REFRESH, REGENERATE, RECONNECT
The eigth Host City Conference & Exhibition took place online on 7-8 December 2021, welcoming representatives of cities, destination marketing organisations, cross-sector rightsholders, organising committees and suppliers for two full days of plenary presentations, panels, VIP dialogues and workshops on how to attract, bid for and host secure and engaging events with positive long-term legacies.
Press Release Conference Recordings AGENDA SPEAKERS SPONSORS
HOST CITY 2021 AT A GLANCE
814
EVENT PROFESSIONALS
86
INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS
28
CONTENT SESSIONS
59
NATIONALITIES
Host City Advisory Board
Paul Bush OBE
Director of Events, VisitScotland
Sir Craig Reedie GBE
Honorary Member, International Olympic Committee
Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
Global Sports Leader
Aileen Crawford
Head of Conventions, Glasgow Convention Bureau
David de Behr
Head of Sales Aggreko Event Services, Aggreko
Brian Lewis
President, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee
John Langford
Chief Operating Officer, AEG Europe
Dave Gordon OBE
Head of Host Broadcast, Birmingham 2022
Billy Garrett
Director of Sport and Events, Glasgow Life
David Grevemberg CBE
Chief Innovation and Partnerships Officer, Centre for Sport and Human Rights
Paul J. Foster
Chief Executive Officer, Global Esports Federation
Host City is an incredible organization for good: a well-managed group of professionals seeking to bring the best and brightest together on multiple salient issues. As a sports professional who has also worked in the public and private areas, I appreciate their programs for putting a spotlight on unity, open free discussion, public-private sector cooperation, and the benefits of sport. It has been a great honor to be their former keynote event speaker and participant
Anita DeFrantz
IOC Member and Board Member, LA28
I was extremely proud and honoured to be part of the great Host City 2021 forum because I strongly believe that ‘sports need the cities and the cities need the sport’. Congratulations for this great initiative and bring on the next edition!
Ivo Ferriani
Executive Board Member, IOC and President of GAISF, IBSF and AIOWF
Outstanding. The presentations contained a wealth of information and were most inspiring
Sam Ramsamy
IOC Honorary Member and Vice President, FINA
Host City 2021 was by far the best edition yet and undoubtedly one of if not the leading international sport business conferences this year. Host City was truly diverse in terms of the covering the entire ecosystem connected to events, at multiple levels and with an outstanding list of contributors
Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
Global Sports Leader and Host City Advisory Board Member
