Peer Circles: Challenges and Solutions in Selling a Brand-New Tournament

Peer Circles: Challenges and Solutions in Selling a Brand-New Tournament

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For commercial, premium sales, and hospitality leaders responsible for monetizing major events and launching new properties.

This virtual roundtable discussion – hosted by Mark Passfield, Head of Premium Sales and Hospitality at the RFU – provides a space for you to share real-world experience.

The discussion will enable you to explore with peers:

  • Taking new tournaments to market, including pricing, packaging, and building demand without established benchmarks.
  • Strategies for selling premium hospitality and high-value experiences from newly created inventory.
  • Lessons from peers who have successfully launched competitions or large-scale offerings.

Peer Circles are small, member-led, and discussion-driven, creating a confidential environment for open conversation, practical insight, and shared problem-solving among leaders facing similar commercial challenges.

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Event Overview

  •  London and Manchester - 4:00pm - 5:00pm 
  • New York - 11:00am - 12:00pm 
  • Dallas and Chicago - 10:00am - 11:00am 
  • Los Angeles - 8:00am - 9:00am 
Working Agenda
  • 4:00pm – 4:03pm - Welcome & framing 
  • 4:03pm – 4:10pm - Introductions 
  • 4:10pm – 4:40pm - Facilitated peer discussion 
  • 4:40pm – 4:55pm - Key insights & takeaways 
  • 4:55pm – 5:00pm - Close & next steps 
Member Host: Mark Passfield, Head of Premium Sales and Hospitality at the RFU - Mark will facilitate an open, peer-led discussion informed by his experience leading premium sales and hospitality at the RFU, including his current work on commercializing The Nations Championship at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. He will encourage you to share practical insights, challenges, and approaches to selling new events – creating a collaborative space to explore how best to position, price, and drive demand for new inventory without established benchmarks.

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Date And Time

June 16, 2026 // 04:00 PM (BST) to
June 16, 2026 // 05:00 PM (BST)
 

Location

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