On Thursday, April 29th Sport for Business will host a very timely morning conference on where we are with regard to the return of sport and the return of fans to our sporting stadia.
We will bring together sporting bodies and stadium operators, sponsors and agencies to see how they are preparing for a relaxation of public health restrictions and we will explore how things are being managed in other jurisdictions.
This morning we are pleased to confirm the next two of our keynote speakers who will join Rob Hartnett for an important look at how things are being managed across multiple different countries and the valuable lessons that can be learnt.
Kevin Quinn is Head of Commercial and Marketing at Leinster Rugby and will talk to us about the proposed pilot of antigen testing which would allow 2,000 fans back into the RDS as early as next month.
Jonny Madill of Sheridans has been working with Sport England in preparing their guidance for sporting bodies and organisations ahead of sport’s ‘return to play’ in the UK – specifically on the issue of Covid-19 vaccines. He will look at the key legal considerations for sporting organisations when sport returns.
They will join the speakers previously named.
Max Hamilton is the commercial Director of Golf’s European Tour. As a former senior executive at the FAI Max knows Ireland well and will update us on how the European Tour has managed the gradual return of fans to events around the world as well as updating us on the Dubai Duty Free Irish Open at Mount Juliet from July 1st to the 4th.
Katie McIntyre is the editor of Sports Venues International and has her finger on the pulse of how major sporting events and venues have been working to ensure safety but also a return to the commercial lifeblood of fans. She will take us on a whistle-stop tour of the world to see what lessons we can learn.
We will also talk with sponsors and technology companies to see what the stadium environment will look like once fans start to return.
The Sport for Business Return to Sport Conference will run for two hours, including a networking session for those in attendance to meet with their peers. We hope you will find it of interest.
You can reserve your place at the conference here
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