Host City Speakers

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Katie Sadleir

Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games Federation

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Richard Lochhead MSP

Minister for Business, Scotland

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Harvey Goldsmith CBE

Promoter, Earth Aid Live

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Susan Deighan

Chief Executive, Glasgow Life

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Vicki Miller

Chief Executive Officer, VisitScotland

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Sabrina Ibáñez

Secretary General, FEI

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Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE, DL

Independent Crossbench Peer, The House of Lords

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Shiny Fang

Secretary General, UIPM

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Richard Smith CBE

Chief Operating Officer, Invictus Games

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Colin Grahamslaw

Secretary General, World Curling

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Céline Payelle

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

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Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo

Member, International Olympic Committee and Vice-President, ANOCA

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Jimena Saldaña

CEO and Secretary General, PanamSports Organization

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Billy Garrett

Director of Culture, Tourism and Events, Glasgow Life

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Jennifer Arnold

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

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Claire McColgan CBE

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

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Mihir Warty

Chief Strategy Officer, World Rugby

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Tom Kiley

Senior Director, Global Market Development, National Football League (NFL)

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Paulo Ferreira

Director General, FISU

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Jason Ferguson

Chairman, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association

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Billy McFadyen

Managing Director, Corporate Operations and Compliance, Scottish Event Campus

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Joanne Deponio

Host Relations Lead, UEFA EURO 2028 UK & Ireland

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Maria Teresa Squillaci

Head of Web and Social Media, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026

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Steve Watmough

Member of The Technology and Technical Innovation Commission, International Olympic Committee (IOC); Independent Non-Executive Director – Technology, Triathlon England

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Sven Bossu

CEO, AIPC (International Association of Convention Centres)

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Faye Woodbridge

Head of Marketing and Ticketing, 13 Artists

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Allegra Roccato

Head of Events, World Physiotherapy

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Prem Singh

CEO, British Kabaddi League

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Davi Kaur

CEO, European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)

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Paul Bristow

Co-Founder and Managing Director, European Championships

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Patrick Nally

President of IFMP (International Federation of Match Poker)

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Niclas Bruns

Project Manager UEFA EURO 2024, Senate Department for the Interior and Sport, Berlin

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James McVeigh

Head of Innovation and Marketing, Festivals Edinburgh

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Jon Urwin

Vice President, Infinite Reality

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David Grevemberg CBE

Chief Innovation and Partnerships Officer, Centre for Sport and Human Rights

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Susan Russell

Head of Marketing, Communications & Sponsorship, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society

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Kerry Halliday

Head of Group Ticketing & Customer Engagement, Scottish Rugby

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Professor Gayle McPherson

Chair in Events and Cultural Policy, University of West of Scotland

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Joe Pietrowski

Vice President of Sports Development, Florida Sports Foundation

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Consuelo Sanchez

Tourism Deputy Director, Florida’s Sports Coast

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Joel Lavery

Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events, West Midlands Growth Company

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Selina Donald

Director of Sustainability, Trivandi

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Tim Kasper

Account Manager, Sport & Culture, Explore Edmonton Corporation

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Ian Nolan

Senior Projects Manager, LS Events

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Paul Foster

CEO, OnePlan

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Chris Thompson

CEO, You. Smart. Thing

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Alex Walton

Business Development Manager, Kuehne + Nagel

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Scott Cullimore

Channel Director- International, Evolv Technology

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Jonathan Potts

Lead Consultant, Two Circles

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Jonathan Coates

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

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Iain Edmondson

Founder, Legacy Delivery and Honorary Member, IAEH

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Rebecca Edser

Head of EventScotland

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Kirsten Sibbit-Johnston

Director, Strategy, Transformation & Growth, The Sports Consultancy

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Katie Traxton

Board Director, European Sponsorship Association

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Rob Dickson

Director of Industry and Events, VisitScotland

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Sarah Lewis OBE OLY

Global Sports Leader, Sustainable Mountain Alliance

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Duncan Mackay

Award-winning Journalist and Author

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Jack McGill

CEO, QTV

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Alex Johnston

Policy and Influencing Manager, Spirit of 2012