ARTICLES

IGNITX provides Sport Entries turnkey solution for 3rd European Games

IGNITX provides Sport Entries turnkey solution for 3rd European Games

May 02, 2023
IGNITX is humbled to partner with the Local Organising Committee (LOC) Sports department and the European Olympic Committees (EOC) to initiate and implement a cost-effective and sustainable turnkey solution for Sport Entries.

IGNITX and ESBS initiate a mentorship program

IGNITX and ESBS initiate a mentorship program

February 08, 2023
IGNITX and the European Sport Business School (ESBS) have come together with a common interest in professional growth and self-development. Centred on the objective of nurturing accountable and conscientious sport managers, IGNITX and ESBS are launching a mentorship program.

IGNITX and Wiz-Team join forces to deliver the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022

IGNITX and Wiz-Team join forces to deliver the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022

March 10, 2022
Blazing into the new year, IGNITX (pronounced 'ignites') and Wiz-Team are proud to implement and deliver the Games Management System for the Northern Marianas Pacific Mini Games 2022.

“Countdown to #Tokyo2020” campaign

“Countdown to #Tokyo2020” campaign

June 08, 2021
As the entire world waits anxiously to the start of the next edition of the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo this summer, IGNITX is excited and proud to present some of our IGNITERS who will be part of this very historical moment in the Olympic and Paralympic Movement as part of our “Countdown to #Tokyo2020” campaign

IGNITX and Iventis announce partnership to create efficiencies in major sporting events

IGNITX and Iventis announce partnership to create efficiencies in major sporting events

April 02, 2021
IGNITX and Iventis are delighted to announce their partnership to support major events around the world to create efficiencies in their planning process. Iventis is a web-based collaborative planning platform that can be made available to all employees and relevant stakeholders to build, develop, share and manage plans.

New partnership between IGNITX and TPT Hub to boost events industry

New partnership between IGNITX and TPT Hub to boost events industry

March 09, 2021
IGNITX and TPT Hub are joining forces to provide integrated, user-friendly and innovative turnkey solutions to the events industry. Both companies have decades of on-the-ground experience at major international events and share a common goal of leveraging the power of technology to optimise and empower event planning and operations teams all over the world.

IGNITX re-ignites the Sport Community

IGNITX re-ignites the Sport Community

February 10, 2021
IGNITX (pronounced 'ignites') got together for the IGNITX Summit for two days on 5 and 6 February 2021. This inaugural event was spearheaded by IGNITX’s four co-founders and addressed several discussions specifically about the revival of sports in a post-Covid era.

Safeguarding, a MUST in SPORT

Safeguarding, a MUST in SPORT

November 12, 2020
IGNITX deeply condemns any kind of harassment and abuse. Sport is a beacon of hope, unity, celebration, excellence, aspiration, dedication, friendship and respect and it serves as a powerful tool to educate the youth of the world to become the best versions of themselves.

IGNITX and Quantum Consultancy partner to advocate evidence-based and objective-led strategy development in event hosting

IGNITX and Quantum Consultancy partner to advocate evidence-based and objective-led strategy development in event hosting

November 10, 2020
IGNITX is continuously seeking to improve specific areas of the events industry and an important driver for improvement can be seen in the increased use of data. With data as the key word, IGNITX is proud to partner with Edinburgh-based Quantum Consultancy, a research and evaluation services company that provides data-driven consulting solutions to the events industry.

Daniela Negreda, former IOC Senior Marketing Manager is IGNITX’s third Advisor

Daniela Negreda, former IOC Senior Marketing Manager is IGNITX’s third Advisor

October 05, 2020
Daniela Negreda, a Brazilian-Portuguese Senior Marketing Leader, brings her broad Marketing and Business Development knowledge to IGNTX as Advisor with more than 20 years of Marketing experience in both the corporate and sport industry.

IGNITX announces Wiz-Team as a Strategic Partner

IGNITX announces Wiz-Team as a Strategic Partner

September 18, 2020
Following our partnership announcement with WeTrack last month, we are delighted to officially announce Wiz-Team as our Strategic Partner. Identifying Wiz-Team as a Strategic Partner of IGNITX allows both IGNITX and Wiz-Team to continuously work on developing and improving business processes in events and enhance the overall performance of Wiz-Team’s Event Management System for the benefit of event organisers.

IGNITX and WeTrack announce partnership to support major events

IGNITX and WeTrack announce partnership to support major events

August 18, 2020
IGNITX and WeTrack are delighted to announce a new partnership supporting the delivery of major events around the world. WeTrack provides event delivery software to improve the operations of major events, federations, governing bodies, and sporting venues worldwide including Wimbledon, Ascot, International Cricket Council, Expo 2020, Commonwealth England, Rugby League World Cup, GAISF, FIVB, Bournemouth 7s, World Triathlon, Cheltenham Racecourse, Ryder Cup, European Tour, Special Olympics, Saudi Games and many others.

Luiz Ryff, former Rio 2016 General Counsel and Dissolution Director joins IGNITX as Advisor

Luiz Ryff, former Rio 2016 General Counsel and Dissolution Director joins IGNITX as Advisor

July 02, 2020
With over 15 years of involvement in the Olympic Movement and a lawyer by vocation, IGNITX is delighted to welcome Luiz Ryff as our newest member of the IGNITX family in the role of Advisor alongside Andreja McQuarrie.

Psychological Tales of a Sports Nomad

Psychological Tales of a Sports Nomad

June 12, 2020
by : Gabriel Behr Andrade. I was asked by João Frigerio from iWorkinSport to be interviewed and talk about the psychological challenges of looking for work during a crisis. He asked me in particular due to my formation as a sport psychologist and experience as a professional always moving from event to event in the sports world.

IGNITX welcomes Andreja McQuarrie as Advisor

IGNITX welcomes Andreja McQuarrie as Advisor

June 03, 2020
Andreja is a well-known and respected professional in the Olympic Movement. Throughout her career she had played different roles; first as an athlete (Junior World Champion, Olympian in 1984 and World Professional Champion in Alpine Skiing in late 1980’s) then as a multi-sports event organizer at the Pan-American Games Organizing Committee (Winnipeg 1999), World University Games with the United States Olympic Committee, European Olympic Committees (EOC), and was engaged in the Organizing Committees for the Olympic Winter Games from 2002 to 2018.

VIDEOS

IGNITX knowledge presents "What is..."

IGNITX knowledge presents "What is..."

If you are in the sport events world, you’ve likely heard of terms like “Athletes’ Dining Hall” or “Fleet Management” and “Registration”. You may have even experienced some of these first hand; but, have you ever wondered what it takes to successfully create, manage and implement these? Who are the people behind the scenes making the magic happen?

The #IGNITXknowledge “What is...” series by IGNITX brings you a snapshot behind the scenes look at a variety of sport event topics. The aim is to create a dynamic learning moment where we can dive into the basic who, what, when and how questions around a specific topic. Each episode will feature a specialist directly from our IGNITX family or within our network of experts who has a passion for and practical experience in each focus area.

The IGNITX Showcases

The IGNITX Showcases

Season 1Season 2

The IGNITX Showcases - Stories about Event Professional series introduces and showcases incredible Event Professionals within the IGNITX network.

By showcasing these individuals and by them sharing their history, stories, experiences, challenges and accomplishments, we hope to inspire others to consider a career in events, to follow their dreams and to be passionate in their career.

This series also aims to give a bit of an insight into the makings of an event through the stories of our IGNITERS.

DOWNLOADS

December 07, 2020
December 07, 2020

What is Results Systems?

PDF (2.72 MB)
October 19, 2020
October 19, 2020

What is Event Evaluation?

PDF (2.65 MB)
September 20, 2020
September 20, 2020

What is Sport Presentation?

PDF (5.17 MB)
Other resources:
  • Sport Presentation | IOC Media - YouTube
September 07, 2020
September 07, 2020

IGNITX Newsletter #2

PDF (528.29 KB)
September 04, 2020
September 04, 2020

What is an Event Operations Centre?

PDF (1.83 MB)
Other resources:
  • The Rio operations centre | Rio Olympic City - YouTube
August 26, 2020
August 26, 2020

What is Village Allotment?

PDF (7.07 MB)
Other resources:
  • A history of Athletes’ Villages at a Olympic Games from 1924 to 2016 - Insidethegames.biz
August 15, 2020
August 15, 2020

What is Sport Entries?

PDF (2.94 MB)
August 15, 2020
August 15, 2020

What is the impact of Sport Events on Economic Growth and Development?

PDF (3.84 MB)
Other resources:
August 04, 2020
August 04, 2020

What is Event Registration?

PDF (6.45 MB)
Other resources:
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020

What is Delegation Services?

PDF (2.28 MB)
Other resources:
July 18, 2020
July 18, 2020

What is Venue Broadcast Operations?

PDF (1.94 MB)
July 13, 2020
July 13, 2020

What is Sport Scheduling?

PDF (5.11 MB)
May 27, 2020
May 27, 2020

IGNITX Brochure

PDF (533.39 KB)
April 22, 2020
April 22, 2020

Event-Works FAQ

PDF (115.49 KB)
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) from the Event-Works Demo Sessions organised by IGNITX on 26 March and 1-3 April 2020
March 03, 2020
March 03, 2020

IGNITX Newsletter #1

PDF (408.58 KB)

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