https://eventsindex.org The editorial index of professional events in EMEA en Mon, 03 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://eventsindex.org/events/spobis-conference.html https://eventsindex.org/events/spobis-conference.html Wed, 04 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Hamburg · 2026-02-04 · Strategic rather than technical: the place to understand how European, especially German-speaking, sport organisations approach technology investment. Pairs with SportsInnovation for the German ecosystem. https://eventsindex.org/events/ft-business-of-football-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/ft-business-of-football-summit.html Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-02-25 · The most editorial and finance-led football event, run by FT journalists. Low on technology, but a sharp read on the economics that set production and innovation budgets. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-football-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-football-summit.html Thu, 26 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Liverpool · 2026-02-26 · The football edition of the SVG Europe circuit, tracking the sport with the heaviest production budgets. In a World Cup year, the capture and coverage angle is especially rich. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportsinnovation-dusseldorf.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportsinnovation-dusseldorf.html Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dusseldorf · 2026-03-04 · A format unlike any other: the DFL turns a stadium into a live technology demonstrator. A prime target for football media innovation, where vendors are seen working in real conditions. https://eventsindex.org/events/mit-sloan-sports-analytics-conference.html https://eventsindex.org/events/mit-sloan-sports-analytics-conference.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Boston · 2026-03-06 · The reference summit for sports data, more performance and analytics than media. Essential for the AI and data angle, with the data scientists, researchers and analytics startups in one place. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-new-york.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-new-york.html Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New York · 2026-03-12 · The US gateway to the SportsPro family, with the AI USA track now folded in. Executive-level, and the place to map the platform and broadcaster CTOs of the largest sports media market. https://eventsindex.org/events/international-sports-convention.html https://eventsindex.org/events/international-sports-convention.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-03-25 · A versatile European target where media, technology and commercial profiles mix. A solid spring entry point, complementary to SportsPro London on the UK business and media segment. https://eventsindex.org/events/caa-world-congress-of-sports.html https://eventsindex.org/events/caa-world-congress-of-sports.html Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Los Angeles · 2026-04-14 · The American counterpart of Leaders Week: very senior, ownership-led, low on technology. An access point to US commissioning decision-makers as the 2026 to 2028 event cycle builds. https://eventsindex.org/events/nab-show.html https://eventsindex.org/events/nab-show.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Las Vegas · 2026-04-18 · The US, generalist counterpart of IBC. Not sport-only, but its live strand and technology intensity make it a vendor-mapping and technology-watch target, paired with IBC across the calendar. https://eventsindex.org/events/peak-sportstech.html https://eventsindex.org/events/peak-sportstech.html Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Las Vegas · 2026-04-20 · The startup and venture event of sportstech, where emerging tools surface before they reach broadcasters. The upstream sourcing and product-watch target for the vertical. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-london.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-london.html Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-04-29 · SportsPro's broad European showcase, more business than technical. Worth it for network reach and market intelligence, less for sourcing pure technology profiles. https://eventsindex.org/events/the-spot-thinksport.html https://eventsindex.org/events/the-spot-thinksport.html Mon, 04 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Lausanne · 2026-05-04 · ThinkSport's research-meets-industry event in the Olympic capital. An upstream innovation target with direct access to the international federations based in Lausanne. https://eventsindex.org/events/sbj-tech-week.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sbj-tech-week.html Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New York · 2026-05-18 · Targets technology on the league and team side, not broadcast. A qualified, peer-to-peer access point to US team and league tech leaders and the vendors around them. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-sports-production-innovation-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-sports-production-innovation-summit.html Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Barcelona · 2026-05-21 · The sharpest event on the SVG Europe circuit for the edge, live and infrastructure profile. Where the technical leads of competitions and broadcasters explain their architecture choices. https://eventsindex.org/events/hashtag-sports.html https://eventsindex.org/events/hashtag-sports.html Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New York · 2026-06-01 · Aimed at the content, social and fan engagement edge of the vertical rather than broadcast infrastructure. Strong for the creator economy and content monetisation angle. https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-mexico.html https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-mexico.html Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Mexico City · 2026-06-03 · The Americas leg of the WFS circuit, valuable mainly for geographic coverage in a World Cup host year. Lower priority for a Europe-anchored vertical. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-digital-content-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-digital-content-summit.html Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-06-10 · The distribution and digital slot on the SVG Europe circuit. The place to reach OTT and social leads rather than the production directors covered by the other summits. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportec-japan.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportec-japan.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Tokyo · 2026-07-08 · Included for Asian coverage and the broad sports tech angle, but clearly more fitness and health tech than media. A geographic radar point rather than a core target. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-transport-forum.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-transport-forum.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-07-08 · A niche, high-value target for an infrastructure and edge focus: the transmission layer few conferences cover, with broadcasters' transmission leads and connectivity vendors in one room. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-europe-summit.html Thu, 10 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Amsterdam · 2026-09-10 · The annual meeting point for the people who run European sports broadcasting: technical and production directors, not sales teams. Selective, community-led, timed to the eve of IBC, and home to the Outstanding Contribution award that names the field's most influential figures. https://eventsindex.org/events/ibc.html https://eventsindex.org/events/ibc.html Fri, 11 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Amsterdam · 2026-09-11 · The global broadcast reference and the international version of the vertical's profiles. Essential for technology watch and vendor mapping, with a dedicated sport strand, and the calendar anchor right after the SVG Europe Summit. https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-madrid.html https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-madrid.html Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Madrid · 2026-09-15 · The European anchor of football's biggest business circuit. For the vertical it is the fan engagement, data and platform layer, with the data companies, club digital directors and the StartCup's emerging startups in the room. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-ai-tech.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-ai-tech.html Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-09-29 · The most direct target in the vertical on AI in sport. The audience is the technology decision-makers we want to map, and the speaker roster, from Formula E to Warner Bros Discovery, matches exactly the profiles in scope. https://eventsindex.org/events/leaders-week-london.html https://eventsindex.org/events/leaders-week-london.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-10-05 · The most senior room in the sports business calendar. For the vertical it is access to the commissioning layer, owners, presidents and media chiefs, with technology and fan engagement sessions worth tracking. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportbiz-europe.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportbiz-europe.html Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Barcelona · 2026-10-07 · A long-format Barcelona play on business and innovation with a bridge to Latin America. A secondary European target for the commercial and fan-engagement layer, best paired with WFS Madrid and the SportsPro Media Summit. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportel-monaco.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportel-monaco.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Monaco · 2026-10-19 · The deal-making hub of sports media, where the commercial and technology decision-makers of the industry meet at C-level around rights and streaming. The priority business target of the vertical, complementary to IBC and the SVG circuit. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-sports-audio-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-sports-audio-summit.html Thu, 12 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-11-12 · A vertical within the vertical: audio is the most specialised corner of sports broadcasting, and this is its only dedicated European meeting. Small but highly qualified. https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-riyadh.html https://eventsindex.org/events/world-football-summit-riyadh.html Tue, 01 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Riyadh · 2026-12-01 · The Gulf leg of WFS, dominated by the investment and growth story of Middle Eastern football. One to keep on the radar for investment mapping rather than technology sourcing. https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-media-summit.html https://eventsindex.org/events/sportspro-media-summit.html Wed, 02 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Madrid · 2026-12-02 · Where the rights and distribution economy of sport is debated, with the CTOs of the major platforms linking it to the technology beneath. A strong secondary target connecting streaming and monetisation to the budgets that fund technology. https://eventsindex.org/events/futuresport-svg-europe.html https://eventsindex.org/events/futuresport-svg-europe.html Thu, 03 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000 London · 2026-12-03 · The prospective window of the SVG Europe circuit. Useful for spotting innovation directors and startups before the more established events catch up to them. https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-summit-us.html https://eventsindex.org/events/svg-summit-us.html Mon, 14 Dec 2026 00:00:00 +0000 New York · 2026-12-14 · The larger US mirror of the SVG Europe Summit. The place to map North American technical and production decision-makers and read trends before they reach Europe.