National Sports Forum 2023 Speakers

Take a look at our incredible speakers for the 2023 National Sports Forum!

Ryan Niemeyer

Vice President of Ticket Sales and Service

Joseph Moeller

Director, Business Analytics

Glenn Borgmann

Executive VP

Michael Sarage

VP, Suite Sales

Evan Gitomer

Chief Revenue Officer

Chris Wood

Vice President of Development and Philanthropy

Jessica Vella

VP, Tour & Event Sales

Shelby Jordan

Legends Global Planning

Corey Breton

CRO, Global Attractions

Kathryn Schloessman

President & CEO

Brad Friedman

Managing Partner

Michael Jeter

Director of Sales, Southern California

Chris Gargani

VP, Sales and Marketing

John Baier

VP, Sports

Samantha Davies

SVP, Marketing

Naira Perez

Sr. Digital Marketing Manager

Sonya Kunkel

Head, Loyalty & Sponsorship Marketing

David Cipullo

Principal & Founder

Pete Giorgio

Sports Practice Leader - Deloitte

David Neal

Executive Producer of FIFA World Cup on Fox & VP, Production

Jaymee Messler

Founder

Mike Bohn

Athletics Director

Lon Rosen

Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer

Will Ferrell

Co-Owner, Actor, Writer, Producer, Comedian

Larry Freedman

Co-President

Josh Veilleux

SVP, AEG

Acacia Diaz

VP, Marketing

Chad Saunders

Founder & CEO

S.J. Tucker

Manager, Service & Retention

Kevin Weeks

VP, Sports, Business Operations & Data Science

Adolfo Romero

VP, Programming & Events

Abe Madkour

Publisher & Executive Editor

Joe Turoff

Chief Marketing Officer

Romola Ratnam

SVP, Head of Impact & Inclusion

Evan Shugerman

Director, Partnerships & Marketing

Ryan Bishara

EVP, Revenue & Strategy

Michelle DeMott

EVP, Brand & Community

Leonard Edwards

VP & Head, Global Partnerships

Tom Bridger

Business Development Lead – Tradeable Bits

Rick Boss

VP, Business Development

Nate Reilly

Senior Director, Corporate Partnership Strategy

Kami Stoianov

Senior Director, Global Partnerships

Mario Oliveri

Director, Season Ticket Sales, Retention & Service

Asia Gholston

Sr. Director of Marketing

Charles Curran

VP of Business Development

Todd “Parney” Parnell

Chief Executive Officer

Brittany Ramos

Senior Director, Partnership Marketing

Mark Harrison

Founder

Courtney Ksiazek

Senior Director, Partnership Marketing

Kellen Benjamin

EVP, Talent Sales & Marketing

Russell Silvers

Chief Operating Officer

Aditya Varanasi

CEO

Stacy McGranor

Senior Director, CX Strategy

Jasmine James

Director, Inclusion & Belonging

Lee Zeidman

President

Nick Baker

Co-COO, Global Partnerships

Cosmina Schulman

Senior VP, Strategic Partnerships

Toni Will

General Manager

Sean Penix

Senior Director, Collegiate Partnerships

Scott Emery

VP, Global Partnerships

Dr. Jen Fry

CEO

Sergio del Prado

Senior VP, Corporate Partnerships

Alex Mallen

Director, Corporate Partnerships

Preston Ward

Chief Pilot/General Counsel

Jim Andrews

President

Morgan McLeod

Account Director

Matthew Gottfried

AVP, Director of Experiential Marketing

Dionna Widder

Former Houston Dynamo FC Chief Revenue Officer

John Beaven

EVP, Ticket Sales & Services

Jared Graff

Director, Business Development

Danny Heinsohn

Professional Sales & Leadership Coach

Tyler Franz

Senior Director, Business Intelligence

John Roberson

CEO

Kevin Kane

Sr. Director, Client Strategy

Nicole Pike

Head of Global Gaming & US Sports

Steve Pastorino

Director, Business Development

Brian Gainor

Vice President, Innovation

Eric Platte

VP, Global Partnerships

Ashley Hall

VP, Ticket Sales & Service

Nick Richardson

VP, Ticket Retention & New Business Development

Cara Leis

SVP, Partner Success

Steve Carter

Senior Manager, Membership Services

Jason Gannon

Managing Director

Kristi Simmons

Sr. Account Manager, Partnership Marketing

Brian Bauer

President

Dan Migala

Co-President & CRO

Jim Kahler

Director, Sport & Entertainment Program

Josh Feinberg

Senior Director, Ticket Sales & Service
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