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Club Connect

Meet top decision-makers!

01 October 2026/// Start: 9 AM/// Gastwerk Hotel, Hamburg
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Tonight · From 20:00

After Show Party @ Bullerei

Germany vs. Serbia — match, drinks & food · Bullerei, Lagerstraße 34b, 20357 Hamburg

About SCOUTASTIC Club Connect

One day. One goal:
Scouting to the next level.

SCOUTASTIC & TheScoutSource welcome you to a day packed with top-level scouting insights, hands-on expertise, and exclusive networking opportunities.

01 October 2026 · Gastwerk Hotel, Hamburg

The Agenda

09:00 – 10:00
Arrival
Registration & Coffee
10:00 – 10:15
Host
Welcome
10:15 – 11:00
Keynote
Gareth Jennings — Sporting Director @ Al Kholood
Multiclub · Football in the Middle East · Data-driven model
11:00 – 11:45
Keynote
Luke England — Chief Scout @ Nottingham Forest
11:45 – 12:45
Networking
Curated 1-on-1 Matchmaking
12:45 – 13:30
Panel
Women's Football Panel
Niels Wigbold — Head Scout, VfL Wolfsburg Women
Marta Carissimi — Head of Women's Football, Genoa CFC
13:30 – 14:30
Break
Lunch & Networking
14:30 – 15:15
Panel
COACHINSIDE Panel
Anselm Küchle — Moderator
Michael Parensen — Managing Director, Sturm Graz
Gerhard Struber — Former Bundesliga Coach
15:15 – 16:00
Keynote
Paulo Araujo — Director of Scouting @ FC Porto
Scouting across different cultures
16:00 – 17:00
Networking
Curated 1-on-1 Matchmaking · Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:30
Panel
Sports Department Panel
Matthias Ringler — Head of Recruitment, LASK
Dévy Rigaux — Technical Director, Feyenoord
Andrii Fedchenkov — Head of Scouting @ Flamengo
17:30 – 17:45
Host
Wrap up
17:45 – 18:00
Closing
Networking & Closing of the Conference Day
From 20:00
Special
After Show Party: Germany vs. Serbia — match, drinks & food
Bullerei · Lagerstraße 34b, 20357 Hamburg

Agenda subject to change.

Be part of SCOUTASTIC Club Connect

150+
Participants expected

Meet the attendees

  • Sporting Directors
  • Heads of Recruitment
  • Technical Directors
  • Heads of Scouting

Connect with decision-makers from leading clubs and organisations across Europe and beyond.

These clubs are already participants

Al Ahli BVB FC Barcelona RB Salzburg 1. FC Magdeburg AEK Athen AFC Bournemouth Atletico Mineiro Bayer 04 Leverkusen Birmingham City Black Knight Football Club Blackburn Rovers Como Derby County EAS FC Groningen FC Porto FC Twente Fulham Genoa CFC Hansa Rostock Holstein Kiel Impect KVC Westerlo Legia Warschau Middlesbrough FC Modena FC Norwich City Roter Stern SC Freiburg SK Slavia Prag Sporting Clube de Portugal St. Louis City SC VfL Wolfsburg Werder Bremen West Bromwich Albion West Ham United dfl

Here's what you can expect

Insights & connections

Attendees networking at a SCOUTASTIC event

Networking

Outstanding networking opportunities will be an integral part of the whole event.

Attendees will have the chance to form, strengthen, and expand valuable connections throughout the event.

Keynote session on stage at a SCOUTASTIC event

Keynote Sessions

SCOUTASTIC Club Connect features high-profile keynote sessions with real-life case studies and open debates.

Every session is defined by the increasing relevance of innovation, data, and face-to-face exchange regarding the current state of scouting.

Next stop: Hamburg

The Venue

Gastwerk Hotel Hamburg — red-brick industrial architecture
Gastwerk Hotel — Hamburg's industrial-style design hotel
Location
Gastwerk HotelBeim Alten Gaswerk 3 · 22761 Hamburg, Germany
Date
Thursday, 01 October 2026
Start
9 AM
Format
Live EventKeynotes, panels & curated 1-on-1 matchmaking
Rooms
Hotel capacities for attendeesBook your room directly with the Gastwerk Hotel at your own expense — just refer to SCOUTASTIC Club Connect

SCOUTASTIC Club Connect brings the football world to the Elbe for one focused day of scouting exchange.

Contact

Talk to us

Questions about today — the venue, the program or the after show party? We’re happy to help.

info@scoutastic.com