Meet the world leaders in sports venue design at Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific 2015

July 13, 2015 - PRLog -- Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific 2015, being held at the Singapore Sports Hub from September 28-30 will bring together the leading architects and designers from across Asia, Europe and North America to share their combined experiences of working on world leading sporting venue projects from around the globe. The industry elite speakers from the sector will include:

Peter Ayres, Director - Buildings + Places, Business Unit Leader – Sports – AECOM
Adam G Williams, Practice Leader Design + Planning, Director AECOM Sports
JRJ Parrish, Principal – AECOM Global Sports
Alastair Richardson, Sports Director – Cox Architecture
Phil Martin, Strategic Relationship Manager – Cox Architecture
Chris Lamberth, Director of Global Sport Development – HOK
John Rhodes, Director of Sports + Recreation + Entertainment – HOK
Andy Simons, Director – KSS
David Manica, President – MANICA Architecture
Dan Meis, Founder & Design Principal – MEIS
Dipesh Patel, Director and Founder – Pattern Design
Paul Shakespeare, Associate Principal – Populous
Chris Paterson, Principal – Populous
Greg Sherlock, Senior Architect/Principal – Populous
Timmy Setiawan, President Director – PT Unitri Cipta
Jim Renne, Sports Principal – ROSSETTI
James Middling, Global Head of Sport & Events – Mott MacDonald

Following the success of its inaugural event in 2014, Stadia & Arena Asia Pacific 2015will again present an international platform for key decision-makers in the sports venue sector to network, discuss the latest hot topics and meet the leading architects and solution providers.

Some of the highlights of this must-attend event’s conference agenda include:

·          Asian Venues in Focus: In-depth presentations on sports projects in countries such as China and Australia

·          Designing for Extreme Climates (roundtable) – This panel brings together stadium designers, operators and technical experts to discuss the complex challenges to create comfortable, safe environments for players and spectators in increasingly extreme climates.

·          Tomorrow’s Together: What will shape the venues of the future? – Global design practice Populous present the results of their year-long project to discover how the venues of the future will look, feel and function, undertaken in association with PanStadia & Arena Management magazine.

·          Major event masterplanning: Ensuring a successful event and legacy (roundtable) - Major events have a significant impact on their host cities. This panel will discuss key considerations in approaching the development of a masterplan and will draw on a range of examples.

·          The cultural specificity of stadia: Creative approaches to sports venue design that best serve a city’s way of experiencing sport (roundtable) – A panel of experts will share their own insights and experience based on working on sports projects around the globe, often with challenging local requirements and challenges.

·          Global projects in focus: The latest leading-edge designs and approaches for worldwide stadia – featuring presentations on iconic stadium projects in the UK from KSS and the United States from HOK.

The exhibition hall which will be free to access, along with the Stream 2 conference sessions that will focus on Revenue Generation, Venue Management & Technology Innovations, will showcase more than 50 industry-leading companies, covering everything from audio consultancy to tensile roofing; with many introducing their products & services to the region for the first time.

This industry-leading event will bring together high ranking decision-makers with the architects, designers, producers and suppliers from the world of sports venue design/build, operation, management, fit-out and technology for three days of networking, knowledge-sharing and doing business.

For further details or to discuss speaker &/or exhibitor opportunities, please contact Sam Wibrew, Event Director, on Tel: +44 (0)208 133 7678 or email: sam@aladltd.co.uk.

Delegates who wish to guarantee their seats at this must-attend event can take advantage of the Special Early Bird rate of just S$650 can register online at www.saevents.uk.com before 31 July.

For more information, please contact:

MP Singapore

Lydia Goh

Tel: +65 6393 0206

Email: lydiagoh@mpinetwork.com