Doors Open, Pre-Networking Event
9:30am
10:30am
Chairman's Welcome
10:30am
10:40am
AWS Partner Spotlight with Smerf & Tap2Interact
- Zack DeFord, Founder & CEO of Smerf
- Rich Stein, CEO of Tap2Interact
10:40am
10:55am
Economic Impact of Sports in L.A.
- Moderator: Merryll McElwain, Senior Vice President & Senior Wealth Advisor, Wilmington Trust
- Stephen Cheung, President & CEO of LAEDC & WTCLA
10:55am
11:25am
New World of Sponsorships & Partnerships
- Moderator: Richard Brand, Managing Partner & Sports Industry Co-Leader, ArentFox Schiff
- Scott Sonnenberg, Chief Commercial Officer, LA Clippers & Intuit Dome
- Derrick A. Davis Jr., General Counsel for Angel City Football Club
- Michelle Kim, Managing Director of Sports for Stand Together
11:15am
12:15pm
Lunch, Networking & Exhibitor Highlights
12:15pm
1:15pm
Ready, Set, Gold! Paralympic Athlete Roundtable
- Moderator: Lila Brown, Founder & CEO of Ella Bee Media Group
- Candace Cable, 9x Paralympic Track & Field and Skiing Medalist
- Isaac Jean-Paul, 3x Paralympic Long Jump Medalist
- Cody Jones, Paralympic and Para National Champions Javelin Thrower
1:15pm
1:55pm
Sports Innovation All-Stars: Entrepreneurs & Investors
- Moderator: Ajay Nwosu, Founder & Managing Partner of COACT Capital
- Danny Cortenraede, Founder & Managing Partner, InStudio Ventures
- Tessa Adams, Founder & CEO of everle and blob.AI
- Miles Chamley-Watson, 3x Olympian, Bronze Medalist, and 2x World Champion Foil Fencer
1:55pm
2:35pm
Sports Journalism: The New Playbook
- Moderator: Iliana Limón Romero, Assistant Managing Editor for Sports, LA Times
- Jorge Sedano, ESPN 710 Radio Host, NBA Sideline Reporter, ACCN PxP Commentator
- Nikki Kay, Sports Host & Reporter, Spectrum Networks
- Rich Perelman, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, The Sports Examiner
2:35pm
3:15pm
Break
3:15pm
3:30pm
Sports Media Rights: Changing of the Guard
- Moderator: Chris McGee, Studio Anchor & Host, Spectrum Networks
- Jared Stacy, Director of Global Live Sports Production, Amazon
- David Nathanson, Co-President of Mapleton Investments
- Hammad Zaidi, Founder & CEO of Ryz Sports Network
3:30pm
4:10pm
Featured Speaker: Alexandra Dublanche, Vice President of Paris Region & Chairwoman of Choose Paris Region
4:10pm
4:20pm
Building Towards 2028
- Moderator: Jan Karl, Founder of Rocket Boost Market Strategies
- Joe Furin, General Manager of Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Steve Cho, Project Executive for AECOM Hunt
- Ron Turner, Sports Leader, Studio Director, and Principal of Gensler
- Ise Lyfe, Senior Associate at Fehr & Peers
4:20pm
5:00pm
Closing Remarks & Networking Happy Hour
5:00pm
7:00pm