UP YOUR GAME
Leadership Summit
19 April 2027
Clayton Hotel, Burlington Road, Dublin 04.
Winning On and Off the Pitch
What Business Can Learn From High-Performance Sport
🏆 Up Your Game Summit 2027
‘Winning On and Off the Pitch’
What Business Can Learn From High-Performance Sport
The world's most successful sporting organisations don't win by accident.
Behind every championship team is a clear leadership philosophy, a strong culture, a winning talent strategy and an unwavering commitment to performance.
UP YOUR GAME brings together the people responsible for creating success at the highest levels of sport:
Elite Athletes – Performing under pressure when the stakes are highest.
Championship Coaches – Building winning teams, cultures and mindsets.
Sporting CEOs & Executives – Leading world-class organisations on and off the pitch.
High-Performance Experts – Unlocking the science behind sustained success in business and sport.
Join Ireland's leading business leaders to discover how elite sporting organisations build winning cultures, develop exceptional talent and sustain high performance
🎤 2027 Speaker Programme
UP YOUR GAME brings together the people responsible for creating and sustaining high performance at the highest level of elite sport.
The 2027 programme will feature an exceptional blend of championship-winning coaches, athletes, high-performance experts, and the executives behind some of the world's most successful sporting organisations.
From winning on the pitch to building world-class organisations off it, our speakers will share the leadership principles, culture strategies and performance practices that drive sustained success.
While the 2027 line-up will be announced shortly, attendees can expect the same world-class calibre of speakers that appeared at UP YOUR GAME 2026.
Dave Malone
Summit Director | UP YOUR GAME | david@executiveforum.iePOWERED BY EXECUTIVE FORUM*Executive Forum is Ireland's leading membership network for CEOs and C-Suite leaders from many of the country's most successful organisations. - www.executiveforum.ieavid@executiveforum.ie
👥 Why Business Leaders Attend
"What will I learn and why should I take a day out of the office?"
UP YOUR GAME was created for ambitious CEOs, C-Suite Executives and Commercial Leaders who want to strengthen culture, accelerate performance, develop exceptional talent and drive better business outcomes.
Attendees will gain practical insights into:
Building high-performance cultures that drive accountability, engagement and results.
Leading through pressure and uncertainty when expectations are at their highest.
Developing exceptional talent and creating teams that consistently outperform.
Driving commercial success while maintaining culture, purpose and performance.
Creating organisations that win consistently, not just occasionally.
Beyond the content, UP YOUR GAME offers a unique opportunity to host clients, colleagues and key business partners at Ireland's most distinctive leadership events, while networking with hundreds of senior decision-makers from across the Irish business community.
Speakers 2026
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Dan Carter
Two-time Rugby World Cup winner with the All Blacks and the highest point scorer in test rugby history. Widely regarded as the greatest number 10 in rugby history
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Martin Johnson
Two time Captain for British & Irish Lions. England’s World Cup Winning Captain 2003
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Annalise Murphy
Irish Olympic silver medallist sailor, European Champion, and First woman to win Irish National Championships
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Roy Keane
Former Manchester United Captain and One of Ireland’s Greatest Footballing Legends
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Dame Kelly Holmes
Double Olympic Champion
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Ruud Gullit
Former World Football of the Year who played for Chelsea & AC Milan. Captained Dutch winning European Champion team
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Derval O'Rourke
World & European Athletics Champion
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John Kiely
5 Times All Ireland Hurling Winning Manager with Limerick
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Jim McGuinness
All Ireland Football Winner as a Coach & Player. Former Performance Consultant with Glasgow Celtic FC
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Marie Crowe
Award Winning Sports Broadcaster
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Joe Molloy
Summit Host
Sports Broadcaster, Irish Independent & Virgin Media TV
Companies That Have Attended Our Summits In The Past
What Business Leaders Can Learn from the World’s Best Sports Teams.
At Up Your Game, elite performance isn’t just a theme — it’s the headline act. This year, we’ve assembled a speaker line-up stacked with hundreds of titles, medals, and championships. Our speakers are all icons who have shaped sport, leadership, and culture on the global stage.
When we say legends, we mean it.
“Only listen to those who are already where you want to be”
- Muhammad Ali – World Champion Boxer. (*Voted Greatest Athlete of 20th Century)