The Summit will feature a full day of panels, discussions, and live presentations aimed at debating the future of Brazilian sports. Distinguished authorities and executives from global sports, government, and the industry will share their perspectives on three key themes: driving innovation, safeguarding integrity, and leveraging intelligence to shape the future of sport.
“The CBF created in 2025 the Brazilian Football Integrity Unit, responsible for tackling match-fixing. Since then, mechanisms and workflows have been implemented that resulted in a significant decrease in reports from companies monitoring the sports betting market,” highlighted Eduardo Gussem, Integrity Director of the CBF.
“We believe that through transparency, integrity, awareness, and above all, education, we can build a much safer and healthier environment. Participating in an event with the main leaders of the sector is therefore a great honor.”
“This edition of the Brazil Sports Tech Summit represents a crucial moment for collective action. With the evolution of the sports betting landscape in Brazil, fostering robust integrity measures is fundamental,” stated Scott Sadin, Co-CEO of IC360.
“We believe this event provides an essential platform for critical collaboration between regulators, sports entities, and technology providers to address challenges such as match-fixing and to shape a transparent and sustainable future for Brazilian sport. Our involvement reinforces the shared commitment to protecting the industry’s credibility for everyone.”
For Alex Fonseca, CEO of Superbet, "the Brazilian Sports Tech Summit is an important opportunity to bring together government, clubs, leagues, and companies around a common goal: to think about the future of sports based on innovation, integrity, and responsibility."
"Participating in a panel with national and international entities and authorities to foster the debate on integrity is a necessary step. Without integrity and innovation, the future of sports is threatened. Superbet is proud to participate in this event and share our experience in building a regulated and sustainable market for the country."
Highlighted panels include:
* Match-fixing and global monitoring: Sabrina Perel (NFL), Graciela Garay (CONMEBOL), Eduardo Gussem (CBF), Adrian Ford (Premier League), moderated by Stephen Thurley from Genius Sports, will explore the latest global strategies to protect fair play.
* 20 years after the “Máfia do Apito” scandal: integrity expert Paulo Schmitt, who prosecuted the case, and Tiago Horta Barbosa from Genius Sports revisit the lessons from one of the most significant refereeing controversies in Brazil.
* The true value of official data: perspectives from the São Paulo Football Federation, Brazil’s NBB league, and Football DataCo.
* Refereeing 2.0 – AI in action: the Premier League’s pioneering semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be demonstrated by Harry Lennard, former EPL referee and Genius Sports’ subject matter expert.
* Regulatory reform and growth in Brazil: government leaders such as Régis Dudena (Ministry of Finance, SPA) and Giovanni Neto (Ministry of Sport) join Ana Carolina Luna Maçães (Esportes da Sorte), Alexandre Fonseca (Superbet), Scott Sadin (IC360), and Luiz Felipe Maia (MYLaw) to discuss the future of sports betting regulation in Brazil and the importance of combating illegal betting.
* Responsible Gaming: Paul Buck, CEO of EPIC Global Solutions, and gaming industry specialist Martin Lycka will debate customer protection measures based on real-world experiences and the role of education in this area.
* Innovation in sports technology: Chris Dougan and Guilherme Buso from Genius Sports, alongside Georges Didier from GLI, will showcase cutting-edge detection tools and strategies for market growth.
“We look forward to contributing to the debates at the event on how to make this work sustainable not only in an emerging betting market like Brazil, but also in other jurisdictions represented by some of the participants,” said Paul Buck, CEO of EPIC Global Solutions.
“Bringing together leaders from government, sports, and the betting industry at events like this is crucial to stimulate both the conversations and the actions necessary for a collaborative approach.”
To register your interest in participating, click here.
To watch the 2-minute video of the 2024 Summit, visit: https://www.govrisk.org/sis
Event details:
- Date: Thursday, September 4
- Venue: Football Museum (Praça Charles Miller, s/n – Pacaembu, São Paulo)
- Free admission
Note: The Summit series of events in Brazil is always in high demand. Submitting a registration request does not guarantee participation, as not all applicants will be approved.
Approval and confirmation of registration will be handled by the Summit Steering Committee, comprised of key partners and sponsors. Approval decisions will be based on whether the applicant has a genuine connection and involvement with the sports and sports betting ecosystem in Brazil.
Sponsorship and participation
The event is free of charge thanks to the generosity of its partners: Esportes da Sorte, GLI, Superbet, EPIC, IC360.
The International Governance and Risk Institute (GovRisk) is an independent UK-based organization dedicated to integrity-related projects. With expertise in anti-corruption, risk management, justice reform, and governance, GovRisk has an extensive portfolio of completed and ongoing projects worldwide, including several initiatives with the Government of Brazil.
GovRisk conducts numerous projects for the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and other donors, having worked in more than 60 countries on strategic integrity-related initiatives.
Genius Sports is the Summit’s lead partner. Listed on the NYSE and headquartered in London, with over 20 offices worldwide, Genius Sports is a global leader in sports data, technology, and integrity services. The organization provides anti-corruption solutions to some of the world’s biggest sports bodies, including the NFL, Premier League, Argentine Football Association (AFA), LigaMX, DFB, and PGA TOUR.
Genius Sports offers consultancy, risk assessments, educational workshops, and betting monitoring technology that protect sports from threats of match-fixing and betting-related corruption. Its Integrity Services enable sports to understand and manage betting activity in their competitions, creating a sustainable ecosystem for all stakeholders.
Source: GMB
