FIFA World Cup™ - One-year Countdown
FIFA World CupTM - One-year Countdown
With Vancouver set to host matches for the FIFA World Cup, the city is poised for a significant economic boost — and local businesses are in a prime position to benefit.
Join us for our one-year countdown event with Victor Montagliani, FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President, and a panel of business leaders to explore how businesses across sectors can tap into the influx of global visitors, media attention, and increased consumer spending. Whether you're a small business owner, investor, or part of a larger organization, this event will help you understand how to play your cards right and be part of Vancouver's winning World Cup story.
Victor Montagliani
FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President
FIFA Vice President and CONCACAF President
Vittorio (Victor, Vic) Montagliani was President of BC Soccer from 2004 to 2006 and is currently President of CONCACAF and a FIFA Vice-President.
Victor, born in 1965, was raised in East Vancouver, playing youth soccer with Grandview Legion and adult soccer with Columbus FC. After playing as a Canadian futsal international, an injury ended his playing career at 28 and he qualified as a B Licence coach in 2002.
Victor served as a BC Soccer Director for five years from 2001, serving as President from 2004 to 2006, when he became a Director and Vice-President of Canada Soccer for six years. From 2012 to 2017, he became the 33rd President of Canada Soccer.
In 2016, Victor was elected President of CONCACAF and a Vice-President of FIFA, the first Canadian to hold that office. His CSA presidency was highlighted by Olympic Bronze medals for the Women’s national team in 2012 and 2016 and by hosting the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, events for which he chaired the National Organizing Committee.
At CONCACAF, he has served on Gold Cup Committees, the 2015 Reform Committee and the Executive Committee. At FIFA, he has been a member of the Legal Committee and the 2016 Reform Committee and is Chair of the Football Stakeholders Committee and Chair of the Board of FIFA Ticketing AG. Victor was inducted as a BC Soccer Life Member in 2013.
Victor, born in 1965, was raised in East Vancouver, playing youth soccer with Grandview Legion and adult soccer with Columbus FC. After playing as a Canadian futsal international, an injury ended his playing career at 28 and he qualified as a B Licence coach in 2002.
Victor served as a BC Soccer Director for five years from 2001, serving as President from 2004 to 2006, when he became a Director and Vice-President of Canada Soccer for six years. From 2012 to 2017, he became the 33rd President of Canada Soccer.
In 2016, Victor was elected President of CONCACAF and a Vice-President of FIFA, the first Canadian to hold that office. His CSA presidency was highlighted by Olympic Bronze medals for the Women’s national team in 2012 and 2016 and by hosting the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup 2014 and the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015, events for which he chaired the National Organizing Committee.
At CONCACAF, he has served on Gold Cup Committees, the 2015 Reform Committee and the Executive Committee. At FIFA, he has been a member of the Legal Committee and the 2016 Reform Committee and is Chair of the Football Stakeholders Committee and Chair of the Board of FIFA Ticketing AG. Victor was inducted as a BC Soccer Life Member in 2013.
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