Host City 2022 conference and exhibition, the world’s largest meeting of cities and sports business events, will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, from 15-16 November.
Host City 2022 builds on the recent digital editions and anticipates a return to face-to-face content, exhibition and networking in the Technology and Innovation Centre.
By 2019, Host City attracted 350 delegates and 35 exhibitors to Glasgow. Host City’s growth continued online through the pandemic, reaching 500 to 1,000 attendees in 2020 and 2021. The brand is also expanding globally, with the second Host City Americas taking place online, 29 June.
Ben Avison, editorial and conference director of Host City, commented: “Since its move to Glasgow in 2015, Host City has grown immensely, in both physical and online formats. Two Asian editions and our recent expansion into the Americas have also helped to increase our reach.”
Host City 2022 is supported by EventScotland, Glasgow Life and Glasgow Convention Bureau Scotland and Glasgow for the eighth consecutive year.
Paul Bush, director of events at VisitScotland, said: “Over the last 22 months the global events industry has shown its ability to adapt, respond and innovate.”
Dr Bridget McConnell, chief executive of Glasgow Life, added: “Like all other cities across the world, Glasgow is intensely focussed on our recovery from the pandemic and a key factor in that recovery is hosting major international events. We’ve got a strong track record in that regard and that’s why we’re, once again, the ideal hosts for the 2022 conference.”
In his opening address to Host City 2021, Ivo Ferriani (pictured), president of the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF), the Association of International Olympic Winter Sports Federations (AIOWF) and SportAccord, stated: “After this invitation I am very much looking forward to coming to Scotland. I will come to meet my great maestro Craig Reedie but also my great friend Kate Caithness, president of the World Curling Federation. For sure I cannot wait to visit you in Glasgow, because you are role models for all of us.”
Photo credit: IBSF
