UEFA Innovation Hub: Cutting-edge solutions for European football #199

The SportsTech Allstars Podcast

🎙 In lead up to the Global Sports Tech Ecosystem Report 2024, this month we’re talking to new sports tech accelerator programs, initiatives and solutions. (GSTER is a single report covering the three major SportsTech regions i.e. North America, Europe, Asia Pacific- investors, programs, leaders, numbers everything)

This week, SportsTech ALLSTARS Podcast Presents- Charles Frémont, Manager at UEFA Innovation Hub.

Charles talks about his background as a lawyer, how he got into sports, about the UEFA Innovation Hub and how they select & work with startups, about the Champions Innovate Program, different sustainability initiatives this year, other projects coming up, EURO 2024 being the most innovative UEFA event and more.

Established in 2018, UEFA's innovation hub acts as a sandbox for creating cutting-edge solutions to new challenges, on and off the pitch. By building partnerships and collaboration projects with start-ups, academic institutions and businesses, they harness public and private sector expertise to deliver high-impact innovations that benefit both the European football community and wider society.

To learn more, visit: https://rb.gy/ircd55

Get in touch with Charles Frémont at: https://rb.gy/hswaaf

Hosted by ⁠Rohn Malhotra⁠ from ⁠SportsTechX⁠ - Data & Insights about SportsTech startups and the surrounding ecosystem.
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Timestamps:

0:00 Introduction

2:36 Charles’ Journey

7:20 UEFA Innovation Hub

13:12 Champions Innovate

19:48 Startups Selected

34:11 EUROs 2024

37:46 Fav Sporting Moment