INNOVATE • REFORMULATE • CO-CREATE
The need to work closer together to meet the challenges of an ever-evolving events industry was one of the key messages to emerge from the sixth Host City conference and exhibition. 300 delegates and 30 exhibitors from all around the world gathered in Glasgow over two days to hear a range of high-profile speakers from the fields of sport, culture, business and medicine deliver discussion and debate around the theme “Innovate; Reformulate; Co-Create”.
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The Big Restart:
Recovery with a Purpose for the Digital Age
Virtual Conference & Exhibition | 8-9 December 2020
Taking place at a pivotal moment for the event industry, Host City’s theme of “The Big Restart” explores how we can bring about “Recovery with a Purpose for the Digital Age”.
Whether you represent a city, a rights holder, event organiser or other stakeholder, Host City 2020 will present opportunities to get involved in staging upcoming major events.
With speakers of the very highest level, agenda topics include hosting in the new normal, Environmental and Social Governance, digital transformation and international collaboration. VIP keynotes, panels, Q&A, presentations and interactive workshops run alongside structured networking and exhibition activities.
WHEN & WHERE
Host City 2019 takes place at the Technology & Innovation Centre, Glasgow on 26-27 November 2019
CONFERENCE VENUE: Technology & Innovation Centre, University of Strathclyde, 99 George Street, Glasgow G1 1RD
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
