Football Integrity Forum 2025
9 October 2025
Oeiras, Portugal
14:20 – 17:00
Format: in Person
Hosting Partner: Federação Portuguesa de Futebol @Portugal Football Summit
The Football Integrity Forum 2025 marks the third edition of this flagship initiative organised by SIGA and implemented by SIGA EUROPE, now in partnership with the Portuguese Football Federation. After two successful years in collaboration with Liga Portugal and the Thinking Football Summit, the Forum consolidates its position as a key pillar of the inaugural Portugal Football Summit, taking place at the Federation’s headquarters in Oeiras – the home of Portugal’s national football teams.
As part of the programme, SIGA will host three high-level panels bringing together leading experts and decision-makers to address some of the most pressing challenges in the game: transparency and financial integrity, sports betting integrity, and female leadership in football.
AGENDA
14:20 Opening Keynote
Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Global CEO, SIGA
14:30 Panel 1 – Following the Money: Ensuring Financial Transparency in Football
António Oliveira, Director, Financial Information Unit, Portuguese Judiciary Police
Giovanni Tartaglia Polcini, Chair, SIGA
Sebastian Dieguez, Global Head of Public Affairs, Chiliz & Socios.com
Moderator: Paul Reidy, Senior Sports Writer, Diario AS
15:20 Panel 2 – Betting on Integrity: Protecting Football from Match-Fixing and Gambling-Related Threats
Bernardo Oliveira Neves, Secretary-General, APAJO
João Paulo Almeida, Consultant, Responsible Gaming Observatory, Former, Director-General, Portuguese Olympic Committee
Marc Williams, Senior Consultant, EPIC Global Solutions
Moderator: Nuno Perestrelo, Senior Director, Comms, Media & Thought Leadership Events, SIGA
16:10 Panel 3 – Levelling the Playing Field: Women Leading the Future of Football
Helena Pires, Secretary General, Portuguese Football Federation (FPF)
Katie Simmonds, Chair, SIGAWomen Council; Global Chief Commercial Officer, SIGA
Matilde Fidalgo, Ambassador, Portuguese Players’ Union (Sindicato dos Jogadores)
Moderator: Susana Feitor, President Portuguese Sports Foundation
