DOHA, Qatar, Nov. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The 10th edition of the Aspire Academy Global Summit concluded in Qatar, bringing together leaders from 50 top football organisations worldwide.
Over two days, the summit provided a platform for exchanging groundbreaking insights on sports science, coaching techniques, and performance, with a key focus on inspiring the next generation of sporting stars.
Powerful Setting for Global Collaboration
The summit's first day concluded with a gala dinner for guests, the evening's highlight was a Star Chat with Italian basketball coach Sergio Scariolo, current head coach of the Spanish national basketball team. During his talk, Scariolo shared valuable coaching techniques and emphasized the importance of continual learning and building strong connections with players.
Earlier in the day the delegates had heard from Ajax Amsterdam's Italian coach Francesco Farioli, who is also a former coach at Aspire Academy as well as French coaches Rudi Garcia and Christophe Galtier.
Reflections on Evolution in Football
Former Argentina striker Gabriel Batistuta was unable to address the summit due to unforeseen circumstances, but the event continued with a series of engaging activities.
A key session focused on the evolution of football tactics over the past decade. Gerrard Trives Guardiola from Barcelona's Methodology Department discussed how the club's playing style has adapted after the departures of legends like Lionel Messi and Neymar. He stressed the importance of allowing young players to express themselves.
Jose Tavares, Academy Director at Porto FC, emphasized the need to anticipate future football trends to implement changes early and highlighted the significance of emotional moments in a player's journey as motivation.
The Future of Football Performance
Darragh Connolly, Head of Academy Performance at Juventus, highlighted the need for proper preparation of young players as academies expand. He noted that a football club's entire structure must align to equip players for professional challenges.
Rick Cost, Director of High Performance at US Soccer, discussed the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence and its potential to enhance coaching and performance analysis while leveraging AI wisely.
The summit featured a special appearance by Aspire Academy graduate and four-time Olympic high jump medallist Mutaz Barshim.
Valter and the Aspire Fellows: Looking Ahead to the Next Edition
Professor Valter Di Salvo, Executive Director of the 2024 Aspire Global Summit thanked the delegates, and he is looking forward to hosting the 11th edition of the Summit.
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World's Top Football Clubs Conclude Aspire Academy's 10th Global Summit Under Qatar's Desert Stars
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JAKARTA, Indonesia, Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This November, Belgian business management software company Odoo celebrates 1st anniversary of the Indonesian office with esteemed partners and customers like Ismaya, Pertamina Energy Terminal, DORÉ, Dekoruma, Abuba Steak, Perum Bulog and Arista Group, to name a few.
With a mission to help more businesses to become digitally organized, the software company started actively developing the Indonesian market five years ago and has reached record-breaking milestones one after another—91.2% average annual growth and a quadrupled 189 active local partners—making Indonesia the best-performing market in APAC for six consecutive years.
The now locally based Odoo Indonesia is confident in extending services and helping businesses of all sizes in the country to digitally transform business management to contribute to optimized workflow efficiency and national economic growth.
To support rapid market expansion, Odoo will base its operations in BSD as the area embodies the start-up environment the Belgian firm always strives for—vibrant & dynamic—a choice affirmed by its sustained success in digital transformation endeavors across Indonesia.
Odoo opens first SEA office in BSD.
From a squad of 3, Odoo Indonesia has expanded into an over 80-strong team. In 2024, it engaged the community at 41 events in major cities, including Medan, Bandung, Surabaya, and Makassar, and around the archipelago in Java, Sumatra, Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, providing countless on-site support. Within a year of opening, the company introduced multiple landmark integrations and regionalized upgrades.
Odoo-Xendit Integration
Integration with Indonesian-based payment solution provider Xendit is made standard in Odoo to facilitate effortless transactions in Indonesia and across Southeast Asia through QRIS, e-Wallets, convenience stores, and other major payment methods in the region.
e-Faktur Submission
To support the Tax Office e-Faktur application, Odoo now collects necessary data to automate documents to assist users in completing the submission process in compliance with local regulations and is in the last stages of integrating with Pajak.io for direct submission from Odoo.
QRIS Features
The team introduced QRIS into the system to maximize ways to receive payments, facilitating a more convenient and localized payment process for Indonesian Odoo users.
Odoo-Shopee Integration
In October, Odoo announced upcoming integration with Shopee, the leading eCommerce platform in Southeast Asia.
"The opening of Odoo's new office in BSD marks a significant milestone in our effort to penetrate the Indonesia market. Looking at our journey so far, I am also extremely proud of my team for their relentless contributions in helping our customers become more efficient, one app at a time. Moving forward, we aim to expand the team even more and the best part is: we are always looking for top talents to join us!" — Benny Putra Sugito, Director of Odoo (Indonesia)
Odoo is committed to leading the Indonesian business scene. While its expansion also aims to generate employment opportunities to offer the country a professional workforce in tech and business management, Odoo is resolute in educating the market about the significance of utilizing the right business tools and is dedicated to offering a comprehensive and integrable yet approachable solution to facilitate an easy digital transformation process for 64.2 million businesses of all sizes in Indonesia.
About Odoo
Odoo is a Belgian online business management software with a complete suite of business modules. The open-source service provider operates in 19 locations worldwide, including Indonesia, the United States, Hong Kong SAR, and Dubai. With 80+ official apps and 49k+ third-party apps, Odoo manages businesses' finance, sales, inventory & manufacturing processes, human resources, marketing, team productivity, and more.
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Belgian Unicorn Odoo Celebrates Remarkable First Anniversary in Indonesia
Belgian Unicorn Odoo Celebrates Remarkable First Anniversary in Indonesia
