10/10/2019

Host City 2019, the largest meeting of sports, business and cultural events, is delighted to welcome The Sports Consultancy (TSC) as an official event partner and Director of Consulting, Matthew Wilson to the stage to share knowledge gained from the company’s leading position in the world of major event bidding.

Matthew will be speaking on 26th November and sharing insights into the broader impacts that the public, private and third sectors are seeking, achieving, measuring and communicating from hosting some of the world’s most major events.

Host City takes place in Glasgow on 26-27th November 2019, with 300 participants, 30 exhibitors and 50 speakers set to join.

Robert Datnow, Co-founder and Joint Managing Director, The Sports Consultancy commented:

“We have enjoyed a long and fruitful working relationship with Host City, since the inaugural event in 2014.  As a global leader in securing host cities, and managing major event bids, using our combined consulting, rights sales and legal capabilities – we are currently running 10 simultaneous bid processes for major international federation and private sector rights holders – we are delighted to offer those attending this year’s conference, our unique insights from our work and research, into the ever-evolving relationship between rights holders and host cities.”

Ben Avison, Editorial and Conference Director of Host City added: “We have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with TSC now for many years and are delighted to welcome them formally this year as a partner and know that our delegates will be most interested in the insights to be gained from these leaders in host city bidding.”