Spiking the punch:  Taking Sports to New Heights

Gaining traction as a winter Olympic contender, snow volleyball stands to make volleyball the first sport in the history of the Olympic movement to be present in both summer and winter. Through the example of snow volleyball, walk through how new ideas are cultivated and the power that comes with challenging the status quo. This talk rethinks whats possible in the world of sport.

Biography

The Austrian entrepreneur Martin Kaswurm has travelled the world exploring new possibilities and bringing them back to his native Austria. From Harvard Business School in the US to the FIFA Masters program in Europe, Martin‘s passion for sport has fueled his desire to analyze it from all angles, rethinking what‘s possible. 10 years ago, at the age of 23, Martin founded his sports marketing agency Chaka2 that today counts esteemed brands like Red Bull, Audi and adidas as clients. Besides his busy schedule as an entrepreneur, Martin is a sport marketing lecturer at the university his hometown Salzburg and he also serves as the current president of the FIFA Master Alumni association. He became well know for inventing, professionalizing and developing the sport snow volleyball.