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JANUARY 2007
MIXED MARTIAL ARTS: FIGHTING ITS WAY INTO THE MAINSTREAM
Panelists:
- Craig Borsari, Senior Vice President,
Zuffa/ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
- Kevin Kay, General Manager,
Spike TV
- Bill Nielsen,
Senior Director, Global Partnership Marketing,
- Microsoft X Box
- Gareb Shamus,
Founder & CEO,
International Fight League (IFL)
Moderator:
- Dave Doyle,
Editor and Mixed Martial Reporter,
FOXSports.com
DECEMBER 2006
THE BUSINESS OF FOOTBALL: THE RETURN OF LOS ANGELES - THE NFL'S POSSIBLE
COMEBACK
Panelists:
- Darryl Dunn, General Manager, Rose Bowl Stadium
- Bill Dwyre, Columnist & Former Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times
- Pat Lynch, General Manager, The Los Angeles Memorial
Coliseum and Sports Arena
- California State Senator-Elect Mark Ridley-Thomas,
Current Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Professional
Sports
- William Wanger, Senior Vice President, Fox Sports
Moderator:
-Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business
Daily & SportsBusiness Journal
OCTOBER 2004
THE OLYMPIC INSIDERS:
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED AT THE ATHENS GAMES
Panelists:
- Alan Abrahamson, Sports Writer, Los Angeles Times
- Terry Dillman, Manager, Worldwide Olympic Marketing,
XEROX
- Maidie Oliveau, LawSports (Arbitrator, Court
of Arbitration for Sport ad hoc Division for the
Athens Olympic Games)
- David Simon, President, Los Angeles Sports Council & President,
Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Moderator:
- Arnold Peter, Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook
APRIL 2004
NASCAR AND HOLLYWOOD: SETTING THE PACE IN BROADCASTING,
NEW MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT
Panelists:
- Brian France, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive
Officer, NASCAR
- David Hill, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
FOX Sports Television Group
Moderator:
- Michael Speier, Managing Editor, Variety and Daily
Variety
MARCH 2004
WHAT'S THE STATE OF THE SPORTING GOODS INDUSTRY....NOW
OR LATER?
A luncheon hosted by Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association
Panelists:
- Steve Furniss, President, Tyr Sport (Huntington Beach);
Member of SGMA
Board of Directors; [1972 & 1976 U.S. Olympic swimmer
- Bronze Medalist in the 1972 Olympic 200 meter individual
medley]
- John Riddle, President, SGMA International
FEBRUARY 2004
HISPANIC MARKETING: HOW THE NBA REACHES THE
FASTEST GROWING DEMOGRAPHIC
Keynote Speaker:
- David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association
Panelists included:
- Arturo Nunez, Vice President & Managing Director,
NBA Latin America and U.S. Hispanic
Telemundo
Moderator:
- Terry Lefton, Editor-at-Large, Sports Business Daily &
SportsBusiness Journal
NOVEMBER 2003
REACHING THE GEN Y AUDIENCE THROUGH ACTION
SPORTS: WHY SPONSORS & MEDIA HAVE SUCCESS
Panelists:
- Pat Hawk, Chief Operating Officer, Tony Hawk Enterprises
- David Vinturella, Vice President, Integrated Sales & Marketing,
ASA Events
- Ceo Wimmer, Vice President, Fox Sports Net
Moderator:
- Maidie Oliveau, LawSports
SEPTEMBER 2003
THE RESURGENCE OF A SPORT: HOW THE AVP WON BACK
THE FANS, SPONSORS, AND MEDIA
Panelists:
- Bruce Binkow, Chief Marketing Officer, AVP
- Dain Blanton, AVP player -- 2000 Gold Medalist
- Randy Freer, Chief Operating Officer, Fox Sports
Net
- Scott Painter, Board Member, AVP
Moderator:
- Leonard Armato, Commissioner, AVP
AUGUST 2003
NSMN MEMBERS ATTENDED 2003 AVP SPONSER SUMMIT
Panelists:
- Leonard Armato Commissioner, AVP
- Bruce Hallet, President, Sports Illustrated
AVP Sponsors/Speakers included:
- AVP
, Nissan
, Bud Light
, NBC
, Fox Sports Net
,
Chapsick
, FIVB
MAY 2003
NSMN was pleased to partner with 980KFWB for the 980KFWB Power Breakfast:
REBUILDING TOURISM IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Panelists:
- Robert Barrett, LA NOW
- Heidi Geier, Universal Studios Hollywood
- Johnny Grant, Ceremonial Mayor of Hollywood
- Tommy Hawkins, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Lydia Kennard, Los Angeles World Airports
- Jack Kyser, LAEDC
- Susan Wilcox, California Travel & Tourism Commission
- Nelson Zager, Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport
Moderator:
- Jack Popejoy, 980KFWB
APRIL 2003
MEMBER NETWORKING NIGHT
Keynote Speaker:
- Scott Blackmun, Chief Operating Officer, AEG
MARCH 2003
BEHIND THE SCENES OF THE LOS ANGELES MARATHON
Panelists:
- Phil Olsman, Owner & Executive Producer, Roggin
Productions (Producer, 2003 LA Marathon)
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles
Marathon
JANUARY 2003
IS THE NFL COMING TO LOS ANGELES?
Keynote Speaker:
- John Moag, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Moag & Company
DECEMBER 2002
HOLIDAY NETWORKING PARTY
NOVEMBER 2002
MEMBER
NETWORKING NIGHT
OCTOBER 2002
GOING HOLLOWOOD: SPORTS AS AN ENTERTAINMENT PRODUCT
Event Sponsor: Lord, Bissell & Brook,
LLP
Panelists:
- Cathy Griffin, President, The Griffin Network
- Arnold Peter, Partner, Lord, Bissell & Brook
- Ferris Thompson, Strategic Alliances & Brand
Marketing, United Talent Agency
- Todd Waks, Vice President, National Sales & Marketing,
Clear Channel Entertainment
SEPTEMBER 2002
ATHLETES GIVING BACK: ARE ATHLETES, TEAMS & PROPERTIES
DOING ENOUGH IN THE COMMUNITIES?
Panelists:
- Erikk Aldridge, Director of Community Affairs, Los
Angeles Dodgers
- Kristine Johnson, Special Olympics Athlete, Tri-Valley
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles
Marathon
- Kelly Pond, Director, Event Marketing, Special Olympics
Southern California
AUGUST 2002
MEMBER
NETWORKING PARTY
JULY 2002
THE BUSINESS OF TENNIS
Panelists:
- Steve Bellamy, Chief Executive Officer, The Tennis
Channel
- Bob Kramer, Mercedes Benz Cup
- Bill Peterson, Senior Vice President, Events, AEG
- Jill Smoller, William Morris Agency
Moderator:
- Pam Shriver, Board of Directors, United States Tennis Association
JUNE 2002
THE MIX OF MUSIC AND SPORTS
Panelists:
- Bruce Eskowitz, Executive Vice President, National
Sales & Marketing,, Clear Channel Entertainment
- John Rubey, Chief Executive Officer, Spring Communications,
An AEG Affiliate
- Daniel Segal, Vice President, Corporate Partnership,
House of Blues Concerts
- Steve Simpson, Vice President/General Manager, Fox
Sports Net West/West 2
Moderator:
- Arnold Peter, Esq., Littler Mendelson
MAY 2002
HOW SOCCER WILL SUCCEED IN AMERICA
Panelists:
- Kevin Crow, General Manager, San Diego Spirit, WUSA
- Doug Hamilton, Vice President/General Manager, Los
Angeles Galaxy
- Scott Parks LeTellier, Chief Executive Officer, Big
League Dreams USA, LLC (Former Managing Director, World
Cup USA 1994)
Moderator:
- Cathy Griffin, Managing Director, Korn Ferry International
APRIL 2002
TEAMS, LEAGUES, PROPERTIES: WHO'S BUYING?
Panelists:
- Terry Dillman, Head of Sports Sponsorships, Xerox
- Marie Patrick, Executive Vice President, Los Angeles
Marathon
- Kris Rone,EVP/Chief Marketing
Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers
Moderator:
- Joanne Klonowski
MARCH 2002
A REVIEW OF THE SUCCESS OF THE WINTER OLYMPICS
2002 AND MOVING FORWARD
Hosted by: Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
Panelists:
- Anita L. DeFrantz, President, Amateur Athletic Foundation
of Los Angeles; Member, International Olympic Committee
- Rob Prazmark, President, Olympic Marketing & Sales,
IMG
FEBRUARY 2002
NETWORKING MIXER
JANUARY 2002
THE BUSINESS OF THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE
KEYNOTE ADDRESS:
- Gary Bettman, Commissioner, NHL
Special Introduction by:
- Tim Leiweke, President, Anschutz Entertainment Group
NOVEMBER 2001
THE ROLE OF AGENT
Event Hosts:
- Lon Rosen, Endeavor Talent Agency
- Rick Welts, OnSport
Panelists:
- Leonard Armato, Management Plus Enterprises
- Mitch Kupchak, General Manager, Los Angeles Lakers
- Kevin Malone, Former General Manager, Los Angeles
Dodgers
- Pam Shriver, United States Tennis Association
Moderator:
- Maidie E. Oliveau, LawSports
OCTOBER 2001
THE OLYMPIC EFFORT OF LA2012
Panelists:
- Rich Perelman, Bid Technical Director, LA2012
- David Simon, President, LA2012
AUGUST 2001
SPORTS ON THE NET: WHAT HAPPENED & WHAT'S NEXT?
Sponsored By: ESPN SPORTS POLL
Panelists:
- Ross Levinsohn, General Manager, FoxSports.com
- Jeffrey Pollack, Managing Director, New Media, NASCAR
- Blaine Skinner, Director of Corporate Sponsorships,
Los Angeles Lakers
Moderator:
- Claude Ruibal, Vice President, Strategic Business
Development, Ask Jeeves International
JUNE 2001
SPECIAL EVENT
LOS ANGELES
CHAPTER - OPENING EVENT:
THE FUTURE OF MOTORSPORTS IN LOS ANGELES
Panelists:
- Paul Brooks, Vice President, Broadcasting, NASCAR
-Tracy Dolgin, President, Fox Sports Net
- Robert Hollander, President, BrandSense
- Bill Miller, President, California Speedway
Moderator:
- Rick Welts
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