ISPO 2026 Exhibitor List

Andy Rubin is a shareholder and Deputy Chair of Pentland Group, a family-owned company operating in sports and outdoor activities. Pentland owns global brands including Speedo, Canterbury, Berghaus, Mitre, and Endura. Andy served as Chair of the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry until April 2026. He is an Enterprise Fellow of the UK charity the King’s Trust, an ambassador for Leaders Quest, and served on the Board of In Kind Direct, the UK’s leading redistribution charity, for over 20 years. Andy studied Law at Trinity College, Cambridge University, and received an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Tom Foley took up the position as CEO with IIC-INTERSPORT International Corporation in July of this year and has extensive experience of working in competitive international markets and a deep understanding of the sporting goods industry.

Jimmy is one of the leading storytellers of his generation and a world-class professional mountain athlete. He is a National Geographic photographer, Academy Award-winning film director, and New York Times Best Selling author. As an Asian American mountain athlete, Jimmy has been a professional climber and skier on The North Face Athlete team for over 20 years. His travels have taken him to all seven continents and he has led and participated in cutting edge expeditions around the world. As a photographer, Jimmy's work has been featured in numerous publications including National Geographic Magazine, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Outside Magazine and others. His film, Free Solo , captured the story of Alex Honnold’s historic climb in Yosemite and won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Jimmy divides his time between Jackson, WY and New York City.

Michel van Velde is the founder of Craftmore, a global creative digital agency. As a sr. Brand & AI director, he advises boards of directors and marketing teams on how emerging technology reshapes brand discovery, storytelling, E-commerce and growth, turning AI from hype into practical advantage for brands. Michel works with ambitious organizations to translate complex challenges into clear direction, strong creative execution, and scalable digital platforms.

Among his many exploits, Mr. Klopp was the founder of The North Face, where he served as President and CEO for 20 years. During that time The North Face was honored with many awards for being the best managed company in its industry, including being lauded by Business Week Magazine for providing one of the highest quality products of any company in the United States. Mr. Klopp led The North Face to its position as the largest and most technically advanced company in its industry and one of the largest privately held companies in the San Francisco East Bay. Adventurer and executive, Hap Klopp has run numerous companies and spoken around the world on adventuring, leadership, entrepreneurship and the human side of management. A highly sought after speaker who recently has given speeches at NASDAQ and numerous U.S. universities. He has also presented in Europe, Asia and South America. Among other achievements, he established the mountaineering and backpacking industry through the development of his company, The North Face, and along the way was highlighted on national television and in such US publications as BusinessWeek, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Inc. Magazine, and Success Magazine. He has published numerous articles in publications around the globe. After selling his highly successful company, he began an international management consulting firm, HK Consulting, in Berkeley, CA. He presently advises and is on the board of two entrepreneurial companies: REVIV.me a Manchester & Dubai based health care company specializing in Genetic Testing, IV Drip Therapy and Supplements; and, the Spora Biotech company a leading Chilean based ESG leader producing a replacement for leather using mycelium from the jungles of the Amazon and wilds of Patagonia. He has simultaneously invested in and participated in the development of a number of entrepreneurial ventures. Mr. Klopp is an adjunct instructor at a number of prestigious U.S. Universities including U.C. Berkeley and Hult International Business School and is involved in a research project on the Future of Work—which he shares with the world through his monthly Master Classes and Podcasts all outlined in the Amigos-3.com website. Simultaneously he has written two highly acclaimed books on leadership: Conquering: The North Face, an Adventure in Leadership, and Almost—12 electric months chasing a Silicon Valley dream, available in e-book, hard cover and paperback formats. He combines all of this with his ongoing sporting and adventuring activities and lots of recreational time with his family.

Tomas Vucurevic is the world's leading expert in ingredient branding, with over 30 years of experience in brand and marketing leadership roles. He spent nearly a decade as a Global Brand Manager for Gore-Tex, overseeing one of the world's most iconic ingredient brands. Since 2011 Tomas is managing BRAIND®, a strategy consulting firm specialising exclusively in ingredient branding. Under his leadership, BRAIND® has consulted on over 80 projects worldwide, helping companies of all sizes transform from suppliers to sought-after ingredient brands. Tomas is also the host of 'HeroInside', the first podcast dedicated to ingredient branding, where he shares insights and stories from industry pioneers. Tomas has worked with a prestigious list of ingredient branding clients, including globally recognised names such as Gore-Tex, Primaloft, Tencel, Econyl and Polygiene and is a regular publisher of articles, white papers and comments on Ingredient Branding.

Professor Laura McAllister CBE is a trailblazer across sport, public policy, and human rights advocacy. A former captain of the Wales national women’s football team, she was instrumental in lobbying for official recognition of the women’s game by the Football Association of Wales. Her leadership and commitment to equality in sport laid the foundation for greater opportunities and visibility for women athletes in Wales and beyond. In April 2023, Laura made history by becoming the first female UEFA Vice-President, a milestone achievement for Welsh and European football. In this role, she chairs key committees on gender equality, social responsibility, and sustainability, spearheading UEFA’s efforts to promote inclusion, human rights, and environmental accountability across European football. Her work has driven systemic change in governance structures, representation, and fair play standards within the sport. Beyond the football pitch, Laura is an esteemed academic and public policy leader. As Professor of Public Policy and the Governance of Wales at Cardiff University, and formerly at the University of Liverpool, she has established herself as one of the UK’s leading experts on devolution, constitutional change, and democratic renewal. Laura has chaired major government commissions and advisory panels, including the Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales, championing inclusive, participatory governance and rights-based public policy in Wales. Throughout her career, Laura has consistently bridged the worlds of sport and public affairs, using both platforms to advocate for gender equality, LGBTQ+ inclusion, and social justice. She was Chair of Sport Wales (between 2010-16) until April 2016, Board Member of UK Sport, the Government’s agency for Olympic and Paralympic sport, and former Director of the Football Association of Wales Trust. Her work continues to set new standards for ethical leadership and progressive governance, both in football and in public life.

Avi Samtani leads Amazon Sports across Europe, driving strategic partnerships with the world's leading sports brands and shaping the company's vision to be most trusted, authoritative, and best-in-class destination for all sport and outdoor enthusiasts at every skill level. With 15 years at Amazon, Avi has built a distinguished track record of category leadership, most recently serving as Managing Director/Europe GM for Footwear from 2020-2025, where he transformed Amazon's footwear business across the region. At Amazon, Avi is pioneering new approaches to sports brand engagement, including the integration of live shopping while watching sporting events, which is shaping the future of sports retail.

Pia Heidenmark Cook enjoys a portfolio career, dividing her time between board, senior advisory and keynote speaking roles mainly across Europe and North America. She is serving as non-executive director on corporate boards across healthcare (Bupa), materials innovation (Origin Materials) and restaurants (MAX Burgers), and chairs the advisory board of the professional services company The DO Group. She is also Senior Advisor to the private equity company Eurazeo’s Planetary Boundaries Impact Fund, and to Teneo (CEO Advisory Firm). Prior, Pia worked at IKEA/Ingka Group for 13 years. The last five years (2017-2021) as Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). At IKEA she led the development and implementation of the IKEA People and Planet Positive strategy. During this time, IKEA ranked in the top three most sustainable brands and managed to decouple carbon dioxide emissions from its commercial growth across the value chain. Pia has worked with sustainability topics since 1996, across academia, consulting, and business. She has lived in France and Belgium, is married to a Canadian and lives in Southern Sweden. Her first book, “Embedding Sustainability” (Kogan Page, 2024) was published in July 2024. She is also mentoring young professional women. She is also a frequent keynote speaker/lecturer on sustainability and business transformation at e.g., Lund University (Sweden), Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL), INSEAD, Boards Impact Forum and Competent Boards’ Executive Training in addition to several corporate events and conferences. Pia has been recognized for her TED talk, “How IKEA is Growing Business Whilst Shrinking Emissions” and in 2024, a survey named her one of the most sought after speakers on sustainability. Pia has been recognized as one of the world’s top female leaders in sustainability and one of the world’s leading influences on climate change. In 2023, she was named Top 20 Sustainability Voices by the CEO Magazine and received the Global 50 Women in Sustainability Awards by SustainabilityX ® Magazine. Pia was named top 10 female leaders in sustainability by WBCSD in 2018, and top 5 influencers on climate change agenda by the Climate Group, as well as top 100 climate influencers on Twitter in 2020.

Most Decorated Track & Field U.S. Olympian

One of the greatest tennis players of all time, philanthropist, author, and businessman. During his 20-year career, Agassi earned 60 men’s singles titles including eight Grand Slam singles championships and an Olympic gold medal. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2011. He has been actively promoting education reform through the Andre Agassi Foundation for Education.