Allianz-PNB Philippines’ junior futsal program was the SPIA 2018 best corporate social responsibility sports initiative awardee.

The fifth edition of Asia’s leading sports conference and awards platform, SPIA Asia–Asia’s Sports Industry Awards & Conference, continues its partnership with LaLiga for the 2019 edition to be hosted by the Philippines.

SPIA Asia 2019 will run 2 and 3 December at the Grand Hyatt Manila and is part of the official activities of the 30th Southeast Asian Games, which kicks off 30 November.

“We are also proud of being able to renew our agreement with LaLiga”, said Eric M. Gottschalk, CEO and founder of SPIA Asia. “SPIA Asia has always featured football as one of its main pillars and having the opportunity to bring LaLiga as the leading football league in the world and to share its Asian strategies on stage will be a great leaning and networking opportunity across all sport segments.”

“LaLiga is proud to once again partner with SPIA Asia, as an industry leading event that allows us to provide a platform for some of our clubs to share their voice and stories,” said Ivan Codina, La Liga managing director for SEA, Japan, South Korea and Australia.

Over 600 delegates and 60 international speakers are expected to attend the event in Manila with key focus on the pulse of the industry.

SPIA Asia will also host its annual edition of the SPIA Asia Awards, Asia’s most prestigious and credible awards platform, recognizing and celebrating sporting excellence of the industry, including this year’s inaugural Best Asian Sportsman, Best Asian Sportswoman and Best Asian Sports Team of the Year awards.

SPIA Asia brings together the governing bodies, federations, agencies, rights holders, brands and organizations which strongly contribute and positively influence the landscape of sport in Asia.