The ISPO Leaders Summit - 3 NOVEMBER
The ISPO Leaders Summit is a future-focused gathering of c-suite and senior executives from across the outdoor, winter sports and sporting goods ecosystem. This exclusive one-day event on 3rd November unites global decision-makers to address the most pressing issues shaping the industry – participation, sustainability and fair trade.
Why This Matters Now
The sporting goods and outdoor industries are being reshaped at pace - by shifting consumer participation habits, mounting sustainability pressure, and growing scrutiny of supply chains and fair-trade practice. The leaders who get ahead of these shifts will define the next decade of the industry. The ones who don't will be reacting to it.
The Summit exists to give senior decision-makers a single day to engage directly with these forces, alongside the peers and innovators also navigating them.
who should be in the room?
The Summit is built for a global audience of industry leaders. Expect:
- CEOs, MDs and founders shaping brand and business strategy
- Heads of sustainability and ESG navigating regulation and supply chain change
- Commercial and retail leaders tracking shifts in participation and demand
- Innovators and investors shaping where the industry goes next
Why Attend?
Direct access
Sit alongside the global decision-makers and innovators actually setting industry direction - not just hearing from them on a panel.
Foresight, not hindsight
Get ahead of the trends, policies and shifts that will shape the industry's next chapter, before they show up in your quarterly results.
Strategic connections
A room curated for high-level networking - the conversations you can't get at a standard trade show floor.
Visible leadership
Position your business, and yourself, at the front of the industry's transformation - publicly and among the peers who matter.
2026 Focus: Three Conversations the Industry Can't Avoid
Participation
- What's really driving (and blocking) people getting into sport and the outdoors, and what the industry can do about it.
Sustainability
- Moving past commitments into accountable, commercially viable action.
Fair Trade
- Supply chain integrity and ethical practice, under increasing regulatory and consumer scrutiny.
the day at a glance
- Date: Tuesday 3 November 2026
- Format: Doors open 7:30am, sessions run 8:30am-5:00pm with breaks for coffee and lunch. The day closes with the ISPO Leaders Networking Evening from 5:30pm – 6.30pm, brought to you by the European Outdoor Summit. Supported by FESI, SIA and WFSGI.
- Setting: One day, deliberately separate from the main Expo floor (which runs 4–5 November), so the focus stays on strategic dialogue.
Seats are limited by design - this is a curated gathering, not a mass-market ticket.Be in the room where the industry's next decade gets decided.