The Global Sports Economy: Insights and Opportunities

British Expertise International and the Department for International Trade (DIT) is delighted to announce an event that will provide a sectoral overview on the sports economy sector and opportunities, including for sports infrastructure,arising from it. With UK organisations increasingly being able to offer a broad range of expertise in this sector, it is important that we hear directly from the Department of International Trade on their strategy and specific opportunities.

UK companies have been selling successfully into global sports projects for many years, and the opportunities to provide products and services across many sectors are growing. It’s estimated that global operational and infrastructure budgets for one-off sports events will be worth over £220 billion up to 2022. Each event offers UK businesses opportunities throughout its lifecycle, from the awarding of hosting rights to the event delivery all around the globe.

Global sports projects require products and services from across most sectors of industry. The market has opportunities for industries as diverse as: architecture and construction services, project management,professional services, creativity and design, strategic communication, branding and marketing, security and catering and corporate hospitality. Join us as a representative from DIT breaks down and presents their areas of focus and opportunities across the sports sector, including sports infrastructure, and offers an insight into their strategic approach to help UK companies in this space win more business.