AGENDA - 4th EDITION (2024/25)

All sessions are delivered always on chosen Saturdays or Sundays. The exact dates will be announced once the Ekstraklasa calendar for the season 24/25 is known. 

  

Session I – 27th October 2024 at Legia Stadium (2 PM – 10 PM CET) – Opening / Strategy & Future 

Form: 👨‍💼 official meeting & 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar 

 

Our speakers: 

✅ Marcin Herra (Managing Vicepresident, Legia Warszawa)

✅ Tomasz Zahorski (CEO, Legia Training Center)  

✅ Jacek Pawlak (CEO, Toyota Motor Poland & Toyota Central Europe)

✅ Jeremy Cottino (Membership Project Leader at European Club Association)

✅ Michał Kanarkiewicz (Business Consultant, Chess Player, Author of 7 books) 

 

Key topics:  

💡 future of football and sports  

💡 strategic approach to management and development of sports organizations  

💡 opportunities and challenges for current and future managers in the football industry  

💡 key growth drivers in the sports & entertainment industry

💡 league match: Legia Warszawa x GKS Katowice

 

Session II – 23rd November 2024 at Legia Training Center (10 AM – 6 PM CET) – Venue & Event Management – Winter is Never Coming  

Form: 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar & 🛠️ workshop  

 

Our speakers:

✅ Agata Jurek (Praca Sport)

✅ Rafał Głowacki (Advisor to the Board, FoodBowl)

✅ Krzysztof Szumowski (Event Manager, FIFA)  

✅ Tomasz Świerczewski (Venue Manager, UEFA EURO 2024)

✅ Kazimierz Kwasek (Ticketing Manager, UEFA EURO 2024)

 

Key topics: 

💡 matchday protocols and “battle clock”  

💡 process-driven organizations & events  

💡 practical workshops and tasks 

💡 event management strategies 

 

Session III – 14th December 2024 at Legia Training Center (10 AM – 6 PM CET) – Communication and crisis management 

Form: 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar & 🛠️ workshop 

Our speakers:

✅ Bartosz Zasławski (Spokesman, Legia Warszawa)

✅ Konrad Wullert (Design Team Leader, Legia Warszawa)

✅ Artur Adamowicz (Strategic Communication Advisor)

✅ Jakub Myszkorowski (Head of Development Projects, Legia Training Center) 

Key topics: 
💡 content policies  

💡 communication strategies for sports clubs   

💡 social media management   

💡 LATTE crisis management  

💡 project management essentials 

 

Session IV – 18th January 2025 at Legia Training Center – Fans of the Future, Gaming, E-sports & Lifestyle Projects  

  

Our speakers so far: 

✅ Gabriel Miedzianowski (Regional Marketing Manager and Campaign Lead, Central Eastern Europe, Electronic Arts)  

✅ Adrian Kostrzębski (E-sport industry consultant)  

✅ Kinga Święcicka (Director of Event Organization and Safety, Legia Warszawa) 

 

Key topics: 

💡 global and domestic e-sports & gaming scene  

💡 fans of the future  

💡 ECA reports, insights & implementation of the findings by chosen European clubs  

💡 lifestyle brands and projects working with leading football and sports properties 

💡 technologies including AI and working around & consuming sports 

 

Session V – 22nd February 2025 at Legia Training Center – Corporate and People’s Structure of Multisports Clubs and Sports & Entertainment Organizations 

Form: 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar 

 

Our speakers so far:  

✅ Marcin Sobczyk (Manager of Organizational Development and Human Resources, Legia Warszawa) 

✅ Raoul Tondini (Head of People and Culture, European Club Association)  

✅ Jarosław Jankowski (CEO, Legia Basketball) 

✅ Marcin Harasimowicz (Member of the Board, Legia Soccer Schools)  

✅ Michał Szewc (CEO, Legia Tenis&Golf) 

 

Key topics: 

💡 multisports clubs & group 

💡 deep dive into different sports sections  

💡 people and culture in football and sports organizations 

💡 possible opportunities at Legia & other sports organizations  

💡 career and secondment opportunities at ECA 

 

Session VI – 21st March 2025 at Legia Training Center – The Regulatory and Social Environment of Sports & Football 

Form: 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar  

 

Our speakers so far: 

✅ Jakub Laskowski (Head of Legal and Sports Administration, Legia Warszawa) 

✅ Lukas Brud (General Secretary, IFAB) 

✅ Sara Williams (Knowledge & Education Manage, European Club Association)  

✅ Anna Mioduska (President, Legia Foundation) 

✅ Gaia Pretner (Head of Sustainability, European Club Association)  

✅ Mateusz Widłak (President, AMP Football Poland) 

 

Key Topics: 

💡 sports governance 

💡 legal and disciplinary matters in sports 

💡 Sports Social Responsibility  

💡 diversity in football & sports 

 

Session VII – 26th April 2025 at Legia Training Center – High-Performance Masterclass 

Form: 👩🏻‍🏫 seminar & 🛠️ workshop 

 

Our speakers so far:  

✅ PhD Piotr Żmijewski (Head of Legia Lab, Legia Warszawa) 

✅ Wojciech Rokicki (Member of the Board, Legia Training Center) 

✅ Przemysław Zych (Legia Lab Academy Manager, Legia Warszawa)  

  

Key Topics: 

💡 high-performance organizations and teams  

💡 case studies from leading clubs  

💡 scouting in football  

💡 tools and technologies supporting high performance  

💡 practical workshop & session  

 

May 2025 – Individual graduation presentations at Legia Stadium  

Form: 🤝 meeting at Ł3 

  

Session VIII – 24th May 2025 at Legia Training Center and Legia Stadium – Closing Ceremony  

Form: 👨‍💼 official meeting