ESSMA Summit · 7th edition
The must-attend stadium event of the year.
03 – 05 March 2026 · Amsterdam ArenA
400+ delegates · 35 nations · 60 sessions. Sold out 11 weeks early last year.
112
Days
08
Hours
24
Minutes
10
sec
● The Stadium Network — Est. 2010
where the
where the
stadium industry
comes together.
350+ operators, leagues and federations across Europe — sharing what makes stadiums work.
5000+
Members across leagues
and federations
and federations
35
Nations represented
in the network
in the network
42
Workshops, masterminds
and stadium tours per year
and stadium tours per year
15
Years uniting the European
stadium industry
stadium industry
— 01 / Six expert areas
From the first brick to the final whistle.
— 02 / How we work
Three pillars. One network.
Everything we do for our members falls into one of three buckets — designed to fit how stadium teams actually plan their year.
PILLAR · 01
Workshops & Events
The annual ESSMA Summit, stadium tours across Europe, and intimate expert workshops. Built around the calendar of stadium operations — pre-season, mid-season, off-season.
See the 2026 calendar →PILLAR · 02
Business Intelligence
Quarterly Stadium Development Report, expert area research, project pipeline data and case studies — researched in-house, validated by the network, exclusive to members.
Browse publications →PILLAR · 03
Strategic Support
"Ask ESSMA" advisory line, "Join the Manager" programme, media package, communication and benchmark support — one-to-one help when you're staring down a big decision.
Talk to our team →
ESSMA Summit 2024 · Amsterdam ArenA
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60 speakers from Europe's top venues confirmed
SUMMIT 2026
— 03 / From the network
All news → Latest news, research & insight.
26 MAR 2026
Tim Greenwell (Squire PB) – Learnings from a decade at Southampton FC & look towards the future
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26 MAR 2026
Professor Steven Verstockt (University of Ghent) – Integration of AI in Stadium Safety
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26 MAR 2026
Morten Therkildsen (Roskilde festival) – The Showstop Procedure
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26 MAR 2026
Claus Juhl Jorgensen (FC Copenhagen) – Implementing biometrics at Parken Stadium
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26 MAR 2026
Cecilie Monk (FC Copenhagen) – ESG Strategy at FC Copenhagen
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26 MAR 2026
Tim Berggren & Kasper Kragh (Divisionsforeningen) – Implementing Facial Recognition across the Danish League
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26 MAR 2026
Joshua Geertsen (Football Security Service Belgium) – Learnings from the Belgian Study on Pyrotechnics
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Members only
Stadium Development Report — Q1 2026
The third edition of the renewed quarterly. 132 pages covering 84 active stadium projects, cost benchmarks, retrofit case studies and architect interviews.
ESSMA
Q1 / 2026
Stadium Development Report
— 04 / Stadium Industry Awards 2025
See all winners → Celebrating the venues, projects and people setting the bar.
Stadium of the Year
Racing Club Strasbourg · Friends Arena · Tarapagá
Sustainability
VfL Wolfsburg — Most Sustainable Operations
Industry Awards
Gold — Stadium Industry Innovator
Fan Experience
Best Matchday — winners 2025
Pitch of the Year
2nd place — honourees on stage
Safety & Security
Innovation in Crowd Management
Operations
Excellence in Ticketing & Access
— 05 / The network in motion
Browse photo archive → 350+ stadium professionals. One room. All year.
Paris Saint-Germain
Wembley · 400 delegates
UEFA Champions Club
Fiserv Forum · Milwaukee
Johan Cruijff ArenA
Bel Sport City
Networking reception
De K · OH Leuven
— Join the network
If you run a stadium in Europe, you should be in this room.
Full report library, every event, the advisory line, and the member directory.
