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2013 SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE Personal Information Presented by November 11 & 12, 2013 PRIMETIME Sports & Entertainment Westin Harbour Castle Hotel Toronto, Canada 2013 PROGRAM Annual6th 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 Clark Griffith Bob Nicholson Assistant General Manager - New York Giants - New York Sports Lawyer - CCG, P.A. - Minneapolis President & Chief Executive Officer - Hockey Canada - Calgary Dave Andrews Paul Hardy Dave Nonis BRIAN BURKE President & Chief Executive Officer - American Hockey League - Events & Competitions Director - International Association of Senior Vice President & General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs - President of Hockey Operations Springfield Athletics Federations - Monaco Toronto Calgary Flames Steven Angel Katherine Henderson Jeffrey Orridge Senior Vice President, League Operations & Officiating - National Senior Vice President of Marketing and Revenue - Pan/Parapan Executive Director of Sports Properties - Canadian Broadcasting TREVOR WHIFFEN Basketball Association - New York American Games Toronto 2015 - Toronto Corporation - Toronto Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP Tom Anselmi Dave Hopkinson Mike Ouellet Former Chief Operating Officer - Maple Leaf Sports and Chief Commercial Officer - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Chief of Business Affairs - National Hockey League Players’ & Governor, London Knights Entertainment - Toronto Toronto Association - Toronto Chris Armstrong Robert Hunter Dr. Natalie Petouhoff Senior Vice President - Wasserman Media Group, LLC - Toronto Chief Facilities & Live Entertainment Officer - Maple Leaf Sports Professor - UCLA - Los Angeles CONFERENCE Chaka Bainbridge and Entertainment - Toronto President - Bainbridge Sports - Miami Tom Pistore PRESENTED BY Stewart Johnston Vice President of Ticket Sales & Service - Maple Leaf Sports and Gary Bettman President - The Sports Network - Toronto Entertainment - Toronto Commissioner - National Hockey League - New York Phil King Bruce Popko Doug Boles President, CTV Programming and Sports - CTV Inc. - Toronto Senior Vice President of Business Development - Buffalo Bills - President - Indianapolis Motor Speedway - Indianapolis Buffalo David Branch Nick Kypreos President - Canadian Hockey League, Commissioner - Ontario Hockey Analyst - Sportsnet - Toronto Dr. Richard Powers Hockey League - Toronto Larry Landon Professor - Rotman School of Business - University of Toronto - Richard Brand Executive Director - Professional Hockey Player's Association - Toronto Chair of the Sports Industry Practice - Arent Fox LLP - Washington St. Catharines Dan Quinn CONFERENCE Brian Burke Dr. Lynn Lashbrook Director - NFL Canada - Toronto SPONSORED BY President of Hockey Operations - Calgary Flames - Calgary President - Sports Management Worldwide - Portland Dr. James Riordan Dr. Chris Chard Tim Leiweke Director of MBA in Sport Management - Florida Atlantic University Sports Management Professor - Brock University - St. Catharines President & Chief Executive Officer - Maple Leaf Sports and - Boca Raton Kevin Cheveldayoff Entertainment - Toronto Annemarie Roe Executive Vice President & General Manager - Winnipeg Jets - Chris Lencheski President - BaAM Productions - Toronto Winnipeg President - Front Row Marketing Services - A Comcast Spectacor Joe Ross Brian Cooper Subsidiary - Philadelphia Vice President, Content - theScore, Inc. - Toronto President & Chief Executive Officer - S&E Sponsorship Group - Matt Maychak Alex Rucker Toronto Vice President of Communications - Canadian Football League - Senior Analytics Consultant - Toronto Raptors - Toronto Michael Copeland Toronto Jacqueline Ryan President & Chief Operating Officer - Canadian Football League - John McCauley Vice President of Sponsorships & Partnership Programs - Toronto Senior Director of Marketing - Maple Leaf Sports and Scotiabank - Toronto Sam Cosentino Entertainment - Toronto Host of Baseball Central & Junior Hockey Analyst - John Shannon Broadcaster - Sportsnet - Toronto Sportsnet - Toronto Pat McEleney Executive Director - 2015 & 2017 IIHF World Junior Dr. Dana Sinclair George Daniel Championships - Hockey Canada - Toronto Commissioner - National Lacrosse League - New York Partner & Sports Psychologist - Human Performance International - Brian McKenna Toronto Rene Fasel Commissioner - ECHL - Princeton President - International Ice Hockey Federation - Zurich Jon Sinden Bob McKenzie Manager: Digital Content & Social Media - Toronto Maple Leafs, Rob Faulds Hockey Analyst - The Sports Network - Toronto Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC - Toronto Broadcaster - Sportsnet - Toronto Dr. Matthew Fedoruk Don Meehan Patti-Anne Tarlton Director of Science - United States Anti-Doping Agency - President, Chief Executive Officer & Certified Player Agent - Senior Vice President & Chief Operating Officer - Colorado Springs Newport Sports Management - Mississauga Ticketmaster Canada - Toronto Don Fehr (Invited) Gord Miller Anton Thun Executive Director - National Hockey League Players' Association - Play-By-Play Announcer - The Sports Network - Toronto Co-Managing Director & Certified Player Agent - MFIVE Sports - Toronto James Mirtle Toronto Steven Fehr Hockey Writer - The Globe and Mail, Contributor - TSN 1050 Masai Ujiri (Invited) Special Counsel - Major League Baseball Players Association & Radio- Toronto President & General Manager - Toronto Raptors - Toronto National Hockey League Players’ Association - Kansas City Sara Moore Trevor Whiffen Tim Fleiszer Vice President of Marketing - Canadian Football League - Toronto Partner - Dickinson Wright LLP & Governor - London Knights - Certified Player Agent - Gil Scott Sports Management - Toronto Scott Moore Toronto Mark Francis President of Broadcasting - Rogers Media - Toronto Tom Wright Sports Marketing Consultant - BaAM Productions & Professor - Director of Operations - UFC Canada - Toronto UCLA Business School - Los Angeles Pat Morris Certified Player Agent - Newport Sports Management - Mississauga Elliotte Friedman Sports Broadcaster- CBC Sports - 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 11, 2013 7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast Sam Cosentino Host of Baseball Central & Junior Hockey Analyst - Sportsnet 8:30 Welcome by Conference Chairs Elliotte Friedman Sports Broadcaster - CBC Sports Brian Burke President of Hockey Operations - Calgary Flames Nick Kypreos Hockey Analyst - Sportsnet Trevor Whiffen Partner - Dickinson Wright LLP / Governor - London Knights Bob McKenzie Hockey Analyst - The Sports Network 8:40 Introduction and Opening Remarks 2:00 Event Management: Organizing, Promoting and Hosting Sporting Events Emcee: Gord Miller Play by Play Announcer - The Sports Network Moderator: Paul Hardy Events & Competitions Director - 8:45 The Business of Sports: International Association of Athletics Federations Meeting the Challenges of a Robert Hunter Chief Facilities & Live Entertainment Officer - Competitive Market Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Moderator: Gord Miller Play by Play Announcer - The Sports Network Pat McEleney Executive Director - 2015 and 2017 IIHF World Junior Championships - Doug Boles President - Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hockey Canada Brian Burke President of Hockey Operations - Calgary Flames Sara Moore Vice President of Marketing - Tim Leiweke President and Chief Executive Officer - Canadian Football League Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Annemarie Roe President - BaAM Productions Chris Lencheski President - Front Row Marketing Services - A Comcast Spectacor Subsidiary 3:00 Gord Miller of TSN Interviews Rene Fasel Bruce Popko Senior Vice President of Business Development - Buffalo Bills of the IIHF and Bob Nicholson of Masai Ujiri (Invited) President and General Manager - Toronto Raptors Hockey Canada 10:00 Gord Miller of TSN Interviews Gary Bettman - 3:30 Athlete Evaluation and the Role Commissioner of the National Hockey League of Analytics 10:30 The Importance of Developing Strong Moderator: Dr. Dana Sinclair Partner and Sports Psychologist - Human Performance International Corporate Partnerships in Sports Kevin Abrams Assistant General Manager - New York Giants Moderator: Chris Lencheski President - Front Row Marketing Services - Kevin Cheveldayoff Executive Vice President & General Manager - A Comcast Spectacor Subsidiary - Winnipeg Jets Brian Cooper President and Chief Executive Officer - Patrick Morris Certified Player Agent - S & E Sponsorship Group Newport Sports Management Katherine Henderson Senior Vice President of Marketing and Revenue - Dave Nonis Senior Vice President and General Manager - Pan/Parapan American Games Toronto 2015 Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Hopkinson Chief Commercial Officer - Alex Rucker Senior Analytics Consultant - Toronto Raptors Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Jacqueline Ryan Vice President of Sponsorships & Partnership 4:30 Athlete Representation Roundtable Programs - Scotiabank Moderator: Rob Faulds Broadcaster - Sportsnet Developments in Drug Testing, 11:30 Chris Armstrong Senior Vice-President - Awareness and Enforcement Wasserman Media Group, LLC Moderator: Dr. Richard Powers Professor - Rotman School of Chaka Bainbridge President - Bainbridge Sports Management - University of Toronto Tim Fleiszer Certified Player Agent - Gil Scott Sports Management
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