Building Blocks: New Builds & Renovations in the spotlight at SVB LIVE

On Day 1 of the hugely successful 2024 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition, hosted at Croke Park, the opening panel session saw high-level industry executives take on the subject of “Building Blocks: Optimising New Build, Renovation & Major Refurbishment Projects”.

The stellar panel lineup featured Vicky Jaycock, Head of Premium Sales – New Stadium, Everton, Marc Lee, Sales Manager, Principality Stadium Experience, Welsh Rugby Union, Mark Kelly, CEO, Ashton Gate Sporting Quarter, and Karl Boyle, Director of Development, Connacht Rugby, expertly moderated by Guillaume Lairloup of EVE.

The panel discussed their ongoing and recently completed projects, the challenges, evolving fan demands, and much more,

The 2024 SVB LIVE Conference and Exhibition, hosted at the iconic 82,300-capacity Croke Park Stadium in Dublin, Ireland, on October 9th and 10th, featured with 60+ C-suite speakers and 250 high-level executive attendees from sports and live entertainment entities all across the globe. HPE Aruba Networking was the Naming Rights Sponsor for this industry-leading event.

The key focus of all SVB LIVE events is to elevate the live experience through Architecture & Design, the Customer Journey, Fan & VIP Experience, Hospitality, Premium Sales & Service, Sustainability, Technology and Venue/Event Commercialisation.

Sports Venue Business launched the SVB LIVE series of events in 2023, featuring Global Networking Events & Webinars, and the SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition. The 2024 edition was held at Croke Park, with opening night at Aviva Stadium. Some 240 high-level execs from across the global sports and entertainment sector were in attendance.