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Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.

Vince Lombardi

COLLABORATION.

Visionaries across all functional areas of Stadia are coming together to turn good ideas into great, sustainable initiatives.

OUR THEME:

Evolution of Connectivity

Creative, data-driven solutions for how destinations and venues can evolve and adapt to connect with audiences, customers, and fans.

REAL-TIME DATA
REAL-TIME DATA
SECURITY
SECURITY
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
DIGITAL SIGNAGE
CONNECTED DEVICES
CONNECTED DEVICES
QUEUE MANAGEMENT
QUEUE MANAGEMENT
CONCESSIONS
CONCESSIONS
TICKETING
TICKETING
PARKING
PARKING
SMART STADIUMS
SMART STADIUMS

How we work together.

Conjectures

ExperimentS

Results

publication

2021 Inaugural Members.

Christian Lau

Chief Technology Officer
Los Angeles Football Club

Christian Lau

As Chief Technology Officer at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Banc of California Stadium, Christian’s primary area of interest is the use of technology to enhance the guest experience, eliminate friction and provide additive experiences for customers.

George Baker, Sr.

Founder & CEO
ParkHub

George Baker, Sr.

George has spent 20+ years serving the parking industry with 13 years of managing parking operations on a national level. Building on this background and the challenges he witnessed on both the operational and consumer side of parking, he founded ParkHub to optimize parking operations with innovative, cutting-edge technology.

Zachary Klima

Founder & CEO
WaitTime

Zachary Klima

Zachary leads the company’s global implementation strategy, overseeing partnerships with leading national and multinational organizations. From strategy to integration, he ensures the sophistication and seamless design of WaitTime is realized by every organization leveraging the technology.

Mike Healy

SVP, Venue Operations & Guest Experience
Texas Rangers Entertainment District

Mike Healy

Mike oversees the management of facilities, maintenance, guest services, grounds, security and parking operations for both the new Globe Life Field and the reconfigured Globe Life Park in Arlington. He spent 13 years as VP, Park Operations for the Detroit Tigers and Comerica Park after serving as VP of Civic Relations and Event Logistics for Olympia Entertainment.

Tony Mazza

Director of Parking and Transportation
University of Southern California

Tony Mazza

Tony has been the Director of Transportation since 2008. He served as Senior Associate Director for transit operations at USC. Prior to joining USC in 2006, Tony was employed by DHL as the Regional Service Director responsible for Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Hawaii

Jim Mercurio

EVP & General Manager
San Francisco 49ers

Jim Mercurio

Jim is in his 24th year with the San Francisco 49ers and his third as Vice President, Stadium Operations & General Manager. Jim oversees stadium & event operations including the food and beverage operations, engineering, grounds, guest services, housekeeping, parking and transportation. He manages all police, security and medical services working with local, state and federal governments.
Tom See, Chief Operating officer, Live Nation Venues

Tom See

Chief Operating Officer
Live Nation Venues

Tom See

Tom is president of U.S. Concert Venues for Live Nation, responsible for the operation of the company’s 50 amphitheaters around the country and the nearly 30,000 people who work at them. Tom also leads sustainability initiatives and improvements to the lawn experience like high-definition LED screens and reserved seating.

Harry Lerner

Chief Executive Officer
Janam Technologies

Harry Lerner

Harry is the co-founder and CEO of Janam Technologies, a provider of rugged, handheld computing devices for mobile workers. Janam combines deep industry knowledge with advanced technologies to deliver products and accessories that increase productivity, reduce costs and improve customer satisfaction.

Alex Arellano

General Counsel
Center Operating Company

Alex Arellano

Alex is a sports and entertainment attorney with over $2 billion USD transactions closed within the live music and sports industry on behalf of NBA, NHL and NFL franchises. Previously, Alex practiced law at a firm where he represented family offices and private equity firms with private market mergers and acquisitions.

Eray Saban

Manager of Event Operations
Kai Tak Sports Park (ASM Global)

Eray Saban

Eray has been responsible for lead delivery of up to 80 major stadium events a year including AFL, Cricket, Soccer & Entertainment events (e.g. U2, UFC, Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Adele, Justin Bieber & Coldplay) ranging from 15,000 to 80,000 patrons.

Malcolm Rogel

VP, Ticketing Operations & Event Services
Seattle Mariners

Malcolm Rogel

Malcolm joined the Mariners as a ticket office attendant and progressed through the ranks to take on leadership roles including supervising ticket office staff, parking garage operations, food and beverage operations, and more. He has been instrumental in leading the adoption of technology applications that have improved business operations and enhanced fan experience.

FOUNDED BY

GEORGE BAKER SR.

“The caliber of the visionaries and executives – the thinkers and doers – in this group is outstanding! I’m excited to build impactful partnerships, relationships and customer-facing improvements that we can bring to the table – together.”

f.a.q.

We are entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the automation of traditional industry practices and experiences, specifically using modern smart technology.

Stadia 4.0 explores the impact and opportunity of this revolution as it pertains to stadium and event management.

A confederation is an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league, with purpose.

Curated visionaries and thought leaders across all the functional areas of Stadia; with little to no overlap on professional roles and responsibilities.

To promote technology-driven advancement through the ideation and efforts of the confederation. 

Educate. Collaborate. Ideate.

We aim to have fun while forming impactful relationships that help establish customer-facing improvements that we can educate our constituents on.

We are entering the Fourth Industrial Revolution, the automation of traditional industry practices and experiences, specifically using modern smart technology.

Stadia 4.0 explores the impact and opportunity of this revolution as it pertains to stadium and event management.

A confederation is an organization which consists of a number of parties or groups united in an alliance or league, with purpose.

Curated visionaries and thought leaders across all the functional areas of Stadia; with little to no overlap on professional roles and responsibilities.

To promote technology-driven advancement through the ideation and efforts of the confederation. 

Educate. Collaborate. Ideate.

We aim to have fun while forming impactful relationships that help establish customer-facing improvements that we can educate our constituents on.

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