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2026 SPEAKERS
Explore the speakers announced so far, featuring influential voices from across the sports and entertainment industry.
Matt afinec
President & Chief Operating Officer,
Toronto Rock
Laura Armstrong
Vice President, Communications & Business Integration,
Canadian Premier League
Jeff Atkinson
President,
Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham
Harpriya Bagri
Chief Executive Officer,
Hotbox
Rowan Barrett
General Manager & Executive Vice President,
Men's High Performance, Canada Basketball
Jennifer Bishop
Partner, Head of Sports,
Gowling WLG
Sharon Bollenbach
Executive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026,
City of Toronto
Luke Boone
Director, Sports Sales & Development, Sportsnet & NHL,
Rogers Sports & Media
Bruce Boudreau
Analyst, NHL Network,
& Former Head Coach, National Hockey League
Stephen R. Brooks
Chief Financial Officer & Senior Vice-President, Finance,
Hockey Canada
Brian Burke
2026 Hockey Hall of Fame Inductee
& Longtime NHL Executive
Chris Burkett
Vice President League Operations and Compliance,
PWHL
Caroline Cameron
Broadcaster,
Sportsnet
John Chayka
General Manager,
Toronto Maple Leafs
Meghan Chayka
Co-Founder,
Stathletes
rob corte
Vice President, Sportsnet and NHL Production,
Sportsnet
Sam Cosentino
Broadcaster,
Sportsnet
Bryan Crawford
Commissioner,
Ontario Hockey League
Erin Crowe
Chief Operating & Financial Officer,
Canada Soccer
Mark Ditmars
Vice President, Corporate Parterships,
Toronto Blue Jays
Nick Eaves
Chief Operating Officer,
MLSE
Shannon Ferguson
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
FanSaves
Mike Fonseca
President,
The Fonseca Group
Ian Greengross
President,
Greengross Athletic Management Enterprises (GAME)
Jason Hernandez
General Manager,
Toronto FC
Scott howson
President & Chief Executive Officer,
American Hockey League
Clay Hunnicutt
Senior Vice President,
Merch Traffic
James Johnson
Group Chief Executive Officer,
CSME (Canadian Soccer Media & Entertainment)
Rajan Kalsi
General Manager, Canada,
Fever
Gavin Kemp
General Manager,
NFL Canada
Asif Khan
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
GroundLevel Insights
Sophie Kotsopoulos
Group Vice President, Integrated Marketing,
National Hockey League
Russ Kovshoff
Director, Game Presentation,
Toronto Tempo
Nelson Lanza
Vice President, Global Sponsorships,
Scotiabank
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
President,
Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW)
Leah MacNab
Head of International Strategy & Operations,
National Basketball Association
Dan Marr
Director, Central Scouting,
National Hockey League
Jamie McCormick
Senior Account Executive,
The Gist
Kathleen McGinn
Chair, Board of Directors,
Rugby Canada
Tim McLaughlin
Chief Marketing Officer,
Golf Canada
Jason McLeish
Co-Founder,
Eventify Sports Solutions, Inc.
Judd Moldaver
Executive Vice President, Hockey & NHL Player Agent
THE·TEAM (formerly Wasserman)
Darwin Murray
Director, Business Operations,
Toronto Sceptres
Louis-Philippe Neveu
Vice-President, Operations, News & Sports,
Groupe TVA
Dasha Peregoudova
Partner,
Aird & Berlis LLP
Jacquie Ryan
Chief Brand and Commercial Officer, Canadian Olympic
Committee & CEO – Canadian Olympic Foundation
Christine simpson
Features Reporter,
The NHL on Prime
Dr. Dana sinclair
Partner & Sports Psychologist,
Human Performance International
DeMaurice Smith
Former Executive Director,
NFLPA
Gord Stellick
Co-Host, NHL Morning Skate,
NHL Network Radio, SiriusXM
Amir Torabi
Senior Director, Legal Affairs & Senior Legal Counsel,
Toronto Blue Jays
Peter Turchet
Global Partnerships Executive,
Athletica Sports Systems
jordan vader
Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships,
MLSE
Patrice Whiffen
Founder,
Patrice Whiffen Collective
trevor whiffen
Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP,
& Governor, London Knights
Amy Williams
Director, Corporate Partnerships,
Toronto Tempo
CAREERS IN SPORTS WORKSHOP SPEAKERS
Explore the speakers announced so far for the Careers in Sports Workshop, featuring influential voices from across the sports and entertainment industry.
Nicole Demers
Head of Business Operations, Hamilton Hammers,
Oak View Group
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
President,
Sports Management Worldwide (SMWW)
Marco Renda
Account Manager, Partnership Development,
MLSE
Dave Stern
Partner,
Dickinson Wright LLP