Team Herald
NEW DELHI: Executive Director of the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Roque Dias will head a 10-member Indian delegation to Manchester on Sunday for the Soccerex global forum to be held from September 4 to 6.
There will be a meet with Arsenal Football Club in London on September 7. The forum will also host a reception to the delegates from India and China on September 4.
The Soccerex global forum is the world’s leading football business event. India will gain from it business and football development opportunities during three days of technical and development sessions and exhibitions, getting exposure to Manchester known as “Mecca of football.”
Those in the delegation include SAI deputy director Sunita Bharal and SAI governing body member Siddharth Upadhyay, Chaitanya Divan, Senior Vice-President of Star India K Aravamudhan, Assistant Director Sports and Youth Affairs of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry) Amit Mantri, and founder-CEO of India on track Vivek Sethia.
