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Club Connect

Meet top decision-makers!

01 October 2026/// Start: 9 AM/// Gastwerk Hotel, Hamburg
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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 – 09:30
Arrival
Registration & Welcome
09:30 – 10:15
Keynote
Gareth Jennings — Sporting Director @ Al Kholood
Multiclub · Football in the Middle East · Data-driven model
10:15 – 10:30
Host
SCOUTASTIC Slot
10:30 – 11:15
Keynote
Paulo Araujo — Director of Scouting @ FC Porto
Scouting across different cultures
11:15 – 12:15
Break
Networking on all floors
12:15 – 13:00
Panel
Sports Department Panel
Tim Steidten — FC Köln  ·  Matthias Ringler — LASK
13:00 – 14:15
Break
Lunch & Networking
14:15 – 15:00
Panel
COACHINSIDE Panel
15:00 – 15:45
Panel
Women's Football Panel
Niels Wigbold — Head Scout, VfL Wolfsburg Women
Mary Kok-Willemsen — Holland Football University · ex-Head Coach AlUla Women & Etihad Women · ex-Technical Director Etihad Club
Marta Carissimi — Head of Women's Football, Genoa CFC
15:45 – 16:45
Break
Networking on all floors · Coffee Break
16:45 – 17:30
Keynote
Connor Barrett — Assistant Sporting Director @ Nottingham Forest
Coach changes · Recruitment in modern football · From Championship to European competitions
17:30 – 18:00
Closing
Networking & Closing of the Conference Day
From 20:00
Special
After Program: Germany vs. Serbia — match, drinks & food
Location pending · details to follow

Agenda subject to change.

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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 partners

Al Ahli BVB Bayern Muenchen 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 panel 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 & networking on all floors
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.

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