Kevin Abrams – Assistant General Manager, New York Giants
Dave Andrews – President and Chief Executive Officer, American Hockey League
Tom Anselmi – Former Chief Operating Officer, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Darren Arnold – Senior Director, National Sales Center & GM, Canadian Operations – The Aspire Group
Andrew Baker – Director, Games – Canadian Olympic Committee
Michael Bartlett – Executive Director, MLSE Foundation
Kate Beirness – Sportscaster, The Sports Network
Gary Bettman – Commissioner, National Hockey League
Tim Bezbatchenko – General Manager, Toronto FC
Darryl Boynton – General Manager, 2015 and 2017 World Junior Championship, Hockey Canada
Graham Brown – Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Interuniversity Sport (CIS)
Brian Burke – President of Hockey Operations, Calgary Flames
Patrick Burke – Director, Department of Player Safety, NHL and Co-Founder & President, You Can Play
Chris Cabott – Chief Operating Officer, Lawyer & NFL Player Agent, Steinberg Sports & Entertainment
Dan Cohen – Managing Partner, Senior Vice President, Americas, MP & SILVA
Susan Cohig – Senior Vice President, Business Affairs – National Hockey League
Ned Colletti – Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers
Michael Copeland – President and Chief Executive Officer, Toronto Argonauts
Taylor Coulis – Director, Programmatic, the Score
Bill Daly – Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League
George Daniel – Commissioner, National Lacrosse League
John Doig – Chief Marketing Officer, Scotiabank
Brian Edwards – Founder & Chairman of the Board, Edwards Technologies Inc.
Josh Epstein – Director of Marketing, Newport Sports Management
Leo Ezerins – Executive Director, CFL Alumni Association
Steven Fehr – Special Counsel, National Hockey League Players’ Association & Former Legal Counsel, Major League Baseball Players Association
Mike Fenton – Co-Chair, 5 To Watch Awards
Mark Francis – Vice President of Marketing & Media Relations, RS Ice Sports & Entertainment and Professor, UCLA Anderson School of Management & Head Coach, UCLA Bruins Hockey Team
Sandra Gage – Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015
Adam Graves – Founder, Smilezone Foundation
Professor Stephen A. Greyser – Professor of Marketing/Communications, Harvard Business School
Clark Griffith – Managing Director & Sports Lawyer, Griffith Consulting LLC
Cliff Hart – Partner, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Mark Healy – Chief Marketing Officer, Tennis Canada
Rick Horrow – CEO, Horrow Sports Ventures & Host, “Beyond the Medals: The Business of Sport,” NBC Universal Sports
Jeff Hunt – President, OSEG Sports, Ottawa Redblacks
Robert Hunter – Chief Project Development Officer, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Derek Kent – Chief Marketing Officer, Canadian Olympic Committee
Laurie Kepron – Vice-President, Integrated Marketing, National Hockey League
Aras Kolya – Manager, New Business Development, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Dr. Lynn Lashbrook – President, Sports Management Worldwide & Certified NFL Player Agent
Chris Lencheski – President and CEO, Phoenicia Sport
Matthew Logue – Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, S & E Sponsorship Group
Dan MacKenzie – Vice President and General Manager, NBA Canada
Eric Macramalla – Partner, Gowlings & Legal Analyst, TSN Radio
Tyler Mazereeuw – Vice President, Corporate Partnerships, Canadian Football League
Don Meehan – President, CEO & Certified Player Agent – Newport Sports Management
Gord Miller – Sports Commentator, The Sports Network
Reid Mitchell – Director of Hockey and Scouting Operations – Toronto Maple Leafs
Scott Mitchell – Chief Executive Officer – Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Sara Moore – Senior Vice-President of Business Operations, Toronto Argonauts
Scott Moore – President, Sportsnet and NHL Properties, Rogers
Patrick Morris – Certified NHL Player Agent, Newport Sports Management
Andrew Nicholson – Senior Director, Digital, Sacramento Kings
Andre Nowakowski – Partner, Miller Thomson LLP
Mike Oke – General Manager, Peterborough Petes
Michele O’Keefe – President and CEO, Canada Basketball
Jeffrey L. Orridge – Commissioner, Canadian Football League
Richard Peddie – Former President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Rick Powers – Director, Rugby Canada & Professor, Rotman School of Business, University of Toronto
Shawn Redmond – Vice President, Programming and Marketing – The Sports Network
Dr. James Riordan – Director, MBA in Sport Management – Florida Atlantic University
Michael Rossi – President, Adidas Group Canada
Jacqueline Ryan – Vice President, Sponsorships and Partnerships, Scotiabank
Vijay Setlur – Sports Marketing Instructor, Schulich School of Business – York University
John Shannon – Sports Broadcaster, Rogers Sportsnet
Chris Shewfelt – Senior Director of Global Partnerships, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Janet Marie Smith – Senior Vice President – Planning and Development, Los Angeles Dodgers
Frank Supovitz – President and CEO, Fast Traffic Events & Entertainment
Szymon Szemberg – Former Chief Operating Officer, Champions Hockey League
Rick Vaive – Former Captain, Toronto Maple Leafs
Allen Vansen – Executive Vice President of Operations, Sport and Venue Management, Toronto 2015 Pan American Games
Trevor Whiffen – Partner, Dickinson Wright LLP & Governor, London Knights
*Please stay tuned for additional speaker confirmations!*