Golf Business Forum welcomes Sir Nick Faldo
Former World Number One golfer and TV commentator Sir Nick Faldo will join a stellar line-up of speakers at the ninth annual KPMG Golf Business Forum in Italy, September 17-19, 2012.
Sir Nick, who heads up Faldo Enterprises and Faldo Design, the course architecture practice involved in more than 50 projects worldwide, and is also a lead analyst on American broadcaster CBS' coverage of the PGA Tour, will share his thoughts about his work and experience, as well as the Faldo Series, encouraging young people to participate and excel at golf.
Commenting on the upcoming Golf Business Forum in Italy, Sir Nick Faldo said: "I look forward to attending the Golf Business Forum and learning from those in our business of golf. It is an exciting time in the golf industry with the sport growing in new ways and in new regions of the world."
Among the speakers and brands set to join Sir Nick Faldo at the leading international business-to-business event for professionals in the golf, real estate, finance and tourism sectors, are:
Sir Rocco Forte, Chairman, The Rocco Forte Collection
Dana Garmany, Founder and CEO, Troon
Mike Parkin, Global Head Turf and Landscape Business, Syngenta
J. Rhett Evans, CEO, Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
Scott Ferrell, President , Gary Player Design
Paul Stringer, Senior Vice President of New Business Development, Nicklaus Design
Andrea Sartori, Partner, Head of KPMG's Golf Advisory Practice in EMA
Costantino Rocca, President, Professional Golf Association of Italy (PGAI)
Carlo Manca, Director of Advisory Services and Studies, Istituto per il Credito Sportivo
Arnaldo Cocuzza, Vice President, Club Manager Association
Flavia Maria Coccia, Member of the Board of ENIT (Italian Tourism Board)
Roberto Lauro, President, Campus Golf & Tourism Academy
Golf Inc's Most Powerful People at the Golf Business Forum
This year, for the first time, Golf Inc. magazine will announce its influential Most Powerful People in Golf ranking, live at the Golf Business Forum. During a special presentation, the winners – industry leaders and personalities who have shaped and driven the international golf development business – will receive their awards in person. Dana Garmany of Troon Golf, who topped Golf Inc's list in 2011, will also receive KPMG's Lifetime Achievement Award.
Golf Inc. first published its Most Powerful People in Golf in 1999 in an effort to identify the leaders who are shaping the future of the industry.
Every year Golf Inc. gathers data on the top candidates and the editorial staff then votes and ranks the top 35 Most Powerful People in Golf from around the world.
More information on the agenda to follow.
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Event Venue
Set in a natural, 2000-hectare park in the Serchio Valley, the Renaissance Tuscany Il Ciocco Resort & Spa will be the perfect environment to network with golf business professionals undisturbed, while enjoying the fascinating Tuscan setting.
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In the summer of 2012, following an extensive renovation, the historic Il Ciocco Tuscany Resort in Barga, with luxury rooms, first-class conference facilities and high-end amenities, will be the first Renaissance Resort in Tuscany.
Read an interview with the resort owners about their further development plans.
For more information about the event, and to view our past agendas, pictures and videos, please visitwww.golfbusinessforum.com.
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