Capello to share tips on running a successful club

Some of the top sports personalities led by England manager Fabio Capello have been confirmed for the Dubai Sports Council-organised sixth Dubai International Sports Conference that will be held from December 28-29. Titled ‘Football Companies… Current and Future Trends', the sixth edition of this popular sports forum will see Capello lead an array of sports luminaries in discussing various ways and means to make successful entities of football clubs. "We are extremely excited with the expert panel up for discussing hot topics of football," said Mohammad Al Kamali, member of the DSC Executive Office and chairman of the Professionalism and Development Committee. "Each year we are always thinking of how to take this event to the next level, and with some of the best minds landing in Dubai we can only hope for a fruitful discussion on this year's main topic," Al Kamali added. Among the other personalities who have already confirmed their presence for the two-day conference are Barcelona president Sandro Rosell, FC Porto chairman Pinto da Costa, Arsenal's chief commercial officer Tom Fox, ex-Chelsea CEO Peter Kenyon, AS Roma's general manager Franco Baldini and famed player agent Giovanni Branchini, in his capacity as vice-president of the European Players' Union. Meanwhile, the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) is working at a frenzied pace to ensure the success of this annual conference that is meant to be a guiding light to benefit UAE clubs in hastening the process of professionalism. "The presence of such high-profile professionals in the field of sports can only help our club and association leaders to benefit," Al Kamali noted. The organisational process for the conference was launched earlier this year with Mattar Al Tayer, deputy chairman of the DSC, issuing a resolution to form the Organising Committee for the Conference headed by Al Kamali, with Khalid Ali Bin Zayed, head of the Special Sports Committee, as the deputy chairman of the Committee and Dr Aisha Bu Sumait as the conference director.