A Players members at a black-tie evening

Marbella · The main event

December 18–20, 2026 · Live

Dublin

Where Europe’s entrepreneurs spend the last weekend of the year. Business by day, black tie by night.

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DatesDec 18–20
FormatIn-Person
Attendees500+

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The Speakers

Eight keynote speakers on Saturday’s main stage, hosted by Rob Lipsett and Beth Pereira. Different sectors, all at the highest level. Four confirmed — the waitlist hears the rest first.

Rob Lipsett
Presented byRob LipsettFounder, GamePlan
Beth Pereira
Presented byBeth PereiraFounder & CEO, Cavalloré
Padraig O’Ceidigh
Padraig O’CeidighFounder, Aer Arann
Christian Schütte
Christian SchütteCEO, codelight.de
Oscar Owen
Oscar OwenFounder, Advertain Media
Erik Jentetics
Erik JenteticsFounder, Grafton Digital
Three moreAnnounced soon
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What attendees say

“Very high-level mastermind with mental shifts. I attended Dublin and doubled revenue. Planning the same after Stockholm.”

Egor Howell@egorhowell

“Legendary. The black tie party was where I built genuine connections with people that brought real value.”

Oscar Peres@oscar.peres

“Genuine thank you for hosting such an incredible event. The logistics, curation, and flow of the entire weekend at such a high level is a completely different game.”

Ollie Knight@its_knights

“I’ve paid huge money for masterminds, with big names but this was by far the best mastermind I’ve ever attended. Highly recommend.”

Frederik Pahuus@frederikpahuus

“Life changing. The mastermind on Saturday. Everyone on the same frequency, hearing real stories. That’s the energy you need.”

Hanna Ljungsten@hanna.ljungsten

“Excellent execution. You’ve got to leave people with value, network, and energy. Most events leave people with information. You delivered all three.”

Melina Österberg@melina0sterberg

Itinerary

Three days, one chapter.

A weekend designed for the entrepreneur, by the entrepreneur. Friday you go deep with a small room of founders, Saturday is the main stage, and on Sunday the year closes in black tie.

0118 Dec

Friday · The Study

Exclusive Founders Day

20 seats · $500k/year minimum

A high-level room of founders, with dedicated workshops, hot seats and roundtables led by industry experts across branding, YouTube, paid advertising, leadership, scaling, agency growth and community.

  1. Day
    Hot seats & workshopsVVIP

    Your numbers, your team and your next move, worked through live in front of the room.

  2. Afternoon
    Expert roundtables

    Small tables, one topic each, led by industry experts in brand, YouTube, paid advertising, leadership, scaling, agency growth and community.

  3. Evening
    Founders’ dinner

    Dinner is included, and the conversation carries on into the night.

Roundtable hosts · more announced soon

  • Marius BulaiMarius BulaiPaid advertising
  • James GalliganJames GalliganCommunity
  • To be announcedBranding
  • To be announcedYouTube
  • To be announcedLeadership
  • To be announcedScaling
  • To be announcedAgency growth
0219 Dec

Saturday · The Conference

The Main Stage

All tickets

Eight industry-leading speakers at one of the biggest events of the year: 500+ attendees, keynotes, breakout rooms and strategy.

  1. 10:00 – 18:00
    Keynotes & breakout rooms

    Eight industry-leading speakers on the main stage, with breakout rooms for strategy between sessions.

  2. Evening
    Intersession & afterparty

    The day’s conversations carry on into the night.

0320 Dec

Sunday · The Gala

Gala, Awards & Live Music

VIP & VVIP only · Black tie

The weekend ends in a castle-style venue, like last year’s gala. Dinner, the A Players awards, and live music into the night.

  1. Evening
    Gala & awardsVIP +

    Black tie. The year’s A Players, recognised in the room.

  2. Late
    Live music

    The band plays on after the awards.

Your Venues

Two rooms, three centuries of Dublin.

We didn’t book function space. Saturday sits in a hall the Royal Dublin Society has been filling since the 1800s, and Sunday closes in the room where the first Dáil sat.

1731The Royal
Dublin Society

Saturday 19 Dec · The Main Stage

The RDS

Ballsbridge · Dublin 4

Founded in 1731 by fourteen men meeting in rooms at Trinity College, the Royal Dublin Society set out to improve Irish farming, industry, science and the arts — and never stopped. It sat at Leinster House for a century before handing the building to the Irish State in 1923, and has filled its Ballsbridge halls ever since: the Horse Show, world championships, and the largest conferences the country runs.

  • 1731Founded in Trinity College
  • 1923Gave Leinster House to the State
  • 1,000In the room on Saturday
1821Built in six
weeks for a king

Sunday 20 Dec · The Gala

The Round Room

Mansion House · Dawson Street, Dublin 2

Thrown up in roughly six weeks in 1821 to receive George IV, on a former bowling green beside the Lord Mayor’s house. The architect John Semple took his cue from the Royal Pavilion at Brighton; the city’s aldermen paid for it out of their own pockets because the Corporation was broke. In January 1919 the first Dáil Éireann sat in this room, and in 1921 the Anglo-Irish Treaty was ratified in it. Black tie, dinner, the awards and live music — here.

  • 1821Built to receive George IV
  • 1919The first Dáil Éireann sat here
  • 205 yrsIreland’s oldest purpose-built venue

Inside The Room

Dublin, the final chapter.

The A Players Global Tour closes the year in Dublin.

Most founders won’t start planning next year until January. This is the last weekend of this one, spent three days away from the day-to-day with people who can see your business from above.

Friday is an exclusive founders day for twenty. Saturday is the main stage, eight speakers and 500+ attendees. Sunday is black tie, the awards and live music in a castle-style venue.

A room of the best across industries, finally in the same place.

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General Admission

Saturday 19

Limited seats

  • Main conference, 10:00–18:00
  • Eight industry-leading speakers
  • Saturday evening afterparty
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VIP Experience

Saturday 19 + Sunday 20

Limited seats

  • Everything in General Admission
  • Sunday Gala: black tie, castle-style venue
  • The A Players awards and live music
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VVIP Experience

Friday’s Exclusive Founders Day in full: hot seats, workshops and expert roundtables, then the founders’ dinner. Twenty seats.

Fri 18 + Sat 19 + Sun 20

  • Everything in VIP
  • Friday hot seats and workshops
  • Expert roundtables across seven topics
  • Founders’ dinner on Friday night
Limited to 20 seats · $500k/year minimum Request access
From 5 seats

Team

For companies & clients

  • Your seats together in a reserved block
  • Your logo on co-branded lanyards
  • Named badges for everyone you bring
General Admission, VIP or VVIP seats Enquire for teams

Flights and accommodation not included

From The Founders

James GalliganFounder, A Players Club@jamesgalligann

I started young. Sales and leadership for Iman Gadzhi, one of the biggest names in the space. Made real money before I knew what to do with it.

What I figured out fast: the people around you decide everything. How quickly you grow. What you think is possible. Whether you make it or quietly fade out at €30k a month.

The room I needed didn’t exist. Founders my age, on the same path, actually building. Most of what I saw was either too old, too American, or too busy selling courses.

So I built it.

A Players Club is now 180+ founders across Europe doing €15k to €500k a month. 25+ masterminds since 2024. We’ve also scaled that business to over €200,000 a month. The room I wish someone had handed me at twenty-one.

What I want you to walk away with from Dublin: clarity on your next move, partnerships that compound, and the people you’ll build the next decade with.

Christian SchütteFounder, Code Light@askschuette

I’ve been building real companies for over a decade. €40M portfolio. CEO of Germany’s largest branding agency. The software processing €200M a year in F1 ticket sales. Brand systems for Mercedes, Red Bull, and most of the luxury brands you’d recognize.

Five exits along the way. I’ve made every mistake worth making twice.

These days I privately advise founders running €500k to €2M a month. Same conversation every time. The business has outgrown how it’s being run, and nobody around them has done what comes next. They’re the smartest person in their own room, and that’s the problem.

That’s why I sit at this table.

What I want you to walk away with: the bridge from founder inside the business, to CEO running it. The thing nobody around you can teach, because they’ve never crossed it themselves.

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The Global Tour · 2026

We’ve been all across Europe this year.

Six chapters so far, each one a Friday, a Saturday and a Sunday. Dublin closes out the year.

Vienna

Austria

Copenhagen

Denmark

Stockholm

Sweden

London

England

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Marbella

Spain

Upcoming Tour Locations

Now bookingDublin, IrelandDec 18–20, 2026Limited availability Now bookingDubai, UAENov 27–29, 2026Limited availability Global TourCape Town, South AfricaJan 22–24, 2027Limited availability Global TourMiami / New YorkFeb 26–28, 2027Limited availability Global TourMore cities2027Join the waitlist
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Frequently Asked Questions

FAQs

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Where in Dublin is it?

We’re confirming the venue now. The waitlist hears first, then everyone with a ticket.

Can I come to just one day?

Yes. Saturday’s conference is the main day and the simplest way in. The Sunday gala and the Friday Exclusive Founders Day come with the fuller tickets.

What happens on the Friday?

An exclusive founders day, limited to 20 seats, that runs into the evening, with hot seats, workshops and roundtables with industry experts. Topics cover branding, YouTube, paid advertising, leadership, scaling, agency growth and community, and there’s a $500k/year revenue minimum. Dinner is included.

What’s included in each ticket?

General Admission covers Saturday: the main conference from 10:00 to 18:00 with eight speakers, and the evening afterparty. VIP adds Sunday’s black-tie gala, the awards and live music. VVIP adds all of Friday: the hot seats, workshops, expert roundtables and the founders’ dinner. VVIP is twenty seats and goes by application.

What should I wear to the gala?

Black tie. The gala is in a castle-style venue, with the awards and live music.

Who should attend?

Founders serious about the long game who want to be in a room with people ahead of them, on the same path.

Can I bring my team?

Yes. From five seats we keep your group together in a reserved block, put your logo on co-branded lanyards and print named badges for everyone you bring. Tell us whether you want General Admission, VIP or VVIP seats and we’ll come back within 24 hours.

Are flights and hotels included?

No. Flights and accommodation are your own. Everything on the itinerary for your ticket is included.

Dublin · Dec 18–20Friday limited to 20 seats

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