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The 8th Annual PrimeTime Sports Management Conference & Trade Show Presented by MLSE
EVENT AGENDA
The 2015 conference program featured panels, workshops, and keynote interviews with leading executives, exploring business strategy, fan engagement, media and marketing, innovation, and the evolving global sports landscape. Download the full agenda for topics, speakers, and session details.
PAST SPEAKERS
Discover leaders who have taken the PTSE stage.
Kevin Abrams
Assistant General Manager
New York Giants
Dave Andrews
President & Chief Executive Officer
American Hockey League
Tom Anselmi
Former Chief Operating Officer
MLSE
Darren Arnold
Senior Director, National Sales Center &
General Manager, Canadian Operations
The Aspire Group
Andrew Baker
Director, Games
Canadian Olympic Committee
Michael Bartlett
Executive Director
MLSE Foundation
Kate Beirness
Sportscaster
TSN
Gary Bettman
Commissioner
National Hockey League
Tim Bezbatchenko
General Manager
Toronto FC
Darryl Boynton
General Manager, 2015 & 2017 World
Junior Championships
Hockey Canada
Graham Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Interuniversity Sport
Brian Burke
President, Hockey Operations
Calgary Flames
Patrick Burke
Director, Department of Player Safety, National Hockey League and
Co-Founder & President, You Can Play
Chris Cabott
Chief Operating Officer, Lawyer & NFL Player Agent
Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
Dan Cohen
Managing Partner, Senior Vice President, Americas
MP & SILVA
Susan Cohig
Senior Vice President, Business Affairs
National Hockey League
Ned Colletti
Senior Advisor,
Los Angeles Dodgers
Michael Copeland
President & Chief Executive Officer
Toronto Argonauts
Taylor Coulis
Director, Programmatic
the Score
Bill Daly
Deputy Commissioner
National Hockey League
George Daniel
Commissioner
National Lacrosse League
John Doig
Chief Marketing Officer
Scotiabank
Brian Edwards
Founder & Chairman of the Board
Edwards Technologies Inc.
Josh Epstein
Director, Marketing
Newport Sports Management
Leo Ezerins
Executive Director
Canadian Football League Alumni Association
Steven Fehr
Special Counsel, National Hockey League Players’ Association and Former Legal Counsel,
Major League Baseball Players Association
Mike Fenton
Co-Chair
5 To Watch Awards
Mark Francis
Vice President, Marketing & Media Relations, RS Ice Sports & Entertainment and
Professor, UCLA
Sandra Gage
Chief Marketing & Communications Officer
FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015
Adam Graves
Founder
Smilezone Foundation
Stephen A. Greyser
Professor, Marketing & Communications
Harvard Business School
Clark Griffith
Managing Director & Sports Lawyer
Griffith Consulting LLC
Cliff Hart
Partner
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Mark Healy
Chief Marketing Officer
Tennis Canada
Rick Horrow
Chief Executive Officer, Horrow Sports Ventures and
Host “Beyond the Medals: The Business of Sport,”
NBC Universal Sports
Jeff Hunt
President
Ottawa Sports & Entertainment Group
Robert Hunter
Chief Project Development Officer
MLSE
Derek Kent
Chief Marketing Officer
Canadian Olympic Committee
Laurie Kepron
Vice-President, Integrated Marketing
National Hockey League
Aras Kolya
Manager, New Business Development
MLSE
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
President, Sports Management Worldwide and
Certified NFL Player Agent
Chris Lencheski
President & Chief Executive Officer
Phoenicia Sport
Matthew Logue
Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
S&E Sponsorship Group
Dan MacKenzie
Vice President & General Manager
NBA Canada
Eric Macramalla
Partner, Gowlings and
Legal Analyst, TSN Radio
Tyler Mazereeuw
Vice President, Corporate Partnerships
Canadian Football League
Don Meehan
President, Chief Executive Officer & Certified Player Agent
Newport Sports Management
Gord Miller
Sports Commentator
TSN
Reid Mitchell
Director, Hockey & Scouting Operations,
Toronto Maple Leafs
Scott Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Sara Moore
Senior Vice-President, Business Operations
Toronto Argonauts
Scott Moore
President, Sportsnet & NHL Properties
Rogers
Patrick Morris
Certified NHL Player Agent
Newport Sports Management
Andrew Nicholson
Senior Director, Digital
Sacramento Kings
Andre Nowakowski
Partner
Miller Thomson LLP
Mike Oke
General Manager
Peterborough Petes
Michele O’Keefe
President & Chief Executive Officer
Canada Basketball
Jeffrey L. Orridge
Commissioner
Canadian Football League
Richard Peddie
Former President & Chief Executive Officer
MLSE
Rick Powers
Director, Rugby Canada and
Professor, Rotman School of Business
Shawn Redmond
Vice President, Programming & Marketing
TSN
Dr. James Riordan
Director, MBA in Sport Management
Florida Atlantic University
Michael Rossi
President
Adidas Group Canada
Jacqueline Ryan
Vice President, Sponsorships & Partnerships
Scotiabank
Vijay Setlur
Sports Marketing Instructor
Schulich School of Business, York University
John Shannon
Sports Broadcaster
Rogers Sportsnet
Chris Shewfelt
Senior Director, Global Partnerships
MLSE
Janet Marie Smith
Senior Vice President, Planning & Development Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Supovitz
President & Chief Executive Officer
Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment
Szymon Szemberg
Former Chief Operating Officer
Champions Hockey League
Rick Vaive
Former Captain
Toronto Maple Leafs
Allen Vansen
Executive Vice President, Operations,
Sport & Venue Management,
Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Trevor Whiffen
Governor, London Knights and
Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP
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