TGG Live 2024
Venue
St George's Park
Date
September 9—10, 2024
Tickets start at
£149 + VAT (Early Bird rate, open to May 8)
Event Overview
TGG Live is returning to shine a light on the best of the backroom in professional football.
Our annual two-day conference will be at the state-of-the-art National Football Centre at St George’s Park on September 9th and 10th.
Last year we welcomed more than 450 delegates from clubs and federations around the world, with a range of elite speakers from football and beyond.
Once again, we will have six themes across the two days: Sporting Directors, Recruitment and Data on Day One; and Coaching, Academies and Performance on Day Two.
This is an opportunity for different disciplines and organisations to join together and learn, debate and create. This is what you will get as an attendee:
- Elite speakers.
- High-level delegates from pro football and beyond.
- Exhibitor hall with some of the most innovative companies in sport.
- Breakfast pastries.
- Buffet lunch.
- Networking dinner at the end of day one (9th).
- Tea, coffee and soft drinks during breaks.
- Free wifi.
- Free stationary.
We are also delighted to announce a number of enhancements to the event this year:
- Networking: Following drinks at the end of Day One, there will be a NETWORKING DINNER in the Sir Bobby Robson Ballroom. This is your chance to spend time with the speakers and your fellow delegates in relaxed surroundings. There will also be organised networking during the two days and a delegate run at the start of Day Two.
- Breakout Sessions: Delve deeper into your specialist subject-matter area with a smaller group in a breakout room, led by a topic expert. There will be different breakouts to choose from, depending on your specialism.
- On-field demonstrations: There will be opportunity for sponsors to showcase their products out on the field at St George's.
There is a choice of three tickets, with the opportunity to add dinner:
- Day One (September 9th) only:
- Day Two (September 10th) only:
- Two-day Combined: Gain access to both days.
- Add dinner: Access to our exclusive networking dinner on evening of September 9th. Covers three-course meal, drink on arrival and half a bottle of wine.
The Early Bird rate is open until May 8th and gives a £50 discount. For any questions relating to this event, please email events@trainingground.guru
Speakers
Tom Vernon
Founder and Executive Vice Chair of Right to Dream, a football-focused organisation focused on unlocking the potential of young people. Tom started Right to Dream Ghana from his home in 1999. Now it is Africa’s leading football Academy. Right to Dream also own FC Nordsjælland, an MLS franchise in San Diego and Academies in Egypt and Sierra Leone.
Dr Claire-Marie Roberts
A Chartered Psychologist, Scientist and BASES-accredited Sport & Exercise Scientist who is Performance Director at Coventry City. Has worked in various roles in men’s and women’s pro football for 20 years, including nearly a decade at the Premier League leading transformational change in elite development.
Simon Hallett
Chairman and owner of Plymouth Argyle. Has taken them from League Two to the Championship. The former Chief Investment Officer of $80bn asset manager Harding Loerner joined Argyle's Board in 2016, becoming majority owner in 2018. Ambition is to make them a sustainable Championship side challenging for promotion to Premier League.
Jes Buster Madsen
Head of Research and Development at FC Copenhagen and a world leader in the application of cognitive neuroscience in football. Is currently focusing on integrating cognitive neuroscience with player development, training methodology and talent identification.
Stephen Torpey
Academy Director at Brentford. Before joining the Bees in January 2024, worked for Manchester City for almost a decade, latterly as their Head of Coaching. Ambition is to make Brentford a Category One Academy, but also the "most caring and progressive Academy in the world."
Ruben Selles
Manager of League One Reading and a contender for EFL manager of the season. Coached in Spain, Greece, Russia, Azerbaijan and Denmark before becoming assistant and then manager at Southampton. Despite huge off-field problems at Reading, has led the side to safety in 2023/24.
Ben Knapper
Sporting Director at Norwich City since November 2023. Prior to this worked for Arsenal for more than 13 years, as Lead Football Analyst and then Loans Manager. Described by former Arsenal Head of Analytics Sarah Rudd as "incredibly well versed in using data to analyse the game and in recruitment."
Paul Balsom
One of the most experienced performance leaders in world football. Performance Manager for the Sweden national team for 26 years, 340+ matches and nine major tournaments. Also Head of Performance Innovation at Leicester City for almost a decade. Currently a consultant for UEFA and Tigres in Mexico.
Sponsors
Teamworks
Teamworks is The Operating System for Sports™, the only unified technology platform specifically designed to connect, focus, and empower your athletes and support staff. Teamworks powers over 6,500 sports organisations worldwide, including teams across all major professional leagues.
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Agenda
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2023 Highlights
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
“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, Assistant Academy Director at Southampton
"This is a platform that, for me, is a reference for professionals in football"
Victor Orta, Sevilla FC Sporting Director
“The work that TGG do is massively valuable to me and to our organisation”
Tom Vernon, Founder & Group CEO of Right to Dream
“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 at 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 at 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, Chief Executive of Kairos