EARLY BIRD ENDS JUNE 14
The Conversation Starts Here.
Variety + Sportico's Sports and Entertainment Summit, presented by City National Bank is a day-long summit feature keynote conversations and panel discussions, highlighting trends across programming and storytelling, multiplatform game coverage, athlete branding and representation, NIL dealmaking and more.
Speakers include the NBA’s Russell Westbrook and Blake Griffin, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, Fox Sports’ Mark Silverman and ESPN's Rosalyn Durant.
The event will take place at the 1 Hotel West Hollywood.
Attending with your team? For group rate information, email flgomez@variety.com
Agenda
Arrivals, Check-in, Morning Networking
Opening Remarks – Variety and Sportico
State of Sports TV Programming and Game Coverage
An exploration into how sports networks and platforms are succeeding in producing and distributing content for today’s audiences. What collaborations are forged between leagues and platforms to maximize reach to current and future fans? Sports leaders converge to talk about the future of game coverage and programming.
Rosalyn Durant - EVP and Head of Programming and Acquisitions, ESPN
Marie Donoghue - VP, Global Sports Video, Prime Video
Mark Silverman - President, Fox Sports
Jon Cruz - Global Head of Sports Partnerships, YouTube
Networking Break
Sports Leaders Keynote Roundtable
A convening of our current leaders across top sports organizations. What are opportunities to bring new fans, brands, athletes and other key partners into the sports industry with top decision makers? Leading sports chiefs share their stories.
Karin Timpone - CMO, MLB
Dany Garcia - Chairwoman and Owner, XFL
Tammy Henault - CMO, NBA
Fara Leff - COO, Klutch Sports Group
Conversation with Chase Griffin - Conversation with UCLA QB Chase Griffin and Range Sports' Greg Luckman
Hear about the latest trends in Name, Image, Likeness (NIL) dealmaking for collegiate athletes. How are these athletes looking at these new revenue opportunities available to them for the first time?
Chase Griffin - UCLA QB, NIL Athlete of the Year and Athlete/Creator-in-Residence, Range Sports and Greg Luckman Co-President, Range Sports
Greg Luckman - Co-President, Range Sports
Extending Success Beyond the Game
A look at how athletes are working to expand across other interests, spanning TV, film, digital/social media, endorsements, philanthropy and more to bolster fan engagement and their overall career goals. How are representation and other athlete partners advising their clients to success? What is the right balance between focusing on the game and outside interests? Athletes, agents, managers and their partners converge to talk about growing the athlete brand beyond the game.
Todd Burach (Moderator) - SVP, Team Leader, Sports and Family Office Banking, City National Bank
Jaylen Brown - NBA Celtics player and activist
Patrick Patterson - Former NBA and current Co-Founder Undisputed Productions
Katelyn Ohashi - Gymnast and Spokesperson
Jordan Chiles - Olympic Gymnast
Scotty James - Olympic Snowboarder
Lunch Break
Conversation with Russell Westbrook, NBA
Hear about Westbrook's growing business, philanthropic and entertainment interests off the court as part of his company Russell Westbrook Enterprises.
Russell Westbrook - NBA All-Star, entrepreneur and philanthropist
Angelique Jackson (Moderator) - Senior Entertainment Writer, Variety
Trends in Sports Storytelling and Commentary
Sports storytelling and commentary can engage hard core and casual sports fans alike. What films, docs, TV shows, podcasts and more are breaking through to today’s audiences? Leading creative minds talk about their recent, current and upcoming sports-tied projects.
Nkechi Okoro Carroll - Executive Producer and Showrunner, "All American"
Max Borenstein - Executive, Creator and Showrunner, "Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty"
Paul Martin - Executive Producer, "Break Point," "Full Swing," "Formula 1: Drive to Survive"
Ryan Kalil - Former NFL and Co-Founder, Mortal Media, “Hello, Tomorrow," “White Men Can’t Jump”
Blake Griffin - NBA All-Star and Co-Founder, Mortal Media, “Hello, Tomorrow," “White Men Can’t Jump”
Katie Bender Wynn - Director, "Matildas: The World at Our Feet"
Speakers



Jaylen Brown
NBA Celtics player and activist


Jordan Chiles
Olympic Gymnast





Chase Griffin
UCLA QB, NIL Athlete of the Year and Athlete/Creator-in-Residence, Range Sports and Greg Luckman Co-President, Range Sports




Scotty James
Olympic Snowboarder



Katelyn Ohashi
Gymnast and Spokesperson

Patrick Patterson
Former NBA and current Co-Founder Undisputed Productions


Sponsorship & Table Sales
Michelle Fine- Smith
michelle.fine-smith@variety.com
Registration & Group Ticket Rates
Flavio Gomez
flgomez@variety.com
Programming
Susanne Ault
susanne.ault@variety.com
Sponsorship & Table Sales |
Registration & Group Ticket Rates |
Programming |
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Michelle Fine-Smith |
Flavio Gomez |
Susanne Ault |