Nuria is Chief Marketing Officer and joined the City Football Group in November 2015. Her role encompasses Retail, Fan Relationship Management (FRM), Brand and Research. Nuria joined CFG after 19 years of experience in the telecommunications, aviation and tourism and leisure industries. Her previous position was as CEO of the biggest ski resort in the Pyrenees, Grandvalira.

Marissa is an internationally recognised sports marketing executive.  She worked at the highest levels of sports, content and broadcast including Head of Digital at Formula One and various content, marketing and broadcast roles working with the NFL, NASCAR and PGA. Through her career, Marissa has led global digital strategies, international campaigns, content teams and has retained a laser focus on the changing audience needs.

With rugby experiencing rapid growth, she is responsible for the World Rugby’s fan-engagement, marketing and content strategies.  Key achievements since her appointment include award winning Rugby World Cup social and digital platforms and a complete overhaul of the broadcast and content strategy for the World Rugby HSBC Sevens Series.

Marissa, who originally hails from Canada, is a passionate sports fan, beekeeper, fly fisherman and played rugby at University.

Benny Bonsu is an award-winning industry leader and the Director of Daily Content at The International Olympic Committee (Olympics.com).

She was previously the Head of Editorial for Women’s Sports at GiveMeSport, where she led one of the most successful launches of the coverage of Women’s Sport in the UK. Upon starting this role in 2019, Benny historically became the UK’s first female sports editor. Before that,  she undertook various high-profile on-air endeavors, working alongside broadcasting behemoths BBC, Sky Sports, BT Sport, Modern Times Group, LOCOG 2012, and Alibaba to cover and produce award-winning content on and around FAWSL, English Premier League, NBA, NFL, London 2012 Olympics to name a few.

Renowned for her charismatic, direct, and irrepressible approach in sport, she is one most respected leaders by her industry peers, athletes, and the new generation of future sport leaders. Her distinguished body of work has garnered plaudits far and wide; receiving nominations and awards for “Sports Leader Under 40 of the year,” “Sportswoman of the Year” at the 2018 Baton Awards, whilst also a finalist in the 2017 edition of the esteemed Women’s Trust Award “Best Media Individual of the Year” category, to name a few.

Bonsu is a board of director for Basketball England, the Sports Journalists Association, and African Health Now. An advocate for diverse newsrooms in the UK and developing future talents for the sports industry.

Martin Anayi, CEO, joined URC (then PRO12 Rugby) in 2015 having previously worked on the Rugby World Cup and the FIA World Rallycross Championships with IMG. Anayi began his career as lawyer with IMG, where he was responsible for their events and federations business. From acting as commercial lawyer on the 2011 Rugby World Cup, he transitioned into a commercial role, heading up IMG’s Motorsport client business. He then became Vice President and Managing Director of the FIA World Rallycross Championship. Since joining URC, Anayi has played a critical role the increase of centralised revenues and in delivering a record media rights deals. In May 2020, Anayi finalised negotiations with CVC Capital Partners and a year later he led the expansion and transformation of the league (called Guinness PRO14 at the time) to the United Rugby Championship to include South Africa’s top four teams.