The CAA World Congress of Sports is heading to Music City in 2025.

The event will be held April 21-23, 2025, at the Grand Hyatt Nashville, Sports Business Journal Publisher & Executive Editor Abe Madkour announced today during his opening remarks of the 2024 World Congress at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. 

The Marriott at L.A. Live has hosted the event for the last two years. 

The CAA Word Congress of Sports is the largest and most prestigious sports business conference in North America.

More than 1,000 sports leaders and executives are attending this year’s event. 

“Since we launched the World Congress of Sports in the early 2000s, we’ve always held the event in dynamic and important sports cities,” Madkour said. “We’ve been back in L.A. for the past two years and we’re really excited to announce today, that in conjunction with the city’s Convention and Visitors Bureau and our longtime title sponsor, CAA, we will take the World Congress to one of the hottest cities in the U.S. -- Nashville.”

“Nashville’s selection as the host city for this prestigious sports conference underscores our standing as a premier sports destination,” said Deana Ivey, President and CEO of the Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp. “Welcoming key figures from the global sports community presents a prime opportunity for Music City to showcase our great live music scene, exceptional venues and passion for sports of all kinds. Hosting the World Congress of Sports will open doors to exciting prospects for the city’s future, and we look forward to showing sports leaders from around the world all that Nashville has to offer.”

The CAA World Congress of Sports kicked off this afternoon at the JW Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE. Here are some scenes from the first day of events.

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