Field of Play returns to Manchester for its latest edition, bringing together the most inspirational and experienced voices working with data across football, sport and beyond.

At its heart, Field of Play is about practical impact. This is not really a conference about abstract models or theoretical frameworks. It is about how analytics is actually being used to shape decisions, improve performance and change the way sport operates day to day. Football sits at the centre - as is right for a conference based in the UK's football epicentre - but the defining feature of Field of Play is the way it looks outward, learning from other sports and industries to broaden perspectives and challenge familiar ways of thinking.

You will hear real stories from practitioners working at the sharp end of performance, recruitment, product, decision-making and communication in many sports and other industries. Each talk is grounded in lived experience, focusing on what works, what does not and what it really takes to turn data into results.