Connecting eCommerce and Entertainment

Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester 16-17 April 2024

This is eCommerce for Entertainment!

Now in its second decade, TheTicketingBusiness Forum explores the opportunities of open, multi-channel connections to discovery, sales and distribution. The Forum is the essential meeting to learn from our industry’s leaders, discover what’s happening, re-connect with friends and make new connections into the global entertainment, sports, arts and leisure ecosystem.

More than ticketing, we now encompass the entire ticketing ecosystem from marketing and discovery through to pricing, CRM, analytics and loyalty.

Join us as we plug in, connect and re-engineer our ticketing business… together!

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    What is TheTicketingBusiness Forum?

    In short, TheTicketingBusiness Forum is simply the best networking and knowledge exchange event.

    Our speakers, panelists and judges

    We’re thrilled to host such a diverse and engaging group of expert speakers, panelists and judges at the Forum

    Phillipa Hicks

    Head of Product & Co-Founder Seat Unique

    Paolo Monguzzi

    Head of Stadium Revenue & Entertainment Juventus FC

    Martin Crosier

    Director of Ticketing and Data LW Theatres

    Nicolle Cannock

    Head of Insights Dewynters

    Franco Segara

    Innovation Director Valencia CF

    Tiffin M. Feltner

    Director of Ticketing Walton Arts Center & Walmart AMP

    Shah-Zeib Ahmed

    Director/Founder Glosancon Sports

    Georgia Aubrey

    Partnerships Director & Co-Founder Lovetovisit

    Cameron Hoy

    Managing Director Ticketek

    Rob March

    Managing Director Sound City

    Jonathan Brown

    Chief Executive STAR - Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers

    Martin Austin MBE

    Managing Director Nimbus Disability

    Rick Jurkiewicz​​​​

    Head of Ticketing RL Commercial

    Sophie Beattie

    Sales & Ticketing Director Sonia Friedman Productions

    Simon Hennes

    Co-Founder & CEO Vivenu

    Chris Crossley

    Co-Founder/Director Line-Up

    Noel Edwards

    Director of Ticketing NEC Group

    Hugh Gledhill

    Interim Marketing Director Layered Reality™ Experiences

    Georgia Bekyra

    Senior Manager - Ticketing Everton FC

    Francis Casado

    Co-Founder & Head of Business Development 3D Digital Venue

    Emil Ljesnjanin

    CEO & Founder tixbase

    Mark Davyd

    Founder Music Venue Trust

    Leonie Wakeman

    Commerical and Ops Director AEG Presents

    Gordon Morrison

    CEO ACE Association of Cultural Enterprises

    Katy Raines

    CEO Indigo

    Jules Arnott

    Chief Commercial Officer LW Theatres LW Theatres

    Debbie McWilliams

    Director of Live Entertainment Scottish Event Campus

    Emily Tuffin

    General Manager Sports Travel & Hospitality UK (STH UK)

    Edwin Suk

    Group Director IT Stage Entertainment NL

    Carolyn Sims

    Director CMSA Consultancy

    Alistair Spiers

    Head of Sales Leicester City FC

    Rob Kirk

    Head of Touring Experiences Grande Experiences

    Sarah Bagg

    Founder ReWork Consulting

    Daniel Gidney

    Chief Executive Lancs Cricket / Emirates Old Trafford

    Tim Chambers

    Mentor, Advisor & Consultant TJChambers Consultancy

    Ian Nuttall

    Founder TheTicketingBusiness/Xperiology

    TheTicketingBusiness Awards

    Should your work be recognised globally? Do you have the best ticketing team in the world? Is your innovation moving us forward?

    Launched in 2016, TheTicketingBusiness Awards recognise leadership, innovation & achievement in the use of ticketing across sports, performing arts, music, live entertainment and visitor attractions. Nominations are invited from across the global industry via TheTicketingBusiness.com news readership.

    FINALISTS: The shortlists across the ten categories for 2024 have been unveiled – view them here. Good luck everybody!

    Partners & Sponsors

    Our thanks to these wonderful organisations for supporting this year’s Forum

    We return from another Forum having shared experiences and, above all, conversations with all of our colleagues and customers. As always, great to see you all.

    Francis Casado
    Co-Founder & Chief BDO3D Digital Venue
    The latest technology trends and strategies applied in the field of entertainment. So much knowledge. Such a great experience!!
    Eleftherios Apostolakis
    Ticketing ManagerOFI Crete FC
    An amazing event and organisation. One of the best we’ve experienced!
    Liza Tripet
    Chief Revenue OfficerSmeetz Unified Commerce
    Reflecting on some great days at the Forum. Great people, knowledge sharing, insights and ideas.
    Thomas Torjusen
    Chief Digital OfficerNorwegian Professional Football League
    The Forum was very impactful to me as an attendee, especially for the first time. I look forward to joining many more
    EdsonCrevecoeur-MiamiHEAT
    SVP Strategy & Data AnalyticsMiami HEAT/FTX Arena
    The highest number of exciting conversations we've ever had at a conference!
    Natalie Senyk
    Business Development ManagerSoftjourn
    50
    Speakers
    500
    Attendees
    12
    Awards
    5000
    Connections

    Destination Manchester

    The Forum and Awards will be hosted at Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester – the famous home of Lancs Cricket.

    With over 3,600m2 of space, 38 meeting rooms, over 600 on-site parking spaces, excellent transport links and a 150-bedroom Hilton Garden Inn on-site, Emirates Old Trafford is the ideal venue for the Forum.

    Free onsite car parking is available for all attendees. A taxi from Manchester Airport takes approximately 20-25 minutes. The Metrolink tram stop at the stadium connects to the city’s three key rail stations, with trams every few minutes.

    Full hotel details will be provided on registration.

    The Ticketing Business Forum

    16-17 April 2024

    Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Stretford, Manchester, UK