The 8th Annual PrimeTime Sports Management Conference and Trade Show will be held on Monday, Nov. 9 and Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015 at the Westin Harbour Castle hotel in Toronto.
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
Michael Bartlett – Executive Director, MLSE Foundation
Kate Beirness – Sportscaster, The Sports Network
Tim Bezbatchenko – General Manager, Toronto FC
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
Ned Colletti – Senior Advisor to the President and CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers
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
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
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
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
Abraham Madkour – Executive Editor, SportsBusiness Journal/Daily
Tyler Mazereeuw – Senior Director of Business Development, Canadian Football League
Tim McBride – Co-Founder, Pledger
Don Meehan – President, CEO & Certified Player Agent – Newport Sports Management
Gord Miller – Sports Commentator, The Sports Network
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
Michele O’Keefe – President and CEO, Canada Basketball
Jeffrey Orridge – Commissioner, Canadian Football League
Richard Peddie – Former President and CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Shawn Redmond – Vice President, Programming and Marketing – The Sports Network
Michael Rossi – President, Adidas Group Canada
Jacqueline Ryan – Vice President, Sponsorships and Partnerships, Scotiabank
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
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
PrimeTime Sports & Entertainment Inc. is a Toronto-based management and consulting firm founded by Brian Burke and Trevor Whiffen which provides a unique range of services dealing with the business of sports.
Drawing upon its extensive network of contacts in the sports and entertainment industry, PrimeTime has established itself as a leader in the field of sports and event management, consulting, education, media training and networking. The principal goal of PrimeTime is to provide members of the sports industry with an opportunity to work with and learn from leading industry experts regarding the representation of athletes and the challenges of operating professional teams, leagues, facilities and media outlets.
