2026 Speakers

Interested in speaking? Contact Sam Wibrew – sam.wibrew@markallengroup.com

Andrea Mauri
CEO
Cantù Arena
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Andrew Billingham
CEO
YTL Arena
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Ben Akroyd
Lead Consultant
Arena Consultancy
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David Hirsch
Associate Director
Arup
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Dean Meehan
Head of Venue Management
Manchester Co-op Live
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Dom Stokes
General Manager
Utilita Arena Sheffield & Sheffield City Hall
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Eddie dos Santos
Director of Operations and Venue Management
ACC Liverpool Group
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Gavin O'Meara
Commercial Director
Boldyn Networks
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Gemma Vaughan
General Manager
AO Arena Manchester
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George Vaughan
Director of Technology
YTL Arena
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George Sutcliffe
Director
Strategic Leisure
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Hollie Marron
Arena Programming Manager
Motorpoint Arena Nottingham / National Ice Centre
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Jamal Chalabi
Head of A Greener Tour
A Greener Future
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James Bradshaw
Founder & Principle Consultant
JBC Projects
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Jef Van Hyfte
Director
Mobile Locker
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Jen Mitchell
Managing Director for Arenas
NEC Group
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Joanna Rowlands
Director of Marketing & Communications
ACC Liverpool Group
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Joe Splain
Programming Director
NEC Group
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Joe Conway
Commercial Director
Cross Group
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Joel Lavery
Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events
West Midlands Growth Company
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John Rhodes
Director of Entertainment & Sport
HOK
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Kalle Pilfalk
ESL FACEIT Group (EFG)
Global Director, DreamHack Festivals
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Keith Brewis
Managing Partner - International
Grimshaw
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Louis Fentener
Project Manager
Queensberry Promotions
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Louisa Clark
Chief Commercial Officer
Queensberry
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Maria Fernandes
Market Development Specialist
MASTER Industrie
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Mark Camley
Executive Director of Estate & Neighbourhoods
Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
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Marko Hurme
CEO
Nokia Arena Tampere
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Nathan Bailey
Director of Sales
Evolv Technology
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Paul Michael
Managing Director
Coventry Building Society Arena
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Paul Williams
Vice President, Safety, Security & Risk
The O2, London - AEG Europe
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Pelle de Laaf
Head of Finance & Reporting
Johan Cruijff Arena Amsterdam
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Rob Wicks
Managing Director
P&J Live
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Robert Fitzpatrick
President
European Arenas Association
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Sam Cooke
CEO
The Insights Group (The Esports Radar)
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Sara Tomkins
Sustainability & Community Director
Co-op Live
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Sarah Slater
Managing Director
Ticketmaster UK
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Sarah Wiliams
Principal
Grimshaw
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Saul Wordsworth
Editor
Stadia Magazine
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Simon Borg
Creative Director
Populous
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Steve Hodges
Director of Operations
Dallmeier
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Tom Bailey
Regional Manager - North East
Showsec
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Tom Davies
Head of Procurement and Sustainability Manager
Coventry Building Society Arena
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