COMING SOON: 2024 AGENDA
View last year's agenda below for insight on what to expect
LAST YEAR'S AGENDA
MONDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2023
7:30 - 9:00 PM
Welcome Reception 9th Floor Terrace, New York Marriott Marquis
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2023
8:00 AM
Registration/Networking/Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Abe Madkour, Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal
9:10 AM
Top of the Agenda: The Industry Trends and Stories You Should be Following
- JT Batson, CEO, U.S. Soccer
- Kim Damron, President, Sports Properties, Learfield
- Darius Naficy, Chief Creative Officer, CSM Sport & Entertainment
- Kim Stone, President, UBS Arena; EVP, East Coast, Oak View Group
- Tamika Tremaglio, Executive Director, NBA Players Association
Moderator:
- Abe Madkour, Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal
9:55 AM
Changing the Game…For Yourself and Your Career
- Lisa Murray, Former EVP & Global Chief Marketing and Inclusive Diversity Officer, Octagon
10:40 AM
NASCAR "Pit Stop" Networking Break
11:00 AM
Empathy as a Business Strategy in a Disconnected World
- Mori Taheripour, Faculty, The Wharton School
Moderator:
- Rebecca Gitlitz-Rapoport, Head of Sports, Executive Producer, TIME STUDIOS
11:45 AM
Partner Insight: LPGA
- Ricki Lasky, Chief Tour Business & Operations Officer, LPGA
- Glenn Weckerlin, Strategic Advisor, Chevron
Moderator:
- Hannah Withiam, Senior Managing Editor, Just Women's Sports
12:05 PM
Networking Lunch
1:30 PM
From the C-Suite: One-on-One Interview
- Jessica Berman, Commissioner, National Women’s Soccer League
Moderator:
- Shira Springer, Faculty, MIT; Contributor, Sports Business Journal
2:00 PM
Advice for my Younger Self: A Conversation with Three Game Changers
- Shelly Cayette, EVP & Chief Commercial Officer, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Molly Mazzolini, Senior Operating Advisor – Design + Strategic Alliances, Elevate
- Carol Stiff, President, Stiff Sports Media Consulting, LLC, Women’s Sports Network
Moderator:
- Elizabeth Stranges, Athlete Partnerships, Meta
2:30 PM
Networking Break
3:00 PM
Partner Insight: Behind the Magenta Curtain – A Look at Award-Winning Activations with SBJ’s 2023 Sponsor of the Year
- Marie Woods, Sr. Manager, Sports Sponsorships, T-Mobile
- Tamika Hillman, Sr. Manager, Sports Sponsorships, T-Mobile
Moderator:
- Eileen Silvergleid, CRO, Leaders Group
3:20 PM
Disrupting the Status Quo: A Conversation with Women Leading Innovation & Change
- Danielle du Toit, President, SeatGeek
- Allison Howard, President, Kansas City Current
- Caroline O’Connor, President, Business Operations, Miami Marlins
- Karin Timpone, EVP & CMO, MLB
Moderator:
- Shira Springer, Faculty, MIT; Contributor, Sports Business Journal
4:00 PM
Game Changers Connect: Structured Networking (for Attendees)
2023 Class Photo & Networking (Exclusively for 2023 Honorees)
5:30 PM
Game Changers Honoree Ceremony
Emcee:
- Bonnie Bernstein
6:30 PM
Honoree Celebration Reception
7:30 PM