In the Spotlight: The 2024 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition in Pictures

Earlier this month, some 240 industry professionals from across the global sports and entertainment landscape descended on Dublin for two-days of networking, learning and knowledge-sharing. The industry-leading event commenced with an opening night icebreaker at Aviva Stadium before the main event kicked off at Croke Park Stadium.

The stellar speaker lineup for the 2024 SVB LIVE Conference & Exhibition included Kate Beavan, Founder, New Quebec Advisory and Co-Founder, More than Equal, Vicky Jaycock, Head of Premium Sales – New Stadium, Everton Football Club, Brian Thomas, Senior Director – Event Services, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), Claire Harkness, Director of Operations – Stadium & Arena, Coventry Building Society Arena, Vicki Donlon, Commercial Manager, Horse Racing Ireland, Innes Cuyt, VIP Hospitality Coordinator, be•at, Lara Spaan, Sales Director, RSC Anderlecht, Sem Franssen, Head of Business, KRC Genk, Brendan Meehan, Commercial Director, Aer Lingus College Football Classic, Karl Boyle, Director of Development, Connacht Rugby, Lisa Turton, Head of Premium Sales, first direct arena Leeds, Caroline James, General Manager, Utilita Arena Newcastle, Keith Shorten, Head of Commercial, Ulster Rugby and keynote speaker Peter McKenna, Commercial Director, Croke Park and GAA.

All panel sessions were recorded and will be available to download in the coming days.

Check out the Gallery online at: https://www.svblive.com/gallery to see what and who you missed or enjoy reminiscing this industry-leading event.

SVB LIVE events focus on elevating the live experience through architecture & design, the customer journey, fan & VIP experience, hospitality, premium sales & service, sustainability, technology and venue commercialisation. Details on our 2025 Global Networking Events and the main Conference & Exhibition, will be announced soon; all SVB LIVE events are organised and delivered by Sports Venue Business.

Huge thanks to our Naming Rights Sponsor HPE Aruba Networking, Platinum Sponsors Dawnvale, KAPPTURE, Riptide Partners and Ticketverse, as well as our event partners at Croke Park, Aramark Ireland, who provided attendees with world-class hospitality, in addition to all of our amazing delegates, exhibitors, speakers and sponsors.

Thank you to our fabulous exhibitors and sponsors, including:

Gold Sponsors: Aramark, Bundeling, CME, Usheru.

Silver Sponsors: 20.20 Ltd, Boldyn Networks, Diversified, evolv Technologies, Humanforce, iXpole, Portview, Qualflow Systems.

Bronze Sponsors: 3D Digital Venue, Just Walk Out technology by Amazon, Levy, Populous, TEAMcard, WhiffAway.

Exhibitors: 24/7 Software, Axess, MoonShot, OOLIO, Terraplas, Vindico, Mondo | Stadia.

And finally, a huge thank you to our fantastic SVB LIVE Expert Council, who helped shape the content.

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.