Host City

Speakers:  Andrew Ryan, Managing Director, FIBA Media Jack McGill, CEO, QTV Tanya Heimlich-Ng Yuen, Director of Client Services, Two Circles Moderator: Martin Ross, Global News Editor, SportBusiness

Vikram Philip Rajkumar, Account Director, Satisfi Labs

Stefano Manelli, Director, Citec Italy

Mike Golub, President of Business, SlamBall League

Speakers:  Jana Wacht, Conference Manager, European Society of Human Genetics Jason Ferguson, Chairman, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Brett Williams, Senior Sponsorship Manager, NatWest Group  Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General, AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers Moderator: Jonathan Coates, Marketing, Communications and Events Manager, ESA (European...

Hilary Ash, Vice President, Games Delivery & Infrastructure, LA28 in conversation with Ben Avison, Editorial & Conference Director, Cavendish Group

Speakers: Carole Colin Kjaer, Director of Digital, DATA and CRM, Paris 2024 Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games Gerdine Lindhout, Head of Marketing Operations & Event Promotion, FIFA Tim Kasper, Account Manager, Sport & Culture, Explore Edmonton Corporation Paul Foster, Founder, OnePlan and VenueTwin Moderator: Siân Jenkins, Director, Major Events & Campaign...

Speakers:  Abi Ijasanmi, Chief Operations Officer, Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) John Langford, COO, AEG Europe Hill Carrow, Chairman & CEO, 2029 FISU World University Games Susan Deighan, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life Chair: Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland

David de Behr, Head of Sales, Major Events, Aggreko

Host and Presenting Partner:  Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland

Host and Presenting Partner:  Susan Deighan, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life

Creating organisational systems of power for good. How can we attract young people to the events industry, and deal with the shortage of skills and labour? Speakers:  Martin Boyle, CEO, The International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO)  Jason Ferguson, Chairman, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association  Gayle Shepherd, Director of People, Projects and Technology...

What kind of impacts and benefits do events bring and are we demonstrating them all? Why are social benefits becoming more important to prove? How can events help governments to achieve multiple policy goals? Speakers:  Toni Jorba, Head of Event Operations, World Athletics Perttu Pesä, Director, Major Events, City of Tampere Jack Nixon, Strategy Director, Nielsen Sports Moderator: Iain Edmondson,...

What can major event stakeholders do to further tap into female audiences and talent? Speakers:  Jennifer Arnold, Vice President, Marketing & Communications, U.S. Soccer Foundation Sarah Lewis OBE OLY, Managing Director, Global Sports Leader Claire Nelson, CEO, Netball Scotland and Sirens Netball Superleague Club Moderator: Duncan Mackay, Founding Editor, insidethegames.biz

Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Vice President, Badminton World Federation and IOC Member

There are many tools available to make events more sustainable, but how can we incentivise their deployment? How can events account for carbon? And how should we design and adapt events with social sustainability in mind? Speakers:  Georgina Grenon, Director of Environmental Excellence, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games David Stubbs, Independent Sustainability Ex...

Speakers: Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland David Lappartient, President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Moderator: Martin Ross, Global News Editor, SportBusiness

How can cities use events, sports, horticulture and creativity to achieve development goals? How can urban design impact health and wellbeing? What kind of leisure facilities are needed for a changing economy and habits? How can events bring economic diversification and increase participation? Speakers:  Tim Briercliffe, Secretary General, AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producer...

Speakers (L-R):  Debra Gawrych, Secretary General, International Federation of Sport Climbing David Grevemberg CBE, Chief Innovation and Partnerships Officer, Centre for Sports and Human Rights (moderator) Liese Abili, Vice President of Sports Development at the Florida Sports Foundation Mathew Ratner, Associate Director, Sports & Entertainment Tourism, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors...

Tine Eriksen Green, Head of Major Events, City of Copenhagen

Events are generating ever more sophisticated data about their audiences, but how can they capitalise on this knowledge? How do we convert data to growth? And how should we give fans access to content? What opportunities and challenges do digital twins, the metaverse, VR and AR present for major events and host cities?  Yiannis Exarchos, CEO, Olympic Broadcasting Services and Executive Director, O...

Stefano Manelli, Director, Citec Italy; Transportation Supervisor, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026

Good relationships between rights holders, hosts, organisers, suppliers and sponsors are essential to deliver positive events. How are these relationships being fostered and nurtured? Speakers include:  Hilary Atkinson, Director, FIH Pro League & Olympic Games, International Hockey Federation (FIH) Julia Amour, Director, Festivals Edinburgh Helen Marriage, Director, Artichoke Joel Lavery, Stra...

Who is the future fan? What do they want? Are they online, ethical, busier, younger or older? What can we learn from other industries who have embraced the customer journey?  Speakers:  Brendan Williams, Chair of the Athletes Advisory Commission, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) Alice John, Head of Economic Growth and Development Advisory, Deloitte’s Sports Business Group Mate Bor, Chief of Sta...

Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games review  Ian Ward, Leader, Birmingham City Council with questions from Ben Avison, Conference Director, Host City