On Tuesday, May 21, the Center for Sports and Business organized the fourth edition of its partner day at the Stockholm School of Economics. The theme was "Sport as a financial asset class - what does the landscape look like and what opportunities and threats arise for Swedish sports?" The partner day featured Tomas Hjelström (Doctor of Economics and member of the CSB), Fanny Almersson (PhD student at the CSB) as well as CEMS students presenting their projects on the Swedish Golf Federation and the Marathongruppen.

From May 6 to May 7, the Center for Sports & Business hosted its third research workshop Advancing Management Theory with Sports Data. The workshop featured Juliane Reinecke, Professor at University of Oxford, with a keynote.

Innovation and storytelling are the foundational pillars of Nike's success, according to Tomas Antonelius, General Manager of the Nordic Region for Nike. He shared these insights during a lunch lecture hosted by the SSE Sport Initiative, focusing on the intersection of sports and business.

The European Sports Business Program's (ESBP) second module convened at the Stockholm School of Economics from March 25 to March 27. This session, focusing on Management & Execution, was led by Professor Martin Carlsson-Wall, Director of the Center for Sports & Business.

In an inspiring initiative to promote gender equality in sports, the Center for Sports & Business at the Stockholm School of Economics hosted the groundbreaking event "Collective Visibility - Leveraging the Power of Women in Sports" on Thursday, March 7.

This week, the European Sports Business Program (ESBP) officially launched its first module - Corporate Foresight & Strategy Making - at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Sport is a global phenomenon affecting millions of people all over the world. Yet, men dominate in many sports. Male stars make more money, male sport executives often hold the power and in many conferences, men sit on panels and are invited as keynote speakers. In this event we celebrate the collective visibility of women.By sharing best practice and describing pioneering events, we aim to leverage the power of women in sports. Join us at the Stockholm School of Economics to debate these issues, network and learn from each other.

The Strategic Management Group at the Center for Sports and Business invites management scholars working with sports data to a two-day workshop in Stockholm (Sweden). For this workshop, we are now calling for papers - both early idea proposals and full papers - with submission deadline on March 28, 2024. More information below.

The Center for Sports & Business, in collaboration with the SSE Sport Initiative, kicked off an innovative student workout session with champion boxer Anna Laurell Nash and industry experts from Grant Thornton.

In order to increase knowledge about sports and commercialisation, the Swedish Sports Confederation initiates a collaboration with the Stockholm School of Economics' Center for Sports and Business. The work aims to contribute to a better understanding of the conditions that commercialisation entails for the Swedish sports movement.