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Ben Spoont

Chief Executive Officer
Misfits Gaming

Jackson Dargan

Director, Global Analytics & Strategy – KPI
KORE Software

Omar Qureishi

Vice President, Strategy & Business Operations
The Madison Square Garden Company

Simon Brydon

Senior Director, Security Business Development, Sports
Synamedia

Samantha Lamberti

Managing Director, Southern Europe
Nielsen Sports

Ben Barker

Chief Commercial Officer
Monterosa

Thomas Brennan

Senior Manager, Business Operations - NCAA Digital
Turner Sports

Barney Francis

Former Managing Director
Sky Sports

Jonathan Harley

Head of Media Strategy and Development
Canva

Burke Magnus

Executive Vice President of Programming & Original Content
ESPN

Boris Gartner

CEO North America
LaLiga

Ben Gabrielson

Sales Manager
LiveU

Nicholas Bourne

Senior Coordinating Producer
CBS Interactive

Dane Cleven

Senior Field Producer
CBS Interactive

Jon Stainer

Managing Director
Americas, Nielsen Sports

Jessica Blevins

Manager
Team NINJA

Austin Ekeler

Running Back, LA Chargers
Founder, Gridiron Gaming Group

David Gould

Chief Diversity and Impact Officer
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

Rosie Cook

Global I&D Integration & Metrics Lead
Mars

Friedrich Martens

Head of the Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions
International Olympic Committee

Andreas Krannich

Managing Director Integrity Services
Sportradar

Eric Nagy

Global Director
Verizon

Peter Anderson

Director of Account Management
Infront X

Elise Bloom

Partner, Class & Collective Actions
Proskauer Rose LLP

Tim Clark

Senior Vice President & Chief Digital Officer
NASCAR

Darren Lepke

Head of Video Product Management
Verizon Media Platform

Vadim Drozdovski

Head of EMEA & Growth
WSC Sports

Oscar Mayo

Director of International Development
LaLiga

Julia Pallé

Sustainability Director
Formula E

Stephanie McMahon

Chief Brand Officer
WWE

Tom Hillier

Founder
Shoot the Company

Nadia Nadim

Professional Footballer
Paris Saint-Germain

Erica Kerner

Senior Vice President, Marketing Strategy & Partnerships
ONE Championship

Beatriz Faustino

Marketing Director
Burger King

Roham Gharegozlou

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Dapper Labs

Bianca Shen

Chief Marketing Officer
RBIberia

Emma Chiu

Global Director
Wunderman Thompson Intelligence

Adam Harter

Senior Vice President of Marketing - Media, Sports & Entertainment
PepsiCo

Kristyn Cook

Senior Vice President Agency & Marketing
State Farm Insurance

Kim Pegula

President & Chief Executive Officer
Pegula Sports and Entertainment

Jed York

Chief Executive Officer
San Francisco 49ers

Humza Teherany

Chief Technology and Digital Officer
MLSE

Jeff Vinik

Owner
Tampa Bay Lightning

Shawn Robbins

Producer
CBS

Stefanie Rapp

Chief Revenue Officer
Bleacher Report

Ted Leonsis

Chief Executive Officer
Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist
Paramount Pictures

Corneel Koster

Chief Customer and Operating Officer
Virgin Atlantic

Natara Holloway

Vice President Business Operations + Strategy
NFL

Rich Gotham

President
Boston Celtics

Josh Glessing

Vice President of Strategy
Haslam Sports Group

Elizabeth Campbell

Senior Director Cultural Engagement & Social Media Content
McDonald’s

Sadie Novello

Chief Content Officer
GIPHY

Shannon Hosford

Chief Marketing Officer
MLSE

Paul Rogers

Chief Strategy Officer

Scott Gutterman

Senior Vice President Digital Operations

Daniel Shichman

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ferran Soriano

Chief Executive Officer

Peter Hutton

Director, Sports Partnerships

Laurie Dalrymple

Chief Executive Officer

Amy Brooks

President, Team Marketing & Business Operations and Chief Innovation Officer

Stacey Allaster

Chief Executive, Professional Tennis

Ivan Gazidis

Chief Executive Officer

Aoife McArdle

Global Head of Olympics

Christian Voigt

Vice President, Marketing Development

Troy Vincent

Executive Vice President Football Operations

Katie Ledecky

Olympic Swimmer

Tom Harrison

Chief Executive Officer

Chloe Targett-Adams

Global Director of Race Promotion

Ben Simmons

Professional Basketball Player & Investor

Abby Wambach

Former US women’s national team player and Investor

Julie Uhrman

Founder and President

Lee Trink

Chief Executive Officer

Mark Murphy

President & Chief Executive Officer

Gotham Chopra

Co-Founder

Molly Solomon

Executive Producer & President

Keith Chapman

Creator

Mark Robinson

Chief Executive Officer

Lisa Baird

Commissioner

Becky Kimbro

Vice President, Strategic Brand Engagement

Edwin van der Sar

Chief Executive Officer

Jacquelyn Dahl

Founder

Joanna Coates

Chief Executive Officer

H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi

Secretary-General

Kevin Cote

Director of Sports Partnerships for Teams & Athletes

Fiona Carter

Chief Brand Officer

Libby Geist

Vice President & Executive Producer

Carsten Cramer

Managing Director

Chris Curtin

Chief Brand & Innovation Marketing Officer

Tom Ricketts

Chairman

Don Garber

Commissioner

Gary Bettman

Commissioner

Marie Donoghue

Vice President, Global Sports Video

Andrew Wilson

Chief Executive Officer

Dave Isbitski

Chief Evangelist, Alexa and Echo

RC Buford

Chief Executive Officer

Valerie Camillo

President of Business Operations & Alternate Governor

Bio:

Ben Spoont is the CEO and Co-founder of Misfits Gaming and the Florida Mayhem, a professional esports organization with teams in the most popular esports leagues including Blizzard’s Overwatch League, Riot Games’ League of Legends, Epic Games’ Fortnite Pro League, and the NBA’s 2K League through its affiliation with the NBA’s Miami Heat.
Misfits Gaming Group (“MGG”) is a global esports and gaming entertainment company.
They compete in the most popular video games and are partners in the three biggest franchised esports leagues.
Ben will be discussing the opportunity for esports and traditional sports teams to work together in order to provide added value for their respective brand partners

First confirmed speakers.

Last updated 5th August 2021

Esports & Gaming Lab

Ben Spoont

Chief Executive Officer
Misfits Gaming

Fan Lab

Corneel Koster

Chief Customer and Operating Officer
Virgin Atlantic

Brand Lab

Elizabeth Campbell

Senior Director Cultural Engagement & Social Media Content
McDonald’s

Brand Lab

Sadie Novello

Chief Content Officer
GIPHY

Innovation Lab

Ted Schilowitz

Futurist
Paramount Pictures

Fan Lab

Rich Gotham

President
Boston Celtics

Investment Lab

Natara Holloway

Vice President Business Operations + Strategy
NFL

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