COMING LATE JULY 2025 FULL AGENDA
2025 Schedule at a Glance
*Subject to Change
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
Game Changers Evening of Celebration
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Game Changers Conference
4:00 PM
Registration Opens
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
4:30 PM
Class of 2025 Networking Reception - Honorees Only Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
4:30 PM
Exclusive 15th Anniversary Reception for Past Honorees
(Invite Only) Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
5:00 PM
Honoree Class Photo
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
5:00 PM
Pre-Ceremony Reception Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
6:00 PM
2025 Game Changers Honoree Ceremony Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
7:00 PM
Celebration Reception and Networking (heavy hors d’oeuvres)
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
8:00 AM
Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast | Networking
8:30 AM
Game Changers Connect – Structured Networking
9:30 AM
General Sessions
11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM
General Sessions
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:45 PM
General Sessions
3:00 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM
General Sessions
5:15 PM
“Wine Down” Networking Reception
6:00 PM
Event Concludes
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24
Game Changers Evening of Celebration
4:30 PM
Registration Opens
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
4:30 PM
Class of 2025 Networking Reception - Honorees Only Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
4:30 PM
Exclusive 15th Anniversary Reception for Past Honorees
(Invite Only) Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
5:00 PM
Honoree Class Photo
(Pre-Ceremony Reception)
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
5:00 PM
Pre-Ceremony Reception Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
6:00 PM
2025 Game Changers Honoree Ceremony Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
7:00 PM
Celebration Reception and Networking (heavy hors d’oeuvres)
Location: 5th Floor | Westside Ballroom
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25
Game Changers Conference
8:00 AM
Registration Opens / Continental Breakfast | Networking
8:30 AM
Game Changers Connect – Structured Networking
9:30 AM
General Sessions
11:00 AM
Networking Break
11:30 AM
General Sessions
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
1:45 PM
General Sessions
3:00 PM
Networking Break
3:30 PM
General Sessions
5:15 PM
“Wine Down” Networking Reception
6:00 PM
Event Concludes
LAST YEAR'S AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2024
Game Changers Evening of Celebration
4:30 PM
Exclusive Honoree-Only Networking for the 2024 Class
(2024 Game Changer Class Members Only) Location: 7th floor - Soho Complex
5:00 PM
Registration/Pre-Ceremony Reception
(All Conference Registrants and Ceremony-Only Guests)
Location: 7th Floor Pre-Function
5:15 PM
2024 Game Changers Honorees Class Photo
(2024 Game Changer Class Members Only)
Location: 7th floor - Astor Ballroom
6:00 PM
2024 Game Changers Honoree Ceremony
(All Conference Registrants, 2024 Honorees and Ceremony-Only Guests)
Location: 7th Floor – Astor Ballroom *Will not be available for livestream; on-demand version will be available after event
7:00 PM
Celebration Reception and Networking
(All Conference Registrants, 2024 Honorees and Ceremony-Only Guests)
Location: 7th Floor – Soho Complex
8:30 PM
Evening of Celebration Concludes
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2024
Game Changers Conference
8:00 AM
Registration Opens
Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function
Continental Breakfast | Networking
Location: 6th Floor – Floor Pre-Function
8:30 AM
Game Changers Connect Structured Networking Session
(Reserve your seat for this session during the online registration process)
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom South A curated and highly intentional thought leadership and networking program designed to touch on some of the hottest topics and challenges facing your industry and to ensure every attendee leaves with new, meaningful business ideas and relationships.
9:30 AM
Welcome | Opening Remarks
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Abraham Madkour, Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal
9:40 AM
Unleash Your Inner Moxie: Build Unwavering Confidence and Become Unstoppable
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Fia Fasbinder, Founder & CEO, Moxie Institute
10:25 AM
One-on-One: A Woman Changing the Game and Disrupting the Status Quo
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Nicole Lynn, President, Football, KLUTCH Sports Group Moderator: Bonnie Bernstein, Founder & CEO, Walk Swiftly Productions
10:55 AM
Networking Break
Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function
11:25 AM
From the C-Suite: One-on-One Interview
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Mollie Marcoux Samaan, Commissioner, LPGA Moderator: Abraham Madkour, Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal
11:50 AM
Athlete, Mother, Wife and Entrepreneur: Meet the Multifaceted Jade Cargill
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Jade Cargill, WWE Superstar, WWE Moderator: Jenn Azara, Managing Editor, Sports Business Journal
12:05 PM
Introducing a Program That Can Change the Game
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North Nick Kelly, VP, Sponsorships & Partnerships, Verizon Tracie Rodburg, SVP, Global Partnerships, NFL Ian Trombetta, SVP, Social & Influence Marketing, NFL Moderator: Mollie Cahillane, Staff Writer, Sports Business Journal
12:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom South
1:40 PM
Building a Global Brand: How the Kansas City Chiefs Are Becoming the “World’s Team”
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Lara Krug, EVP & CMO, Kansas City Chiefs Moderator: Ben Fischer, Staff Writer, Football, Sports Business Journal
2:10 PM
Advice to My Younger Self: Career Insights from Past Game Changers
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Dawn Aponte, SVP, Football Operations & Chief Football Administrative Officer, NFL
- Alison Birdwell, President & CEO, Aramark Sports & Entertainment
- Chrysa Chin, EVP, Strategic Relations, NBPA
- Chris Plonsky, Exec. Sr. Associate AD and Chief of Staff, University of Texas Moderator: Patti Phillips, CEO, Women Leaders in Sports
2:50 PM
A Conversation with a Trailblazer Changing the Norm
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Sandra Douglass Morgan, President, Las Vegas Raiders
Moderator: Ellen Hyslop, Co-Founder & Head of Content, The Gist
3:20 PM
Networking Break
Location: 6th Floor - Pre-Function
3:50 PM
The Industry Trends and Stories You Should be Following
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North - Chelle Adams, CFO, U.S. Soccer
- Katie Haas, EVP, Ballpark Operations & Experience, New York Mets
- Jez Lubenetski, SVP, Global Head of Consulting, Wasserman
- Tina Thornton, EVP, Creative Studio and Marketing, ESPN
Moderator: Abraham Madkour, Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal
4:30 PM
Reaching and Engaging the Next Generation of Fans
Location: 6th Floor – Broadway Ballroom North
- Meghan Heinchon, VP, Sports Properties, Learfield
- Nicole Pincus, VP, Partnership Strategy, BSE Global
- Kirby Porter, Chief Brand Officer, Unrivaled Basketball Moderator: Mollie Cahillane, Staff Writer, Sports Business Journal
5:00 PM
“Wine Down” Networking Reception
Location: 6th Floor Pre-Function
6:00 PM
