An exclusive digital event
Alliance Arena is an exclusive digital event designed for C-level executives from the world’s leading sports and business brands.
TRUSTED BY GLOBAL BRANDS
It’s about how the best in the world have delivered memorable brand experiences that grab attention and shape intention. Consistently, measurably, and everywhere. And how they combined the best from all worlds to do it.
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DIGITAL & PHYSICAL
EMOTION & DATA
Because delivering memorable brand experiences today isn’t either-or.
It’s both and.
Welcome to
A closed-door forum for leaders building the future of experience-led growth
The companies winning today don’t just market. They design experiences that drive excitement, data, and revenue.
Sport has mastered emotion and shared moments.
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Business has mastered scale and monetisation.
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where both worlds collaborate.
Why most experiences fail, and what truly works.
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The Experience Gap: Why Most Brand Moments Don’t Convert
Why reach ≠ impact
Why digital has flattened differentiation
Why “engagement” is often meaningless
Speaker suggestions:
Greg Kihlstrom, Tiffani Bova, Ken Hughes, Ashraf Malik, David Aaker, Marty Neumeier
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From Audience to Ownership: The New Fan Economy
Fandom is shifting from passive to participatory
Building owned ecosystems
Membership is the new media
Speaker suggestions:
McLaren Racing, PSG, Arsenal, LA Rams
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Building Emotional Loyalty at Scale
Beyond content: driving deeper engagement
Lifelong brand affinity
Designing experiences that feel human
Speaker suggestions:
LEGO
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Panel: From Personalisation to Presence
Everyone personalises, a few create moments
Data versus feelings: where most brands go wrong
Why hyper-personalisation is not enough
Speaker suggestions:
ASOS, Gymshark, Glossier, Adobe, Spotify, Netflix, Amazon, Brighton, NUFC, Amex, Nike
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Global Fans, Local Experiences
Local vibes, global scale
Language, culture, identity
Designing for relevance, not reach
Speaker suggestions:
NUFC, Brighton, PSG, Arsenal, Burberry, JLR, Ralph Lauren, Shein, TikTok, BYD, Miniso/Pop Mart
DAY 1
How to design, deliver, and monetise experience at scale.
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What AI Unlocks for Sport, Entertainment, and Brands
Speed and agility
Engagement and conversion
Personalisation and scale
Speaker suggestions:
Richard Kerris – Head of Media & Entertainment, NVIDIA
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Global Moments, Local Impact: Scaling Experience Around the World Cup
How Coca-Cola activates globally at scale
Blending physical + digital
How sponsorship becomes experience
Speaker suggestions:
Coca-Cola
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Panel: Designing Experience Systems, Not Campaigns
Why one-off activations fail
Building repeatable engagement
Always-on ecosystems
Speaker suggestions:
Duolingo, Airbnb, Red Bull, Patagonia, GoPro, Manchester City, Honda & Monster (Dakar Rally co-brand), IKEA
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How We Built Our Always-On Ecosystem, And How It Works
Data
Content
Connection
Speaker suggestions:
Duolingo, Airbnb, Red Bull, Patagonia, GoPro, Manchester City, Honda & Monster (Dakar Rally co-brand), IKEA
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The Future of Experience Is…
Digital-first
Community-based
In-person and intimate
Speaker suggestions:
Dan Gingiss, Swan Sit, Brian Solis, Rory Sutherland, Seth Godin, Ann Handley, Mark Schaeffer, Allanah Micallef, Libby Hendry, Nicola Gwillym, Beth O’Malley
DAY 2