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2014 Business of Workshop Agenda 8:00 a.m. Welcome to the Business of Baseball Workshop Rob Crain, President & , Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 8:15 a.m. Who Needs a League of Their Own? Women at the Top of the Game Moderated by Jennifer Zudonyi, Kim Ng, Senior Vice President of Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball Jean Afterman, Esq., Senior Vice President, Asst. General Manager, Stephanie Wilka, International Operations Specialist, Houston Astros Kate Cassidy, Associate Counsel, Texas Rangers Rebecca Seesel, International Operations, Major League Baseball 9:15 a.m. It’s All About Passion & Effort Martie Cordaro, President & General Manager, Omaha Storm Chasers 9:45 a.m. Getting Started In Baseball Media John Manuel, Editor-In-Chief, 10:00 a.m. The In’s & Out’s of Being a Minor League Broadcaster Robert Ford, Radio Play-By-Play Broadcaster, Houston Astros 10:30 a.m. TBD 10:45 a.m. Congratulations on the Internship... Now What? Giovanni Hernandez, Manager, International Baseball Operations, Major League Baseball 11:15 a.m. Lunch 12:15 p.m. Navigating Your Way Through the Job Fair Dr. Jan Bell, Professor, St. Thomas University 12:45 p.m. Panel Discussion of Sports Industry Executives Chip Maxson, General Manager, Sacramento RiverCats Rachelle Madrigal, Manager, Sales & Marketing, Mark Smith, Minor League Video Coordinator, Jim Jaworski, Assistant General Manager, Daytona Baseball Club 1:30 p.m. The ABC’s of a Career in Baseball Pat O’Conner, President & CEO, 2:00 p.m. What Employees Are Looking For In an Employee Lara Juras, Vice President of Human Resources, Atlanta Braves 2:30 p.m. Baseball As a Career...Become a Front Office Five Tool Player Katie Dannemiller, Vice President of Baseball Operations, 3:00 p.m. It’s Not a Job, It’s Not a Career, It’s a Lifestyle Todd “Parney” Parnell, Vice President & COO, Richmond Flying Squirrels 3:30 p.m. Closing Remarks & Opening of Job Posting Room

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