My name is Thomas Briels, I am 36 years old and living in Antwerp. I have played for 15 years in the Belgium national field hockey team and had the privilege to captain the team for those last five years. I played 359 games for Belgium and participated in 4 Olympic Games. During this time, we have won the European cup (2019), World cup (2018) and in 2021 we became Olympic champions. The Olympic final was also my last game I have played for Belgium. Currently I am still playing at the highest club level in Belgium for HC Braxgata. I have combined my athlete life with a study in Podiatry where I graduated in 2015. 

Besides still playing myself, I organize hockey camps in Belgium and the Netherlands in cooperation with SportWays. I am also working as a consultant for SmartMind where we coach business team in different organizations. Last but not least, I have started my own company called LEAD Field Hockey. This is an online video platform where we share knowledge and experiences of top international players and coaches to educate trainers and coaches at different hockey clubs.  

On a more personal note, I recently became a father for the first time of a beautiful daughter named Louca. 

Kim Bui is a former gymnast and former member of the German Women's gymnastics team. She is a 3 x Olympian (2012 London, 2016 Rio de Janeiro, 2021 Tokyo) and a 2 x Bronze medal European Championships winner at Uneven Bars (2011) and Team (2022). During her career she was the athlete representative for the German Women's gymnastics team and for her federation for 13 years. She published a biography where she talks about the two sides of sport: the beautiful and successful, but also the dark sides. She is a candidate for the IOC Athletes' Comission, the elections is at this year's Olympic Games

Alberto Colombo is the Deputy General Secretary of the European Leagues, the organisation that gathers and represents the interests of 40 professional football leagues and more than 1000 professional clubs in 34 countries across Europe.

Alberto works closely with top leagues’ senior executives as well as with key football stakeholders on political and strategic matters to protect and enhance the growth and development of professional domestic football competitions across Europe. He is a sports industry senior director with experience in football and sport governance, stakeholders’ relations, media & communication, social dialogue & labor issues, sports integrity, IPR and public affairs in the EU landscape. Before joining the European Leagues, he had experiences in marketing and media operations for major sports events such as the Olympics and the America’s Cup of Sail.

Alberto speaks 5 languages and is guest lecturer at several academic sport management and law postgraduate courses across Europe.