2014 ivy sports symposium agenda

9TH ANNUAL IVY SPORTS SYMPOSIUMFriday, November 14, 2014 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM

Princeton Hyatt Regency, Princeton, NJ

The 2014 Ivy Sports Symposium is hosted by the Princeton Varsity Club and the 2014 Ivy Sports Symposium Planning Committee.

Opening

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Regency Foyer Registration

Sponsored by Dorsey & Whitney LLPRegistration will remain open until 12:00 PM.

8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Regency Ballroom

Networking Breakfast

9:00 AM-9:15 AM

Regency Ballroom

Welcome & Opening Remarks Alexander Smith, Co-Chair, Planning Committee, Ivy Sports Symposium Mollie Marcoux, Ford Family Director of Athletics, Princeton University Erika Mueller, Executive Director, Sports Symposium Inc.

9:15 AM-9:45 AM

Regency Ballroom

10 NEXT Class of 2014 Ceremony

Hosts: Nick Meacham, Managing Director, SportsPro Media, andChris Chaney, Founder & CEO, Chaney Sports Group

9th Annual Ivy Sports Symposium – Agenda

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Ivy Sports Symposium-SportsPro 10 NEXT Class of 2014: Joshua Boren, Director, Business Development, MEIS Charlie Boss, Head, Marketing, Europe, Middle East & Africa, ESPN Daniel Cohen, SVP, Business Development and Sales, Bloomberg Sports Bradley Edwards, Director, International Media Business Development,

National Football League William Mao, Manager, Sports Content Partnerships, YouTube Vlad Marinescu, Director General, SportAccord Andrew Nacario, Agent, Baseball Division, CAA Sports Andrea Pagnanelli, Commercial Director, Relevent Sports Jamie Rocha, Senior Associate, GlideSlope James Woodroof, Head, Marketing, England and Wales Cricket Board

9:45 AM-10:45 AM

Regency Ballroom

Organizational Philosophies: Building a Winning Culture Moderator: Bernie Mullin, Chairman & CEO, The Aspire Group Scott O'Neil, CEO, Philadelphia 76ers, New Jersey Devils & Prudential Center Mark Shapiro, President, Cleveland Indians Mark Wilf, Owner & President, Minnesota Vikings

Round 1

10:45 AM-11:15 AM

Regency Foyer Networking Break

Sponsored by Prodigy Sports

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Witherspoon Junior Ballroom

1A Digital Media: The Evolution of Sports Consumption Moderator: Troy Ewanchyna, Vice President, Business Development and Digital

Strategies, NBC Sports Group Reid Gorman, Co-Founder & EVP, BACK9NETWORK Roland Lange, Major Accounts Lead, YouTube Doug Perlman, Founder & CEO, Sports Media Advisors David Sternberg, Head, Media, Manchester United Chris Wagner, EVP & Co-Founder, NeuLion

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Catch 1B A World of Talent: Navigating the Global Sports Landscape Moderator: Gregg Clifton, Managing Shareholder, Jackson Lewis Mariano Berenstein, CEO, Club Atlético Boca Juniors - USA


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Steven Fehr, Special Council, National Hockey League Players’ Association Bobby Marks, Assistant General Manager, Brooklyn Nets Justin Paige, CEO, Kingfisher Investment Group

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Princeton 1C Sport for Social Impact: Shared Value Moderator: David Mingey, President & Founding Partner, GlideSlope Nick Gates, Founder & Global Strategist, Coaches Across Continents Mollie Marcoux, Ford Family Director of Athletics, Princeton University Todd Smith, Managing Director, Endurance Division, Weinstein Carnegie

Philanthropic Group Paul Teeple, Director, Sport-for-Development, Partners of the Americas Ethan Zohn, Co-Founder, Grassroot Soccer

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Wilson Suite 1D College Athletics: The Future of the NCAA & Amateur Sports Moderator: Gregory Santore, Managing Director, Sports Leadership Practice,

Witt/Kieffer Jason Belzer, Founder & President, GAME, Inc. Brad Edwards, Assistant VP & Director, Athletics, George Mason University Richard Ensor, Commissioner, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Ramogi Huma, Executive Director, National College Players Association Jamie Zaninovich, Deputy Commissioner & COO, Pac-12 Conference

11:15 AM-12:15 PM

Oppenheimer Suite

1E 10 NEXT Workshop Series: Career Acceleration David Oestreicher, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Manhattan Sports

Business Academy Andrea Pagnanelli, Commercial Director, Relevent Sports

Round 2

12:15 PM-12:30 PM


12:30 PM-1:30 PM


2A Athlete Representation: Contracts, Clients & Careers Moderator: Andrew Brandt, NFL Business Analyst, ESPN Leon Rose, Head, Basketball Division, CAA Sports Rick Shapiro, Senior Executive, Major League Baseball Players Association Brodie Van Wagenen, Co-Head, Baseball Division, CAA Sports

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Catch 2B Entrepreneurship: The Intersection of Tech & Sport Moderator: Tiki Barber, Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, Thuzio


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Nik Bonaddio, Founder & CEO, numberFire Jason Coyle, President, 120 Sports Priya Narasimhan, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Carnegie

Mellon University, and CEO & Founder, YinzCam

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Princeton 2C Diversity in Sport: Leveling the Playing Field Moderator: Robin Harris, Executive Director, The Ivy League Kevin Carr, CEO & Principal, PRO2CEO Wade Davis, Executive Director, You Can Play Claude Johnson, Founder & Executive Director, The Black Fives Foundation Donna Orender, CEO, Orender Unlimited

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Wilson Suite 2D Sports Analytics: Where Are We Going Next? Moderator: Daniel Cohen, SVP, Business Development and Sales, Bloomberg

Sports Vince Gennaro, President, Society for American Baseball Research Angus McNab, Head, Content Distribution, North America, Opta Robert Schur, COO, STATS Adir Shiffman, Founder & Chairman, Catapult Sports

12:30 PM-1:30 PM

Oppenheimer Suite

2E 10 NEXT Workshop Series: Marketing & Partnership Activation Emily Gardner, Account Director, Octagon William Mao, Manager, Sports Content Partnerships, YouTube

Lunch

1:30 PM-3:00 PM

Regency Ballroom

Networking Lunch

1:45 PM-2:35 PM


Lunch A Shark Tank Competition

Judge: Joe Favorito, Strategic Communications, Marketing & Branding Consultant

Judge: Mark French, Founder, Court Grip, and Partner, Mission Athletecare Judge: Eric Guthoff, Founding Partner, GlideSlope Judge: Dan Shanoff, Director, Audience Development, USA TODAY Sports

Media Group


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Judge: Ben Sturner, Founder & President, Leverage Agency

Sponsored by Turkish Airlines

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Catch Lunch B Event Marketing: Creating Memorable Experiences Moderator: Brett Clarke, Global Head, Business Development and Marketing

Partnerships, Nitro Circus Peter Hurley, President & Founder, Synergy Charlie Stillitano, CEO, Relevent Sports Donal Walsh, SVP, United World Sports, and Founding Partner, The Rhiannon

Group

1:45 PM-2:35 PM

Wilson Suite Lunch C Minor League Sports: Thriving in a Competitive Landscape Moderator: Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, SportsBusiness Journal David Andrews, President & CEO, American Hockey League Aaron Moszer, President, Delaware 87ers Pat O'Conner, President & CEO, Minor League Baseball

Round 3

2:35 PM-3:00 PM


Sponsored by Prodigy Sports

3:00 PM-4:00 PM


3A The Changing Face of Sports Partnerships Moderator: Ray Katz, EVP, Source Communications David Abrutyn, Former SVP & Global Head, Consulting, IMG Greg Luckman, Global Head, Consulting, CAA Sports Lisa Murray, EVP & CMO, Octagon Steve Tseng, Chief Sales Officer, Women's Tennis Association Eric Winter, Head, Rivals.com, Yahoo! Sports Radio and Yahoo! Sports

Ecommerce, Yahoo!


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3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Catch 3B Economics of Professional Sports Leagues: Growth, Parity & Popularity Moderator: Bill Duffy, COO, The Aspire Group Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League George Daniel, Commissioner, National Lacrosse League Daniel Halem, EVP, Labor Relations, Major League Baseball Andrew Kline, Founder & Managing Director, Park Lane Scott Rosner, Practice Associate Professor, Legal Studies and Business Ethics,

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Princeton 3C Sports Journalism: The Age of Information Moderator: Gary Hoenig, Editorial Director, Jeter Publishing & The Players’

Tribune Jonathan Abrams, Staff Writer, Grantland Bill Pennington, Reporter, The New York Times Ross Tucker, Host, The Ross Tucker Football Podcast, SiriusXM NFL Radio Sam Walker, Global Sports Editor, The Wall Street Journal

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Wilson Suite 3D Fan Marketing & Engagement: Building an Authentic Relationship Moderator: Ian McPherson, US Correspondent, SportsPro Tim McDermott, Chief Revenue & Marketing Officer, Philadelphia 76ers Hussain Naqi, SVP, Fan Engagement, Jacksonville Jaguars Mike Ondrejko, COO, Global Sales, Legends Jordan Schlachter, EVP, Sports, The Marketing Arm Steve Seiferheld, SVP, Research, Turnkey Intelligence

3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Oppenheimer Suite

3E 10 NEXT Workshop Series: Partnership Development & Corporate Social Responsibility Jared Melzer, Sponsorships Account Senior Manager, Farmers Insurance Jamie Rocha, Senior Associate, GlideSlope

4:00 PM -4:30 PM


Closing

4:30 PM-5:30 PM

Regency Ballroom

Sports Business Today: Leadership in the Global Economy Moderator: Charles Baker, Partner, Global Sports, Media & Entertainment

Group, DLA Piper


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Jérôme de Chaunac, Global COO, Havas Sports & Entertainment Stuart Goldfarb, Partner, Dorsey & Whitney Andrea Radrizzani, Founding Partner, MP & Silva Marc Reeves, International Commercial Director, National Football League

5:30 PM-7:00 PM

Regency Foyer & Waters Edge

Closing Reception

Sponsored by the Princeton Varsity Club

GOLD SPONSORSGold Sponsors include Dorsey & Whitney LLP and the Princeton Varsity Club.

SILVER SPONSORSSilver Sponsors include BACK9NETWORK, the Columbia University Graduate Program in Sports Management and Turkish Airlines.


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ASSOCIATE SPONSORThe Associate Sponsor is Prodigy Sports.

OFFICIAL MEDIA PARTNERThe official Media Partner is SportsPro Media.

The 2014 Ivy Sports Symposium is hosted by the Princeton Varsity Club and the 2014 Ivy Sports Symposium Planning Committee.

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