Past speakers

Explore speakers from previous Host City conferences

Abe Stein

Head of Innovation, Sports Innovation Lab

Abi Ijasanmi

Chief Operations Officer, Confederation Africaine de Football (CAF)

Al Kidd

President & CEO, Sports Events & Tourism Association (Sports ETA)?

Alan Gilpin

Chief Executive Officer, World Rugby

Alex Inglot

Commissioner, ESL Pro League

Alex Johnston

Policy and Influencing Manager, Spirit of 2012

Alex Walton

Business Development Manager, Kuehne + Nagel

Alice John

Head of Economic Growth and Development Advisory, Deloitte?s Sports Business Group

Allegra Roccato

Head of Events, World Physiotherapy

Andrew Dixon

Director, Culture, Creativity, Place

Andrew Ryan

Executive Director, ASOIF

Andrew Ryan

Managing Director, FIBA Media

Andrew Selby

Head of Partnerships, Deloitte LLP

Andy Meikle

Founder and CEO, Recast

Angela Ruggiero

CEO and Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab

Angus Buchanan

CEO and co-founder, TCS (The Sports Consultancy)

Angus Farquhar

Creative Director, Dandelion

Anita L. DeFrantz

Member, International Olympic Committee and Board Member, LA28

Annamarie Phelps CBE

Deputy Chairman, British Olympic Association and Executive Committee Member, European Olympic Committees

Annie Hairsine

Director for Programme Management & Integrated Planning, Birmingham 2022

Antony Warren

Head of Business Development, World Supercross Championship (WSX) & Founder, Supersize Live

Argyris Caridakis

Director of Games Services, Paris 2024

Arlette Anderson

Director of Sustainable Golf, The R&A

Babacar Djileh Dieng

Digital & Technology Commission Member, International Olympic Committee

Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE, DL

Independent Crossbench Peer, The House of Lords

Basim K. Ibrahim

Sport Sector Director, Ministry of Investment, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Ben Avison

orial and Conference Director, Host City, Cavendish Group

Beng Choo Low

Secretary General, World Baseball Softball Confederation?

Bev Ward

Major Events Lead, UK Sport

Billy Garrett

Director of Culture, Tourism and Events; Glasgow Life

Billy McFadyen

Managing Director, Corporate Operations and Compliance, Scottish Event Campus

Birgitte Nestande

Senior Advisor Sport and Cultural Events, Innovation Norway

Bobby Hare

Director, Host City Partnerships and Hospitality, ESL Pro League

Bodour Al Meer

Sustainability Director at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy

Bonnie May

CEO, Global Infusion Group

Brendan Williams

Chair of the Athletes Advisory Commission, Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)

Brett Gosper

Head of Europe & Asia-Pacific - National Football League (NFL)

Brian Lewis

Immediate Past President, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee

Brian Sullivan

Chief Executive Officer, NEP Group

Bruce Cook

Founder & MD, SponsorLab (and former Head of Sponsorship, RBS)

C?line Payelle

Former Vice-president and General Manager, Events & Experiences, Cirque du Soleil

Carine Saloff-Coste

Head of Green Spaces and Environment, City of Paris

Carole Colin Kjaer

Director of Digital, DATA and CRM, Paris 2024 Organising Committee of the 2024 Olympic & Paralympic Games

Catherine Chapman

Senior Programme Manager, Wiz-Team

Cecilia J. Folz

Founder and CEO of Ceil Folz Consulting

Cherrelle Redley Murrain

Head of Broadcast, Glasgow 2026

Chris Barrett

Content Director, Access All Areas

Chris Thompson

CEO, You. Smart. Thing

Christina McKelvie MSP

Minister for Culture, Europe and International Development, Scotland

Christophe Dubi

Executive Director of Olympic Games, IOC

Cindy Medynski

Director, Edmonton Events

Claire McColgan CBE

Director of Culture, Liverpool City Council and Vice Chair, UK City of Culture

Claire Nelson

CEO, Netball Scotland and Sirens Netball Superleague Club

Claire Ritchie-Tomkins

Founder and CEO, Sine Qua Non International Limited

Clare Briegal

CEO, World Netball

Colin Smith

Chief Competitions & Events Officer, FIFA

Consuelo Sanchez

Tourism Deputy Director, Florida?s Sports Coast

Dagmawit Girmay Berhane

Member, International Olympic Committee

Damien Combredet-Blassel

Director of Impact & Heritage Deputy of the Paris 2024 Organizing Committee

Darren Hall

CGF Director of Games and Assurance, Commonwealth Sport

Dave Crump

President, CT Europe and Middle East

Dave Gordon OBE

Head of Host Broadcast, Birmingham 2022

Davi Kaur

CEO, European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)

David Crocker

Executive Director Basketball World Cup 2023, FIBA

David de Behr

Head of Sales, Major Events, Aggreko

David Goldberg

Senior Advisor, TPG and Board Member, GAN

David Grevemberg CBE

Games Delivery Executive (D.TEC - LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games), Deloitte

David Lappartient

President, Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and IOC Member

David Siegel

President and Chief Executive Officer, Los Angeles Sports Council and Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games

David Stubbs

Evaluation Commission Member, International Olympic Committee

Deborah van den Brande

Senior Economic Policy Officer, Consulate General of the Netherlands in San Francisco

Debra Gawrych

Secretary General, International Federation of Sport Climbing

Densign White MBE

Chair, Sporting Equals; CEO, International Mixed Martial Arts Federation

Desmond Barry

Project Leader and Race Director, AIR RACE X

Dimitri Kerkentzes

Secretary General, BIE (World Expos)

Dominic McKay

CEO, SEC & Chairman, European Professional Club Rugby

Dr Beatriz Garcia

Member, Culture and Olympic Heritage Commission, International Olympic Committee

Dr Daniel Fujiwara

Associate, The Sports Consultancy

Dr Melita N. Moore

Board Member and Health and Wellness Commission Chair, Global Esports Federation

Dr. Marco Mazzi

Vice-President, International Sports Travel Agencies Association (ISTAA) and PhDc researcher in Sport Management, IOC Topics

Dragana Clarke

Operational Readiness and Main Operations Center Director, Milano Cortina 2026

Duncan Mackay

Award-winning Journalist and Author

Ed Hula

or and Founder, Around the Rings

Elise Smith

Senior Program Officer, Major Sport Event Coordination, Sport Canada

Emily Prazer

SVP Commercial & Marketing, F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix

Emily T. Blitz

Digital Event Strategist, Inter-Parliamentary Union

Eoghan Gill

Director of Strategy, S2|FOAMHAND

Erin Bromaghim

Director of Olympic and Paralympic Development, Office of the Mayor of Los Angeles

Etienne Thobois

CEO, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Fanta Diallo

Director of Youth Engagement, Organising Committee of the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games

Fatema Masoud Hayat

Director of International Relations and Cooperation; Islamic Sports Solidarity Association (ISSA)

Faye Woodbridge

Head of Marketing and Ticketing, 13 Artists

Federico M?ller Teran

Senior Esports Delivery Manager, International Olympic Committee

Felipe De Pablo

CEO, Pan American and Parapan American Games Santiago 2023

Finn Taylor

CEO, Volleyball World

Fiona Adams

Head of Procurement, Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Ltd

Fran?ois Croquette

Head of Climate Department & Chief Resilience Officer, City of Paris

Fran?ois Ribeiro

CEO, iR Enterprise Solutions, Infinite Reality (iR)

Francesca Hegyi

Executive Director, Edinburgh International Festival

Francesco Ricci Bitti

President, ASOIF (Association of Summer Olympic Sports Federations)

Frederik Nemeth

Chief Financial Officer, Roskilde Festival Group

Gabriela Ramos

Assistant Director-General, UNESCO

Gagan Narang OLY

Olympic Medal winner and Vice President, Indian Olympic Association

Gareth Balch

CEO and Co-Founder, Two Circles

Gary Meador

Director of Event Services ? North America, Aggreko

Geoff Ellis

CEO, DF Concerts and Events (Live Nation)

Georgina Grenon

Director of Environmental Excellence, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Gerdine Lindhout

Head of Marketing Operations & Event Promotion, FIFA

Gergely Mur?nyi

Head of Diplomatic Relations, FITEQ

Gianna Cunazza

CEO, Santiago 2023 Pan American Games Organizing Committee

Gideon Clark

US Business Director, Mailman Group

Giulio Alessandrini

Director of Venues & Infrastructure, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games

Grant MacDonald

Chief Operating Officer, Sport Tourism Canada

Greg Louw

Senior Technical Producer, ConCom

Harvey Goldsmith CBE

Promoter, Earth Aid Live

Helen Helliwell

CEO, Invictus Games Birmingham 2027

Hilary Ash

Vice President, Games Delivery & Infrastructure, LA28

Hilary Atkinson

Director, FIH Pro League & Olympic Games, International Hockey Federation (FIH)

Hill Carrow

Chairman & CEO, 2029 FISU World University Games

Iain Edmondson

Founder, Legacy Delivery and Honorary Member, IAEH

Ian Nolan

Senior Projects Manager, LS Events

Ian Verchere

Co-founder and CEO, Session Games

Ian Ward

Leader, Birmingham City Council

Igor Lanzoni

Senior Representative, IDBF ITF IPPA

Ingmar De Vos

President, International Equestrian Federation (FEI); IOC Member

Iris Cordoba

Managing Director at GSIC

Ishveen Anand

CEO & Founder, OpenSponsorship

Ivo Ferriani

President, GAISF, SportAccord, AWOIF and IBSF

Jack McGill

CEO, QTV

Jack Nixon

Strategy Director, Nielsen Sports

Jade Gallagher

Chief Operating Officer, Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games

Jakob Kjeldgaard Fuglsang

Project Manager at Copenhagen Legacy Lab (Wonderful Copenhagen)

James Bulley OBE

CEO, Trivandi

James McVeigh

Head of Innovation and Marketing, Festivals Edinburgh

Jamie Hindhaugh

Chief Operating Officer, BT Sport

Jana Wacht

Conference Manager, European Society of Human Genetics

Janelle Janis

Director, Edmonton Events

Jason Ferguson

Chairman, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association

Jason Gewirtz

or and Publisher, SportsTravel

Jean-Baptiste Casta

Director of Business Operations & EurovisionSport.com, EBU Sport

Jean-Fran?ois Martins

Deputy Mayor of Paris

Jeff Foulser

Chaiman, Sunset+Vine

Jeff Keas

Senior Principal, Populous

Jennifer Arnold

Vice President, Marketing & Communications, U.S. Soccer Foundation

Jenny Ennis

Congress and Events Manager, ESSKA

Jeremiah Yolkut

Vice President of Global Events, Major League Baseball

Jidong Wang

Project Coordinator, ASOIF

Jim King

CEO, AEG Presents UK and European Festivals

Jim Mercurio

Vice President & General Manager; San Francisco 49ers ? Levi?s Stadium

Jim Scherr

Chief Executive Officer, World Lacrosse

Jimena Salda?a

CEO and Secretary General, PanamSports Organization

Joanne Deponio

Director of Host Relations, UK & Ireland 2028

Joe Cusdin

Iventis CEO and Founder

Joe Dougan

Promoter, Shine

Joe Pietrowski

Vice President of Sports Development, Florida Sports Foundation

Joel Lavery

Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events, West Midlands Growth Company

John David

President & CEO, Sports ETA

John Harper

Chief Operating Officer, LA 28 Olympic & Paralympic Games

John Langford

Executive Vice President of Venues International, AEG

John Siner

Founder, Why Sport Matters

John Tweardy

Managing Partner - Olympic, Paralympic & Major Events Practice, Deloitte

Johnnie Cole-Hamilton

Executive Director - Championships, R&A

Jon Dutton

Chief Executive Rugby League World Cup 2021

Jon Ola Sand

Executive Supervisor, Eurovision Song Contest

Jon Urwin

Vice President, Infinite Reality

Jonathan Coates

Jonathan Coates, Marketing, Communications and Events Manager, ESA (European Sponsorship Association) and Communications Director, UIPM

Jonathan Potts

Lead Consultant, Two Circles

Jonny Gray

Senior Managing Director, Ankura

Jonny Murch

CEO / Founder, Redtorch

Jonothan Neelands

Academic Director for Cultural Partnerships

Juan Carlos Chamy

Commercial & Marketing Director, Pan American and Parapan American Games Santiago 2023

Julie Duffus

Olympic Movement Sustainability Senior Manager, International Olympic Committee

Karin Korb

Paralympian and Para-Sport Consultant

Kathryn Schloessman

President & CEO, Los Angeles Sport & Entertainment Commission

Katie Sadleir

Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games Federation

Katie Traxton

Board Director, European Sponsorship Association

Kay Morrison

Chief Executive, Glasgow Life

Kee-heung Lee

Member, International Olympic Committee

Kelly Fairweather

Chief Executive Officer, International Tennis Federation

Kerry Halliday

Head of Group Ticketing & Customer Engagement, Scottish Rugby

Kevin Li

Head of Sports Industry Department, Alibaba Cloud Intelligent International Business

Kevin MacCuish

Head of Olympic Games and Major Events, UCI

Kirsten Sibbit-Johnston

Director, Strategy, Transformation & Growth, The Sports Consultancy

Kristian Gotsch

EMEA Director, Two Circles

Lars Lundov

CEO, Sport Event Denmark

Laura Lopez

Director of Conference Affairs; United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Lee Hee-beom

President, PyeongChang 2018, Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Liese Abili

Vice President of Sports Development at the Florida Sports Foundation

Lord Provost Jacqueline McLaren

Glasgow City Council

Lord Sebastian Coe, KBE

IOC Member and President, World Athletics

Lori Anderson

Director, Festivals Edinburgh

Lynn Forney Young

Commissioner at U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission

Manuela Di Centa

IOC Honorary Member and Counsellor of the Ministry of Tourism of Italy

Marcus Luer

CEO & Founder, Total Sports Asia

Maria Ramos

Brand and Marketing Director at World Athletics

Maria Teresa Squillaci

Head of Web and Social Media, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026

Marie-Jos?e Adam

Vice-President and Managing Director, Events & Experiences Division, Cirque du Soleil

Marisol Casado

President, International Triathlon Union; Member, International Olympic Committee

Mark Chay

Executive Director, Global Esports Federation

Martin Boyle

CEO, International Association of Professional Congress Organisers (IAPCO)