(ATR) With three Olympic Games taking place in Asia over the next six years, Asia is fast emerging as the world’s largest event market. China alone is investing $850 billion in sports by 2025 and Asian cities are looking for global partners to develop their entertainment and cultural sectors.
Host City Asia is the region’s only conference for the owners, organizers, hosts, sponsors and suppliers of major events that revolve around the theme"Attracting New Audiences Through Sports and Entertainment Events".
Host City Asia takes place in the Four Seasons Hotel in Beijing on May 31.
VIP speakers will share experiences of successful projects and partnerships and identify the greatest areas of future opportunity. Some oftopics to be discussed include: how to customize and commercialize sports and venues in China and how hosts can deliver events safely and securely and within budget.
Speakers include organizers of theBeijing 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Games, members of theBeijing Olympic City Development Association;Beng Choo Low, Secretary General, World Baseball Softball Confederation; Hiromi Kawamura, Public Relations Secretary, Tokyo 2020; andBai Jianhai, Director of Winter Sports Promotion Office, Zhangjiakou Government.
Smart Cities and Sport Summit
The fifth edition of the Smart Cities and Sport Summit will take place from October 29-31 in Lausanne, the Olympic Capital.
The Summit is a unique conference targeting representatives of cities and regions across the world willing to develop smart strategies that connect sport and cities.This is an exclusive opportunity to learn from industry experts, share best practices and connect with the international sports world.
In 2018, the Smart Cities and Sport Summit will feature a brand-new format in order to foster interaction among participants and enhance the dynamic throughout the conference.Cities will have the opportunity to attend masterclasses, take part in debates, ask questions during interviews, and much more.
Smart Cities & Sport is an initiative of the World Union of Olympic Cities, an association of former and future Olympic host cities supported by the International Olympic Committee.
SPORTELSummit 2018 Next Week in Miami Beach
Miami Beach is awaiting those interested in SPORTELSummit 2018, a convention for sports decision-makers and other professionals of sports media.
Sportel chief executive Laurent Puons tellsAround the Ringsthe event "is our new invitation only two-day Summit for senior executives to come together and shape the future of the industry".
The dates are next week, May 15-16 and the summit will include, among others, a discussion on the value of media rights of those properties considered second- and third-tier.
That conference will be moderated by Robin Jellis, editor of Sports Business, and will include Frank Leenders, the Director General of Media and Marketing Services at FIBA, and Ralph Straus, commercial director of FEI.
FIBA World Basketball Summit
The first-ever FIBA World Basketball Summit, a gathering of stakeholders from across the globe setting out to build the sport's future, will take place in Xi'an, China, on October 3-4.
The two-day event will bring together a wide range of high-ranking personalities in world basketball - from top level officials and management personnel in federations, clubs and leagues, to business leaders and heads of corporations across areas such as media and technology, brands and corporate social responsibility.
This is the first individual sport summit of its kind and marks a significant milestone in the history of basketball's development, reflecting both the global popularity and maturity of the game.
Homepage photo: Host City Asia.
Other Conferences
IWG World Conference on Women and Sport: May 17-20
Why Sports: Oct. 2
International Sports Convention: Dec. 5-6
Written by Javier Monne
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