Host City 2019, the largest meeting of sports, business and cultural events, is delighted to welcome the European Broadcasting Union (EBU – the world’s leading alliance of public service media) and the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA) as Strategic Partners.
In addition to joining Host City’s Strategic Partnership programme, the EBU is also supporting as Silver Sponsor and exhibitor.
Host City takes place in Glasgow on 26-27th November, with 300 participants, 30 exhibitors and 50 speakers set to join.
Stefan Kürten, Executive Director Eurovision Sport said: "As the broadcast partner for many of the biggest sport events in Europe, the European Broadcasting Union delighted to be partnering with Host City.
"The conference offers a great and unique opportunity to share knowledge and exchange best practice with the wide range of industry experts involved in staging major events around the globe. In particular, we look forward to steering the debate on digital strategy, partnerships and technology in sport, through a focused workshop featuring experts across the sport broadcast spectrum."
Stefan Kürten is speaking at Host City 2019 on 26th November.
Also new to the Strategic Partnership Programme is the European Stadium & Safety Management Association (ESSMA).
Cyril de Greve, Managing Director of ESSMA said: "ESSMA is pleased to take part in Host City 2019 and join the conference as Strategic Partner, while co-producing a workshop. Our aim is to share knowledge, expertise and exchanging best practice with all delegates linked to the stadium industry."
The Host City Strategic Partner Programme brings together the world’s leading associations representing stakeholders in major sports, business and cultural events. The EBU and ESSMA join the International Association of Event Hosts (IAEH), the Association of Global Event Suppliers (AGES) and the European Sponsorship Association (ESA) as Strategic Partners to support the development of Host City.
Strategic partners have opportunities to:
co-produce the event agenda
enlist new members
increase access to the event for all stakeholders in major events
consolidate the major event hosting community around this unique focal point
run AGMs / other member meetings in venue space provided by Host City
run a workshop
The EBU workshop on 27th November will involve presentations followed by Q&A and discussion, on the themes of "How to build a better digital strategy through partnerships" and "Technology to reduce the footprint of major events".
The EBU workshop will be chaired by a Eurovision Sport Representative, with invited speakers representing a member broadcaster, a city, a federation, Eurovision Services and technical partners.
Ben Avison, Editorial and Conference Director of Host City said: "The success of the Strategic Partnership programme is great news for the Host City community. We are delighted to welcome the world leading organisations EBU and ESSMA to join IAEH, AGES and ESA in building this unique platform for all stakeholders in staging the world’s greatest events.
"We are particularly grateful to the EBU for their further support as Silver Sponsors."
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