CONFIRMED SPEAKERS FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME SPORTS MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE INCLUDE:

Kevin Abrams – Assistant General Manager – New York Giants

Randy Ambrosie – Commissioner – Canadian Football League

Brenda Andress – Commissioner – Canadian Women’s Hockey League

Dave Andrews – President and Chief Executive Officer – American Hockey League

Laurence Applebaum – CEO – Golf Canada

Jeff Atkinson – President – Hondy Indy

Chaka Bainbridge – Certified NLL Player Agent & President – Bainbridge Sports Management

Gary Bettman – Commissioner – National Hockey League

Tim Bezbatchenko – General Manager – Toronto FC

Dr. Cheri Bradish – Associate Professor, Marketing Management, Ted Rogers School of Business Management – Ryerson University

Graham Brown – Chief Executive Officer – U Sports

Heidi Browning – Chief Marketing Officer – National Hockey League

Brian Burke – President of Hockey Operations – Calgary Flames

Patrick Burke – Director of Player Safety – National Hockey League

Michael Burns – Chief Executive Officer – Invictus Games Toronto 2017

Meghan Chayka – Co-Founder – Stathletes

Earl Cochrane – Chief Strategic Development Officer – Canada Soccer

Bill Cooper – Chief Executive Officer – Canada Sevens

Brian Cooper – President – MKTG Canada

Michael Copeland – President and Chief Executive Officer – Toronto Argonauts

Rob Corte – VP of Production, Sportsnet

Taylor Coulis – Director, Programmic – theScore Inc.

Bill Daly – Deputy Commissioner – National Hockey League

Mark Ditmars – Vice President, Corporate Partnerships and Luxury Suites – Toronto Blue Jays

John Doig – Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer – Scotiabank

Rene Fasel – President – International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF)

Mark Francis – Sports Marketing Professor – UCLA Anderson School of Management

Jessica Gelman – CEO – Kraft Analytics Group (New England Patriots, New England Revolution & Gillette Stadium)

Bill Guertin – Founder and CEO – Stadium Gorilla

Dave Hopkinson – Chief Commercial Officer – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Rick Horrow – CEO – Horrow Sports Ventures & Host –  “Power of Sports” Presented by Group One Thousand One on FOX Sports Regional Networks and Reuters’ “Keeping Score”

Jeff Hunt – President – OSEG Sports (Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa 67’s & Ottawa Fury FC)

Bret Kanis – Certified NBA Player Agent – Hightower Law Firm

Derek Kent – Chief Marketing Officer – Canadian Olympic Committee

Angela LaChica – President & CEO – LaChica Sports

Dr. Lynn Lashbrook – Certified NFL Player Agent – Sports Management Worldwide

Jim Lawson – Chairman – Canadian Football League

Chris Lencheski – Global Commercial Partnerships Director – MP & Silva 

Peter Luukko – Executive Chairman of The Florida Panthers Hockey Club and Sunrise Sports & Entertainment

Bill Manning – President – Toronto FC

Eric Macramalla – Legal Analyst – The Sports Network (TSN) & Forbes Magazine

Gord Miller – Play-By-Play Announcer – The Sports Network (TSN)

Mark Milliere – Senior Vice-President and General Manager – The Sports Network (TSN)

Michele O’Keefe – President & CEO – Canada Basketball

Richard Peddie – Former President & Chief Executive Officer – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Eric Perez – President – Toronto Wolfpack Rugby Team

Tom Pistore – Vice President, Ticket Sales and Service – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

Bruce Popko – Chief Operating Officer – Buffalo Bills, Buffalo Sabres, Buffalo Bandits

Dave Poulin – Broadcaster, The Sports Network & Former Vice President, Toronto Maple Leafs

Brad Robins – Brand Ventures – LEGACY Global Sports

Nick Sakiewicz – Commissioner – National Lacrosse League

Daryl Seidman – Manager, Consumer Products – NFL Canada

John Shannon – Broadcaster – Sportsnet

Matthew Shuber – Vice President of Legal and Government Affairs – Toronto Blue Jays

Mark Silver – President – Stadium Digital

Christine Simpson – Reporter – Sportsnet and Hockey Night In Canada

Dr. Dana Sinclair – Partner – Human Performance International

Roman Stoykewych – Senior Counsel – National Hockey League Players’ Association

Neda Tabatabaie – Vice President, Business Intelligence – San Jose Sharks

Patti-Anne Tarlton – Chief Operating Officer – Ticketmaster Canada

Tom Whaley – Executive Vice President – St. Paul Saints Baseball

Trevor Whiffen – Partner – Dickinson Wright LLP & Governor – London Knights Hockey Club

Ritch Winter – Certified NHL Player Agent – Wintersports Ltd.

*PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK BACK, AS WE CONTINUE TO ADD CONFIRMED SPEAKERS EACH WEEK