The 8th Host City conference was hosted virtually from Glasgow, Scotland on 7-8 December, bringing 85 incredible speakers to a global audience of more than 500 to “Refresh, Regenerate and Reconnect” the events industry.
Below you can find the content recordings from the event or visit our Host City 2021 playlist on YouTube
| Opening Addresses: Paul Bush OBE, Director of Events, VisitScotland Sir Craig Reedie GBE, Honorary Member, International Olympic Committee Ivo Ferriani, Executive Board Member, IOC and President of GAISF, IBSF and AIOWF |
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| Panel#1: The impact of, and lessons from, the pandemic | 42:55 |
| In Conversation Mikaela Cojuangco Jaworski, Executive Board Member, International Olympic Committee |
15:51 |
| Panel#2: Diversity and integrity in leadership | 43:01 |
| Panel#3: Private investment, public scrutiny | 34:25 |
| Athlete Q&A: Turning the tide of prejudice Michael Gunning, Jamaican swimming champion Katie Traxton, Board Director, European Sponsorship Association |
12:19 |
| Keynote Address: Katie Sadleir, Chief Executive, Commonwealth Games Federation |
11:14 |
| Panel#4: Partnership approaches to event hosting | 30:54 |
| Presentation – Birmingham 2022 Business and Tourism Programme; A £24m investment to attract more visitors, trade, events and investment into Birmingham, the West Midlands and the UK Joel Lavery, Strategic Lead Major Sporting Events, West Midlands Growth Company |
15:47 |
| Panel#5: How to make global event delivery more efficient | 46:59 |
| Presentation: The digital transformation of the Olympic Games Kevin Li, Head of International Sports Industry Department, Alibaba Cloud Intelligence |
10:58 |
| Panel#6: “Broader casting” – who owns the rights? | 44:45 |
| Keynote Presentation: Paris 2024 Games: a new model bringing people around sustainable Games with creativity with Etienne Thobois, CEO, Paris 2024 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games | 19:07 |
| Panel#7: Where real and virtual worlds meet | 41:34 |
| Case Study Presentation – Working in partnership to create an esport world series for triathlon Michael Dhulst, Co-Founder & CEO, Super League Triathlon Kris Gemmell, Head of Commercial and Marketing, World Triathlon |
11:22 |
| Keynote Q&A Anita DeFrantz, Board Member, LA28 |
17:06 |
| Keynote Welcome Address Dr. Bridget McConnell CBE, Chief Executive, Glasgow Life |
12:11 |
| Panel#8: The return of live audiences, travel and tourism | 57:10 |
| Keynote Address: The new approach to selecting Olympic hosts Octavian Morariu, IOC Member, Chair, Future Host Commission for the Olympic Winter Games, International Olympic Committee and President, Rugby Europe |
16:21 |
| Panel#9: How do we judge the success of conferences, post-Covid and post-COP? | 27:52 |
| Panel#10: How events and cities can contribute to environmental objectives | 45:00 |
| Workshop: Defining event impacts and promoting positive outcomes | 01:01:54 |
| Panel#11: Is local the new global? | 42:25 |
| Keynote Address: Lord Sebastian Coe KBE, President, World Athletics | 09:55 |
| Panel#12: Readiness for the future | 41:35 |
