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Schedule
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· Expo
Registration, Exhibition and Networking
Registration, Exhibition and Networking
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Organiser’s Introduction with Matthew Astill, CEO, Cavendish Group and Ben Avison, Editorial & Conference Director, Host City
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Welcome Addresses with Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland and Dr. Bridget McConnell CBE, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life
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Keynote Addresses with with Sir Craig Reedie GBE, Member, International Olympic Committee, Etienne Thobois, CEO, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, H.E. Reem Al Hashimy, UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai
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Panel 1 - Hosting with a purpose in the digital, post-Covid era with Sir Craig Reedie GBE, Member, International Olympic Committee, Khunying Patama Leeswadtrakul, Member, International Olympic Committee and Vice President, Badminton World Federation, Paul J. Foster, Chief Operating Officer, Global Esports Federation* and Sally Edwards, Senior Advisor Festivals and Events, Dubai Tourism.
Moderated Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland
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· Expo
Exhibition Break
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Panel 2 - Preparing to deliver the greatest shows on earth with Etienne Thobois, CEO, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Fanta Diallo, Director of Sports, Youth and Community, City of Dakar, Ian Reid, CEO, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Niels de Vos, Executive Director, World Athletics Championships Oregon22
Moderated by Julia Amour, Director, Festivals Edinburgh
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· Workshop Sessions
Knowledge Transfer Workshop (Invitation Only)
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· Networking
Speed Networking
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Panel 3 - The impact of the Black Lives Matter movement with Densign White, Chair, Sporting Equals and CEO, International Mixed Martial Arts Federation and Brian Lewis, President, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
Moderated by David Grevemberg, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games Federation
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Presentation: Your connection to the Dutch Sports Industry Rick Sleegers, Project Manager, Orange Sports Forum
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Panel 4: Inclusion and diversity in the boardroom and on the playing field with Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE, DL, Independent Crossbench Peer, The House of Lords, Sabrina Ibanez, Secretary General, FEI, Kate Caithness CBE, President, World Curling and Jimena Saldaña, Vice President, Mexican Olympic Committee
Moderated by Ishveen Anand, Founder & CEO, OpenSponsorship
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· Expo
EXHBITION BREAK
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· Workshop Sessions
Event Impact Measures Workshop with Iain Edmondson, Director, International Association of Event Hosts, Jidong Wang, Project Coordinator, ASOIF, Kim Mejnert Frydensbjerg, Head of Events, Wonderful Copenhagen, James Savage, Deloitte, Mark Stewart, Senior Events Manager, EventScotland and Maria Ramos, Head of Brand and Marketing, World Athletics
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Panel 5 - Future event delivery with Bruno Marie-Rose, Director of Technology, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, David De Behr, Head of Sales, Aggreko Event Services and Martin Fitchie, Director, Motion Technology Services
Moderated by Fiona Green, Director and Co-Founder, Winners FDD
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Project update: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 with Saoud Al Ansari, Precinct Director of Al Thumama Stadium, Competition Venues, Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy
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Panel 6 - Hosting in the new normal with Sven Bossu, CEO, International Association of Convention Centres (AIPC), Mandy Keegan, Director Media Operations, Expo 2020 Dubai and Annie Hairsine, Director of Programme Management & Integrated Planning, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Moderated by Nick White, Partner, Charles Russell Speechlys LLP
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Procurement Workshop with Olivier Debargue, Director of Procurement, Paris 2024 and Fiona Adams, Head of Procurement , Birmingham 2022 Moderated by David Grady, Chief Financial Officer, Birmingham 2022
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· Networking
Speed Networking
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Panel 7 - How major events are contributing to environmental goals with Federico Addiechi, Head of Sustainability and Environment, FIFA, Georgina Grenon, Director of Environmental Excellence, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games and Jacob Gough, Production Director, Coventry City of Culture Trust
Moderated by Nicoletta Piccolrovazzi, Global Technology & Sustainability Director, Dow Olympic & Sports Solutions
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World Health Organisation Covid-19 Situation Report with Dr Jaouad Mahjour, Assistant Director-General, Emergency Preparedness, World Health Organisation
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Panel 8 - Developing people and places through events with im Briercliffe, Secretary General, AIPH – International Association of Horticultural Producers, Monika Stepniak, Director of the Office for Coordination of the 3rd European Games, Ministry of State Assets, Poland, Tatiana Zhuravleva, Head of Centre for Urban Competencies, Agency for Strategic Initiatives, Andrew Newman, Director of Workforce and Volunteering, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games and Mike Libber, Baltimore-Maryland 2026 FIFA World Cup
Moderated by Joanne Deponio, UEFA EURO 2020 (Glasgow) Host City Project Lead at Glasgow Life
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Closing Remarks with Ben Avison, Editorial & Conference Director, Host City and Adam Soroka, Managing Director, Cavendish Group
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EXHIBITOR ZONE NETWORKING
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Welcome Address with Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Fair Work and Culture, Scotland
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Panel 9 - The road to recovery: a situation report on the global events sector with Michelle Hooper, Tournament Director, Rugby World Cup New Zealand 2021, John Langford, Chief Operating Officer, AEG Europe and Joe Ryan, Head of Health and Safety at Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
Moderated by Chris Barrett, Editor, Access All Areas
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· Workshop Sessions
Culture, Ceremonies and Entertainment Workshop with Chenine Bhathena, Creative Director, Coventry City of Culture Trust, Sam Hunt, Programme Director, Festival UK 2022 and Raidene Carter, Executive Producer, Cultural Programme & Live Sites, Birmingham 2022
Chaired by Andrew Dixon, Chief Executive, Culture Creativity Place
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In Conversation with Sir Russell Coutts KNZM CBE, Chief Executive Officer, SailGP
Moderated by Matthew Wilson, Head of Consulting, The Sports Consultancy
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Host City Update: Tokyo 2020 with Tatsuo Ogura, Director, International Communications, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
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Panel 10 - The digital acceleration: the convergence of digital and real-world events with Michael Cole, Chief Technology Officer, European Tour, Alban Dechelotte, Head of Partnerships & Business Development EMEA, Riot Games, Michael Dhulst, Co-Founder & CEO, Super League Triathlon and Chester King, Vice President & Chair, Education, Culture and Wellness Commission, Global Esports Federation
Moderated by Andy Westlake, Chairman, European Sponsorship Association
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· Expo
EXHBITION BREAK
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Panel 11 - Get Set for Gen Z! with Tati Baker, Derin Adetosoye, Aiden Vincent and Alexa Rendell, Open Talent Call Finalists, Formula E
Moderated by Katie Traxton, Chief Communications Officer, Formula E
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· Networking
Networking Time
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Panel 12 - The power of purpose with Jakob Larsen, Director of Competition and Events, World Athletics, Aoife Delmas, Director of Business Development, European Society of Cardiology, Robbie Clyde, Head of EventScotland, VisitScotland and Sven Stimac, Chief Operating Officer, Floriade Expo 2022
Moderated by Adam Nelson, Deputy Editor, Sport Business International
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Presentation with Andrew Lynch, Senior Director Operations & Strategy, Foamhand
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· Workshop Sessions
Refocusing for destination impact Workshop - Panellists: Emily Blitz, Director, Conferences International AIDS Society (IAS), Nicky Redmond, Managing Director, Refocus Communication, Angeline van den Broecke, Global Business Development and Marketing Director, Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and Neil Brownlee, Head of Business Events, VisitScotland
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Panel 13 - Rethinking venues & infrastructure, co-produced with the Association of Global Event Suppliers with Christian Hirschmüller, Head of Technical Services & Overlay, UEFA Events S.A., David Leather, CEO, CGF Partnerships, Stephen Davis, Managing Director and Founder, SDD Concerts and Marion Schoene, CEO, Olympiapark Munich
Moderated by Daniel Cordey, Chairman, Association of Global Event Suppliers
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· Expo
EXHBITION BREAK
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Case Study with Jon Ridgeon, CEO, World Athletics
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Panel 14 - What’s next for the events sector? with Jon Ridgeon, CEO, World Athletics, Geoff Ellis, CEO, DF Concerts and Bridget McConnell, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life
Moderated by Ed Hula, Editor and founder, Around the Rings
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· Networking
Speed Networking
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Come Play in Florida with Angela Adams Suggs, President & CEO, Florida Sports Foundation, Jose Sotolongo, Director of Sports & Entertainment Tourism, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau and Jason Siegel, President & CEO of Greater Orlando Sports Commission
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Closing Remarks with Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland and Ben Avison, Editorial & Conference Director, Host City
Booths

Cameron Live Delegate Support Booth
Delegate Support Booth

EventScotland
Mountain Bike World Cup, Fort William © Charne Hawkes

Glasgow life
To deliver world class cultural and leisure services to you.

AIPH, International Association of Horticultural Producers
International Horticultural Expos

Aggreko
Dedicated to delivering innovative services to the events industry.

SailGP
Powered by Nature™, SailGP is the world's most cutting-edge sail racing league

World Athletics
The home of World Athletics.

Glasgow Convention Bureau
Glasgow Convention Bureau

Orange Sports Forum
Your Connection to the Dutch Sports Industry!

Super League Triathlon
Think You Know Triathlon? Think Again

Cannes Convention & Visitors Bureau
Capital of Outdoor Sports, Cannes is home of major International events on the Mediterranean sea

S2|FOAMHAND
S2|FOAMHAND specialise in crowd management consultancy and delivery of covid-secure technology solutions.