TGG Live 2025
The annual conference for insights, ideas and networking.
October 7th—8th, 2025
Old Trafford, Manchester
Overview
TGG Live has become a key fixture in the football calendar, bringing together hundreds of delegates from dozens of clubs and federations, all eager to find out about the latest developments in football and beyond.
This year, we are holding TGG Live at the iconic Old Trafford stadium, home of Manchester United, on October 7th and 8th. We have high-level speakers from leading clubs and federations, who you can read more about below.
There is a networking dinner at Old Trafford at the end of Day One and this year we are introducing break-out sessions, enabling delegates to explore specialist areas in greater depth.
And we are FREEZING TICKET PRICES FROM LAST YEAR, as we want to make TGG Live accessible to as many people as possible and to continue to offer outstanding value.
The themes on Day One are Leadership, Analytics and Recruitment and on Day Two they are Performance, Development and Alignment.
Attendees will experience:
- Elite speakers.
- High-level delegates from pro football and beyond.
- Exhibitor hall featuring some of the most innovative companies in sport.
- Breakfast pastries.
- Buffet lunch.
- Tea, coffee and soft drinks during breaks.
- Free wifi.
- Free stationery.
- Complimentary parking.
There are four ticket options:
- Day One (October 7th) only.
- Day Two (October 8th) only.
- Two-day Combined: Access to both days.
- Add dinner: Access to the conference PLUS our networking dinner at Old Trafford on the evening of October 7th (includes drink on arrival, three-course meal and after-dinner tea and coffee).
Club discounts are available for bulk purchases of four or more tickets. For more information on this – or anything else relating to the event – please email events@trainingground.guru
Agenda
TGG Live Day One
TGG Live Day Two
Speakers
Day One
Ged Roddy MBE
FIFA Technical Expert, guiding staff around the world as part of Global Player Development Project. Former Premier League Director of Football Development, masterminding the Elite Player Performance Plan, which has transformed youth development in England. Awarded MBE in Queen’s New Year Honours in 2000 for contribution to UK sport.Day One
Polly Bancroft
Has 20 years’ experience working in high-profile organisations including The FA, UEFA, Brighton and Manchester United. Currently the CEO of Grimsby Town and a Director on the Club and Foundation Boards. Has oversight of both sporting and commercial functions, including setting the strategic direction, responsibility for the financial health of the club, squad planning, football operations, fan engagement and commercial development.Day One
Christian Nourry
Chief Executive of QPR since January 2024. Had spent the previous five years as an advisor and consultant to clubs including Real Madrid, AS Roma, Anderlecht and Athletic Bilbao as Managing Partner for Europe of RETEXO.Day One
Simon Wilson
Chief Executive of Stockport County and one of the most experienced football leaders in England. Worked for Manchester City for a decade, setting up their multi-club model, and has also been Chief Football Officer at Sunderland.Day One
Francisco Belo
Head of Football Data Insights at Nottingham Forest, where he leads the use of data to support decision-making and enhance performance across key football departments and teams. Collaborates with multi-disciplinary staff and senior stakeholders to define performance metrics, benchmark progress and build tools that inform strategy and improve efficiency throughout the club.Day One
Oliver Dehnhardt
Worked as an international youth scout for Ajax and FC Copenhagen before joining Eyeball as Head of Strategy in January 2025.Day One
Joe Mulberry
Key driver of the growth of Right to Dream, the purpose-driven group that owns FC Nordsjaelland, San Diego FC and Academies in Ghana, Egypt and Ivory Coast. Worked for R2D for a total of almost two decades, latterly as Head of Strategy and Innovation, up until April 2024.Day One
Liam Bailey
Performance Data Analyst with SkillCorner, the broadcast tracking specialists. Will be analysing different player profiles within transition phases - and how clubs might identify players for each profile.Day One
Mariela Nisotaki
Head of Group Talent Acquisition for Southampton and their owners Sport Republic. A female trailblazer who previously worked for Norwich City, rising to become their Assistant Head of Recruitment. Has also worked for Swansea City and Atromitos in her native Greece.Day One
Azeem Amir
Born with a visual impairment, Azeem has turned adversity into a platform to inspire and empower others. He is a member of the England Blind Football Team, founder of Learn With ESS (Education, Sport & Speaking) and an accomplished public speaker.Day Two
Sarah Batters
Managing Director of London City Lionesses - the first independent club to be promoted to Women’s Super League. Also a Board Trustee at Kick It Out and lecturer in Commercial Football at PFA Business School. Previously Director of Pay to Play for City Football Group and Strategic Development Consultant for Brighton & Hove Albion.Day Two
Lee Dykes
Technical Director at Brentford and a key figure with the Bees for more than six years. Joined as Head of Recruitment in 2019 and helped gain promotion to the Premier League in 2021. Heads up the multi-club model for Brentford and is founder of the 'effective score' data model.Day Two
Adam Underwood
Sporting Director of Leeds United, whom he has served for more than a decade. Was previously the club's Academy Manager, leading their return to Category One status.Day Two
Lee Johnson
Appointed Head Coach of Belgian side Lommel SK, part of City Football Group, after a successful spell in interim charge. More than a decade's experience as a manager, with Sunderland, Bristol City, Hibernian and more.Day Two
Emiliano Marcondes
Attacking midfielder for Norwich City, who has previously played for Brentford, Bournemouth, FC Nordsjaelland and more. Co-founder of VisionaryAthletes, empowering athletes to cultivate identities beyond their performance.Day Two
John-Mark Sisman
Data Scientist for Teamworks Intelligence (previously Zelus Analytics) - a sports analytics company that provides data-driven insights to help teams make better decisions. Prior to this was a Data Scientist for City Football Group.Day Two
Louisa Collis
Academy Manager at Birmingham since 2023 and helped the club return to Category One status this summer. Blues' Academy is now regarded as one of the best in the country. Louisa was previously Club Secretary at Birmingham, Nottingham Forest and Burton. She is the only female Academy Manager in the country.Day Two
Paul Balsom
One of football's most experienced performance leaders. Was Performance Manager for the Sweden national team for 26 years, spanning 340+ matches and nine major tournaments, and Head of Performance Innovation at Leicester City for almost a decade. Currently a consultant for Tigres in Mexico and Head of UEFA's Football for Fitness Advisory Group.Day Two
Dr Stacey Emmonds
Associate Professor in Sports Performance, Senior Lead for Performance Education at the Football Association and is part of UEFA's fitness advisory group. Also has applied experience as a practitioner in both mens' and women's football and is currently a Physical Performance Coach working with the England women's youth national teams.Day Two
Simone Lewis
Simone has been a people developer in elite sport for more than two decades. She was Head of Learning during seven years at the Premier League and then Chief Culture Officer at Right to Dream. Simone now runs her own people development business, Performance Focus, which offers bespoke solutions for sport and business.Day Two
Ryan Giggs
The most decorated player in British football history, having won 34 major trophies (including 13 Premier League titles). Played for Manchester United throughout his career, making a club record 963 appearances. Went on to become Interim Manager and Assistant Manager, as well as being Manager of the Wales national team. Was most recently Director of Football and co-owner at Salford City.Day Two
Tom Heaton
The Manchester United goalkeeper has made more than 300 senior appearances and won three England caps. Came through United's Academy and returned to the club in 2021, going on to play an important leadership role. Is qualifying to be a Sporting Director and also working through his coaching badges.Day Two
Tony Strudwick
A pioneer of performance in British football. Worked for West Ham and England before becoming Head of Performance under Sir Alex Ferguson at Manchester United. Worked for Arsenal, Sheffield Wednesday and Wales after that, before taking on his current role with West Brom.Day Two
Michael Caulfield
One of the UK’s most experienced sport psychologists. Has been involved in football for more than 20 years, working for Head Coaches including Sir Gareth Southgate, Steve Bruce, Dean Smith, Thomas Frank and Michael O’ Neil. Based with Brentford for the last eight seasons and is someone who connects, listens and understands the emotional demands on players.Host
Sarah Mulkerrins
Sarah returns to host TGG Live after fronting our St George's Park event last year. Sports broadcaster known mainly for her work over the last decade on BBC TV and radio, where she has covered World Cups, Olympics, World Championships and many of the biggest sports news stories.Moderator
Matthew Roberts
Appointed Chief Executive of Scunthorpe United in November 2024, following a long career in sports broadcasting with the BBC, ITV, Eurosport and TNT Sports. A graduate of the Master of Sport Directorship (MSD) course at Manchester Metropolitan University and qualified Leadership Development Practitioner.Moderator
Charlie Sizer
Head of Partnerships & Business Development at Twenty3, delivering SaaS and bespoke data solutions across football analysis and recruitment. Previously at DAZN and BT Sport, with a responsibility for commercial growth across content and rights distribution. Chair of the Board at Derbyshire Netball.Sponsors
As a sponsor, TGG Live gets your company in front of an elite football audience that other events cannot reach. We have a range of sponsorship opportunities available, enabling your company to be part of an industry-leading event.
To receive a copy of our TGG Live Sponsorship Brochure, please click below.
Headline Sponsor
The leading operating system for high performance, powering more than 7,000 sports teams and military organisations worldwide. Teamworks’ suite of best-in-class products drives winning by enabling data-driven talent acquisition, seamless operations, and holistic performance development.
The layer between what happens on the field and how the world engages with it. Our solutions across the global sports ecosystem are underpinned by our next generation big data and artificial intelligence platform, GeniusIQ.
Gemini helps elite sports team front offices streamline roster management decisions with intuitive, customisable, AI-powered workflows, all in one simple, easy-to use mobile-first app.
Driven in our aim to redefine and modernise scouting at the highest level of youth football, Eyeball provides the first video scouting platform to optimise the future of scouting and aid in unearthing the next generation of new talent.
BeSoccer Pro is a performance analysis and management tool for pro football scouting that monitors 1,200 competitions and more than 300,000 players worldwide. Its development, backed by the largest database in the history of the sport, has enabled clubs, scouts, analysts, Sporting Directors, agencies and media to improve workflows.
SkillCorner’s automated technology captures and delivers tracking data for all players and the ball from any single camera broadcast or wide-angle video. This tracking data is integrated into their analytics packages to provide actionable insights on player and team performance. Over 200 of the world’s leading clubs, leagues, federations and agencies trust SkillCorner data to support decision-making.
Afriskaut is Africa’s leading platform dedicated to discovering top football talent across the Continent, With powerful data and AI technology, it revolutionises football talent discovery in Africa.
STATSports is a sports technology company that specialises in the development of wearable monitoring devices for athletes across every level of sport. Has partnerships with teams including Manchester United, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Brazil and England.
Collinson Tensile create inspiring and modern custom-built football training facilities that help people perform to the best of their ability. With over 20 years’ experience in the sports and leisure construction industry, Collinson have built a strong reputation as an indoor football training facilities specialist.
Performance on and off the pitch is critical to any club’s success. Modulek’s bespoke design of professional training pavilions can take your club to the next level. Modulek design, deliver, and install training pavilions that accommodate multiple uses for maximum benefits to top tier clubs.
ORRECO.AI are the leaders in Agentic AI for Pro Sport. We are pioneering novel advancements in applied physiology, biostatistics and cognitive computing to arm coaches, medical practitioners, trainers and athletes with knowledge and actionable insights to maximize availability and sustain peak performance. With decades of experience at the highest level of sport, we deliver meaningful results.
2024 Recap
Delegates
Last year we welcomed attendees from dozens of clubs and federations, including the following
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