European Sports and Entertainment Conference

Thu Jul 02, 2026

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European Sports and Entertainment Conference

Capital, Catalyst, and Community

Hosted in London

Thursday July 2 2026 @ 8:00 AM BST

£89.00

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Speakers and Panels

Powering Places: Sport, Community and Urban Regeneration

London's ambition and the Deputy Mayor's lens on what cities need from sports and entertainment investment

Opening Keynote

Howard Dawber OBE

Deputy Mayor, Business and Growth, Greater London Authority

Building the Next Arena: Delivering Europe’s Future Venues

Refurbishment, new construction and planning strategies shaping the next generation of sports and entertainment destinations

Richard Serra

Property Director, Tottenham Hotspur FC

Alistair Wood

Alistair Wood is Executive Vice President for Real Estate and Development at AEG International, where he oversees all of AEG’s real estate activities outside of the Americas. In London, Alistair oversees The O2 estate, which opened in 2007 and comprises 1.1 million sq ft of space centred around the world’s busiest music arena. He also conceived and led the delivery of Up at The O2, a roofwalk experience that has been a multi-year winner of the TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award and has attracted more than 110,000 visitors annually since opening in 2012. In Germany, Alistair manages the development and sale of 15 hectares of land surrounding AEG’s Uber Arena in Berlin. This 6 million sq ft mixed-use scheme includes a dedicated Entertainment District and the Uber Eats Music Hall. In Nagoya, Japan, Alistair recently led the development of IG Arena, a 17,500-capacity venue that hosts more than 150 events each year and welcomes approximately 1.4 million visitors annually. Most recently, Alistair led negotiations for British Airways ARC, a 4,000-capacity venue in London, and Edinburgh Park Arena, an 8,500-capacity multi-purpose venue in Edinburgh. The Edinburgh project is expected to attract over 700,000 visitors annually, generate £520 million per year for the local economy, and create approximately 1,300 jobs, establishing it as a major cultural and economic asset for the city. Alistair spearheads AEG International's business expansion in all markets outside of the Americas. His work includes the development of new arenas in Seoul, Korea and Bangkok, Thailand, as well as leading the creation of an 18,000-capacity arena and entertainment district in Osaka, Japan. With over 20 years under his belt, Alistair joined AEG in 2004 after serving as a partner in the Planning and Development department at Montagu Evans. Alistair lives in London and in his spare time, plays football and spends time with his family.

AEG

SVP - Real Estate & Development

Alistair Wood

SVP - Real Estate & Development, AEG

Nikki Doucet

CEO, WSL Football

Moderator

Duncan Wall

Director, Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG)

Sport as City-Maker: Urban Regeneration and the Economics of Entertainment Districts

How sports and entertainment anchors create economic uplift, activate mixed-use land, and attract the investment needed to sustain long-term community growth.

Richard Arnold

Managing Director, Wrenbridge Sport

Glen Sutton

Director, Fulham Pier

Vicky Jaycock

VP of Global Sales, Legends Global

Why You Should Attend This Event

What You’ll Learn

Which European venue types and revenue lines (premium hospitality, F&B, sponsorship, naming rights, non-event days, adjacent real estate) are most financeable right now and the underwriting metrics investors and lenders prioritise
How the “modern capital stack” is being structured across senior debt, private credit, mezz, preferred equity, public participation and infrastructure-style capital
How ownership and governance models (club/artist/promoter, institutional/REIT, municipal) change risk, incentives, control and refinancing outcomes
How to deliver next-generation venues that drive a 365-day business and serves as a catalyst for further economic and community growth
Strategies for refurbishment versus new builds and securing planning approvals in dense urban areas
How the right design and tech infrastructure can be revenue drivers and not just cost

How You’ll Do More Business: Meet the capital providers, owners, developers, advisors and delivery partners shaping Europe’s next wave of stadiums, arenas and mixed-use entertainment districts. Get practical takeaways on how deals are being financed, how revenue is being underwritten, and how projects are winning approvals despite cost inflation, community impacts and complex planning constraints. You’ll leave with sharper parameters for structuring investable projects, de-risking delivery and building partnerships that accelerate transactions across European sports and live entertainment real estate.

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Venue

Fulham Pier
Fulham Pier
London SW6 6HH, United Kingdom

Function Room: Markers 1
Level: 1

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Agenda

Time	Activity
8:30 AM 9:20 AM	Breakfast, Registration And Networking
9:25 AM 9:30 AM	Welcome From Bisnow!
9:30 AM 9:40 AM	Opening Keynote: Powering Places: Sport, Community and Urban Regeneration London's ambition and the Deputy Mayor's lens on what cities need from sports and entertainment investment
9:40 AM 10:20 AM	Sport as City-Maker: Urban Regeneration and the Economics of Entertainment Districts How sports and entertainment anchors create economic uplift, activate mixed-use land, and attract the investment needed to sustain long-term community growth.
10:20 AM 11:00 AM	Building the Next Arena: Delivering Europe’s Future Venues Refurbishment, new construction and planning strategies shaping the next generation of sports and entertainment destinations
11:05 AM 12:00 PM	More Networking!

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