2011 Sports Management Conference

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR 2011 INCLUDED:

• Dave Andrews – President and CEO, American Hockey League
• Tom Anselmi – Executive Vice President and COO, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
• Don Baizley – Player Agent, Thompson, Dorfman, Sweatman
• Richard Berthelsen – Legal Counsel and Principal Assistant, National Football League Players Association
• Gary Bettman – Commissioner, National Hockey League
• Michael Bradley – Senior Vice President, Marketing, NeuLion Communications
• David Branch – Commissioner, Ontario Hockey League & President, Canadian Hockey League
• Robin Brudner – Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary – Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
• Brian Burke – President and General Manager, Toronto Maple Leafs
• Mark Cohon – Commissioner, Canadian Football League
• Bryan Colangelo – President and General Manager, Toronto Raptors
• Ned Colletti – Los Angeles Dodgers General Manager
• Brian Cooper – President and CEO, S & E Sponsorship Group
• Michael Copeland – Chief Operating Officer for the Canadian Football League
• Bill Daly – Deputy Commissioner and Chief Legal Officer, National Hockey League
• George Daniel – Commissioner, National Lacrosse League
• Donald Fehr – Executive Director of the National Hockey League Players Association and the former Executive Director of the MLBPA
• Steve Fehr – Special Counsel to the MLB Players Association and the NHL Players Association
• Jessica Gelman – Vice President of Customer Marketing and Strategy, New England Patriots
• Clark Griffith – Sports Lawyer and Former Commissioner, Northern Baseball League
• Alexis Harke – Managing Director & National Practice Leader, JLT Sports & Entertainment Canada
• Dave Hopkinson – Senior VP of Business Partnerships
• Rick Horrow – Television host of “The Business of Sports” on Bloomberg Television
• Robert Hunter – Executive Vice President, Venues and Entertainment, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
• Stew Johnston – President, The Sports Network
• Dennis Kim – Executive Director, Brand Marketing, Canadian Olympic Committee
• Phil King – President, CTV Programming & Sports
• Gordon Kirke – Sports Law Professor, University of Toronto/Osgoode Hall Law School & Legal Counsel to the Toronto Blue Jays
• Dr. Lynn Lashbrook – President, Sports Management Worldwide
• Chris Lencheski – Founder and CEO, Phoenicia Sport and Entertainment and NASCAR Owner
• Duane Lewis – Commissioner, Central Hockey League
• Mike Liut – Player Agent, Octagon Athlete Representation
• Peter Luukko – President, Philadelphia Flyers & President, Philadelphia 76ers
• John McCauley – Director, Digital, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
• Don Meehan – Partner and Certified NHL Player Agent, Newport Sports Management
• Gord Miller – Sportscaster, The Sports Network
• Nelson Millman – Executive Producer of Studio Productions, Rogers SportsNet
• Scott Mitchell – President, Hamilton Tiger Cats and Managing Director, MRX Associates
• Scott Moore – President of SportsNet, Rogers Media Inc .
• Patrick Morris – Partner and Certified NHL Player Agent, Newport Sports Management
• Barry Munro – Partner, Falconeri Munro Tucci and Chairman, Canadian Spinal Research Organization
• Bob Nicholson – President, Toronto Argonauts
• Mike Ouellet – Chief of Business Affairs, National Hockey League Players Association
• Dr. Paul Piccininni – Medical Committee, International Ice Hockey Federation
• Bill Polian – President, Indianapolis Colts
• Chris Rudge – Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, 100th Grey Cup Festival in 2012
• John Shannon – Television and Broadcast Executive, Rogers SportsNet
• Dr. Dana Sinclair – Partner, Human Performance International
• Bob Sokalski – Partner, Hill Sokalski Vincent Walsh Trippier LLP & Legal Counsel to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
• Gord Stellick – Sportscaster, Rogers SportsNet
• Anton Thun – Certified NHL Player Agent, MFIVE Sports
• Jim Tobin – Director of Brand Marketing, Scotiabank
• Allen Vansen – Senior Vice-President, Operations, Toronto 2015 Pan American Games Organizing Committee
• Trevor Whiffen – Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP & Governor, London Knights
• Tom Wright – Director of Operations, UFC Canada

2011 Brochure:
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