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- Winners of TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2022 Announced
The winners of TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2022 have been announced at Emirates Old Trafford stadium in Manchester. Among the winners were Oak View Group CEO Tim Leiweke, who was named Executive of the Year, Optus Stadium, which picked up the award for the Venue of the Year, and Henk Markerink, the Former CEO of ...1 month ago - #SBS22 Preview: 49ers’ menu-inclusive season ticketIn a surprise move, NFL’s 49ers announced a major overhaul in the way it provides food and beverage to its season ticketholders – the Member Inclusive Menu (MIM). As we reported on our TheStadiumBusiness.com news channel, this was a bold, industry-first move by the esteemed San Francisco franchise.Its members ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Preview: 49ers’ season ticket that feeds the fan experienceIn 2019, the San Francisco 49ers announced a major overhaul into the way they provided food to members – the Member Inclusive Menu (MIM). Why did they do this and what does it involve we hear you ask? Alison Lu, Business Strategy & Analytics for the San Francisco 49ers will ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Speaker Preview: LAFC – The Stadium of Future NowWhere will your stadium be in 2030? Too far away to be a priority? Christian Lau from Los Angeles FC begs to differ and he will be telling us all about it at #SBS22! Christian, will offer his insights in to the technology platforms being used by LAFC that may ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Preview: Tech and Events Insights with Eden Park#SBS22 attendees are in for a double treat with our next speaker – Nick Sautner, CEO of The Eden Park Trust, New Zealand. Nick has over 20 years experience in the stadium, event, and entertainment sectors, for the past two and a half years he has led an incessant mission ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Preview: MCG – A Sustainability JourneySustainability – without doubt, the essential operational focus for our sector … now and in the years ahead. Melbourne Cricket Ground has lead the way when it comes to recycling – even the turf gets a second lease of life! Between 2013 and 2019 MCG increased the amount of recycled ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Preview: Digital Upgrade at Principality StadiumSharing the journey of the digital makeover of one of the UK’s leading stadiums, Andrew Smith, Sales Director – UK, VITEC returns to The StadiumBusiness Summit. Andrew will share his insights into The Digital Upgrade: Taking the Principality Stadium into the new digital era for content delivery, hospitality, and live ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Preview: Activate Your Stadium Real Estate!What if you were able to activate your real estate 24 hours a day, 365 days of the year? GroundWOW’s print management platform and stadia ground printers allow you to turn campus-wide real estate into a profitable new revenue stream. For game days and non-game days. Efficient. Engaging. Profitable. The ...2 months ago
- #SBA22 AWARDS: 2022 FINALISTS ANNOUNCEDTheStadiumBusiness is delighted to unveil the finalists for the stadium sector’s 2022 Awards. Our congratulations to all of our finalists for making the shortlists. We will be in touch shortly to advise the next steps of your nomination. Meanwhile, the full dossier (and supporting evidence) has been compiled and is ...2 months ago
- #SBA22 AWARDS: FINALISTS UNVEILEDTheStadiumBusiness is delighted to unveil the finalists for the stadium sector’s 2022 Awards. Our congratulations to all of our finalists for making the shortlists. We will be in touch shortly to advise the next steps of your nomination. Meanwhile, the full dossier (and supporting evidence) has been compiled and is ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: National Stadium Complex, VilniusAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Sarunas Stepukonis, partner at BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, discusses the new National Stadium Complex that is being developed in Vilnius, Lithuania. In January, work commenced to deliver a new National Stadium for Lithuania through the demolition of a previously aborted project. Vilnius City Municipality in October hailed a “new ...2 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Ergo ArenaAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Kamil Kukułka, executive board advisor – commercialisation for the Ergo Arena, discusses how the venue in Gdańsk, Poland has fared following its reopening amid COVID-19, along with what is on the agenda moving forward. Kukułka owns Sport Innovation, an independent sales and marketing agency founded in 2008, ...3 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Southampton FCAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Darren Parker, IT Operations Manager at Southampton, discusses the Premier League club’s plans to enhance the fan experience at St. Mary’s. Parker joined Southampton as the club’s IT Service Desk Manager in October 2017 and has held the role of IT Operations Manager since February ...3 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena NottinghamAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Martin Ingham, chief executive of National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, discusses how the venues have fared following their reopening amid COVID-19, along with what is on the agenda moving forward. Ingham has worked for National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena Nottingham for over two decades, ...3 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena NottinghamAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Martin Ingham, chief executive of National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena Nottingham, discusses how the venues have fared following their reopening amid COVID-19, along with what is on the agenda moving forward. Ingham has worked for National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena Nottingham for over two decades, ...3 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Johan Cruijff ArenAAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Tanja Dik, Chief Executive of Johan Cruijff ArenA, discusses the return of Ajax fans to the stadium, as well as upcoming events at the venue. TheStadiumBusiness: How is the reopening/return of fans going at Johan Cruijff ArenA? Tanja Dik: Good, the last couple of months it’s ...3 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Nokia ArenaAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Marko Hurme, CEO of Tampere Deck and Arena Management Oy, discusses how the Nokia Arena has fared in its opening months, along with what is on the agenda for the venue moving forward. Hurme has served in his current role since November 2019, having joined from Finnish betting ...4 months ago
- #SBS22 Guestlist: More teams. More venues.More teams and more venues are set to join us in Manchester for #SBS22. In the past week we’ve confirmed C-level delegations from Real Madrid CF, AS Roma, Ascot, MCG and Manchester United FC… to namedrop just a few! Here’s a selection of teams, venues and leagues already registered for ...4 months ago
- #SBA22: Nominations OpenCalling all innovators, pioneers and visionaries! Nominations for TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2022 open today. For the 13th edition of the industry’s most presitigious Awards, entries are invited across nine open categories – covering operations, sustainability, marketing, venue tech and more. For full details see the Awards section. Or, if you are ...4 months ago
- #SBA22: Awards judging panel unveiledWith nominations set to open later this week, we are delighted to unveil the Judging Panel for TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2022 (#SBA22). Our sincere thanks to these fantastic, industry leaders who will be casting their votes to determine this year’s – the 13th annual – Awards winners (clockwise from top right): ...4 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: River PlateAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Walter Lanosa, General Manager at River Plate, discusses the return of fans in Argentina and the club’s plans to redevelop its El Monumental stadium. Lanosa joined River Plate in December after spending nine years as chief executive of sustainable energy company Genneia. River Plate is currently carrying ...4 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Bristol Rovers
Ahead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Tom Gorringe, CEO of English League Two football club Bristol Rovers, discusses how the Memorial Stadium has fared during the COVID-19 reopening, along with what is on the agenda for the club in the coming months. Having first joined Bristol Rovers as commercial director in September 2017, ...5 months ago - #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Woking FCAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Simon Jones, head of F&B and corporate hospitality for English National League football club Woking, discusses how Laithwaite Community Stadium has fared during the COVID-19 reopening, along with what is on the agenda for the club in the coming months. Prior to the 2021-22 season, 90% of ...5 months ago
- #SBS22 Guest Spotlight: Manchester CityAhead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Trish Neiwand-Kyle, Senior Business Development Manager at Manchester City, discusses the return of supporters to the Etihad Stadium and the club’s fan engagement plans over the coming months. City recently partnered with Sony to develop new digital fan experiences, including a virtual recreation of the ...5 months ago
- Guestlist Spotlight
Ahead of TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2022, Rob Wicks, commercial director at Scottish Premiership football club Aberdeen, discusses how Pittodrie stadium has fared during the COVID-19 reopening, along with what is on the agenda for the club in the coming months. Wicks joined Aberdeen in January 2018 following over 10 years working ...5 months ago
