2025 speakers have yet to be announced. Please see below for a sample of last year's speakers
Katie Sadleir
Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games Federation
Richard Lochhead MSP
Minister for Business, Scotland
Harvey Goldsmith CBE
Promoter, Earth Aid Live
Susan Deighan
Chief Executive, Glasgow Life
Vicki Miller
Chief Executive Officer, VisitScotland
Sabrina Ibáñez
Secretary General, FEI
Baroness Grey-Thompson DBE, DL
Independent Crossbench Peer, The House of Lords
Shiny Fang
Secretary General, UIPM
Richard Smith CBE
Chief Operating Officer, Invictus Games
Colin Grahamslaw
Secretary General, World Curling
Céline Payelle
Vice-president and General Manager, Events & Experiences, Cirque du Soleil
Matlohang Moiloa-Ramoqopo
Member, International Olympic Committee and Vice-President, ANOCA
Jimena Saldaña
CEO and Secretary General, PanamSports Organization
Billy Garrett
Director of Culture, Tourism and Events, Glasgow Life
Jennifer Arnold
Vice President, Marketing & Communications, U.S. Soccer Foundation
Claire McColgan CBE
Director of Culture, Liverpool City Council and Vice Chair, UK City of Culture
Mihir Warty
Chief Strategy Officer, World Rugby
Tom Kiley
Senior Director, Global Market Development, National Football League (NFL)
Paulo Ferreira
Director General, FISU
Jason Ferguson
Chairman, World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association
Billy McFadyen
Managing Director, Corporate Operations and Compliance, Scottish Event Campus
Joanne Deponio
Host Relations Lead, UEFA EURO 2028 UK & Ireland
Maria Teresa Squillaci
Head of Web and Social Media, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026
Steve Watmough
Member of The Technology and Technical Innovation Commission, International Olympic Committee (IOC); Independent Non-Executive Director – Technology, Triathlon England
Sven Bossu
CEO, AIPC (International Association of Convention Centres)
Faye Woodbridge
Head of Marketing and Ticketing, 13 Artists
Allegra Roccato
Head of Events, World Physiotherapy
Prem Singh
CEO, British Kabaddi League
Davi Kaur
CEO, European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM)
Paul Bristow
Co-Founder and Managing Director, European Championships
Patrick Nally
President of IFMP (International Federation of Match Poker)
Niclas Bruns
Project Manager UEFA EURO 2024, Senate Department for the Interior and Sport, Berlin
James McVeigh
Head of Innovation and Marketing, Festivals Edinburgh
Jon Urwin
Vice President, Infinite Reality
David Grevemberg CBE
Chief Innovation and Partnerships Officer, Centre for Sport and Human Rights
Susan Russell
Head of Marketing, Communications & Sponsorship, Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society
Kerry Halliday
Head of Group Ticketing & Customer Engagement, Scottish Rugby
Professor Gayle McPherson
Chair in Events and Cultural Policy, University of West of Scotland
Joe Pietrowski
Vice President of Sports Development, Florida Sports Foundation
Consuelo Sanchez
Tourism Deputy Director, Florida’s Sports Coast
Joel Lavery
Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events, West Midlands Growth Company
Selina Donald
Director of Sustainability, Trivandi
Tim Kasper
Account Manager, Sport & Culture, Explore Edmonton Corporation
Ian Nolan
Senior Projects Manager, LS Events
Paul Foster
CEO, OnePlan
Chris Thompson
CEO, You. Smart. Thing
Alex Walton
Business Development Manager, Kuehne + Nagel
Scott Cullimore
Channel Director- International, Evolv Technology
Jonathan Potts
Lead Consultant, Two Circles
Jonathan Coates
Jonathan Coates, Marketing, Communications and Events Manager, ESA (European Sponsorship Association) and Communications Director, UIPM
Iain Edmondson
Founder, Legacy Delivery and Honorary Member, IAEH
Rebecca Edser
Head of EventScotland
Kirsten Sibbit-Johnston
Director, Strategy, Transformation & Growth, The Sports Consultancy
Katie Traxton
Board Director, European Sponsorship Association
Rob Dickson
Director of Industry and Events, VisitScotland
Sarah Lewis OBE OLY
Global Sports Leader, Sustainable Mountain Alliance
Duncan Mackay
Award-winning Journalist and Author
Jack McGill
CEO, QTV
Alex Johnston
Policy and Influencing Manager, Spirit of 2012
