Networking with a difference: real fan engagement challenges, real solutions
Key insights
- The Solution Series brings together senior commercial and marketing leaders from sports, media, and broadcasting to solve shared challenges in fan engagement and audience growth.
- There are no keynotes, no vendor pitches, and no PowerPoint decks. Just 10-minute problem sprints with peers who face the same pressures you do.
- Events have already brought together senior leaders from Formula 1, West Ham United, the FA, and Baller League, generating real, actionable strategies for first-party data capture and audience monetisation.
- Every attendee is senior enough to make decisions and experienced enough to contribute meaningfully. Places are limited to 30 people per event.
- The best ideas from each session feed into The Attention Shift podcast, extending the conversation beyond the room.
The best conversations happen when the right people are in the same room, working on challenges they all recognise. The Solution Series is Dizplai’s answer to the industry events that promise insight and deliver PowerPoint. Senior leaders from sports organisations, broadcasters, and media networks come together in small, focused groups to work through the real problems facing their industry: fan engagement, first-party data strategy, and audience monetisation.
No keynotes. No vendor pitches. Just focused problem-solving with peers who get it.
Events run throughout the year in cities across the UK, with the first sessions in February 2026 bringing together leaders from Formula 1, West Ham United, the FA, and Baller League. Here’s what happened.
What is the Solution Series?
A close-knit problem-solving session where senior executives work through real challenges with peers who actually get it.
There are no keynotes, no vendor pitches, and no PowerPoint decks. Just focused conversations between people facing the same problems, facilitated by Dizplai’s experts in fan engagement and audience strategy.
The format:
- Attendees work in teams across different tables
- Moderator-led 10-minute problem sprints on real industry challenges
- Everything is shared. Speak freely. That’s how ideas spark.
- The best ideas feed into The Attention Shift podcast.
- Walk away with concrete ideas you can apply immediately, not theory, not wishful thinking, actionable solutions from people who understand.
Who’ll be there?
A hand-picked selection of senior operators working on the real challenges of fan engagement, first-party data, digital growth, and audience monetisation.
Core roles:
- CMOs, Marketing Directors, Heads of Marketing
- Heads of Digital, Content and Social
- Commercial Directors and Revenue leads
- CEOs and MDs of challenger properties
From organisations like:
- Leagues, federations, and governing bodies
- Clubs, teams, and franchises
- Event organisers and series
- Select broadcasters and OTT platforms
If you’re responsible for growing your audience, turning anonymous fans into known contacts, or proving the commercial value of your content, this is for you.
Why it’s worth your time
Peer-to-peer problem solving Work through fan engagement and monetisation challenges with people who face the same pressures. No theoretical frameworks, just practical ideas tested by operators like you.
Quality over quantity 30 people. One evening. Every person in the room is senior enough to make decisions and experienced enough to contribute meaningfully.
No sales agenda Dizplai facilitates the conversation, but the value comes from the collective intelligence in the room. We learn as much as you do.
Tangible takeaways Leave with specific strategies, tactics, and frameworks you can apply the next day. Practical, actionable, and grounded in the realities of building fan engagement at scale.
Food and drinks are on us We’ll handle everything you need to fuel the thinking, and there’s a goodie bag to take home too.
Want to come along?
Places at each event are limited and hand-picked. To register your interest in upcoming Solution Series events, tell us your role and organisation and which city works best for you. We’ll be in touch when the next event opens.
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FAQs
What is the Solution Series? The Solution Series is Dizplai’s peer-to-peer problem-solving event format for senior commercial and marketing leaders in sports, media, and broadcasting. Each event brings together around 30 senior operators for a focused evening of 10-minute problem sprints on shared industry challenges including fan engagement, first-party data strategy, and audience monetisation. There are no panels, no keynotes, and no vendor pitches.
Who attends the Solution Series? Events are hand-picked and limited to senior decision-makers: CMOs, Commercial Directors, Heads of Digital, and CEOs from sports organisations, leagues, federations, broadcasters, and content-led businesses. Previous attendees have included senior leaders from Formula 1, West Ham United, the FA, and Baller League.
What topics does the Solution Series cover? Each event tackles real, specific challenges that the room is already living with. Common themes include converting anonymous fans into known first-party contacts, building audience monetisation strategies that don’t depend on third-party platforms, proving commercial value to sponsors, and navigating the shift from broadcast reach to owned audience relationships.
Where and when does the Solution Series run? Events run throughout the year in cities across the UK, including London and Manchester. Places are limited, so registering your interest early is the best way to secure a spot at the next event near you.
How do I apply for the Solution Series? Register your interest using the form on this page. Tell us your role, your organisation, and which city works best for you. We review applications on a rolling basis and will be in touch when the next relevant event opens.
