#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 near-sold out Marketplace with five months to go.
Since its 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 year’s 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.
Twenty weeks out and the 2026 attendance is already impressive – with over 300 delegates and >25 project delegations already confirmed. Based on this high level of early booking we anticipate >550 delegates and over 70 project delegations will be at this year’s Summit – for its very special 15th birthday.
Here’s a sampling (correct at 6 August 2026) of some of the organisations that have already confirmed their #TDS26 participation:
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- Adamson Associates Int
- AFL Architects
- ArcAero
- Architen Landrell
- Ascot Racecourse
- Ashton Flow
- Astra Group
- Aviva Arena (Bristol)
- Axess AG
- Bahrain General Sports Authority
- BDP Pattern
- BIG Bjarke Ingels Group
- Boodle Hatfield LLP
- Brandpointe
- BRC Imagination Arts
- Brett Martin
- Brook Green Supply
- Buro Happold
- Cast Connex
- Charcoalblue
- Chybik + Kristof = Architects
- ClarkeCM Limited
- Club Doncaster Group / Eco-Power Stadium
- CrowdStor – Vpod Smart Solutions
- CTI
- Cundall
- d&b audiotechnik
- Daktronics
- Daplast
- Dawnvale
- Denholm Industrial Services
- DP9 Ltd
- DSD Heavy Lift AG
- DSK Engineering
- DT Sports
- ES Global
- Extreme Networks
- FC Nuremberg
- Fenwick Iribarren Architects
- Flint Town United
- GigaTera Lighting
- GSM Sella GmbH
- Hakro Merlins
- Harman International Industries
- Henny Penny Corp.
- Hill Cross Furniture
- HOK International
- Holmes Miller Architects
- Hoopers Architects
- Hussey Seating
- Integral Group (Turkey)
- Irish FA
- JDE Peet’s
- Kinetic Solutions Group / ARX
- Kronman Associates
- KSS
- L-Acoustics
- Ladec Oy/ City of Lahti Finland
- Lancs Cricket / Emirates Old Trafford
- Layrd Design
- Ledvance
- Lichfields
- Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR)
- Limak International Limited
- Live Nation Middle East
- Manchester City FC
- Melbourne Cricket Club
- Merson Digital
- Momentum Transport Consultancy
- Moody Center
- Mycotoo Europe
- NBA – National Basketball Association
- OPS Structures
- Pfeiffer Structures GmbH
- Pixmob
- Plan A Consultants
- Planit
- Populous
- Portview Fit-Out
- Pure Vista
- Q-Railing
- RB Leipzig
- Real Zaragoza
- Rockvolt
- Royal Highland Centre / Royal Highland Show
- Savills
- Serge Ferrari Group
- Series / Forum
- Series Seating
- Signify
- Sika
- Solotech
- Southampton FC
- Stadium Support Services
- Stoke City FC
- Studio Monotti – Engineering
- Teufelberger Redaelli
- The Sports Consultancy
- The Stadium Consultancy
- Thorn Lighting [Zumtobel Group]
- Thornton Tomasetti
- Tromso IL (TIL)
- tp bennett
- Tricon Foodservice Consultants
- TSC Impact
- Unibox
- Unilumin
- Venue Architects
- Walker Morris LLP
- Willis Hazell Engineers
- Wire and Sky
- WOO Architects
- Wrexham AFC
- WSDG
- 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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