Jon Ruigómez – Speaker at the 18th EFDN Conference
Jon Ruigómez , Second Vicepresident at Athletic Club Fundazioa, is a confirmed speaker at our 18th EFDN #Morethanfootball Conference in Budapest from the 14th until the 16th of November 2022.
Second Vice President of Athletic Club since June 2022, Jon has managed various public and private companies and has experience in the cultural, legal and financial sectors. He has been the director of Itsasmuseum (Bilbao Maritime Museum) since 2010.
In recent years, the Athletic Club Foundation has scheduled more than 200 free cultural events, including art exhibitions, improvised poetry performances in Basque, reading clubs in local schools, film screenings, book and much more. Culture and football united together to improve both worlds and, as a result, society too.
The presentation Jon will be giving during the conference will be composed of the Athletic Club Fundazioa project which has been shortlisted for the #Morethanfootball award. The presentation consists of:
- Athletic Club is a unique team in the world, with a special signing policy that creates an unbreakable bond between the fans and the players.
- This connection can and should be used to help the social development of our region: The Athletic Club Foundation acts as an agent of change.
- Culture has a special role to play in improving societies. Athletic Club always looks to to be an ally in education: we are a family, we are responsible for our young people.
