2016 Sports Management Conference & Trade Show

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Confirmed Speakers for the 2016 PrimeTime Sports Management Conference Include:

Matt Afinec – Executive Vice President, Business Operations – Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Dave Andrews – President and Chief Executive Officer – American Hockey League

Tom Anselmi – Former Chief Operating Officer – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Mark Atkins – President – Lighthouse Search

Jeff Atkinson – President – Honda Indy Toronto

Michael Bartlett – Executive Director – MLSE Foundation

Anthony Batchelor – Partner – Odgers Berndtson

Jessica Berman – VP Special Projects & Corporate Social Responsibility – National Hockey League

Gary Bettman – Commissioner – National Hockey League

Tim Bezbatchenko – General Manager – Toronto FC

Dr. Cheri Bradish – Associate Professor, Sport Marketing – Ryerson University

Brian Burke – President of Hockey Operations – Calgary Flames

Meghan Chayka – Co-Founder – Stathletes

Ned Colletti – Senior Advisor – Los Angeles Dodgers

Brian Cooper – President & CEO – S & E Sponsorship Group

Michael Copeland – President and Chief Executive Officer – Toronto Argonauts

Taylor Coulis – Director, Programmatic – theScore Inc.

Rick Curran – Registered Player Agent – Orr Hockey Group

Bill Daly – Deputy Commissioner – National Hockey League

Maria Dennis – Associate Counsel – National Hockey League Players’ Association

John Doig – EVP & Chief Marketing Officer – Scotiabank

Leo Ezerins – Executive Director – CFL Alumni Association

Don Fehr – Executive Director – National Hockey League Players’ Association

Lisa Ferkul – Director of Hockey Partnership – Scotiabank

Mike Ferriman – Director – Toronto Maple Leafs

Mark Francis – Sports Business Instructor, UCLA Anderson Center for MEMES

Landon French – President – Canadian Tire Jumpstart Charities

Elliotte Friedman – Broadcaster – Sportsnet

Mike Futa – Vice President of Hockey Operations and Director of Player Personnel – Los Angeles Kings

Andrew Greenlaw – Senior Director, Sponsorship Marketing & Strategy – CIBC

Denis Hainault – Executive Director, 2017 IIHF World Junior Championship – Hockey Canada

Clifford J. Hart – Partner – Borden Ladner Gervais LLP & Counsel to NHL Clubs in Salary Arbitrations

Dave Hopkinson – Chief Commercial Officer – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Rick Horrow – CEO – Horrow Sports Ventures Host – “Beyond the Medals: The Business of Sport,” NBC Universal Sports

Jeff Hunt – President, OSEG Sports (Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa 67’s & Ottawa Fury FC)

Sherry Jean – Social and Fan Engagement Lead – Toronto Maple Leafs

Aras Kolya – Manager, New Business Development – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Sophie Kotsopoulos – Director, Integrated Marketing – National Hockey League

Dave Krikst – Head of Social Media – The Sports Network (TSN)

Angela LaChica– President and CEO – LaChica Sports

Toby Lang – Senior Counsel – Bell Media

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook – President, Sports Management Worldwide & Certified NFL Player Agent

Ralph Lean – Counsel, Gowling WLG

Matthew Logue –  Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer – S&E Sponsorship Group

Peter Luukko – Executive Chairman – Florida Panthers

Eric Macramalla – Partner & Trademark Agent, Gowling WLG and Host, TSN Radio’s Offside

Bill Manning – President – Toronto FC

Steve McAllister – Former Sports Editor – The Globe and Mail

John F. McDonough – President & CEO – Chicago Blackhawks

Gavin McGarry – President – Jumpwire Media

Richard McLaren – Commissioner on the Independent Commission – World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) & CEO – McLaren Global Sport Solutions Inc.

Paul Melia – President and CEO – Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports

Bruce Meyer – Senior Director: Collective Bargaining, Policy & Legal
– National Hockey League Players’ Association

Gord Miller – Play-By-Play Announcer – The Sports Network (TSN)

Mark Milliere – Senior Vice President, Production – The Sports Network (TSN)

Sara Moore – Senior Vice President, Business Operations – Toronto Argonauts & Chief Operating Officer – 104^th Grey Cup Festival

Scott Moore – President of Sportsnet & NHL Properties – Rogers

Andre Nowakowski – Partner – Miller Thomson & Counsel to NHL Clubs in Salary Arbitrations

Mike Oke – General Manager – Peterborough Petes Hockey Club

Jeffrey Orridge – Commissioner – Canadian Football League

Dave Poulin – TV Analyst – The Sports Network (TSN)

Camille Quenneville – Chief Executive Officer – Canadian Mental Health Association – Ontario

Brian Ramsay – Executive Director – CFL Players’ Association

Dr. Jim Riordan – Director,  MBA-Sport Management – Florida Atlantic University

Nick Sakiewicz – Commissioner – National Lacrosse League

Vijay Setlur – Sports Marketing Instructor – Schulich School of Business – York University & Director of Marketing & Communications – Visual Sports – Toronto

John Shannon – Broadcaster – Sportsnet

Mark Silver – President – Stadium Digital

Rand Simon – Certified Player Agent – Newport Sports Management

Dr. Dana Sinclair – Partner – Human Performance International

Malcolm Sutherland – Director of Hockey – Shoot For A Cure

Jillian Svensson – Vice President, Development & Operations – You Can Play

Justin Vandenberg – Account Executive – Twitter Canada

Mardi Walker – Vice President, Human Resources – JemPak

Trevor Whiffen – Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP & Governor, London Knights Hockey Club

Ritch Winter – Certified Player Agent – Wintersports Ltd.

Tom Wright -Former CFL Commissioner and GM for UFC in Canada, Australia and New Zealand