TGG Live

TGG Live

The annual conference for insights, ideas and networking.

Overview

More than 450 delegates from clubs, federations and organisations around the world gathered at St George’s Park on September 9 & 10 for TGG Live ’24 – our biggest conference to date.

The aim of TGG Live is to bring different departments and organisations together under one roof to gain insights, share ideas and network. Over the course of the two days, there were a total of 21 sessions, with topics ranging from Sporting Directors to Artificial Intelligence to Neuroscience.

The sessions mixed presentations, panels and Q&As and the speakers came from organisations including Arsenal, AS Monaco, Brighton, Everton, The Football Association, Manchester United, Right to Dream and UEFA.

The themes on Day One (Monday September 9th) were Sporting Directors, Strategy and Analytics, with the focus on Day Two (September 10th) on Academies, Coaching and Performance.

The Headline Sponsor of the Conference was Teamworks, the Operating System for Sport, and this year we also introduced a Networking Dinner, with 100 speakers, partners and delegates, which was sponsored by Catapult.

Our other sponsors were Collinson TensileEyeballFootovisionGemini SportsIMPECTModulekThe Player Care GroupSkillCornerStats PerformSTATSportsTrackman3v3UK and Twelve. Some took to the stage to present, while others were in our Exhibition Hall to show off their products and services.

For the first time, we held a Networking Dinner in the Sir Bobby Robson Ballroom at the end of Day One, which was attended by 100 of our delegates, speakers and sponsors. To see video highlights of the event, the full agenda, speaker profiles and details about our sponsors, please scroll down.

Highlights

Attendance

Last year we welcomed attendees from dozens of clubs and federations, including the following

AFC Bournemouth

Job titles of attendees included

Sporting Director

Chief Executive

Head of Analytics

Head of Technology

Head of Recruitment

Head of Scouting

Head of Talent ID

Head Coach

Pathway Development Manager

Head of Coach Education

Women’s National Coach Developer

Technical Development Manager

Academy Manager

Head of Academy Operations

Head of Development Centres

Head of Performance

Head of Research and Development

Head of Innovation

Head of Player Insights

Testimonials

“The work that TGG do is massively valuable to me and to our organisation”

Tom Vernon

Founder & Executive Vice Chairman

Right to Dream

“This is a platform that, for me, is a reference for professionals in football”

Victor Orta

Sporting Director

Sevilla FC

“It had a very strong start, with Tom from Right to Dream. In football you can get carried away with the money and high performance level and it was nice to bring it back down to community.”

Kathryn Stuart

Player Insights National Lead

Football Association

“The panels are always great, to get a feel for how the same role or type of role looks different at different clubs and in different contexts. It’s invaluable to see that and realise how varied it can be.”

Josh Ewens

First Team Fitness Coach

West Ham United

“You meet so many different people from so many different clubs, but from different industries as well. We all have the same processes, but it’s great to listen, communicate and connect. It’s been brilliant.”

Peter Ramage

Assistant Player Loans Manager

Newcastle United

“It was really good to listen to different speakers in the industry. The panels were brilliant at answering different questions live and giving real-life situations and giving insight.”

Natasha Patel

Director of Sporting Analytics

US Soccer

“It was really good to get different perspectives and different ideas, particularly to do with the Sporting Directors. That really opened up my eyes in terms of what that world looks like.”

Joel Bonner

Post-Match Analyst

Liverpool

“The TGG platform offers a unique combination of selective and insightful content, relevant and topical news, plus an active and engaged network”

Paul Neilson

General Manager

SkillCorner

“It was a no-brainer for us to headline sponsor such a brilliant event, which attracted the sharpest and most forward-thinking minds in football and beyond.”

Andrew Trimble

Senior Director Product

Teamworks