Programme

Two days of pure innovation

Twenty-one sessions across two rooms, from pitch construction and turfgrass science to sensors, robotics and stadium data — plus the exhibition, the dinner and the raffle draw on the pitch. Talks run 30 minutes with a five-minute changeover, so you can switch rooms between sessions.

Dates
1 & 2 October 2026
Main conference room
Mayo
Second conference room
Focus Lounge

Thursday 1 October

Mayo
Main conference room
Focus Lounge
Second conference room
09:00
10:15
Welcome
Focus Lounge opens at 11:05
10:15
10:30

Opening Session

10:30
11:00

Edward Felton, Nigel Felton & Ken Curry
Business Development Director & Managing Director · Vice President
Sports & Stadia · Covermaster

11:05
11:35

Anne Mette Dahl Jensen
Product Development Manager
DLF

Christian Theil
Chief Executive Officer
turfcoach

11:35
12:35
Lunch
12:40
13:10

Phil Fifield
Head of Sports Turf Stadia
Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club

Dr. Simon Watson
Senior Scientist
ICL

13:15
13:45

Rens Dekkers & Stefan Dorssers
Business Development Associate & CTO & Co-Founder
Stogger Turf Care

Christopher Carnahan
Director
Precision Turf LLC

13:50
14:20

Clément Bodin
Managing Director
Natural Grass

Harvey Brooke
UK Sales Manager
Wessex International

14:20
14:50
Coffee break
14:55
15:25

Kelly-Marie Clack
Technical & Research Lead
Origin Amenity Solutions

Olivier Courot
Business Development Director
IAGE

15:30
16:00

Fabio Travaini
CEO & Co-Founder
FlexGrass

Robbie Hayter
Commercial Director
Net World Sports

16:05
18:00

Outdoor + Indoor Exhibition Venue-wide

18:00
20:00

Dinner
20:00
21:00

Outdoor + Indoor Exhibition Venue-wide

21:00
23:00

Open Bar + Networking Venue-wide

Friday 2 October

Mayo
Main conference room
Focus Lounge
Second conference room
08:45
09:45
Welcome
Focus Lounge opens at 10:00
09:45
10:00

Opening Session

10:00
10:30

Jeremy Vincent
Sales Manager
Advanced Turf Technology Ltd

Yves De Cocker
Director
GrassMax
10:35
11:05

Reece Watson
Founder & Chief Innovation Officer
RAW Stadia

Gianni Casini
Grounds Manager & Turfgrass Consultant  
Paradello

11:05
11:35

Coffee break

11:40
12:10

Erwann Lompech
Co-Founder & CEO
E-Nano

Dr. Richard Earl
Principal Consultant
Labosport UK

12:10
13:10
Lunch
13:10
14:00

Raffle draw in the Mayo Wynne Baxter Lounge

14:00
16:00

Outdoor + Indoor Exhibition Venue-wide