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 PrimeTime Sports and Entertainment organizes and hosts the leading Sports Management Conference in Canada each year. Drawing from its substantial network of contacts within the field of sports and entertainment, PrimeTime assembles an impressive list of speakers and delegates in Toronto each November for a two-day conference, where industry leaders meet to discuss and debate the latest challenges facing the business of sports.
2009 Brochures:
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The 2009 Sports Management Conference is presented by Jet Ice and will be held on November 9 and 10, 2009, at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel in Toronto. Topics covered during the conference will include:
- Franchise re-locations: Who decides when a franchise can move, and what are the legal and economic considerations.
- Broadcast News and the Media: Attracting new properties, controlling expenditures and maximizing media opportunities.
- Team Operations: Growing franchise values in a world of multi-sport competition, revenue challenges, and financial re-structuring.
- Legal Issues in the World of Sports: Protecting your league, teams and players in a litigious environment.
- The Commissioners Roundtable: Charting a critical path for the next ten years.
- Drug Testing: Educating leagues, teams and players on the signs, symptoms and possible suspensions.
- Player Associations: Navigating salary caps, arbitrations, grievances, free agency, and player rights.
- Creative Marketing Strategies: How to grow your revenue base and increase sponsorships in a struggling economy.
- Small Market Teams: Making the most of a smaller corporate base in a secondary market.
- Alternative Revenue Streams: Innovative strategies for driving additional dollars through the door.
- Athlete Evaluations: Predicting which players will help your team long after Draft Day.
- Player Agents Roundtable: Getting the best deal for your player in the face of salary caps, shrinking revenues, and restrictions on player movement.
Confirmed Speakers for 2009 conference include:
- Anthony Agnone, Certified NFL Player Agent, Eastern Athletics
- Dave Andrews, President, American Hockey League
- Tom Anselmi, Executive Vice President, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- George Atallah, Assistant Executive Director of External Affairs, NFLPA
- Don Baizley, Partner, Thompson Dorfman
- David Ballingall, Vice-President of Marketing, Rogers SportsNet
- Doug Beeforth, President, Rogers SportsNet
- Richard Berthelsen, General Counsel, National Football League Players Association
- Rick Brace, President of Revenue, Business Planning and Sports - CTV
- David Branch, President-CHL/Commissioner-OHL
- Brian Burke, President and General Manager, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Jennifer Burke, Anchor, CTV News Channel
- Mark Cohon, Commissioner, Canadian Football League
- Bryan Colangelo, President and General Manager , Toronto Raptors
- Bill Daly, Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League
- George Daniel, Commissioner , National Lacrosse League
- Jim Devellano, Vice President, Detroit Tigers/Detroit Red Wings
- James Duthie, Broadcast Host, TSN
- Josh Epstein, RBC Olympic Sponsorship
- Donald Fehr, Executive Director, Major League Baseball Players Association
- Steven Fehr, Outside Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
- John Ferguson, Director of Pro Scouting, San Jose Sharks
- Peter Gall, Partner, Heenan Blaikie
- Clark Griffith, Commissioner, Northern Baseball League
- Randy Hendricks, Registered Player Agent MLB, Hendricks Sports Management
- David Hopkinson, Senior Vice President-Corporate and Community Partnerships, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Paul Kelly, Former Executive Director, National Hockey League Players Association
- Gordon Kirke Q.C. - Sports Law Professor
- Ron Klempner, Associate Counsel, NBA Players Association
- Larry Landon, Executive Director, Professional Hockey Players Association
- Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, President, Sports Management Worldwide
- Chris Lencheski, CEO of PhoeniciaSport, Owner SKI Motorsports - NASCAR
- Peter Luukko, President, Philadelphia Flyers/Philadelphia 76ers
- Tony Mandarich, President, Mandarich Media Group LLC
- EJ McGuire, Director of NHL Central Scouting
- Don Meehan, Partner, Newport Sports
- Paul Melia, President and CEO, Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports
- Nelson Millman, General Manager The Fan 590
- Scott Mitchell, President, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Scott Moore, Director of CBC Sports
- Pat Morris, Partner, Newport Sports
- Bernie Mullin , Principal, The Aspire Group
- Bob Nicholson, President, Toronto Argonauts
- Mike Ouellet, Chief of Business Affairs, National Hockey League Players Association
- Jeff Pash, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, National Football League
- Richard Peddie, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
- Dr. Paul Piccininni, International Ice Hockey Federation-Medical Committee.
- Chris Polian, Vice President of Football Operations, Indianapolis Colts
- Dan Quinn, Managing Director, NFL Canada
- Graeme Roustan - Chairman, Bauer Hockey
- Dana Sinclair, Partner, Human Performance International
- John Shannon, Television Broadcast Executive
- Brad Watters, President, Toronto Rock Lacrosse Club
- Tom Whaley, Executive Vice President, St. Paul Saints Baseball Club
- Trevor Whiffen, Governor, London Knights
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