This national conference will focus on innovations in basketball including purpose-built arena build developments, lessons learnt and operational experience from Leicester, Newcastle and Sheffield. It will also examine innovative media and community engagement initiatives within the industry.
Attendees will find out more about:
- How to develop new basketball facilities, which embrace both the needs of indoor sport and its communities
- How to operate new basketball facilities to be sustainable
- How best to engage funders
- How basketball can contribute to cross-departmental objectives on improving health, educational outcomes and social engagement, especially in inner city community environments
- How best to engage funders from the private sector
- How community basketball clubs and third sector organisations, with whom they share objectives, can work together
- Innovation in media including TV production for sport and the latest in media developments
The conference is suitable for professional & community basketball clubs, NGBs, sport funding agencies, county sport partnerships, schools, colleges and universities, basketball industry suppliers, arena architects, contractors and constructors, local authorities, digital marketing consultants, sport media executives, sports charities and foundations and representatives from non-sports partners interested in innovative community engagement.
Confirmed Speakers:
Paul Blake, Chairman of Newcastle Eagles
Kevin Routledge, Chairman, Leicester Riders
Bob Hope Head of Commercial BBL
Joe Harkin Head of Communications BBL
Agenda:
9am Registration
9.20am Welcome & In troduction
9.30am - 10am Keynote Speaker
10am - 1.30pm Workshops
1.30pm - 2pm Lunch break and networking
2pm - 3.30pm Workshops
4pm - 4.30pm Close
Leicester and Leicestershire has an international level infrastructure for football, rugby, basketball, cricket, motor racing, horse racing, and much more, Leicester and Leicestershire provides world class event facilities with superior quality accommodation and hospitality services at all levels.
Connecting business and delegates in Leicester and Leicestershire with global innovation in manufacturing and engineering, advanced logistics, life sciences, sports and space technology comes with ease. The top class universities harbour elite facilities and international academic reputations with cutting edge innovation across many business sectors. With extensive opportunities to connect, watch and take part in a wealth of premier level sporting, cultural and leisure events, Leicester and Leicestershire can cater for a diverse range of delegates and participants. With premier level, football, rugby, basketball, netball and cricket clubs nestled in its DNA, Leicester and Leicestershire has a thriving sporting economy and first class business reputation for event management.
Delegates of this year’s Leicester Business Festival have the opportunity to connect with the rich and extensive sporting ecosystem.
- The Second British Basketball Innovation Conference
- Be part of A Winning Sports, Innovation and Enterprise Network
- Workplace Hockey Competition
Plus inspire health, wellbeing and physical activity in their workplaces to drive improvements in productivity and better support their employees.
- Make your move with Leicester Business Festival – online physical activity challenge
- Wellbeing @ Work: For Happy, Healthy, Productive Employees
What’s more sports businesses will be accessing the wider business offer to maximise their offer, reach and business outcomes.
Interesting Sector Facts:
Based on the Sport Sector Growth Plan in 2016 the sector employs 17,500 people, just under 500 hundred sector enterprises and generates £513 million GVA into the local economy.
Leicester and Leicestershire is a Premier Sporting Location with an extensive offer of events to watch and take part in alongside a conferencing and meeting room offer.
Earlier in 2019 a number significant sporting events all fell on the same weekend attracting an estimated 78,000 visitors, competitors and officials to the area. Based on the tourism sector’s estimated ‘£35 day visitors spend’ this would have generated over £2.5 million into the local economy, in just one weekend. Not just to sports businesses, but the daily spend would reach bars, restaurants, hotels, retail, transport and much more. This figure is only an estimate but shares a snippet of tangible benefits to businesses in a wide variety of sectors able to benefit from the sporting identity of Leicester and Leicestershire.
Check out: www.lrsport.org/PremierLocation