Hosted by the Columbia University Graduate Program in Sports Management and the 2012 Ivy Sports Symposium Planning Committee.

7th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium – Speakers Directory

Speakers Directory

David Abrutyn, Managing Director, Senior Vice President & Global Head of IMG Consulting, IMG Worldwide

Val Ackerman, Founding President, Women’s National Basketball Association, and

Adjunct Professor, Columbia University

Sandy Alderson, General Manager, New York Mets

Mike Aresco, Commissioner, Big East Conference

Lisa Baird, Chief Marketing Officer, United States Olympic Committee

Paul Bamundo, Director, Sports Marketing and Partnerships, Subway

Sean Barror, Managing Director, Boston, Raptor Accelerator

Jared Bartie, Counsel, Arent Fox

Brian Bedol, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Bedrocket Media Ventures

Jason Belzer, Sports and Entertainment Attorney (10 NEXT Class of 2012)

Jeff Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Raptor Sports Properties

Bob Bowman, President & Chief Executive Officer, Major League Baseball Advanced Media

Lucien Boyer, President & Global Chief Executive Officer, Havas Sports & Entertainment, and

General Commissioner, Global Sports Forum Barcelona

Andrew Brandt, NFL Business Analyst, ESPN

John Brody, President, Partnership and Business Development, Wasserman Media Group

Greg Brown, President & Chief Executive Officer, Learfield Communications

Anthony Caponiti, Partner, Activ8Social

Paul Carr, Senior Researcher, ESPN Stats & Information, ESPN

Kathy Carter, President, Soccer United Marketing

Alexandra Chalat, Executive Director, Beyond Sport, and Head, Social Innovation,

Benchmark Sport International (10 NEXT Class of 2012)

Gregg Clifton, Partner, Jackson Lewis

Steve Cobb, Partner, Activ8Social

Brian Corcoran, President & Owner, Shamrock Sports & Entertainment

Rick Cordella, Senior Vice President & General Manager, Digital Media, NBC Sports Group,

NBCUniversal Media

Simon Cummins, Managing Partner, International Sports Practice, Odgers Berndtson

David Cushnan, Editor-in-Chief, SportsPro, SportsPro Media

George Daniel, Commissioner, National Lacrosse League

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Will Dean, Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Tough Mudder

James DeLorenzo, Vice President & General Manager, SI.com, Sports Illustrated

James Dennis, Managing Director, Opta US, Opta

Greg Economou, Executive Vice President, Corporate Sales and Solutions,

The Madison Square Garden Company

David Falk, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Falk Associates Management Enterprises

Amadou Fall, Vice President, Development in Africa, National Basketball Association

Jim Fiore, Director of Athletics, Stony Brook University

Jonathan First, President, USA Sevens

Jeff Fluhr, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Spreecast

Barry Frank, Executive Vice President, IMG Media, IMG Worldwide

Marc Ganis, President, SportsCorp

Stuart Goldfarb, Partner & Chair, Sports Practice Group, Dorsey & Whitney

Rich Gotham, Team President, Boston Celtics

Jürgen Griesbeck, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, streetfootballworld

Ted Gumbart, Commissioner, Atlantic Sun Conference

Derrick Hall, President & Chief Executive Officer, Arizona Diamondbacks

Mary Harvey, Principal, Ripple Effect Consulting, and Former Director, Development, FIFA

Robb Heineman, Co-Owner, President & Chief Executive Officer, Sporting Kansas City

Leo Hindery, Managing Partner, InterMedia Partners

Adam Kanner, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, ScoreBig

Ray Katz, Managing Partner, Source1 Sports

Nick Keller, Founder, Beyond Sport

Paul Kelly, Partner, Jackson Lewis

Billy King, General Manager, Brooklyn Nets

Christopher Lencheski, President, Front Row Marketing Services & Front Row Analytics,

a Division of Comcast-Spectacor

Monica Lewis, Sports and Entertainment Publicist (10 NEXT Class of 2011)

Greg Luckman, Global Head, Consulting, CAA Sports

Peter Luukko, President & Chief Operating Officer, Comcast-Spectacor, and Chairman, Global Spectrum

Jimmy Lynn, Managing Partner, JLynn Associates, and Managing Partner, Human Equity

Matthew Marolda, Chairman, StratBridge, and Executive Vice President, Analytics, XOS Digital

Scott McCune, Vice President, Global Partnerships and Experiential Marketing, The Coca-Cola Company

Jim McCloud, Director, Sponsorship Sales, Major League Baseball Advanced Media (10 NEXT Class of 2011)

Nigel Melville, Chief Executive Officer & President, Rugby Operations, USA Rugby

Scott Milleisen, Managing Director & Head, Sports Finance Group, J.P. Morgan Chase

Peter Moore, Chief Operating Officer, Electronic Arts

Bernie Mullin, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Aspire Group

M. Dianne Murphy, Director, Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education,

Columbia University in the City of New York

Lisa Murray, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Octagon

Michael Neuman, Managing Partner, Scout Sports and Entertainment, a Division of Horizon Media

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David Oestreicher, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Manhattan Sports Business Academy

(10 NEXT Class of 2011)

Justin Paige, Managing Director, Celerity JPA, Celerity Group

Mark Pannes, Chief Executive Officer, AS Roma, and Managing Director, Austin, Raptor Accelerator

Doug Perlman, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Sports Media Advisors

Neal Pilson, President, Pilson Communications

David Preschlack, Executive Vice President, Affiliate Sales and Marketing,

Disney and ESPN Media Networks Group

Michael Principe, Chief Executive Officer, The Legacy Agency, TLA Worldwide

Tom Richardson, Founder & President, Convergence Sports & Media

Leon Rose, Head, Basketball, CAA Sports

Lon Rosen, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers

Mark Rothenberg, Senior Vice President, Havas Sports & Entertainment, N.A.

Bill Sanders, Chief Marketing Officer, BDA Sports Management

Nick Sakiewicz, Chief Executive Officer & Operating Partner, Philadelphia Union

Aaron Schatz, Editor-in-Chief, Football Outsiders

Jared Schoenfeld, Director, Corporate Hospitality Sales, The Madison Square Garden Company

(10 NEXT Class of 2011)

Amory Schwartz, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, SA Sports Media

Daniel Shanoff, Founder, Quickish Media, and Director, Audience Development,

USA TODAY Sports Media Group, Gannett Company

Kenneth Shropshire, Special Counsel, Duane Morris, and Director, Wharton Sports Business Initiative,

University of Pennsylvania

Jimmy Small, Manager, Industry Marketing, NASCAR (10 NEXT Class of 2012)

Rick Spielman, General Manager, Minnesota Vikings

Bill Squadron, President, Bloomberg Sports

Lee Stacey, Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Front Row Marketing Services &

Front Row Analytics, a Division of Comcast-Spectator

Ryan Steelberg, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Brand Affinity Technologies

Mori Taheripour, Senior Advisor, Sport for Development,

United States Agency for International Development

Robert Tilliss, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Inner Circle Sports

Tyler Tumminia, Senior Vice President, The Goldklang Group

Heidi Ueberroth, President, NBA International, National Basketball Association

Greg Via, Global Director, Sports Marketing, Gillette, Proctor & Gamble

Circe Wallace, Senior Vice President, Action Sports, Wasserman Media Group

Dan Weinberg, Director, Strategic Partnerships and Licensing & Head, Global Sales, Tough Mudder

(10 NEXT Class of 2012)

Mark Whitaker, Partner, DLA Piper

Michael Zavodsky, Senior Vice President, Corporate Sponsorships,

Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment (10 NEXT Class of 2012)

Andrew Zimbalist, Robert A. Woods Professor of Economics, Smith College

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OFFICIAL SPONSORS Official Sponsors include Dorsey & Whitney, Jackson Lewis and Repucom International.

PREMIER PARTNERS Premier Partners include the Global Sports Forum Barcelona, LatinVision Media, Odgers Berndtson, SEEDS and

SportsPro.

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Symposium is not affiliated with The Ivy League or the Council of Ivy Group Presidents.