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Great Leaders bring out the Greatness in others

What Business and Sport Share

  • Talent spotting: Just as elite clubs scout future champions, organisations recruit top performers.

  • Accelerated growth: Training and onboarding programs mirror the intense coaching regimens of athletes.

  • Inspirational leadership: Captains on the field, managers in the boardroom—both drive belief and resilience.

  • Culture of collaboration: Winning teams thrive on trust, communication, and shared goals.

🎤 About Up Your Game

At Up Your Game, world-class managers and leaders will reveal how they sustain peak performance year after year.

This event explores the performance concepts of some of the world’s most successful sports strategists—and how they translate into business success

👥 Who Should Attend

This conference is designed for successful leadership teams who want to:

  • Benchmark themselves against elite sporting strategies.

  • Learn how to inspire and sustain high performance.

  • Build cultures that win consistently, not occasionally

At Up Your Game Summit world class managers and leaders will share their experiences of sustaining the highest level of team performance.

As managers their teams have won:

·       5 All-Ireland Hurling Titles

·       2 Six Nations Rugby Championships

·       1 UEFA Cup

·       1 All-Ireland Football title

·       1 FA Cup

 

As captains they lead their teams to:

·       1 Rugby World Cup

·       2 Six Nations Grand Slams

·       1 Victorious British & Irish Lions Tour 

·       3 European Champions Leagues

·       7 English Premier League Titles

·       4 FA Cups

And lots more …….

Up Your Game Summit 2026 Speakers ….

  • Dan Carter – Two time rugby world cup winner with All Blacks

  • Martin Johnson – England’s World Cup Winning Captain 2003. Head Coach for 2 six nations titles

  • Roy Keane – Manchester United Captain and One of Ireland’s Greatest ever footballers

  • Annalise Murphy – Irish Olympic silver medallist and European Champion sailor

  • Ruud Gullit – Captain of Dutch winning European Champion team and Manager of Chelsea FC

  • Dame Kelly Holmes – Double Olympic gold medalist and mental resilience advocate

  • John Kiely – Head Coach / Manager behind Limerick’s 5 All-Ireland hurling titles

  • Derval O’Rourke – World and European Athletics Champion

  • Jim McGuinness – Visionary football manager and performance strategist

Summit Co-Hosts

  • Joe Molloy ( Irish Independent Sports Podcast & Virgin Media TV) - 7 times winner of Irish Sports Broadcaster of the year.

  • Marie Crowe – Award winning Journalist and Sports Broadcaster