2012 sports management conference

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November 12 & 13, 2012
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel
Toronto, Canada
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Leading Edge Strategies for Managing and Marketing the Business of Sport
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CO-CHAIRS
Kevin Abrams
Assistant General Manager - New York Giants - New York
Dave Andrews
President and CEO - American Hockey League - Springfield
BRIAN BURKE
President & General Manager,
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Anselmi
President and COO - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Toronto
Chaka Bainbridge
President - Bainbridge Sports Management - Miami
Kathy Henderson
Director of MBA in Sport Management Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton
Rick Horrow
President and General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto
Robert Carr
Dr. Chris Chard
Sports Management Professor - Brock University St. Catharines
Kevin Cheveldayoff
General Manager - Winnipeg Jets - Winnipeg
President and General Manager - Toronto Raptors Toronto
Ned Colletti (Invited)
General Manager - Los Angeles Dodgers - Los Angeles
President - Hendricks Sports Management - Spring, Texas
Stew Johnston
Phil King
President of Sports and Executive Vice - President of
Programming - CTV - Toronto
Gord Kirke
George Daniel
Commissioner - National Lacrosse League - New York
Mark Ditmars
Vice President, Corporate Partnerships - Toronto Blue Jays Toronto
President - Gil Scott Sports Management - Markham
John Shannon
Sports Lawyer and Professor - Wharton Business School Philadelphia
Chris Lencheski
Dr. Dana Sinclair
Peter Luukko
Robert Sokalski
President - Front Row Marketing/NASCAR Owner Philadelphia
Ed Stefanski
Director, Digital - Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Toronto
Scott Mitchell
Roman Stoykewych
Associate Counsel - National Hockey League Players
Association - Toronto
Senior Director, Data Analytics and Social Marketing Hamilton Tiger Cats - Hamilton
Gord Miller
Tom Whaley
Host of the NHL on TSN - TSN - Toronto
Executive Vice President - St. Paul Saints Baseball Club St. Paul
Scott Moore
President - Rogers Sportsnet - Toronto
Jeffrey Orridge
Gord Stellick
Dave Watkins
President - Hamilton Tiger Cats/MRX Media Hamilton
Mark Francis
Vice President, Basketball Operations - Toronto Raptors Toronto
Host on Hockey Night in Canada - CBC - Toronto
President & CEO - Newport Sports Management Mississauga
Bernie Mullin
Partner and Sports Psychologist - Human Performance
International - Toronto
Legal Counsel - Winnipeg Blue Bombers - Winnipeg
President - Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia
Steven Fehr
Professor - UCLA Business School
Consultant - BaAM Productions - Los Angeles
Gil Scott
President - Sports Management Worldwide - Portland
Pat Morris
Special Counsel - NHLPA/MLBPA - Kansas City
Jonathan Savage
Kenneth Shropshire
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook
Don Fehr (Invited)
Executive Director - NHLPA - Toronto
Vice President of Operations and Broadcasting The Score Television Network - Toronto
Rogers Sportsnet - Toronto
Sports Lawyer and Professor - Toronto
Don Meehan
Deputy Commissioner - National Hockey League New York
Jackie Ryan
Vice President of Marketing and Social Platforms Score Media - Toronto
President - TSN - Toronto
Michael Copeland
Bill Daly (Invited)
Chairman & President, Toronto Argonauts/Chairman of the
100th Anniversary Grey Cup - Toronto
Greg Sansone
Host of "Sportfolio" on the Bloomberg Network - Miami
John McCauley
Chief Operating Officer - Canadian Football League Toronto
Chris Rudge
Vice President, Sponsorships - Scotiabank - Toronto
Senior Vice President, Business Partnerships Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto
Brian Cooper
President & CEO - S & E Sponsorship Group - Toronto
Dr. James Riordan
Vice President, Marketing - Pan-American Games Toronto
Brian Burke
President, CHL - Commissioner, OHL - Toronto
Bryan Colangelo
ENROLL TODAY:
President - Rogers Media/Toronto Blue Jays - Toronto
Dave Hopkinson
Commissioner - Canadian Football League - Toronto
CHARITABLE
PARTNER
Keith Pelley
Chief of Business Affairs National Hockey League Players Association - Toronto
Senior Vice President, Broadcast and Content Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment - Toronto
David Branch
Mark Cohon
CONFERENCE
SPONSORED BY
Chris Hebb
Michael Bradley (Invited)
Senior Vice President of Operations and Legal Affairs Detroit Red Wings/Olympia Entertainment - Detroit
CONFERENCE
PRESENTED BY
Michael Ouellet
Sports Lawyer and Former Commissioner of the
Northern Baseball League - Minneapolis
Randy Hendricks (Invited)
Vice President - Neulion Communications - Toronto
TREVOR WHIFFEN
Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP
& Governor, London Knights
Clark Griffith
Trevor Whiffen
Partner - Newport Sports Management - Mississauga
Partner, Dickinson Wright
Governor, London Knights - Toronto
Tom Wilson
Chairman & CEO - The Aspire Group - Atlanta
President & CEO Olympia Entertainment/Detroit Red Wings - Detroit
Executive Director of Sports Properties - CBC - Toronto
Tom Wright (Invited)
Director of Operations - UFC Canada - Toronto
contact Patrice Whiffen — 519-868-2399 or patricewhiffen@hotmail.com
Register online at www.primetimesport.ca
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MONDAY NOVEMBER 12, 2012
7:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
Kenneth Shropshire Sports Lawyer/Professor - Wharton Business
School
8:30
Welcome by Conference Chairs
Robert Sokalski
Legal Counsel - Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Roman Stoykewych Associate Counsel - National Hockey League Players
Association
Brian Burke President and General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs
Trevor Whiffen Partner - Dickinson Wright LLP and Governor London Knights
8:40
Introduction and Opening Remarks
Emcee: Gord Miller Host of the NHL on TSN
8:45
Team Operations: Meeting Stakeholder
Expectations and Conquering the Business
Challenges
Moderator: Brian Burke President and General Manager Toronto Maple Leafs
Tom Anselmi President and COO - Maple Leaf Sports &
Entertainment
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
Greg Sansone Vice President of Operations and Broadcasting - The Score
Television Network
John Shannon Rogers Sportsnet
Gord Stellick Host on Hockey Night in Canada - CBC
2:00
Labour Issues in Major League Sports:
Balancing the Interests of Teams, Leagues,
and Players
Peter Luukko President - Philadelphia Flyers
Moderator: Gord Miller Host of the NHL on TSN
Keith Pelley President - Rogers Media/Toronto Blue Jays
Kevin Abrams Assistant General Manager - New York Giants
Chris Rudge Chairman and President - Toronto Argonauts/
Chairman of the 100th Anniversary Grey Cup
Brian Burke
Tom Wilson
President and CEO - Olympia Entertainment/Detroit
Red Wings
10:00 Competing for Sponsorship Dollars:
Attracting and Maintaining Corporate
Partnerships in a Competitive Marketplace
Moderator: Brian Cooper President and CEO - S&E Sponsorship
Mark Ditmars
Vice President, Corporate Partnerships Toronto Blue Jays
Kathy Henderson Vice President, Marketing - Pan American Games
Dave Hopkinson Senior Vice President, Business Partnerships Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Jackie Ryan
Vice President, Sponsorships - Scotiabank
11:00 Networking / Refreshment Break
11:15 Sports in the Courts: Protecting Your
Players, Teams, Leagues, and Properties
Don Fehr (Invited) Executive Director - NHLPA
Steven Fehr Special Counsel - NHLPA/MLBPA
Ed Stefanski Vice President, Basketball Operations - Toronto Raptors
3:15
Robert Carr
Player Agency Roundtable: Identifying
Players, Determining Their Value, and
Signing the Big Deal
Moderator: Gord Kirke Sports Lawyer/Professor
Chaka Bainbridge President - Bainbridge Sports
Randy Hendricks (Invited) President - Hendricks Sports
Management
Don Meehan
Pat Morris
President and CEO - Newport Sports Management
Partner - Newport Sports Management
Gil Scott
President - Gil Scott Sports Management
4:30
Networking Reception in Support of
The You Can Play Project.
All Sponsors, Speakers, Delegates
and Trade Show Exhibitors are
Welcome to Attend
6:00
Conference Concludes for the Day
Moderator: Trevor Whiffen
Partner - Dickinson Wright LLP and
Governor - London Knights
Senior Vice President of Operations & Legal Affairs Detroit Red Wings/Olympia Entertainment
President and General Manager - Toronto Maple Leafs
TUESDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2012
7:30
Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30
Opening Remarks
Emcee: 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
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: Clark Griffith Sports Lawyer/Former Commissioner of
the Northern Baseball League
Moderator: Scott Mitchell President - Hamilton Tiger Cats/MRX Media
Dave Andrews
President and CEO - American Hockey League
Chris Hebb
David Branch
President - Canadian Hockey League/
Commissioner - Ontario Hockey League
Senior Vice President, Broadcast and Content Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment
Jonathan Savage
Michael Copeland
Chief Operating Officer - Canadian Football
League
Vice President of Marketing and Social
Platforms - Score Media
Bill Daly (Invited)
Deputy Commissioner - National Hockey
League
George Daniel
Commissioner - National Lacrosse League
Tom Wright (Invited) Director of Operations - UFC Canada
Michael Bradley (Invited) Vice President - Neulion Communications
3:00
Developments in Television Broadcasting
and Sports Properties
Moderator: Rick Horrow Host of “Sportfolio” on the Bloomberg
Network
Stew Johnston President - TSN
10:00 Creative Marketing Strategies and
Alternative Revenue Streams: Making
Money and Keeping Your Fans Loyal
Phil King
President of Sports and Executive VP of Programming CTV
Scott Moore
President - Rogers Sportsnet
Moderator: Mark Francis Professor, UCLA Business School/
Consultant - BaAM Productions
Jeffrey Orridge Executive Director of Sports Properties - CBC
Chris Lencheski
President – Front Row Marketing/NASCAR
Owner
Bernie Mullin
Chairman and CEO - Aspire Group
Tom Whaley
Executive Vice President - St. Paul Saints
Baseball Club
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
Brian Burke
President and General Manager Toronto Maple Leafs
Kevin Cheveldayoff
General Manager - Winnipeg Jets
Bryan Colangelo
President and General Manager Toronto Raptors
Ned Colletti (Invited) General Manager - Los Angeles Dodgers
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
Dr. Chris Chard
Sports Management Professor - Brock University
John McCauley
Director, Digital - Maple Leaf Sports &
Entertainment
Michael Ouellet
Chief of Business Affairs - National Hockey League
Players Association
Dr. James Riordan Director of MBA in Sport ManagementFlorida Atlantic University
Dave Watkins
5:45
Senior Director, Data Analytics and Social
Marketing - Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Conference Concludes Thank You for Attending
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2012 SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE
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Fee Per Delegate -Fees include attendance, program materials, continental breakfasts, lunches, and break refreshments.
Registration fees are as follows:
1. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL DISCOUNT:
Available for the first 30 regular registrations received and paid in full by September 30, 2012: $795.00 + HST ($898.35)
2. *University and College Students: $249.00 + HST ($281.37) Per Day
3. Amateur Organizations: $599 + HST ($676.87) Both Days
4. All Regular Registrations: $479 + HST ($541.27) Per Day or $949.00 + HST ($1,072.37) Both Days
NOTE: All prices in Canadian Funds.
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Program Changes
We will make every effort to present the program as advertised, but
it may be necessary to change the date, location, speakers or content
with little or no notice. Delegates acknowledge that there will be no
partial or full refunds as a result of any such changes.
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Cancellation and Substitutions
Substitutions of registrants is permitted at any time. If you are unable
to find a substitute, a full refund (less $100 administrative fee) is
available if a cancellation request is received in writing by October 17th,
2012. No refunds are available after October 17th.
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel - 1 Harbour Square
Toronto, Ontario - M5J 1A6
Date & Times
November 12 - 13, 2012
Hotel Rooms:
Day One
PrimeTime Sports and Entertainment has secured a number of rooms
for delegates at the Westin Harbour Castle Hotel at a preferred rate.
Details are available by contacting the Reservations Department at
1-800-325-3535 . Specify PrimeTime Sports and Entertainment Group
or use Group Code: BBK10A. Reservations must be made by
October 15th, 2012 in order to receive the preferred rate. Reservations
are based on hotel availability.
7:30 am Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am Opening Remarks
4:30 pm Networking Reception
Day Two
7:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Opening Remarks
5:45 pm Conference Ends
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Mail to: Trevor Whiffen • Dickinson Wright LLP • PO Box 124, 18th Floor, 222 Bay Street, Toronto, ON, M5K 1H1 • Fax: 416-777-2402 • Tel: 416-777-2399