the sports sector, said:
“We are delighted to be partnering with Premier Sports Network for this conference. Smith & Williamson is committed to helping skilled sportspeople get the most from what may be a period of significant earnings but over a short period of time. We believe our diverse offering of financial services to the sports sector and our commitment to financial education among younger sports people is key to helping them in their career,”
The Premier Sports Network: Player Management event will bring together leading names from across the spectrum of player management for a day of networking and panel sessions discussing the challenges that face players, and their advisors, in a career journey starting at youth-level and spanning to retirement.
Confirmed speakers include Paul Merson (Ex-Arsenal Player & Sky Pundit), Martyn Heather (Head of Education & Welfare, Premier League), Paul Stretford (Triple S Sport) and Clifford Bloxham (VP of Talent, Octagon UK)
Venue Partner: The private members club – The Hospital Club, Covent Garden, London
Please be aware this is an invite only event
For information on the Premier Sports Network | Player Management Event please call 0208 419 1100 or e-mail enquiries@premiersportsnetwork.com.
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About Premier Sports Network
The Premier Sports Network is a series of invite-only events for senior executives from clubs, federations, event organisers, sponsors and suppliers. Each Premier Sports Network event has a different theme and gives attendees the chance to network, do business and discuss commercial challenges and opportunities in the sector.
The Premier Sports Network was launched by David Bull and Spencer Hidge, two specialist sponsorship and commercial sales consultants that together specialise in creating unique partnerships for the sports and live entertainment industry. In addition to running the Premier Sports Network, David and Spencer work with several international sports federations, including the World Bowls Tour, for which they are the exclusive sponsorship sales agents.
About Smith & Williamson:
Smith & Williamson is an independently owned professional and financial services group with around 1,500 people. The group is a leading provider of investment management, financial advisory and accountancy services to private clients, professional practices and mid-to-large corporates. The group has thirteen offices; these are in London, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cheltenham, Dublin (City and Sandyford), Glasgow, Guildford, Jersey, Manchester, Salisbury and Southampton.
Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP is part of the Smith & Williamson group.
Smith & Williamson Investment Management LLP
Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
Smith & Williamson LLP
Regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales for a range of investment business activities. A member of Nexia International