Beijing, 11 April 2019
Faster, Stronger Growth Through Event Hosting
At Host City Asia, international event owners met Asian destinations and investors. Host City Asia highlights the issues and opportunities facing everyone in the major events business in the Asian region – fast emerging as the world’s largest event market.
With a mix of panel discussions, keynote addresses and case studies, Host City Asia provided insights from Olympic committees of Beijing and Tokyo; new event formats; smart cities and associated technology; event infrastructure; esports; broadcasting and digital media; and building and communicating a city brand.
AT A GLANCE
120+
EVENT PROFESSIONALS
30+
INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS
20+
COUNTRIES REPRESENTED
11
SESSIONS ON KEY TOPICS
What our attendees said:
The event was well organised, the subjects well-chosen and the speaker panels nicely composed
Michael Gorman
Managing Director, E.P.M.E.Ltd
I learnt a lot and believe that the potential to network with other organisations represented at Host City will be beneficial for future chess development and event hosting by FIDE
Paul Spiller MNZM
President of Oceania, World Chess Federation (FIDE)
I really enjoyed the conference! I found the speakers and other attendees to be very accessible and keen to discuss the sports market and future opportunities
Fiona Theboul
Regional Director, CSM Live
HOST CITY ASIA SPEAKERS
Hiromi Kawamura
Public Relations Secretary, The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Chen Hailiang
Principal Architect, Wanda Cultural Tourism Planning & Research Institute
Beng Choo Low
Secretary General, World Baseball Softball Confederation
Laszlo Vajda
Senior Operations Advisor, Minsk 2019 European Games Senior Expert, Beijing Organising Committee for the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games
Kelvin Fang
Senior Media & Marketing Manager, FIBA China
KEY THEMES
How can hosting the Games develop society and economy?
How rights holders and organisers can keep in step with urban culture and trends
The role of events in urbanisation and smart cities in Asia
Modular, multipurpose and peripatetic – which is best for your event and city?
Where next for the fastest growing events on Earth?
Broadcast reach and digital media. Success stories of using social media to build audiences
