2014 SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Personal Information
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Presented by November 17 & 18, 2014 PRIMETIME Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Sports & Entertainment Toronto, Canada 2014 PROGRAM ERENCE TIONS SPORTS CONF IS ELIGIBLE FOR CONTINUING MANAGEMENT LEGALSOME EDUCATION JURISDIC IN CONFERENCE Leading Edge Strategies for Managing and Marketing the Business of Sport PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Kevin Abrams Professor Stephen Greyser Dr. Paul Piccininni Assistant General Manager, New York Giants - New York Professor of Marketing and Communications, Dentist, Medical Committee Matt Afinec Harvard Business School - Boston International Ice Hockey Federation - Toronto BRIAN BURKE Senior Vice President and Chief Sales Officer, Clark Griffith Tom Pistore President of Hockey Operations Hamilton Tiger-Cats Football Club - Hamilton Sports Lawyer, Griffith Consulting LLC - Minneapolis Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service, Dave Andrews Bill Guertin Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto Calgary Flames President & Chief Executive Officer, Owner, The 800 Pound Gorilla - Chicago Camille Quenneville American Hockey League - Springfield TREVOR WHIFFEN Rick Horrow Chief Executive Officer, Steven Angel Sports Business Consultant/Analyst & Host of 'Beyond the Canadian Mental Health Association - Ottawa Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP Senior Vice President, Referee Operations and Analytics, Scoreboard', Yahoo Sports Radio - Miami Dr. Tim Rindlisbacher & Governor, London Knights National Basketball Association - New York Director of Sports Health, Cleveland Clinic Canada - Toronto Tom Anselmi Shannon Hosford Former President and Chief Executive Officer, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, Dr. James Riordan Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto Director of MBA in Sport Management, CONFERENCE Chris Armstrong Cameron Hughes Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton Senior Vice President, Wasserman Media Group, LLC - Toronto Multimedia Host and Fan Engagement Specialist, Jacqueline Ryan PRESENTED BY Cameron Cheers - New York Vice President of Sponsorships & Partnership Programs, Chaka Bainbridge Scotiabank - Toronto President, Bainbridge Sports - Miami Jeff Hunt Michael Bartlett President and Governor, Greg Sansone Senior Director, Corporate Responsibility, Ottawa Redblacks of the Canadian Football League - Ottawa Head of Programming, Sportsnet - Toronto MLSE & Executive Director, MLSE Foundation - Toronto Robert Hunter Kim Saunders Marc Bergevin Chief Facilities & Live Entertainment Officer, Associate Vice President, Sponsorships and Sports Partners, General Manager, Montreal Canadiens - Montreal Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto Canadian Tire Corporation - Toronto Gary Bettman Stewart Johnston Daryl Seidman Commissioner, National Hockey League - New York President, The Sports Network (TSN) - Toronto Manager of Consumer Products, Mark Bradley Gord Kirke National Football League (NFL) Canada - Toronto CONFERENCE Director, The Fan Experience Company - London, UK Sports Lawyer and Special Lecturer, Global Resolutions & University Brendan Shanahan SPONSORED BY Brian Burke of Toronto Faculty of Law - Toronto President and Alternate Governor - Toronto Maple Leafs - Toronto President of Hockey Operations, Calgary Flames - Calgary Jim Kozak John Shannon Chris Cabott Senior Director, B2B & Sports Partnerships, Broadcaster, Sportsnet - Toronto Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Toronto COO, Lawyer and NFL Player Agent, Steinberg Sports and Matthew Shuber Entertainment - Los Angeles Adam Larry Vice President, Business Affairs and Legal Counsel, Dr. Chris Chard Director of Licensing and Associate Counsel, Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto Sports Management Professor, Brock University - St. Catharines National Hockey League Players’ Association - Toronto Carlos Silva Brian Cooper Dr. Lynn Lashbrook President and Chief Operating Officer, Back9Network - Hartford President & Chief Executive Officer, S & E Sponsorship Group - President and Certified NFL Player Agent, Toronto Sports Management Worldwide - Portland Dr. Dana Sinclair Partner & Sports Psychologist, Michael Copeland Chris Lencheski Human Performance International - Toronto President & Chief Operating Officer, President, Phoenicia Sport & Entertainment - Philadelphia Canadian Football League - Toronto Szymon Szemberg Abraham Madkour Chief Operating Officer, Bill Daly Executive Editor, SportsBusiness Journal/Daily - Charlotte European Champions Hockey League - Zurich Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League - New York Dan Marr Dr. John Theodoropoulos George Daniel Director of Central Scouting, Orthopaedic Surgeon, University of Toronto, Commissioner, National Lacrosse League - New York The National Hockey League - Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs and Toronto Blue Jays- Toronto Mark Ditmars Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, Kyle McMann Anton Thun Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto Group Vice President, Integrated Sales, Co-Managing Director & Certified Player Agent, Kyle Dubas NHL Enterprises - Toronto MFIVE Sports - Uxbridge Assistant General Manager, Toronto Maple Leafs - Toronto Don Meehan Brad Treliving President, CEO and Certified NHL Player Agent, General Manager, Calgary Flames - Calgary Don Fehr Newport Sports Management - Mississauga Executive Director, Masai Ujiri National Hockey League Players' Association - Toronto Gilberto Mendoza General Manager, Toronto Raptors - Toronto Vice President, World Boxing Association – Panama Steven Fehr Allen Vansen Special Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association & Gord Miller Executive Vice President of Operations, National Hockey League Players' Association - Kansas City Play-by-Play Announcer, The Sports Network - Toronto Sport and Venue Management, Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Mark Francis Johnny Miller American Games - Toronto Consultant, BaAM Productions & Professor, UCLA- Los Angeles CEO/Founder, Manumatix , Tom Whaley Elliotte Friedman Bamboo Social Media CRM Software - Redwood Shores Executive Vice President and Owner, Broadcaster, Sportsnet - Toronto Patrick Morris St. Paul Saints Baseball Club - St. Paul Brendan Fyfe Certified NHL Player Agent, Trevor Whiffen Senior Manager, Lottery Product Development, Newport Sports Management - Mississauga Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP and Governor, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) - Toronto Jim Neish London Knights Hockey Club - Toronto Dr. Pat Graham Vice President, IMG Sports Licensing - Toronto Tom Wright Founder and Owner, The Core Optimum Health Centre, Official UFC Managing Director, Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Chiropractor for the Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto Jeffrey Orridge Executive Director, CBC Sports and General Manager, Olympics, Canada, Australia and New Zealand - Toronto Canadian Broadcasting Corporation - Toronto ENROLL TODAY: contact Patrice Whien - 519.868.2399 email: [email protected] Facebook.com/PrimeTimeSE Register online at: www.primetimesport.ca Twitter.com/PrimeTimeSE YouTube.com/PrimeTimeSE M O NDAY N OVEMB ER 17, 2014 6:45 Registration and Continental Breakfast 1:00 Panel Discussion – Current Issues in the World of Sports 7:50 Welcome by Conference Chairs Moderator: Gord Miller Play-by-Play Announcer - The Sports Network Brian Burke President of Hockey Operations - Calgary Flames Elliotte Friedman Broadcaster - Sportsnet Trevor Whiffen Partner - Dickinson Wright LLP / Governor - London Knights Rick Horrow Sports Business Consultant/Analyst & Host of 'Beyond the Scoreboard' - Yahoo Sports Radio 8:00 Keynote Address: Gord Miller Interview John Shannon Broadcaster - Sportsnet with Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner 1:30 Risk Management and Crisis Avoidance of the National Hockey League Moderator: Professor Stephen A. Greyser Professor of Marketing and League Operations Roundtable Communications - Harvard 8:30 Business School Moderator: Gord Miller Play-by-Play Announcer - The Sports Network Steven Fehr Special Counsel - Major League Baseball Players Association / National Hockey League Dave Andrews President and Chief Executive Officer - Players’ Association American Hockey League Clark Griffith Sports Lawyer - Griffith Consulting LLC Steven Angel Senior Vice President, Referee Operations and Analytics - Patrick Morris Certified NHL Player Agent - National Basketball Association Newport Sports Management Michael Copeland President and Chief Operating Officer - Camille Quenneville Chief Executive Officer - Canadian Football League Canadian Mental Health Association George Daniel Commissioner - National Lacrosse League Szymon Szemberg Chief Operating Officer - 2:30 Keynote Address: Gord Miller Interview with European Champions Hockey League Brian Burke, President of Hockey Operations for the Calgary Flames and Marc Bergevin, 9:45 Athlete Evaluations and the Role of Analytics General Manager for the Montreal Canadiens Moderator: Brian Burke President of Hockey Operations - Calgary Flames 3:15 Player Agents Roundtable Kevin Abrams Assistant General Manager - New York Giants Moderator: Elliotte Friedman Broadcaster - Sportsnet Kyle Dubas Assistant General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs Chris Armstrong Senior Vice President - Wasserman Media Group, LLC Dan Marr Director of Central Scouting - National Hockey League Chaka Bainbridge President - Bainbridge Sports Brad Treliving General Manager - Calgary Flames Chris Cabott Chief Operating Officer, Lawyer and NFL Masai Ujiri General Manager - Toronto Raptors Player Agent - Steinberg Sports and Entertainment Dr. Lynn Lashbrook President and Certified NFL Player Agent - 11:00 Keynote Address: Gord Miller Interview