ISPO 2026 will place sustainability firmly at the centre of business strategy, highlighting its growing role as a key commercial driver across the global sports and outdoor market.
As regulatory pressures tighten and consumer expectations evolve, ISPO 2026 will focus on how brands and retailers can translate sustainability commitments into measurable business outcomes spanning cost efficiency, supply chain resilience, and long-term brand value.
With sustainability now directly linked to competitiveness, ISPO 2026 will showcase scalable, market-ready solutions across:
- Circular business models enabling resale, rental, and product lifecycle extension
- Decarbonisation strategies aligned with emerging regulatory frameworks and net-zero targets
- Material innovation focused on durability, recyclability, and reduced environmental impact
- Supply chain transparency supporting compliance and consumer trust
The event will provide trade professionals with practical insights on integrating sustainability into core operations that move beyond initial concepts and advise on full-scale implementation.
The Sustainability Hub will serve as a central platform for sourcing innovations and forming strategic partnerships. Designed with trade professionals in mind, the Hub will connect brands, suppliers, and technology providers offering:
By bringing these solutions together in one space, ISPO 2026 will enables faster decision-making and more efficient sourcing for buyers and product teams.
ISPO 2026 will deliver a robust programme of expert-led sessions focused on the commercial realities of sustainability, including:
This content is designed to equip decision-makers with actionable strategies that can be directly applied across product development, sourcing, and retail.
Recognising that no single organisation can solve sustainability challenges alone, ISPO 2026 will facilitate cross-industry collaboration between brands, manufacturers, startups, and policymakers.
This integrated approach supports the development of shared standards, accelerates innovation adoption, and reduces fragmentation across the value chain - critical factors for achieving industry-wide impact.
To find out more, visit www.ispo.com and register to attend here.
ISPO 2026 (3–5 November, Amsterdam RAI) is back with a clear ambition: to reconnect the global sports, outdoor and performance industry and create a platform that feels relevant, energised, and genuinely valuable.
Led by Raccoon Media Group in partnership with Messe München, and co-located with the International Running Expo, ISPO is entering a new chapter, one built on fresh thinking, sharper focus, and an experienced team who understand how the industry is evolving.
So, who’s behind it?
Tracy Bebbington - Joint Managing Director
With over 25 years in the events industry, Tracy brings deep experience in building and scaling global trade shows. Her role is about making sure ISPO is strategically strong, operationally sound, and delivers on what it promises.
Soraya Gadelrab - Joint Managing Director
Soraya leads the strategic vision and product development of ISPO. Her career has been shaped by transforming large-scale exhibitions into platforms that go beyond the show floor, creating long-term value, collaboration, and industry momentum.
Alex Bennett – Commercial Director
Alex is responsible for shaping the commercial direction of ISPO, with a focus on growing revenue and building lasting partnerships across the global sports and outdoor industry. With a strong background in fitness, sport and outdoor sectors, he takes a practical, results-focused approach to connecting brands with the right opportunities, helping ensure ISPO delivers real value for exhibitors, sponsors and partners.
Susanna Bailey - Marketing Director
Susanna leads ISPO’s global marketing strategy, focused on attracting a high-quality audience and delivering real ROI for exhibitors and partners. With 20+ years in B2B event marketing, her strength lies in building engaged, relevant communities at scale.
Kate Jamieson - Content & Business Development Director
Kate shapes the voice and substance of ISPO, from the show floor stages to the Leaders’ Summit programme. With a background in publishing, marketing and live events, her passion is creating content that resonates, sparks conversation, and stays with audiences long after the event ends.
Sarah Arnold - Hosted Buyer Programme Lead
Sarah leads the newly structured Hosted Buyer Programme. With 25 years in the meetings and events sector, she focuses on creating meaningful, high-value connections between buyers and exhibitors.
Nick Fielding - Operations Director
Nick ensures ISPO runs smoothly for everyone involved. From venue management to large-scale exhibitions, his experience includes launching events from scratch, including shows that now attract over 135,000 visitors annually.
Ipek Saltik - Partnerships Manager
Ipek manages ISPO’s global representatives' network, playing a key role in reaching international markets. Having worked across sales leadership and exhibition management, she knows how to add value at every stage of an event’s lifecycle.
Sam Homersham - Sales Manager
Sam works directly with exhibitors and partners to help them get the most out of ISPO. His focus is relationship-driven, connecting brands with opportunities, supporting growth, and making the whole process collaborative (and enjoyable).
Ellen Hodgson - Marketing Manager
Ellen drives ISPO’s campaign engine, blending bold creative thinking with data-led decisions. Her mission? Build buzz, grow audiences, and make ISPO the event the industry can’t scroll past.
Kieran Head - Operations Manager
Kieran's role includes managing the ISPO Floorplan, being the middleman between ISPO & its suppliers, whilst being on hand to support Nick with the end-to-end delivery of the event.
Ellie Mansfield - Content Producer for Tech Solutions Hub
Ellie curates speaker programmes focused on innovation, performance, and technology. With a Sport & Exercise Science background, she brings academic insight into practical, forward-looking content for the Tech Solutions Hub.
Laura Ostapowicz - Content Producer for Textiles & Fashion Hub and ISPO Podcast Studio
Laura helps shape conversations across ISPO’s stages, working closely with speakers, designers and brand leaders. Her background in styling, marketing and production brings a fresh, creative lens to the programme.
Florie Craddock – Content Producer for Brand & Retail Horizons Stage & BrandNew Awards
Florie's role as Content Producer on ISPO is to oversee the programming of the show floor content, with 6 content areas including a new Podcast Studio feature. With a passion for the intersection between winter sports and business, she curates the content for the Brand & Retail Horizons Stage, alongside being the Project Manager for the BrandNew Awards.
Martha Collings - Marketing Executive
Martha supports ISPO’s marketing campaigns and manages social media. Joining Raccoon straight from university, she helps bring ISPO’s personality to life across digital channels.
Sarah Thornton - ISPO International Sales Support Administrator
We asked the team why ISPO 2026 matters and why it deserves a place in your calendar.
1. A Reset for the Industry
This isn’t just another edition. New location, new team, new investment. ISPO is being rebuilt with intention. It’s a rare opportunity to be part of something evolving from the ground up and help shape what comes next.
2. An Innovation-First Platform
ISPO is where ideas turn physical. From innovative gear to future-facing solutions, it’s a hands-on view of where sport, winter sport, outdoor, and performance are heading and how innovation is being applied right now.
3. High-Value Connections That Matter
With the introduction of a structured Hosted Buyer Programme, ISPO is focused on quality over quantity. Expect meaningful conversations, relevant decision-makers, and opportunities designed to deliver real outcomes.
4. The Industry Moment
ISPO is where the global sports business comes together. It’s serious business but it’s also about shared passion, energy, and face-to-face connection. If you want to be part of the conversation shaping the future of the industry, this is where it happens.
To find out more, visit www.ispo.com and register to attend here.
ISPO Textrends is a highly influential platform and a key resource within the textile and apparel industry, supporting brands, designers, and product managers in identifying the latest innovations in performance and technical fabrics. As an integral part of the ISPO trade fairs, ISPO Textrends brings together textile and apparel manufacturers to showcase pioneering materials and present the industry’s most advanced developments to a global audience.
Participation in ISPO Textrends offers companies increased visibility in a competitive marketplace while positioning them at the forefront of textile innovation. It creates valuable opportunities for collaboration and growth, enabling participants to help shape the future direction of the industry. At its core, ISPO Textrends represents the essence of modern textiles, where sustainability, performance, and design excellence come together to define the products of tomorrow.
To apply for ISPO Textrends, applicants must meet specific criteria designed to maintain the program’s relevance and high standards. Applicants must be companies actively developing new materials or technologies for the sports and outdoor industries.
Taking part in ISPO Textrends can act as a powerful catalyst for innovation and business growth, while also providing exposure to a truly international audience. Both established textile and apparel companies and promising startups with a clear focus on innovation are encouraged to apply. Selected products will be showcased at ISPO Amsterdam and ISPO Shanghai 2026.
The application process is designed to be straightforward yet highly selective, ensuring that only the most innovative and high-quality textile products are featured. Interested companies must complete the online application form via the links below. Submissions should include clear and detailed information on the product’s innovation, performance, sustainability credentials, and unique selling points.
Attention to detail is essential, as submitted samples are assessed by an independent panel of textile industry experts.
ISPO Shanghai, 3–5 July 2026
Application deadline: 10 May 2026
Apply here: https://www.ispo.com.cn/en/textrends/
In addition to ISPO Shanghai, the ISPO Textrends Awards will also be hosted at ISPO Amsterdam in November 2026, offering another opportunity to present innovative materials to the European market. Further details and deadlines will be announced soon.
ISPO Amsterdam, 3–5 November 2026
Apply here (details to follow): https://www.ispo.com/news/ispo-textrends
3 November 2026 | RAI Amsterdam
(ISPO Expo: 4-5 November)
The sport and outdoor industry is in a period of accelerated change. Participation patterns are evolving, climate pressures are reshaping priorities, supply chains are being redefined, and consumer expectations continue to shift at pace.
The ISPO Leaders Summit convenes those at the centre of this transformation - the executives, founders and policymakers actively shaping the direction of the industry.
A carefully curated, one-day gathering for senior leaders across sport, outdoor and winter sports.
This is not a conference in the conventional sense. It is a closed, intentionally focused setting designed for senior decision-makers to step away from operational demands and engage with the broader strategic landscape.
The emphasis is on clarity, perspective, and meaningful exchange between peers operating at the highest level of the industry.
Participation is deliberately limited to preserve the quality of dialogue and the seniority of the room.
The programme is structured around three interconnected themes:
Participation
How participation in sport and outdoor activity is evolving - and what this means for long-term industry growth.
Sustainability
How sustainability is being embedded beyond compliance, becoming integral to innovation, performance and brand value.
Fair Trade
How global supply chains are being reshaped around greater transparency, resilience and responsibility.
The Summit brings together experienced industry voices in a format centred on reflection and exchange, including:
With a strictly limited audience, the Summit is shaped to encourage depth over breadth.
The most valuable discussions often take place outside the formal sessions - in conversation between peers, over coffee, and throughout the day - where ideas are exchanged more freely and relationships are formed over time.
Following the close of the Summit sessions, attendees are invited to the ISPO Leaders Networking Evening, brought to you by the European Outdoor Summit and supported by FESI and the SIA. Set in a relaxed setting, the evening offers a natural extension of the day’s discussions - a chance to connect more openly with peers from across the industry. With a drinks reception and nibbles served into the evening, it provides space for conversations to continue, ideas to develop, and new relationships to form in a more social atmosphere.
Capacity is intentionally limited to maintain a curated, senior-level environment.
An opportunity to step into a private setting for the conversations shaping the future of sport, immediately ahead of ISPO 2026 in Amsterdam.
Learn more: https://www.ispo.com/ispo-content/ispo-leaders-summit#/seminars
We are thrilled to kick off our Athlete & Influencer Programme spotlights with Stuart Dick, @gbscotland, a Scottish cyclist and storyteller exploring the connection between people, places, and riding.
Through his platform GBScotland, Stuart documents everything from local forest loops to long-distance challenges, capturing the quieter side of cycling that often goes unnoticed.
Alongside his riding, Stuart is passionate about building community and making cycling more accessible, encouraging others to discover their own adventures, no matter how close to home they begin.
We Spoke to Stuart about his involvement with sport and what he is excited about seeing at ISPO.
I’m a Scottish cyclist and content creator with a passion for endurance riding, storytelling, and building community through sport.
What started as a way to stay fit quickly became something much bigger, a way to explore Scotland, challenge myself, and connect with others. Over the years I’ve taken on sportives, long-distance endurance events, and more recently gravel racing, including preparing for events like The Rift in Iceland and Chase the Sun.
At the heart of it, I’m driven by inspiring others to get on a bike and experience what cycling can bring to their lives.
Cycling! Without a doubt.
I love the freedom of it. One minute you’re riding through quiet coastal roads, the next you’re deep in the hills or pushing yourself against the clock. It’s both personal and social at the same time.
There’s also something powerful about how simple it is, just you, the bike, and the road, but it can take you anywhere, physically and mentally.
Meeting people who share the same passion for sport, creativity, and innovation.
ISPO feels like a space where sport goes beyond performance, it’s about community, storytelling, and the future of how we experience sport. I’m especially looking forward to connecting with brands and creators who are pushing boundaries and finding new ways to inspire people to be active.
And if I’m honest, just soaking it all in and coming away with fresh ideas.
Wout Van Aert.
He’s the definition of an all-round athlete, strong on the road, incredible in cyclocross, and capable across so many terrains.
I’d love to experience that level of versatility and mindset up close, and probably get humbled pretty quickly in the process!
I try to keep everything real and relatable.
My content isn’t just about performance, it’s about the full experience: the early starts, tough conditions, the small wins, and the people you meet along the way. I share stories, not just stats.
I also like to make it interactive, asking questions, encouraging people to share their own journeys, and building a sense of community. If even one person feels inspired to get out on their bike because of something I’ve shared, that’s a win for me.
I have ADHD, and it’s played a big role in shaping who I am, both on and off the bike.
It’s taught me to channel energy into something positive, to stay curious, and to fully embrace the moments that matter. Cycling has become a huge outlet for that, giving me focus, clarity, and a sense of balance.
It’s not something I see as a limitation, more a different way of experiencing the world, and one that’s helped shape my creativity and drive.
We can’t wait to welcome Stuart to the Expo this November! Don’t forget to register for your ticket to attend.
Have a platform and a love for sport? We'd love for you to join the programme!