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- SPEAKER PREVIEW: Club Wembley – Redefining sporting hospitality
Over the last 3 years, Club Wembley has undergone immeasurable changes to its matchday experiences, recreating and re-designing spaces which had not been touched since the opening of the stadium in 2007. As part of an overall repositioning of the Club Wembley brand and proposition, a clear strategy was needed ...1 week ago - Book your place in the Marketplace
We’ve now released the remaining exhibition pods and sponsorship packages for The Marketplace – our mini-expo and the key networking area at the Summit. The Marketplace has been expanded by 50% on previous years – offering 40 plug-n’play pods for industry suppliers to showcase their capabilities. Over half of these ...1 week ago - Bringing it all togetherThe ‘new-look’ Summit will bring it all together… literally. Speakers, product demos, debates, networking – it will all take place in one building: The Point. With natural daylight and panoramic views of the world famous cricket pitch, The Point is already great place to do business. But for the Summit ...1 week ago
- Destination Manchester!TheStadiumBusiness is delighted to return to Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester for our 11th edition. Emirates Old Trafford, home to Lancashire County Cricket Club, is a world-class international sporting stadium, playing host to some of cricket’s most iconic moments since 1857 and also hosting world famous artists such as Rihanna and ...1 week ago
- SPEAKER PREVIEW: Getting the right finish – Melvin Hopps, Portview
The stadium matchday environment is the embodiment of the high pressure workspace. Our venue interiors are designed to create the ‘wow factor’ for fans, sponsors, players and other stakeholders. But they also have to stand the test of time, with durability, flexibility and (increasingly) sustainability. Drawing on recent project references, ...2 weeks ago - Latest Programme releaseToday, we’ve released the latest programme preview (26 page PDF, V2). We calculate that over US$10 billion of new stadium and arena construction will be represented by the guest delegations this year. It’s all going rather well – with over 50+ project delegations confirmed, exhibition sold out, exclusive tour of ...3 weeks ago
- Speaker Preview: XLNT & the next steps of stadium finance…Rob Rijsenbrij, CEO of XLNT joins us at TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Summit 2019 to discuss changes to Europe’s banking system and what these mean for stadium operations, design and financing… Changes to Europe’s banking system given by the introduction of PSD2, are offering new opportunities for teams – from ...3 weeks ago
- TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Awards 2019 – Shortlists Announced!Proudly presenting our 2019 shortlists: INDUSTRY PARTNER – Awarded to the architect, design firm, engineer or consulting firm that has provided consistently outstanding service to stadium design and delivery. CAA Icon Hoare Lee KCCJ Kulture City Legends Thornton Tomasetti AUDIOVISUAL FAN EXPERIENCE AWARD sponsored by AVIXA – Recognising the best use ...1 month ago
- Have you enhanced your fan experience?Have you been doing great things in sports and entertainment venues? Keep reading if the answer is yes… AUDIOVISUAL FAN EXPERIENCE AWARD sponsored by AVIXA is the new category for TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Awards 2019. The category recognise the best use of integrated audio, video, display, digital sensor and/or ...2 months ago
- Calling Innovators, New Products and Services…Here at TheStadiumBusiness, we’re looking forward to next year’s Summit in April (21-22). Do you have an exciting solution or product that should be shared with the Stadium industry? If the answer is yes then TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2020 is the best place for it, with 350+ industry experts from around ...2 months ago
- Design & Development Awards – Nominations Open!We are excited to announce that nominations are open for TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Awards 2019. Do you know someone who’s changing the game in stadium design? Or is it you and your team? Tell us all about it here… It’s completely free to nominate and only takes a ...3 months ago
- Project Review: No. 1 Court SuccessFollowing years of intricate design work and a highly complex three-year build, the No.1 Court roof was successfully deployed on several occasions at The Championships 2019, enabling matches to complete under the roof. Completed on the 10th anniversary of the opening of the Centre Court roof, the No.1 Court ...3 months ago
- Project Preview: Everton’s Waterfront VisionTheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Summit is excited to announce that Project representatives from Everton FC will be joining us in London for the 8th annual edition. As reported on TheStadiumBusiness News, Everton FC has revealed it’s waterfront vision for a new 52,000-capacity stadium. The stadium – which will reportedly cost ...3 months ago
- Design & Development Awards – Judges Revealed!
We are thrilled to announce the nine stadium leaders who make up our international Judging Panel for TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Awards 2019. It’s time for their reveal! Check them out below… Don’t forget, nominations open on the 5th of August! Peter Ayres, Global Service Leader – Structural, Aurecon Group, ...3 months ago - The Summit is on the move!TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2020 moves to April (21-22) 2020. The 11th Edition of TheStadiumBusiness Summit is taking place in April, which based on our research is very exciting news! We’ve been checking out trends and patterns and have discovered that by moving slightly earlier in the year, we can bring more ...3 months ago
- Awards 2019 – Categories Announced!On the 5th August, TheStadiumBusiness will open nominations for TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Awards 2019. Whilst we’re gearing up to see hundreds of world class nominations – we thought we’d share this years’ categories so you can start thinking how your Project can receive the recognition it deserves! This years ...3 months ago
- The marketplace is almost sold out!
We’re gearing up for a record-smashing TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Summit later this year (26-27 November, Hilton Wembley, London) so it comes as no surprise that we’re approaching a sell out of The Marketplace. Alongside the international conference programme, the Summit also incorporates a compact mini-exhibition of specially-selected suppliers – ...3 months ago - Programme released and tour announcementGREAT NEWS: your free download of the new #TDS19 Programme is now available. Take a look at the latest version of the TheStadiumBusiness Design and Development Summit 2019 Programme with information on some of the speakers, sessions and exhibitors that will be with us on site in November (26-27) at ...4 months ago
- Update: Who’s attending in November?Our eighth annual TheStadiumBusiness Design & Development Summit (26-27 November, Wembley) is set to host an outstanding audience of senior figures from the world’s most successful stadium projects, alongside the industry’s finest and most innovative product and service suppliers. Whilst we work on our first Programme Preview, we’d like to ...4 months ago
- First Projects Announced for 2019 SummitEach year the Summit invites VIP delegations from the world’s most important stadium, arena and sports facility projects. In 2018 we hosted over 50 project delegations – the largest ever gathering of stadium projects from around the world. For 2019, our audience of buyers builds on last year’s success with even ...4 months ago
- SKiData celebrate win at SBA19SKIDATA Wins Product Innovation Award: NFC Ticketing via Apple Watch and iPhone at Allianz Arena at the 2019 Stadium Business Summit… SKIDATA once again proves its stronghold as an industry-leading pioneer in the world of people access and control as the company took home the Product Innovation award at the ...4 months ago
- Anatomy of the Summit 2019The Summit combines a high-level conference, workshops, mini-expo, exclusive tours & project briefings and unique networking events dedicated to the planning, design and delivery of stadiums, arenas and major sports facilities. For 2019 we are heading to London for 3 days of networking, debate, sharing and discussion of how best ...4 months ago
- TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2019 – Winners Announced!
The winners of TheStadiumBusiness Awards 2019 were announced tonight at a gala evening hosted at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, UK during TheStadiumBusiness Summit 2019 – the annual celebration of the global stadium sector. Winners in 10 categories were showcased in front of an international audience of stadium and arena owners, ...5 months ago - Speaker Preview: Unlocking Non-Matchday RevenuesDrawing on case studies – including the recently-opened, new grandstand at Ireland’s famed Curragh Racecouse and the under design new Stadium for Bath – our speakers from Grimshaw examine how design can unlock both matchday and non-matchday opportunites. The Curragh, Kildare, Ireland The Curragh plains are one of Europe’s oldest ...5 months ago
- SPEAKER PREVIEW: FAN EXPERIENCE WITH TECHNOLOGYThis summer, fans at Emirates Old Trafford (the host Venue of #SBS19) will be entertained and engaged through the latest in digital outdoor signage with new LED screens, perimeter boards and – in a first for UK cricket – mid-tier ribbon boards. This significant investment in technology is unprecedented in ...5 months ago
