Speakers

SportsPro New York is where the leaders shaping the business of sport come together to explore the forces transforming media, technology, and investment across North America.

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Val Ackerman

Commissioner
BIG EAST Conference

Pete Distad

CEO, Direct to Consumer
Fox Corporation

Portia Archer

CEO
WTA

Marc Allera

Chair
Global Sports Group (a CVC company)

Erin Teague

EVP, Product Management
ESPN

Ken DeGennaro

EVP, Media Operations & Technology
NBA

Chad Hutchinson

Partner
Arctos Partners

Teresa Gould

Commissioner
Pac-12 Conference

Stephanie Rogers

EVP, Marketing
San Francisco 49ers

Radhika Duggal

Chief Marketing Officer
MLS

Mark Floreani

CEO & Co-Founder
FloSports

Don Cornwell

Co-Founder & CEO
Dynasty Equity

David W. Checketts

Managing Partner
Cynosure-Checketts Sports Capital

Jasmine Robinson

Managing Partner
Monarch Collective

Christian Lau

Chief Technology Officer
Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and BMO Stadium

Michael Spirito

Managing Partner/Co-Founder
359 Capital

Diane Gotua

Chief Commercial Officer
Pro Padel League

Peter Frintzilas

CEO
TeamSnap

Brian Herbst

EVP, Chief Media & Revenue Officer
NASCAR

Nick Meacham

CEO
SportsPro Media

Ben Sherwood

CEO
The Daily Beast

Kirsten Sibbit-Johnston

Director, Strategy and Investment; Head of Women's Sport
The Sports Consultancy

Joey Graziano

Chief Commercial Officer
Pacers Sports & Entertainment

Todd Ballard

Co-Founder, President, and Chief Growth Officer
ALT Sports Data

Kim Stone

CEO
Washington Spirit

David Tackel

SVP, Product Strategy
Fox Corporation

Joe Dunnigan

CEO & Founder
ALT Sports Data

Mark Wrigley

Head of Betting
Formula 1

Rick Allen

Co-Founder and CEO
ViewLift

Rachel Jacobson

Media, Entertainment, Sports & Technology Expert

Michael Broughton

Co-Founder & Partner
Sports Investment Partners

Evan Kaplan

President
MLB Players, Inc.

Jean Carucci

Consultant
The Streaming Strategy Scholar

Dan Costello

EVP, Chief Business Officer
Phoenix Suns & Mercury

Rachel Aronson

Co-Founder, Head of Business Development
CounterFind

Stephanie Alger

Chief Growth Officer
LOVB

Alexander Bodo

Founder & CEO
PACETEQ

Patrick Crakes

Principal
Crakes Media

Sam Carp

Head of Editorial
SportsPro Media

Agnieszka Kwiecien-Janiec

SVP of Streaming
NBCUniversal Telemundo

Jean Macher

Senior Director, Global SaaS Solutions
Harmonic

John Scheler

Chief Operating Officer
ONE Championship

Paul Boustead

VP of Product Strategy
Dolby OptiView

Crystal Hudson

VP, Digital Marketing & Fundraising
Special Olympics

Krzysztof Bartkowski

CEO
Big Blue Marble Streaming & Cloud Media

Francesca Pezzoli

VP Marketing
Looper Insights

Kyle Eichman

Director, Sports Management Solutions
Comcast Technology Solutions

Parker Ramsdell

SVP, People, Mission & Culture
Brightspot

Frédéric Vaulpre

SVP
Mediametrie

Sabrina Carrozza

Founder and Principal
Sabrina Comms

Yassine-Guillaume Berhoun

Director of Sport
Mediametrie

Chris Schlosser

SVP, Emerging Ventures
MLS

Nic Sulsky

CEO
The Curling Group

David Proper

EVP, Media and International Strategy
NHL

Maria Marino

Sports Broadcaster

Mike Schabel

COO & President of Sports
Kiswe

Jeffrey Tocci

VP of Media, Technology & Distribution
Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT)

Stephen Garrell

Senior Director, Business Strategy & Analytics
Philadelphia Flyers

Zach Shapiro

Vice President, Data Strategy & Analytics
NBA

William Mao

SVP Global Media Rights
Octagon

Amanda Wight

Director, International Strategy, Marketing and Celebrity Management
USTA

Shaun Stewart

Vice President of Open Distribution
StubHub

Shripal Shah

Chief AI & Innovation Officer
Next League

Joey Lindstrom

Sports Broadcaster

Ed Billington

Global Partnerships
Feld Entertainment

Laura Petro

VP, Brand and Fan Experience
Gotham FC

Drew Warren

President, Client Integration, North America
Ogilvy US

Jamal Hassim

CEO
BoltOS

Keia Cole

Chief Digital Officer
Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

Raph Poplock

SVP of Strategic Partnerships, Content Acquisitions & Business Development
TNT Sports

Rich Bowman

AI Operations Specialist
NASCAR

Brian Ring

Principal Analyst
Ring Digital

Madeleine Burns

Deputy Director, Sports Economy
Department for Business and Trade

Sean Wildes

Corporate Associate
Proskauer Rose LLP

Russell Scibetti

SVP, Strategy & Business Intelligence
New York Football Giants

Katie Boes

Chief Content Officer
VICTORY+

Dave Giancola

Senior Director, Global Media
USGA

David Guinan

GM, Table Tennis TV
Major League Table Tennis

John Kosner

President
Kosner Media

Lizzy Roberti

SVP, Content & Programming
LIV Golf