The Crossroads of Strategy, Sport and Impact

Leaders Meet: Innovation is a private, invitation-only event, curated for 350 of the most senior leaders in the professional sports industry with the ambition to catalyse growth in their businesses.

Across two days in London, you’ll go beyond surface trends to gain practical, transferable lessons from leaders driving transformation across industries. Expect open, off-the-record conversations that challenge thinking, spark new strategies, and help you turn fresh perspectives into real impact within your own organisation.

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What can I expect from Leaders Meet: Innovation?

Designed for CEOs and the C-Suite:

Take your place amongst sport’s most forward-thinking leaders. Curious minds. Fresh perspectives. Bold ideas.

Impactful lessons from outside sport:

Transformative technology. Media trends. Societal shifts. Incisive perspectives from music, fashion, business, retail and culture.

Dynamic discussions in a collaborative environment:

Intimate roundtables. Curated networking. Quality time together. Shared leadership learnings.

Chatham House Rules, Media-free Experience:

A curated peer-to-peer experience designed for honest, open, stimulating idea-sharing.

Reimagine Your Leadership Playbook

World events and how they’re playing out: managing through turbulent times
Artificial intelligence: where hype meets business transformation
Societal change: scrolling culture, swiping and dopamine addiction

Keeping on top of the data: what you don’t know about your customers and fans
Eyeballs and clicks: new fans, where to find them and how to measure their value
Fan-first approaches: seamless service, technology that enhances, smart venues

The live space: transforming events into immersive, impactful experiences
Loyalty, gamification, design and customer service: world-class thinking from retail and technology experts
That’s entertainment: producing, packaging and promoting and selling formats, creators and content in music, TV and online

Creating the right leadership dynamics: managing up, down and side to side
Pressure moments: managing costs, instilling efficiencies and handling conflict
Staying match fit as a leader: Breathing, sleeping, nutrition and energy levels

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This is an invitation only event, with every participant approved to ensure they meet the senior leadership criteria below.

If you meet this criteria a member of the leaders team will be in touch.

Participant Criteria – to qualify for the event you must hold a current C-suite or Director level position at a team, league, brand, broadcaster, or service provider working with the sports industry.

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