Early Bird Passes Available for Host City 2019---Conferences & Conventions

(ATR) Entering its sixth year, Host City has become the largest meeting of cities and sports.

This year’s conference from Nov. 25-27 in Glasgow, Scotland will emphasize the importance for sectors to "Innovate, Reformulate, & co-create".

Host City 2019 is urging sectors to use its platform in order to develop new events in addition to announcing them.

This year’s speakers include Dame Louise Martin, President of the Commonwealth Games Federation, ASOIF President Francesco Ricci Bitti and Glasgow Life’s Chief Executive Bridget McConnell.

Register here for the event’s early bird delegate pass.

Soccerex China Focuses on Growing Asian Football

The second edition of Soccerex China will be held May 23-24 in Haikou with over 1,500 delegates across China expected to attend.

The event serves as a platform for delegates to share and develop business knowledge in order to help grow the Chinese sports industry and support its national football team.

Organizers have announced that Chinese Football Association Secretary General Zhang Jian and Asian Football Confederation General Secretary Dato’ Windsor John will address delegates at the opening ceremony.

During the event, discussions regarding future commercial potential for AFC competition will feature Patrick Murphy, CEO of DDMC Fortis.

The company recently signed an exclusive partnership with the AFC that will market AFC property for the next two competition cycles from 2021 until 2028. The FIFA World Cup 2022 Final qualifying round will mark the beginning of the partnership.

Soccerex China will also include presentations ranging from investment and international development strategies to China’s digital landscape and the growth of esports.

In addition to the China event, Soccerex Europe will be in Oeiras, Portugal on Sept. 5-6 and Soccerex USA will return to Miami, Florida for a second straight November.

2019 Intersport Brand Engagement & Content Summit

The Intersport Brand Engagement & Content Summit will analyze how to engage fan passion through meaningful brand experiences.

The program for this year will provide a close look at how corporate sponsors create content to engage with the consumer in order to make the fan experience better.

The summit will be held on May 29 & May 30 at the Renaissance Chicago Downtown, Chicago, Illinois.

For more information on registering click here.

Los Angeles Sports Summit

The inaugural Los Angeles Sports Summit will take place June 24-29 at The Omni Hotel.

The three day summit is intended to examine the sports world, at the number one sports city in the United States.

Los Angeles is home to 11 professional sports teams, 14 stadiums with 10,000 seats and more.

"Los Angeles is the place for sports — teams, leagues, owners, venues, events and players — so it’s only natural that we convene a yearly conference that brings them all together," said Sports Council President David Siegel.

The conference will connect various sports figures such as industry stakeholders, sports leaders, and deal-makers on the business of sport.

Topics to be discussed include:

-What’s new in sports innovation

-Fan experience

-Fantasy sports and eSports

-Women and sports leadership

-Upcoming mega events — the 2019 World Urban Games, 2022 Super Bowl, 2028 Olympics, anticipated FIFA World -Cup events — and more.

-The Summit is presented by the LA Sports council along with the Southern California Committee For The Olympic Games.

Written by Gerard Farek and Greer Wilson

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