#TDS26 Update: Marking 15 years of the Summit
Celebrating 15 years of TheStadiumBusiness’ Design & Development Summit. Network with the world’s leading professionals involved in the finance, design, delivery, and operation of sports and entertainment venues – only at #TDS26 in Manchester.
Celebrating 15 years of TheStadiumBusiness’ Design & Development Summit. Network with the world’s leading professionals involved in the finance, design, delivery, and operation of sports and entertainment venues – only at #TDS26 in Manchester.
The countdown for the 15th annual edition of the Design & Development Summit, is well underway – with record-breaking pre-registration levels and a sold out Marketplace.
Since the inception, the Design & Development Summit has established itself as the global meeting place for those involved in the finance, design, delivery, refurbishment, and operation of sports and entertainment venues.
Returning to Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester (30 November – 2 December 2026), this years Summit will bring together our largest gathering of project delegations – representing new stadium, arena, and entertainment destinations from across the globe – joined by the leading architects, engineers, consultants, advisors, and the full supply chain to the sector.
Five months out and the 2026 attendance is already impressive – with over 300 delegates and >25 project delegations already confirmed. Based on these booking patterns we anticipate 550+ delegates and over 70 project delegations will be at this year’s Summit – for its 15th birthday.
Here’s a sampling (correct at 17 July 2026) of the organisations that have already confirmed their #TDS26 participation:
- AFL Architects
- Ashton Flow
- Astra Group
- Aviva Arena
- Bahrain General Sports Authority
- Brandpointe
- BRC Imagination Arts
- Cast Connex
- Charcoalblue
- Chybik + Kristof = Architects
- ClarkeCM Limited
- CTI
- Denholm Industrial Services
- DP9 Ltd
- DSK Engineering
- DT Sports
- Extreme Networks
- FC Nuremberg
- Fenwick Iribarren Architects
- Flint Town United
- GigaTera Lighting
- Hill Cross Furniture
- Holmes Miller Architects
- Hoopers Architects
- Integral Group
- Irish FA
- JDE Peet’s
- Kinetic Solutions Group / ARX
- Kronman Associates
- Ladec Oy / City of Lahti Finland
- Lancs Cricket / Emirates Old Trafford
- Ledvance
- Lichfields
- Limak International
- Manchester City FC
- Melbourne Cricket Club
- Momentum Transport Consultancy
- Mycotoo Europe
- NBA – National Basketball Association
- OPS Structures
- Plan A Consultants
- Planit
- Pure Vista
- Rockvolt
- Savills
- Serge Ferrari Group
- Series / Forum
- Series Seating
- Southampton FC
- Stadium Support Services
- Studio Monotti – Engineering
- tp bennett
- Tricon Foodservice Consultants
- Unibox
- Unilumin
- Venue Architects
- Walker Morris LLP
- Wire and Sky
- WOO Architects
- Wrexham AFC
- WSP
- York Racecourse
- Yorkshire County Cricket Club
… and with delegates registering every day from around the globe, there’s lots more to share in the coming weeks.
Get your ticket to #TDS26!
N.B. The Super Earlybird discount – saving £200 on the delegate fee – ends Friday 28 August 2026.
#TDS26 – Stadiums. Arenas. Destinations.
30 Nov – 2 Dec 2026 | Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester
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