Sporting Innovations’ FAN360 wins Product Innovation Award
TheStadiumBusiness Awards were announced today at the Museo dell’Automobile di Torino in Italy. Sporting Innovations’ multi-dimensional platform FAN360 won the Product Innovation Award by TheStadiumBusiness. The Production Innovation Award recognizes a product or service that has uniquely transformed and improved the way stadiums, arenas and sports venues do business.
The state-of-the-art LIVESTRONG Sporting Park garnered recognition alongside venues on four different continents by winning Venue of the Year, awarded to the world’s best stadium, arena or sports venue—from the small local club to the mega-capacity national sports facilities, and the Community Award.
Robb Heineman, a Managing Partner of Sporting Innovation won the Executive of the Year Award. Additionally, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park was nominated for the Customer Experience Award and New Venue Award. For more information on TheStadiumBusiness Awards visit their website at www.stadiumbusinessawards.com.
TheStadiumBusiness also profiled the Sporting Innovations’ work at LIVESTRONG Sporting Park.
Hundreds of nominations were whittled down to create the shortlist, judged by an independent panel of industry figures including:
- Ebru Köksal, General Secretary, Turkish Football Federation
- David Manica, President, MANICA Architecture, USA
- Pat Coyle, President, Coyle Media Inc, USA
- Michael Bolingbroke, COO, Manchester United FC
- Thierry Favre, Head of National Associations Development, UEFA
- Ian Nuttall (Chair), Founder, TheStadiumBusiness, Italy
Award categories featuring LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Heineman and FAN360 are listed below with a complete list of nominees with winners in bold.
PRODUCT INNOVATION AWARD
FAN360 (Sporting Innovations), USA
SPS Terraces (Intelligent Engineering), UK
Texlon ETFE Cladding at Forsyth Barr Stadium in Dunedin (Vector Foiltec), Germany
VisionSOFT (ANC Sports Enterprises LLC), USA
MCG Smartphone App (MCG / NextDigital), Australia
VENUE OF THE YEAR AWARD
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, USA
Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
Mercedes-Benz Arena, Shanghai, China
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand
The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, UK
EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR AWARD
Robb Heineman, CEO, Sporting KC, USA
Alex Martins, CEO, Orlando Magic, USA
Julian Jenkins, Director Of International Marketing & Special Projects, Cardiff City FC, UK
Lee Zeidman, SVP and GM STAPLES Center, Nokia Theatre and L.A. LIVE, USA
Martin Perry, Executive Director, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, UK
COMMUNITY AWARD
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, USA
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE AWARD
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, USA
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Canada
City Square / Etihad Stadium, Manchester City FC, UK
Amway Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, UK
NEW VENUE AWARD
LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Kansas City, USA
The American Express Community Stadium, Brighton, UK
Juventus Stadium, Turin, Italy
Stadion Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
National Stadium, Warsaw, Poland
Ulker Sports Arena, Istanbul, Turkey
Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin, New Zealand
Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany
