#ESSMASummit
The ESSMA Summit is the go-to stadium industry event organised by ESSMA (European Stadium & Safety Management Association) in partnership with ECA (European Club Association) and EPFL (European Professional Football Leagues).
The Aviva Stadium is built on the site of the former Lansdowne Road stadium, which was demolished in 2007. It reopened its doors on 14th May 2010 and has a capacity of 51,700 seats. The stadium has won a number of awards including RIAI & RIBA.
Keynotes
After an Aviva Stadium Tour Experience and networking lunch , keynote sessions will be centered around Stadium Lifecycle, Match Day Operations and The Fan Journey. ESSMA, ECA and EPFL will give an introduction to each of the keynotes.
Seminars
The seminar topics are related to ESSMA’s six expert areas: Safety & Security, Fan Experience & Hospitality, Pitch Management, Construction & Development, Operations & Ticketing and Sustainability & SMART.
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Who's Speaking?
Discover the ESSMA Summit 2018 Speakers
Martina Flood
Head of Catering Operations
Matthias Eiles
Advisor Football Infrastructure
Mats Enquist
CEO
BASIS
British Association for Sustainable Sport
Eric Cosset
Director Product and Development
Benjamin Steen
Head of Digital Projects and CRM
Umut Kutlu
Chief Marketing Officer
Ole Myhrvold
Facility Manager
Pierre Venayre
General Director
Julio Tárrega Díez
Audiovisual Manager
George Vaughan
Senior Project Manager
Rob Toussaint
Commercial Director
Sylvain Caliman
Stadium Manager Section Paloise
Rory Sheridan
Head of Sponsorship Europe at Diageo (Guinness)
Eric Hart
Head of Tampa Sports Authority Managing Raymond James Stadium
Francesco Gianello
Head of Stadium Juventus FC
Declan O’Brien
Operations Manager IRFU
Wojciech Rokicki
Project Director
Darren Crossman
Facilities & Safety Director
Yasser Al Mulla
Senior Manager
Majella Smyth
Head Groundsman
Tine De Groote
Marketing Manager
Alberto Colombo
Deputy General Secretary
Martin Murphy
Stadium Director Aviva Stadium
Roger Brosel
Head of Content and Programming
Dirk Piens
Head of Organisation and Infrastructure
John Beattie
Stadium and Facilities Director Arsenal F.C.
Marc Schmidgall
Head of Communication & Marketing
Leighton Jones
Head of SecurityThe Clayton Hotel Ballsbridge is fully booked. Get in touch via summit@essma.eu for suggestions.
Day 1: Keynotes
16 January 2018
09:00
ESSMA Summit welcome and registration
09:30
Aviva Stadium Tour Experience: best examples in stadium operations. The last tour will start at 11h00
12:00
Networking lunch offered by ESSMA
12:45
ESSMA Summit kickoff
Declan O’Brien
Operations Manager Irish Rugby Football Union
John Beattie
Stadium and Facilities Director Arsenal F.C.
13:00 – 14:15
Stadium Lifecycle
Dimitri Huygen
Managing Director ESSMA
Martin Murphy
Stadium Director Aviva Stadium
Eric Hart
Head of Tampa Sports Authority
14:15
Coffee break
14:45 – 16:00
Matchday Operations
Marc Schmidgall
Head of Communications & Marketing ECA
Roger Brosel
Head of Content and Programming LaLiga
Francesco Gianello
Head of Stadium Juventus FC
16:00
Coffee break
16:30 – 17:55
Fan Journey
Alberto Colombo
Deputy General Secretary EPFL
Eric Cosset
Director Product and Development Disneyland Paris
George Vaughan
Senior Project Manager Twickenham Stadium
Rory Sheridan
Head of Sponsorship Europe at Diageo (Guinness)
17:55
Ceremony host Summit 2019
18:00
Evening cocktail and dinner
19:30 – 20:30
Transfers to Clayton Ballsbridge hotel
21:00
Transfer from Clayton Ballsbridge hotel to
Temple Bar
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Day 2: Seminars
17 January 2018
09:00
Transfers from Clayton Ballsbridge hotel to Aviva Stadium
09:15
ESSMA Summit registration day 2 and welcome
09:45
Start seminars
No events available!
12:00 – 13:15
Networking lunch offered by ESSMA
13:30 – 14:45
Limited stadium tour Pitch Managers
First in, first served (limited to 30 and with pre-registration)
13:30
Start seminars
No events available!
15:15 – 16:00
Open bar with closing speech by ESSMA President John Beattie and handover ESSMA Summit 2019
16:00
Transfers to Clayton Ballsbridge hotel
16:00
Aviva Stadium in-depth tours on Infrastructure, Technology, Sustainability, Construction and IT/Communications
*first come, first served (limited to 25 per in-depth tour)
Infrastructure
Mick Davoren – Operations Manager
Dan Wynne – Operations Coordinator
Technology
Noel O’Mahony – Technical Services Manager
Sustainability
Aidan Byrne – Sustainability Manager
Construction
Martin Murphy – CEO Aviva Stadium
IT/Communications
Miriam McCann – IT Manager
16:30 – 17:00
Transfers to Dublin Airport
17:30
Transfers to Clayton Ballsbridge hotel
Aftermovie ESSMA Summit 2017
We could welcome 350 participants from 30 countries in Lyon for an inspiring 3-day event.
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Quality networking
Uniting the global stadium, arena and major sports venue industry
Highest ratio of buyers to suppliers
Keynote speakers from all over the world
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