Speakers are being added regularly Thursday, November 5
| 5:30 p.m. |
Welcoming Remarks |
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| 5:40 p.m. |
Women on the Rise |
Jessica Borison, Youtube, Sports Partner Manager Kirby Porter, Will Ventures, Marketing and Community Manager Krista Whitaker, Proskauer Rose LLP, Corporate Associate Sloan Whiteside (‘16), Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP, Associate Moderator: Samya Abdela(‘18), Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP, Associate |
| 6:45 p.m. |
The Business of Esports |
Brandon Jackson (’18), Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger LLP, Associate Justin M. Jacobson, The Jacobson Firm, P.C., Vice President Harris Peskin, ESG Law, Partner Luke Zelon, NXT UP Esports, Founder Moderator: Jonathan Zhang, Berkeley Law, Class of 2023 |
Friday, November 6
| 9:50 a.m. |
Welcoming Remarks |
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| 10:00 a.m. |
A Year in Review: Amateur and Professional Sports |
D’Lonra Ellis, Oakland Athletics, General Counsel Adam Lauridsen, Keker Van Nest & Peters, Partner Sean Monroe (‘96), O’Melveny, Partner Jeanifer Parsigian, Winston Strawn LLP, Litigation Associate Moderator: Rob King, ESPN, SVP and Editor at Large |
| 11:05 a.m. |
Keynote: Advancing Racial Justice in Sports |
Dr. Damion Thomas, Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Curator of Sports Leigh Steinberg (’73), Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, Sports Agent Moderator: Jami Floyd, WNYC Radio, Host Sponsored By:
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| 12:10 p.m. |
Best Practices for Getting Stories Made and Streamed |
Andy Ferugson (’10), CBS Television Studios, Director, Business Affairs David Matlof (’92), Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof + Fishman LLP, Partner Darrell Miller, Fox Rothschild, Chair of Entertainment & Sports Practice Nicole Roxanne Foster, Amazon Studios, Corporate Counsel |
| 1:15 p.m. |
The Evolution of Corporate Citizenship |
Braeden Anderson, Sidley Austin LLP, Associate Monique Francis, Creative Artists Agency, Social Impact Executive Hannah Gordon, San Francisco 49ers, Chief Administrative Officer and General Counsel India Pinkney, National Endowment for the Arts, General Counsel Moderator: Cloey Hewlett, Cal Alumni Association, Executive Director |
| 2:20 p.m. |
Establishing an MLS Team During a Pandemic |
Sarah Chai (’15), Major League Soccer, Senior Manager, Player Relations Eric Hagen, Austin FC, General Counsel Anastasia Danias, Major League Soccer, General Counsel Ena Patel, Angel City, Head of Soccer Operations Moderator: Taylor Wells-Maberry, Major League Soccer, Senior Coordinator, Player Engagement |
| 3:25 p.m. |
Keynote: State of the Music Industry |
Jeff Harleston (‘88), Universal Music Group, General Counsel and EVP of Business & Legal Affairs Moderator: Peter Menell, Berkeley Law, Koret Professor of Law, Co-Director of Berkeley Center for Law & Technology |
4:30 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
