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The legendary footballer Alessandro Del Piero and many other world-famous names are coming to this year’s Sunset Sports Media Festival
From 6 to 8 June, the third edition of the well-known sports and media festival will take place in the city of Zadar, at Fortis Club, where all the participants will have an unforgettable experience in one of Croatia’s most beautiful tourist destinations. The Sunset Sports Media Festival is a major event that combines the global sports and media industry by bringing together the best experts from different areas. Following the last year’s edition, which attracted famous names such as Darijo Srna, Mario Ančić, Matt Barnes, Stephen Jackson, Stephen Espinoza and Miško Ražnatović, this year’s festival will present new global stars.
Alessandro Del Piero, the celebrated Italian footballer and, these days, a popular commentator for Italian TV stations and CBS/ Paramount+, will be the guest of honour at the festival’s third edition, while Guillem Balague, the award-winning writer of biographies of the greatest football players, such as Messi, Ronaldo and Maradona, will share his secrets. The impressive list of confirmed guest appearances also contains the following names: Jeffrey Gerttula, the executive vice-president of the Digital Department at the CBS Sports, News, Stations and Entertainment, Matteo Zuretti, chief of International Relations and Marketing at NBPA, Boštjan Nachbar, director of the EuroLeague Players Association, Mezna AlMarzooqi, director general of the Leaders Development Institute at the Ministry of Sport, Saudi Arabia, Michele Ciccarese, marketing and strategy director at SERIE A, Maja Poljak, volleyball player and EU Funds coordinator at the Croatian Olympic Committee, Josip Pavić, state secretary at the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, and many others. The organisers have prepared many surprises for all lovers of sports and have already announced that Ivica Kostelić and the celebrated tennis player Bojana Jovanović, will be attending the festival. A varied programme in a relaxed atmosphere will offer inspirational stories, experiences, interesting lectures, panel discussions, networking and knowledge sharing, and the synergy of experts will create the basis for a new era of the sports and media industry, as well as for the promotion of Croatia…
