Kadir Yıldız did his bachelor’s degree in Sport Management at Cumhuriyet University. He completed master’s degree at Erciyes University and PhD in Sport Management at Abant Izzet Baysal University. Currently, he is an Assoc. Prof. at Manisa Celal Bayar University, and has studies on outdoor and adventure education, mountaineering, orienteering, outdoor sports, statistical modelling, communication in sports, fitness industry, service quality.

Prof. Dr. Dilşad Çoknaz conducts research in the field of sports management.

Efi Tsitskari holds the position of Associate Professor in Sports Marketing within the Department of Physical Education & Sports Science at Democritus University of Thrace. With a Ph.D. in sports marketing, she specializes in instructing how to apply sports marketing principles to enhance engagement in exercise, sports and recreational services. Her research primarily revolves around comprehending the sports consumer and leveraging various tools and methodologies to boost their involvement in sports and exercise activities. She has contributed in the writing of over 60 papers published in scientific journals. Furthermore, she has taken on editorial responsibilities for three books and authored chapters in five collective volumes. She actively engages in peer review for 25 international and Greek scientific journals. Her academic involvement extends to presenting more than 200 papers at both local and international conferences. Additionally, she has participated in 15 research programs as part of a research team. Beyond academia, Efi has contributed to the organization of numerous events, including 25 International Conferences in Physical Education and Sports, as well as various symposiums, conferences, seminars, and sporting championships such as the 1st World Student Weightlifting Championship, National Wrestling Championship, and Panhellenic Student Championships across various sports. Her marketing experience includes working as a marketing manager for a sports camp and tournament company and providing marketing and management advice for fitness centers and basketball club.

President of ”Recreation and Leisure” Section at FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), starting with May, 2020 –
President of WORLD STUDENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS FEDERATION (WSPESF) from June, 2017 – Winnipeg, Canada, an organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee.;
VicePresident for Eastern Europe at FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), (since January 13, 2013 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil) –
Vice-President of the Romanian Ski Biathlon Federation (2013 – 2017);
National Delegate in Romania of the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), (since 2007) with its headquarters in Brazil –
AMBASADOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF FIEPS – nominated by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEP) WORLD – ( from June 2019 – Barcelona, Spain)
AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL FIEPS GOLD CROSS OF HONOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION awarded by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (FIEP) WORLD – awarded in recognition of outstanding services and contributions to international physical education, sport and science of physical education (may 24, 2023 – Galati, Romania).
INTERNATIONAL FIEP SILVER CROSS OF HONOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION awarded by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (FIEP) WORLD – awarded in recognition of outstanding services and contributions to international physical education, sport and science of physical education http://fiepeurope.eu /fiep%20cross%20of%20honor.php (January 14, 2017 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).
The FIEP EUROPE THULIN AWARD, given by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) of Europe to Physical Education personalities who have contributed greatly to the development of physical education on a national and European level (June 18, 2011 – 6th FIEP European Congress, Poreč, Croatia).
The „MANUEL TUBINO” MEDAL awarded by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) in recognition of the relevant services conducted for FIEP MONDIAL for the development of physical education, sports, and leisure time activities, on the occasion of the 90 years FIEP activity anniversary (January 13, 2013 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).
The ”HONOR AL MERITO” Medal awarded by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) for SOUTH AMERICA (January, 2019 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).

Jeremy is a Reader in Applied Strength and Conditioning and Programme Director for the MSc in Strength and Conditioning at Cardiff Met teaching across both the undergraduate and postgraduate schemes in strength and conditioning.

Industry based roles have included Regional Lead at the English Institute of Sport, Performance Manager at UK Athletics, Performance Director for the Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby Association, Performance Director and Chief Operations Officer at Welsh Judo. Jeremy has consulted to Sport Wales, Sport England, UK Sport, various National Governing Bodies and professional sports teams. 

Dr. García-Fernandez conducts research in the field of Sport Management; fitness management, private sport businesses and consumer behavior.

Dr. Moisescu conducts research in Physical Education and Sports Education.

Patrizia Zagnoli is a Full Professor of Business and Management, University of Florence. She studied at the European University Institute Florence (EUI) and at the Center for Research in Management at UC Berkeley. Her scientific training on industrial economy and the economics of the firm has been focusing on the processes of industrial clusters, economy of innovation and sustainability. The scientific background on the economics of innovation provided crucial knowledge to build a framework for economic analysis of the sport industry. In 2002 she designed and founded the first Italian Master Degree in Sport Management and in 2008 she has created and directed the Sport Management Laboratory at the University of Florence. Her research work contributed - among others publications - to the issuing of the earliest and innovative handbook on “Sport Marketing e Nuovi Media”, which set the base for the following investigations on sport industry and multimedia applications. Over the last decade she has been visiting professor in many European and Middle East Universities presenting her distinctive fields of research related to sport marketing. 

Dr. Özçakır conducts research on Physical Education and Sports and sports history.

Dr. Hazar conducts research in the field of movement and training science in the areas of training information, sport psychology, sport biology and sport physiology.

Dr. Munusturlar conducts research on Recreation science and program development in the basic field of Sport Sciences.

Dr. Dobrescu conducts research in the fields of physical education and sport, training knowledge and communication.

Born in Santiago de Compostela. He studied Technical Superior in Physical and Sports Activities for the years 1998-2000. Later he studied the Bachelor of Science in Physical Education and Sport at the University of Vigo (2000-2004). He received the Master of High Performance Sports Spanish Olympic Committee and the Autonomous University of Madrid (2004-2006), parallel to the realization of numerous graduate courses in the field of motor skills and physical exercise. He completed a doctorate in education from the University of A Coruña (2004-2010) and is currently conducting numerous training courses annually.
He is chief editor of the Journal Scientific Sportis. Scientific Technical Journal of School Sport, Physical Education and Psychomotricity, indexed in the main database and published by the University of A Coruña. Also part of the Scientific Advisory Council and numerous scientific journals.
He participated as a guest speaker at over 20 international congresses in different parts of the world: Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, Portugal and Spain. He made different stages of national and international research, highlighting their stay at the University of Porto (Portugal) with Prof. Dr. José A. Ramos and Duarte Brookes University (UK) with Prof. Dr. Roger Ramsbottom.
In the field of management of scientific knowledge is the founder and current CEO of the International Conference on Sport Science and Physical Education of Pontevedra with more than 12 editions, and the creator and CEO of the World Congress of School Sports, Physical Education and psychomotricity Coruna with more than 5 editions. He is also the founder and current CEO of the National Conference on Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health. Sportis form Solidarity, with over 4 editions.

Dr. Korkmaz conducts research on English as a Second Language, Language Acquisition, Applied Linguistics and Educational Linguistics, Educational Readiness, Quality Assurance in Higher Education, Accreditation of Undergraduate and Graduate Education Programs.

Dr. Yengül conducts research on Language Acquisition and Educational Linguistics.

Dr. Yumuk conducts research on Leisure and Recreation science.

Dr. Moisescu conducts research in Physical Education and Sports Education.

DR. ROBERT C. SCHNEIDER
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE PROFESSOR, SPORT MANAGEMENT
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BROCKPORT

Dr. Robert Schneider holds the title of Distinguished Service Professor at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport. He is the director of the sport management program at Brockport, which is ranked 14th in the United States (2017 College Choice National Ranking Service). In 2010 Dr. Schneider received the highest scholarship award granted from the State University of New York (SUNY) system of higher education: The Chancellor’s Award For Excellence In Scholarship/Creative Activity. His efforts have advanced sport management at universities, and sport-based organizations throughout the world. A frequent invited keynote speaker, Dr. Schneider’s scholarship primarily focuses on the versatility of sport management content and how it can align with, and meet university and sport industry goals. The author of several textbooks, Dr. Schneider’s most recent was published in April of 2021 and is entitled, “Ethics of Sport and Athletics: Theory, Issues, and Application.” No less than, 90 publications and more than 150 presentations in over 30 different countries represent Dr. Schneider’s sport management based contributions to the literature. He also serves on over 20 advisory, editorial or guest editorial boards for international or national peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Schneider continues to accept speaking and consulting invitations where he interacts with university officials and leaders in sport organizations as part of his long-standing efforts to serve in helping institutions develop sport management programs that meet their needs.

Prof. Dr. Salahuddin Khan is currently working as Chairman of the Department of Sports Sciences & Physical Education and Director of Sports at Muslim Youth (MY) University Islamabad Pakistan. Dr. Khan is an Internationally well-known Professor of Sports Sciences. Dr. Khan completed his PhD in Sports Sciences. He served as Professor/Chairman of the Department of Sports Sciences and Physical Education at Gomal University Dera Ismail Khan Pakistan for 27 years. Pioneer to start the MPhil and PhD in Sports Sciences. Dr. Khan has Produced Nine (9) Ph.Ds. and more than 100 MPhils in Sports Sciences. Dr. Khan has published more than 100 research articles in National and International reputed Journals and presented his research work at different National and international conferences. Dr. Khan is a lifetime professional member of the International Federation of Physical Education, Fitness, and Sports Science Associations, and also a Professional Member of the International Organization for Health, Sports and Kinesiology (IOHSK). Moreover, he is a President of the Pakistan Council of Sports Sciences (KP Chapter), and Senior Vice President of the Pakistan Council of Sports Sciences (National). Dr. Khan also remained the National (Jr) Gold Medalist in Track and field. He is an HEC-approved supervisor: (Since 2012). Dr. Khan has also written a variety of Books Published at the National and international level. Member Editorial Board / Evaluator/Reviewer for International Journals and International Bodies.

Welcome to my page! I am (Dr. Sajjad Pashaie) an Assistant Professor of Sports Marketing Management, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. I am currently a researcher and inventor, a top graduate of the National Elite Foundation, and was recognized as a Young Assistant Professor by the same foundation in 2024. I was accepted into my MA and PhD programs through an exceptional talents quota.

I teach in Sport Marketing and Event Management, Research Method, Brand Management, Principles of Management. I serve as a reviewer for several national and international scientific journals (indexed in JCR and Scopus) and as Assistant Editor for the Journal of Sport Sociology at the University of Tabriz. Beyond my research activities, I contribute to the academic community by serving on the editorial board (Physical Culture and Sport Studies and Research journal and the Tourism, Hospitality Management journal and Journal of Sport Sciences Research) and as a reviewer for several scientific journals.

I have been a member of the Scientific Committee and a Scientific Reviewer for numerous international and national conferences. I am also a member of the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA) in Geneva, Switzerland, and have received silver and bronze medals at world competitions for inventions and innovations.

My research areas include sports customer relationship management (SCRM), sports marketing, sport tourism, inventions and innovations, analytics and innovation applied to sport, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). My other areas of expertise relate to AI, organisational behavior, marketing, and consumer behavior. My research employs qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method approaches. I utilize various software tools such as MicMac for scenario writing and futurism, MAXQDA for Grounded Theory, Meta-Analysis, IBM SPSS, Amos for SEM, SmartPLS, Lisrel, EndNote for reference management, and design and compile online questionnaires for sport studies. I have published several peer-reviewed articles in leading sport management journals and authored four books.

President of ”Recreation and Leisure” Section at FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), starting with May, 2020 –
President of WORLD STUDENT PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND SPORTS FEDERATION (WSPESF) from June, 2017 – Winnipeg, Canada, an organization recognized by the International Olympic Committee.;
VicePresident for Eastern Europe at FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), (since January 13, 2013 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil) –
Vice-President of the Romanian Ski Biathlon Federation (2013 – 2017);
National Delegate in Romania of the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEPS), (since 2007) with its headquarters in Brazil –
AMBASADOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF FIEPS – nominated by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE ET SPORTIVE (FIEP) WORLD – ( from June 2019 – Barcelona, Spain)
AWARDS
INTERNATIONAL FIEPS GOLD CROSS OF HONOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION awarded by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (FIEP) WORLD – awarded in recognition of outstanding services and contributions to international physical education, sport and science of physical education (may 24, 2023 – Galati, Romania).
INTERNATIONAL FIEP SILVER CROSS OF HONOR OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION awarded by FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D’ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (FIEP) WORLD – awarded in recognition of outstanding services and contributions to international physical education, sport and science of physical education http://fiepeurope.eu /fiep%20cross%20of%20honor.php (January 14, 2017 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).
The FIEP EUROPE THULIN AWARD, given by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) of Europe to Physical Education personalities who have contributed greatly to the development of physical education on a national and European level (June 18, 2011 – 6th FIEP European Congress, Poreč, Croatia).
The „MANUEL TUBINO” MEDAL awarded by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) in recognition of the relevant services conducted for FIEP MONDIAL for the development of physical education, sports, and leisure time activities, on the occasion of the 90 years FIEP activity anniversary (January 13, 2013 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).
The ”HONOR AL MERITO” Medal awarded by the FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE D´ÉDUCATION PHYSIQUE (F.I.E.P.) for SOUTH AMERICA (January, 2019 – Foz do Iguacu, Brazil).

Post-doctoral by the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, USP, post-doctoral internship, as a Guest Researcher at the Section for Sport Science, Institut for Folkesundhed - Idrt, Århus University, Denmark, with Capes scholarship/Strategic Programs - DRI, PhD in Public Health, UFBA, Social Sciences of Health, Institute of Collective Health, with CNPq scholarship. PhD "sandwich" (internship) at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK, with funding from CAPES/PDSE. He is currently a researcher / collaborator of the Research Group Physical Education, Health and growth, and Human Development, at the Federal University of Pernambuco (DEF/CCS/UFPE). In the line of research Doping, ergogenic resources and body image in exercise and sport. Graduated in Physical Education from the Faculty of Physical Education of Santo André (FEFISA), São Paulo. Improvement in physiological Bases of Nutrition in sports, UNIFESP. Specialization in Exercise Physiology from Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, 2004. Member of the Human Enhancement Drugs Network (HEDN), Australia. Member of the European College of Sport Sciences (ECSS). Member of the Brazilian Society of Intelligent Design. Visiting researcher at Goldsmiths University of London, Department of Sociology (2015/2016). High Performance Training Internship in the Olympic Village of Manaus, CETAM / CBAt. Lecturer, and guest lecturer at postgraduate courses. Author / editor of the Best Seller, and first Brazilian book on anabolic steroids, the anabolic World (2003). Guest co-editor of the Special Issue "Doping in Sport and Exercise: the Brazilian Perspective", Substance Use Misuse magazine, 2014. Ad hoc reviewer of scientific journals; and member of the editorial board of Substance, Use Misuse. Former track and Field Athlete (long jump #7.00 m, and 100m #10.5 s).

Dr. Mahboub Sheikhalizadeh is a faculty member (Assistant Professor) in Islamic Azad University. He received a bachelor's degree in physical education and sports science in 2003 at Tabriz University, his master's degree in sports management in 2006 at Urmia University with the first rank, and his Ph.D in sports management in 2010 with the first rank.
In 2012, 2011, and 2018, he was introduced as the top researcher of Islamic Azad University (Ahar Branch and Central Tehran Branch).
Since 2006, he has been teaching and researching in physical education and sports science, sports marketing, and sports management. He has published articles in national (indexed in ISC and MSRT) and international Journals (indexed in ISC, JCR, and Scopus). He had many executive records, including the head of the faculty of humanities, the vice president of the faculty of humanities, and the director of the Department of Physical Education and Sports Sciences. Since 2010, he has been researching sports organizations, sports companies, sports brands, and Cryptocurrency as a specialist in sports marketing (Neuromarketing, customer behavior, promotion, and advertising). Also, since 2003, he has been engaged in data analysis and statistical analysis with LISREL, SPSS, and Smart Pls software.
He is the owner and manager of the allmarrt.com website, which is involved in developing marketing questionnaires and validating them.
One of my research goals is to communicate scientific and research cooperation with researchers and professors of sports management and sports marketing in other countries. I am eagerly ready to cooperate with different researchers from all over the world. Currently, I am studying and researching cryptocurrency in the sports industry and I am eagerly ready to cooperate with other researchers on the issue of cryptocurrency in the sports industry.