World Football Summit: Virtual Venue renews partnership for 2025

Virtual Venue is proud to announce the renewal of our partnership with World Football Summit. What began at WFS Europe just a year ago has evolved into a year-long collaboration, and we’ve now officially renewed the partnership for 2025 in Seville, the city where it all started.

Being part of WFS has significantly boosted awareness of our brand and strengthened our connection with the global football community. From high-level networking to meaningful dialogue on innovation and sustainability, WFS has provided a powerful platform to engage with decision-makers and demonstrate our value.

We are confident this ongoing partnership will continue to bring us closer to positioning Virtual Venue as the industry standard for smart, sustainable sports event planning.

Next destination: WFS Asia in Riyadh

Our next stop is World Football Summit Asia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 2–3 December 2024.

As football investment and innovation accelerate in the Middle East, Virtual Venue is ready to support organizers across the region with efficient, digitally-driven event solutions.

What is the World Football Summit?

The World Football Summit (WFS) is the premier international event series dedicated to the global football industry. Launched in 2016, it brings together top executives, thought leaders, and innovators from across clubs, federations, sponsors, investors, and media.

Held in strategic locations such as Seville, London, Mexico City and Riyadh, WFS has become a cornerstone of global football business, providing space for:

• Networking at the highest level
• Deal-making and partnership building
• Showcasing new technologies and ideas
• Exploring key themes including sustainability, digital transformation, fan engagement, and investment trends

Being present at WFS signals both relevance and credibility. For Virtual Venue, it represents an essential strategic alliance.

Why this partnership matters

‍The renewed collaboration with World Football Summit is a mutual commitment to driving innovation and progress within the global sports event ecosystem.

Through its partnership with World Football Summit, Virtual Venue benefits from access to a highly targeted, decision-making audience in the global football industry. The Summit offers consistent visibility in major industry conversations, positioning Virtual Venue at the heart of strategic discussions and innovations. It also provides meaningful opportunities to influence the dialogue around sustainable event planning. Most importantly, World Football Summit serves as a prime platform for Virtual Venue to showcase its digital twin technology and collaborative tools to a qualified and engaged audience.

Our renewed presence at WFS Europe 2024 and upcoming participation at WFS Asia 2024 will amplify our message and strengthen our value proposition.

Key benefits for sports event organizers

1. Reduced environmental impact: Virtual planning replaces physical site visits, cutting emissions.
2. Operational efficiency: Teams and suppliers collaborate in a unified digital environment, reducing errors and delays.
3. Cost savings: Less travel, fewer printed documents, and better coordination lower operational expenditure.
4. Inclusivity and accessibility: Remote access ensures all stakeholders can contribute equally.
5. Governance and traceability: Every action and approval is logged, supporting compliance and accountability.

Why WFS and Virtual Venue are aligned

‍World Football Summit is about uniting the football industry to explore bold ideas. Virtual Venue delivers on that vision by making it easier, faster, and greener to plan events, from a Champions League final to a continental tournament or youth development summit.

Both organizations share core values of innovation, sustainability, efficiency, and global collaboration. That’s why this partnership is not just renewed, it is evolving.

The road ahead: World Football Summit Madrid 2025 and beyond‍

With WFS Europe 2025 now going to Madrid, Virtual Venue is preparing for an even stronger presence with a new version of the software.

Expect:

• Faster Loading of Maps and Overlays
• Insertion of Accurate-Sized Objects
• Import Layers and Objects from AutoCAD
• Map-Based Comments

This next chapter will reinforce our leadership in sports event technology and inspire the global football community to embrace digital transformation.