Building Impact Together: #TDS25 / #TDA25 and EMERGENCY

We closed 2025 with our 14th annual venue Design & Development Summit & Awards 2025 (#TDS25/#TDA25) where our sports business community once again showed that the impact of coming together goes far beyond the conference floor.

Thanks to the generosity of our attendees, partners and wider TheStadiumBusiness network, December’s event raised a total of £3,714 for EMERGENCY – supporting their life-saving medical work in areas affected by conflict and poverty.

On-site fundraising and matched support

During the Summit, delegates donated £1,068 on site using our contactless donation points. As with previous Xperiology events, TheStadiumBusiness team committed to matching every pound raised, immediately doubling the impact of those donations.

Additionally, through our Donations for Nominations initiative, we pledged £5 for every valid entry to the Design & Development Awards 2025 (#TDA25) – ensuring participation in the awards directly contributed to EMERGENCY’s vital work on the ground.

Together, these initiatives brought the total raised at #TDS25 / #TDA25 to £3,714, contributing to an impressive ±£29,000 raised across all our Xperiology events for EMERGENCY.

Thank you

We are immensely grateful to everyone who donated, entered the awards, or helped spread awareness during #TDS25 and #TDA25. Your support builds on a growing legacy of fundraising across Xperiology’s events – and, most importantly, it helps save lives.

About EMERGENCY

EMERGENCY provides free, high-quality healthcare to those affected by conflict and poverty. Their sustainable approach includes building healthcare facilities, training local personnel, and conducting search and rescue missions in the Mediterranean Sea. Since 1994, EMERGENCY has treated over 13 million people in 21 countries and currently operates in Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iraq, Italy, Palestine, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda and Ukraine.

We are incredibly proud of the support shown by our attendees and partners this year. Xperiology will continue our fundraising efforts across our 2026 events, aiming to build on – and surpass – the impact achieved from funds raised at our 2025 events.

Can you help?

>> To support EMERGENCY’s life-saving work, please consider donating [here]. In the time it’s taken to read this post, their medical teams have likely saved another four lives.