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The SGSA Conference 2025 is taking place on Tuesday 20 May at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool.

9.00am

Registration opens. Refreshments and exhibition available.

10.00am

Plenary 1 – Looking towards the next five years

Welcome from Conference Chair

SGSA Strategy 2030 – Giles Smith, Chief Executive, SGSA

Introducing the next Green Guide

SGSA’s Ken Scott MBE will introduce the launch of the process towards the publication of the next (seventh) edition of the Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds (Green Guide), due in 2028.

There will be presentations from experts in some of the areas likely to be covered in the new guidance, in particular changing demographics and cyber security.

Questions from the audience

11.15am

Refreshments and exhibition

11.45am

Breakout sessions

Throughout the day we will be holding a number of breakout sessions, so that delegates can hear about topics in further detail, as well as question experts.

This year’s breakouts will include:

  • The spectator journey
  • Local authority annual inspections
  • Safeguarding
  • Dynamic risk assessments
  • Safety technology
  • Green Guide 7 – early discussion

12.35pm

Lunch

1.35pm

Breakout sessions

2.30pm

Breakout sessions

3.20pm

Refreshments and exhibition

3.50pm

Plenary 2 – Sports grounds, safety and Martyn’s Law

Understanding the implementation of Martyn’s Law for sports grounds, local authorities and others.

This session will include speeches from those involved in the delivery and implementation of Martyn’s Law, and the impact it may have on sports ground safety operations.

Questions from the audience.

5.00pm

Conference ends

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