#TBF26 Attendance Update: Old Friends & New Faces
Connect into the global ticketing ecosystem
Connect into the global ticketing ecosystem
Two months out from our 14th TheTicketingBusiness Forum and the attendance list is better than ever!
#TBF26 returns to Manchester with an exceptional in person audience uniting senior executives innovators and decision makers across ticketing live entertainment and eCommerce alongside the industry’s leading product and service specialists.
Here’s a sampling from the 400+ confirmed attendees that you’ll be networking with this April:
- CEO, Line-Up
- CEO, Seats.io
- COO, Blackticket
- CEO, Smart Pricer
- CEO, TruCrowd
- SVP, MARI Group
- CEO, Ticket Station Bulgaria
- CEO, A View From My Seat
- CEO, Sport Events srls
- CEO, menta tech
- CEO Business Development, LetsGo Entertainment
- CEO & Founder, PinniSOFT
- CEO, Ticket Fast (Brand Tuboleta)
- Head of Ticketing, Sussex Cricket
- CEO, Music Venue Trust
- CEO, Digonex
- CEO, nolock
- Co-Founder & CEO, Billy
- Global Head of Ticketing Strategy, Protect Group
- Co-Founder, vivenu
- Owner, Yuno Travel
- Co-Founder & CEO, easy-connect / Ticket Gretchen
- Founder & CEO, ZipperTic
- Co-Founder/CTO, Skiddle
- Chief Operating Officer, CTS Eventim
- Co-Founder & Chief Revenue Officer, 3D Digital Venue
- Co-Founder & Commercial Director, Delight
- Owner Valhalla, Tickets
- Head of Ticketing and Retail, Rochdale AFC
- Chief Executive, Blackpool Grand Theatre
Shouldn’t you be on this list?
- CEO & Co-Founder, TodayTix Group
- Senior Manager, Ticketing & Sales Operations, F1
- Senior Partnerships Manager, bookingkit
- Head of Sales, Nuweb Group
- Senior Commercial Manager, Seat Unique
- Director, Sports Partnerships, Tixr
- Head of Ticketing, Sail GP
- Head of Ticketing, The O2
- Head of Design & Marketing, Justtikit
- Head of Commercial, Blackpool FC
- Project Coordinator, Africa Oyé Festival
- Commercial Manager, Motorsport Events
- Head of Audiences, Marketing & Sales, Blackpool Grand Theatre
- Owner, Ticket Station Bulgaria
- Chief Executive, Lancs Cricket
- Chief Marketing Officer, Future Ticketing
- Head of Product, Nuweb Group
- Head of Ticketing, MARI Group
- Relationship & Development Director, TicketPlan
- Fan Experience & Ticketing Coordinator, Liga Portugal
- Chief Technology Officer, TicketOne
- Head of Entertainment Proposition, Ten Group
- Head of Ticketing, Memberships & Hospitality, Warwickshire CCC
- Co-Founder, Up – Audience Engagement
- Head of Ticketing, Scottish Rugby
- Chief Executive, STAR – Society of Ticket Agents and Retailers
- Ticketing Director, Legends Global
- Ticketing Executive, Silverstone Circuits Limited
- Director of Ticketing, The O2
And how about a few other key players?
- Account Manager, Motorsport Events
- General Manager, PASSO / E-Kent Europe
- Executive Vice President, PASSO / E-Kent Europe
- Director of Client Solutions, Europe, AXS
- IT Vice President, Ticket Fast (Brand Tuboleta)
- Director & Lead Consultant, QLINE Consulting
- Ticketing and Marketing Consultant, CMSA Consultancy
- Ticketing and Insight Manager, The Postal Museum
- Commercial Director, Motorsport Events
- Business Development Manager, Samsung
- Business Development Manager, dormakaba
- Customer Services Team Leader, UK Parliament
- COO and Co-Founder, Line-Up
- Head of Customer Experience, The O2
- Senior Business Development Manager, Cover Genius
- Director of International Sales, Axess AG
- Director of Operations, Lancs Cricket / Emirates Old Trafford
- Senior Project Manager/Trainer, BILL-A
- Data & Insights Manager, Blackpool Grand Theatre
- CTO, Bemils srl
- Sales Manager, Blackticket
- Global Ticketing Partner Manager, Skidata
- Head of Ticketing, Swansea City Association FC
- Partner & Sr. Advisor, Playmakers
- Theatre Manager, Telford and Wrekin Council
- Professor of Law, University of Westminster
- Group IT Director / CIO, Stage Entertainment
- Business Development Executive, TicketPlan
- Project Manager, TicketOne
- Ticketing Strategy and Projects Manager, Scottish Rugby
- Web Developer, Bemils srl
- Director of Customer Strategy and Retail, UK Parliament
- Head of Sport Product Management, TicketOne
- Head of North Europe Sport Partners, Arenametrix
- Head of Ticketing, TicketQuarter
- Commercial Operations Manager, Warwickshire CCC / Edgbaston Stadium
- Revenue & Customer Experience Lead, Blackpool Grand Theatre
- Board Member, Baltic Ticketing OU
- Country Manager UK & Nordics, Smart Pricer
- England Coordinator, Music Venue Trust
- Head of Primary Ticketing, Tixstock
- Sales & Partnership Director – Europe, Wicket
- Head of Business and Marketing, Club Sports Events
Shouldn’t you be networking with these fantastic people?
And, perhaps these too?
- Co-Founder, Ooval UG
- Managing Partner, TLS – Boca Systems
- UX/UI Designer, Reservix
- Client Success Manager, AudienceView
- Head of Communications, Hong Kong China Rugby
- Team Lead Product management, Reservix
- Manager, HID Global
- COO, Seats/io
- Managing Director, Nuweb Group
- Account Manager, BDR – Bundesdruckerei GmbH
- VP, Client Success, Digonex
- Product Owner, AFC Ajax
- Box Office Manager, ABBA Voyage
- Head of Ticketing, The iLUKA Collective
- CMO, Sail GP
- Head of Business Development, Tixstock
- Head of Ticketing & Audience Experience, Edinburgh International Festival
- Head of UK&I Operations, Axess AG
- Manager Digital & IT, AFC Ajax
- Commercial Support Manager, Sussex Cricket
- Senior Lead – International Product Marketing, CTS Eventim
- Head of Marketing & Communications, menta tech
- Marketing Executive, Nuweb Group
- CEO & Founder, bookingkit
- Content Creation Lead Blackpool, Grand Theatre
- Ticket Coordinator DBU, Danish Football Association
- Company Product Owner, Reservix
- International Business Development Manager, PACIFA 3D
- Chief Executive Officer, Esatour Sport Events
- Director of Fan Engagement, Sail GP
- Software Manager, Events54
- SVP Sales and Business Development, menta tech
- CPM & QA, TicketOne
- Business Development Director, Seat Unique
- Client Relationship Manager, TicketPlan
- Associate Sales Manager, Ticketmaster Sport, Ticketmaster UK
- Sales Director, Line-Up
- CTO, Justtikit
- Ticketing Manager, Silverstone Circuits
- Sales Manager, Soccergo.it
- Head of CRM & Ticketing, Alexandra Palace
- Deputy Head, Ticketing & Access Management, The Kallang Group
- Team Lead Sales, Reservix
- CCO, A View From My Seat
- CTO, Events54
- Theatre Tokens & Ticketing Relationship Manager, Society of London Theatre / UK Theatre
Still not convinced? Here’s a few more to keep you thinking:
- Senior Director, Business Development – Europe, AXS
- Senior Audience Experience Manager, Barbican Centre
- Business Development Associate, Tixr
- UX/UI, Seats.io
- Head of Partnerships, 3D Digital Venue
- Develoment Lead, nolock
- Sales & Operations Manager UK & IR, Tixly
- Technical Product Manager, CTS Eventim
- Director of Ticketing, UK, AXS
- Director, Two Circles
- Manager, Janam Tech
- Finance Director, Skiddle
- Head of Partnerships & New Business, SecureMyBooking
- Managing Director, Axess AG
- Head of Partner Success, Nuweb Group
- Tech Lead – All In, Arts Council England
- Sales Strategy Manager, Stage Entertainment
- Advisor / Consultant, pmt consultants
- Senior Ticketing Manager, ABBA Voyage
- Professor of Sports Law, Manchester Metropolitan University
- Head of Ticketing, Cuffe & Taylor
- Head of Ticket Distribution Network Sales, Baltic Ticketing OU
- Business Development Manager, TLS – Boca Systems
- Head of Customer Experience and Ticketing, Gloucester Rugby
- Board Member, Baltic Ticketing OU
- Senior Ticketing Manager UK, STH Group
- Group Ticketing Director, ATG Entertainment
- Director, FEAT (Face-value European Alliance for Ticketing)
- Ticketing Manager, England Netball
- General Manager – Northern Europe, Fever
- Ticketing and Retail Manager, Blackpool FC
- Commercial Business Team Leader, Telford and Wrekin Council
- Head of IT, Aviva Studios / Factory International
- Software-Architect, Reservix
- Director, Glosancon – Sports
- Ticketing & Memberships, Manager Manchester United FC
- Head of Stadium Events, Lancs Cricket / Emirates Old Trafford
- Head of Ticketing, RFU Allianz Stadium
- Team Lead Content Management, Reservix
- Head of Marketing, Arenametrix
- Sales Supervisor, Rockhal
- Managing Director, TJChambers Consultancy
- Ticketing Manager, Liga Portugal
- Venue Systems Manager, Arsenal FC
- Ticketing & Membership Manager, Edgbaston Stadium
- Product Lead, AFC Ajax
- Group Head – Events & Placemaking, The Kallang
- Chief Products Officer, WeBook
… plus several hundred more!
N.B. The Earlybird discount – saving £100 on the delegate fee – ends Friday 6 March!
#TBF26 – Connecting eCommerce and Entertainment.
27-29 April 2026 | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester












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