PRIMETIME SPORTS MANAGEMENT, The Sports Management Conference & Trade Show in Toronto, Canada
November 12 & 13, 2012 at: Westin Harbour Castle 1 Harbour Square Toronto
Watch videos from the 2011 Conference here.
CONFERENCE AGENDA
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Welcome by Conference Chairs
Brian Burke – President and General Manager – Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto
Trevor Whiffen – Partner – Dickinson Wright LLP/ Governor – London Knights – Toronto
8:40 Introduction and Opening Remarks
Emcee – Gord Miller – Host of the NHL on TSN – Toronto
8:45 “Team Operations: Meeting Stakeholder Expectations and Conquering the Business Challenges”
Moderator – Brian Burke – President and General Manager – Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto
Tom Anselmi – President and COO – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – Toronto
Peter Luukko – President – Philadelphia Flyers – Philadelphia
Keith Pelley – President – Rogers Media/Toronto Blue Jays – Toronto
Chris Rudge – Chairman and President – Toronto Argonauts – Chairman of the 100th Anniversary Grey Cup – Toronto
Tom Wilson – President and CEO – Olympia Entertainment/Detroit Red Wings – Detroit
10:00 “Competing for Sponsorship Dollars: Attracting and Maintaining Corporate Partnerships in a Competitive Marketplace”
Moderator – Brian Cooper – President and CEO – S&E Sponsorship – Toronto
Mark Ditmars – Vice President, Corporate Partnerships – Toronto Blue Jays – Toronto
Kathy Henderson – Vice President, Marketing – Pan American Games – Toronto
Dave Hopkinson – Senior Vice President, Business Partnerships – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – Toronto
Jackie Ryan – Vice President, Sponsorships – ScotiaBank – Toronto
11:00 Networking/ Refreshment Break
11:15 “Sports in the Courts: Protecting Your Players, Teams, Leagues, and Properties”
Moderator – Trevor Whiffen- Partner – Dickinson Wright LLP/Governor of the London Knights – Toronto
Robert Carr – Senior Vice President of Operations & Legal Affairs – Detroit Red Wings/Olympia Entertainment – Detroit
Kenneth Shropshire – Sports Lawyer/Professor – Wharton Business School – Philadelphia
Robert Sokalski – Legal Counsel – Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Winnipeg
Roman Stoykewych – Associate Counsel – National Hockey League Players Association
12:30 Networking Luncheon
Panel Discussion – “You Heard it Here First: Current Issues in the World of Sports”
Moderator – Gord Miller – Host of the NHL on TSN – Toronto
Greg Sansone – Vice President – The Score Network – Toronto
Gord Stellick – CBC Sports – Host on Hockey Night in Canada on CBC – Toronto
John Shannon – Rogers SportsNet -Toronto
2:00 “Labour Issues in Major League Sports: Balancing the Interests of Teams, Leagues, and Players”
Moderator- Gord Miller – Host of the NHL on TSN
Kevin Abrams – Assistant General Manager – New York Giants – New York
Brian Burke – President and General Manager – Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto
Don Fehr (Invited) – Executive Director – NHLPA – Toronto
Steven Fehr – Special Counsel – NHLPA/MLBPA – Kansas City
Ed Stefanski – Vice President, Basketball Operations – Toronto Raptors – Toronto
3:15 “Player Agency Roundtable: Identifying Players, Determining Their Value, and Signing the Big Deal
Moderator – Gord Kirke – Sports Lawyer/Professor – Toronto
Chaka Bainbridge – President – Bainbridge Sports – Miami
Randy Hendricks (Invited) – President – Hendricks Sports Management – Spring, Texas
Don Meehan –President and CEO – Newport Sports – Mississauga
Pat Morris – Partner – Newport Sports – Mississauga
Gil Scott – President – Gil Scott Management – Markham
4:30 Networking Reception for all Delegates, Speakers, Sponsors and Trade Show Exhibitors – Hosted by Dickinson Wright
6:00 Conference Concludes for the Day
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13
7:30 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 Opening Remarks – Gord Miller – Host of the NHL on TSN
8:45 “Commissioners Roundtable: Tackling Expansion, Drug Testing, Work Stoppages, Player Safety, Talent Pools, and Other Challenges”
Moderator – Clark Griffith – Sports Lawyer/Former Commissioner of Northern Baseball League – Minneapolis
Dave Andrews – President and CEO – American Hockey League – Springfield, Massachusetts
David Branch – President – Canadian Hockey League/Commissioner Ontario Hockey League – Toronto
Michael Copeland – Chief Operating Officer – Canadian Football League – Toronto
Bill Daly (Invited) – Deputy Commissioner – National Hockey League – New York
George Daniel –Commissioner – National Lacrosse League – New York
Tom Wright (Invited) – Director of Operations – UFC Canada – Toronto
10:00 “Creative Marketing Strategies and Alternative Revenue Streams: Making Money and Keeping Your Fans Loyal”
Moderator – Mark Francis – Professor – UCLA Business School/Consultant – BaAM Productions – Los Angeles
Chris Lencheski – President – Front Row Marketing/NASCAR owner – Philadelphia
Bernie Mullin – Chairman and CEO – Aspire Group – Atlanta
Tom Whaley – Executive Vice President – St. Paul Saints Baseball Club – Minnesota
11:00 Networking/ Refreshment Break
11:15 “Athlete Evaluations: Identifying Which Players are Bigger, Stronger, Faster…..and Smarter”
Moderator – Dr. Dana Sinclair – Partner and Sports Psychologist – Human Performance International – Toronto
Brian Burke – President and General Manager – Toronto Maple Leafs – Toronto
Bryan Colangelo – President and General Manager – Toronto Raptors – Toronto
Ned Colletti (Invited) – General Manager – Los Angeles Dodgers – Los Angeles
Kevin Cheveldayoff – General Manager – Winnipeg Jets – Winnipeg
12:30 Networking Luncheon – Keynote Speaker – Canadian Football League Commissioner Mark Cohon
“The Canadian Football League’s 2012 Grey Cup Game: 100 Years in the Making”
2:00 “FaceBook, Twitter, YouTube, the Internet…and Beyond: Utilizing New Media to Build Your Business”
Moderator – Scott Mitchell – President – MRX Media and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Michael Bradley (Invited) – Vice President – Neulion Communications – Toronto
Chris Hebb – Senior Vice President – Broadcast and Content – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – Toronto
John Levy – Founder, Chairman & CEO – The Score Digital Network – Toronto
3:00 “Developments in Television Broadcasting and Sports Properties”
Moderator – Rick Horrow- Host of “Sportfolio” on the Bloomberg Network – Miami & SMWW Faculty
Stew Johnson – President – TSN – Toronto
Phil King – President of Sports and Executive VP of Programming – CTV – Toronto
Jeff Orridge – Executive Director of Sports Properties – CBC – Toronto
Scott Moore – President – Rogers SportsNet – Toronto
4:15 Networking/ Refreshment Break
4:30 “Careers in Sport: Education, Internships and the Power of Networking”
Moderator: Dr. Lynn Lashbrook – President – Sports Management Worldwide – Portland, Oregon
Dr. Chris Chard – Sports Management Professor – Brock University – St. Catharines
Michael Ouellet – Chief of Business Affairs – National Hockey League Players Association
John McCauley – Director, Digital – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment – Toronto
Dr. James Riordan – Director of MBA in Sport Management – Florida Atlantic University – Boca Raton, Florida
Dave Watkins – Senior Director, Data Analytics and Social Marketing – Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Hamilton
