Padel World Summit 2025 to highlight business potential

The second edition of the Padel World Summit organised by the International Padel Cluster (CIP) and Fira de Barcelona takes place next week, from 27 to 29 May, with the aim of boosting business opportunities in the padel industry and helping to accelerate its growth as a sport.

To do so, the event will bring together over 120 national and international exhibitors at the Gran Via venue, and will feature a congress and investor forum, as well as eight playing courts where there will be product demonstrations and various exhibition matches and clinics conducted by some of the world’s leading academies.

As the Padel World Summit moves to Barcelona, the organisers said it “aims to establish itself as the leading international event for the expansion of padel and its business,” following “unstoppable growth” for the sport in recent years.

The event is expected to bring together nearly 6,000 visitors, including club members, retailers, distributors, investors, federations, professional players and coaches, official bodies, and tour operators, among others.

Organisers said the Padel World Summit 2025 “aims to help establish Barcelona—also home to the Premier Padel Finals—as the world capital of this sport and a key platform for professionals and investors focused on its economic aspects.”

Padel at 2032 Olympic Games on the agenda

The Padel World Summit exhibition area will feature leaders in segments such as sports equipment, racquets, balls and footwear, as well as court installation, sport tech services and club and court management software.

Among the exhibitors will be adidas, Babolat, greenset, Head, Joma, MejorSet, Mondo, Munich, Portico Sport, Padel Galis and Playtomic.

Alongside the exhibition area will be the Padel Global Conference, which will focus on the theme ‘Building a Global Phenomenon from the Ground Up’. More than 50 experts will discuss issues such as the inclusion of padel in the programme of the 2032 Olympic Games, improvement of practical teaching of the sport in clubs and academies, and the challenge of making facilities more sustainable.

The panel of speakers will include:

·       Eric Babolat, CEO of padel racquet brand Babolat

·       Sebastian Gordon, co-founder of UK and Denmark operator Rocket Padel

·       Gabriel Pérez Krieb, president of US padel investment fund Taktika Equity

·       Ana Gómez, marketing director at court manufacturer AFP Group, an adidas
licensee for padel.

Also among the speakers will be Serbian padel player Bojana Jovanovic and Argentine Fernando Belasteguín, considered the best padel player in history, having won the highest number of titles on the World Padel Tour.

Tech startups to be showcased

The Padel World Summit will also have an Innovation Arena, with 45 speakers taking part in the sessions in this space. Technology startups will showcase their innovative solutions, including apps for organising trips and booking courts such as Weebora, Padel iQ and CourtBrain; the SportAI application for training based on images analysed with artificial intelligence; and Ballify, an automatic system of ball throwing machines for training.

The B2B offer is completed with the Investor & Business Forum, an exclusive networking area that will connect investors, venture capital funds and entrepreneurs in search of business opportunities and financing in the field of padel.

In addition, in Hall 6 of the Gran Via venue, eight courts will be set up where padel games and product presentations will take place.

Alongside the Padel World Summit, various social and side events will also be held, including one featuring participation from the most prominent figures in the sport worldwide.

Mireia Álvarez, president of the International Padel Cluster and president of the Padel World Summit advisory committee, said: “It is important to value padel not only as a successful sport but as an economic asset with enormous growth potential. In this sense, the event organised with Fira de Barcelona can be a great driver for our sport and all its professionals.”

Àlex Ponseti, director of the Padel World Summit, added: “The event brings together the entire ecosystem of the padel business in Barcelona so that professionals, companies, clubs and athletes can find business opportunities, open new markets, generate new connections and outline together the roadmap for the future of a sport with an unstoppable projection.”

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