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Jeff Price, President & Publisher, Sporting News Ralph Santana, Chief Marketing Officer, Samsung America Mark Cuban, Owner, Dallas Mavericks & Co-Founder, HDNet, LLC Michael Robichaud, Vice President, Global Sponsorships, Mastercard Jeannie Goldstein, Partner, Chicago Sports & Entertainment Partners Mike Reisman, Partner, Team Epic Doug Pirnie David Stern, Commissioner, National Basketball Association Robert Kinnard, Vice President, Corporate Sales & Marketing, Oakland Raiders Edward M. O'Hara, Chief Creative Officer & Senior Partner, SME Andy Dolich Karen Johnson, Vice President, Sponsorship Marketing, SunTrust Banks, Inc. Greg Economou, President, BRANDTHINK The Honorable Robert Cluck, Mayor, City of Arlington Gary Bettman, Commissioner, National Hockey League Bob Cramer, Vice President, Lifestyle Marketing & Programming, Coca-Cola North America - Active Lifestyle Brands, Vitaminwater, smartwater, POWERADE, Fuze, NOS, Full Throttle The Honorable Tom Leppert, Mayor, City of Dallas Jeff Shifrin, President, Octagon North America Pam Hollander, Director of Sponsorships, Promotions & PR, Integrated Marketing Communications, Allstate Insurance Company Tony Wells, Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, 24 Hour Fitness The Honorable Mike Moncrief, Mayor, City of Fort Worth Julie Kahn, Vice President/New England Market, Entercom Eddie Gossage, President, Texas Motor Speedway Melissa Brenner, Vice President, Marketing, National Basketball Association Michael Neuman, President, Amplify Sports & Entertainment Robert Rowell, President, Golden State Warriors Lisa Baird, Chief Marketing Officer, United States Olympic Committee Chuck Greenberg, Managing Partner & CEO, Texas Rangers Baseball Club Don Garber, Commissioner, Major League Soccer Jerry Colangelo, Chairman and CEO, Phoenix Suns & 2006-2008 USA Men's Senior National Team Managing Director, USA Basketball Clark Hunt, Chairman, Hunt Sports Group; Chairman, FC Dallas & Chairman & CEO, Kansas City Chiefs Jody Shapiro, Senior Vice President/General Manager, NHL Network Donna Goldsmith, Executive Vice President, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) Jonathan Kraft, President & COO, The Kraft Group, Vice Chairman & President, New Angland Patriots Bill Lively, President & CEO, North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee Carol Blazejowski, Senior Vice President/General Manager, New York Liberty Jim Andrews, Senior Vice President/Editorial Director, IEG, LLC Mark Silverman, President, Big Ten Network Mary Wittenberg, President, New York Road Runners/New York City Marathon Scott Murray, Chairman & CEO, Murray Media Brian Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer - East Region, Time Warner Cable Tom Lamb, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Lowe’s Carolyn Feinstein, Group Vice President, Consumer Marketing, EA Sports Bruce Beck, Sports Anchor, WNBC-TV Tom Cove, President & CEO, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA) Gene DeFillippo, Director of Athletics, Boston College Robert Prazmark, Founder/CEO, 21 Marketing Tim Simonds, Managing Director Marketing and Customer Experience, United Airlines Perry Cooper, Senior Vice President, Direct & Digital Marketing and Fan Analytics, National Hockey League Doug Perlman, President, Sports Media Advisors, LLC Tola Murphy-Baran, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Sirius Satellite Radio Tony Pace, Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, SUBWAY Jim Delaney, Commissioner, Big Ten Conference Bret Werner, Managing Partner, Catalyst Public Relations Scott Blackmun, Chief Executive Officer, United States Olympic Committee President, StarGames / Agent for Olympic Figure Skater Nancy Kerrigan Rich Gotham, President, Boston Celtics Terry Denson, Vice President, FIOS TV Content & Programming, Verizon Ed Horne, President, Madison Avenue Sports and Entertainment Bob Bernstein, Managing Director, MC Media & Executive Vice President, Media Director, Draftfcb Rick Singer, Vice President, Chief Executive Marketing, IBM Kathy Carter, Executive Vice President, Major League Soccer/Soccer United Marketing Mark Noonan, President - Americas, Repucom International Tracy Dolgin, President & CEO, YES Network Jed York, President, San Francisco 49ers Michael Aresco, Executive Vice President, Programming, CBS Sports John Kosner, General Manager, ESPN Digital Tom McGovern, Managing Director, Optimum Sports Ray Bednar Jim O'Connell, Vice President, Corporate Marketing, NASCAR Doug Logan, Chief Executive Officer, USA Track & Field Steve Tseng, Senior Vice President, IMG Consulting Marc Riccio, New York Jets LLC Julie Koewler, Global Advertising Director, Accenture Brett Yormark, President & CEO, Nets Sports & Entertainment, LLC Bob Bernstein, Managing Director, MC Media, Executive Vice President, Media Director, Draftfcb Bill Herriott, Director, Sports Sales, WGN-TV, Chicago Chris Hibbs, Senior Director, Sales & Marketing, Chicago Bears John Lewicki, Senior Director, Alliance Marketing, McDonald's Burke Magnus, Senior Vice President, College Sports Programming, ESPN/ABC Sandy Barbour, Director of Athletics, University of California, Berkeley Ben C. Sutton, Jr., Chairman & CEO, ISP Sports Mark Coughlin, Executive Vice President, Octagon Mark Dyer, Senior Vice President, Strategic Planning & Development, IMG Jeffrey Lurie, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Eagles Marshal Carlson, President, Hendrick Motorsports Blake Davidson, Managing Director, Licensing, NASCAR Hunter Nickell, President, SPEED Jim Leahey, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Oakland Athletics The Honorable Patrick L. McCrory, Mayor, City of Charlotte George Foster, Wattis Professor of Management, Graduate School of Business, Stanford University David Alioto, Executive Vice President, Earthquakes Soccer LLC Malcolm Bordelon, Executive Vice President, Business Operations, Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment, San Jose Sharks Gary Cavalli, Executive Director, Emerald Bowl Mike Lynch, Head of Global Sponsorship Management, Visa Inc. Tom Shine, Senior Vice President, Sports & Entertainment, REEBOK Mike Sullivan, Managing Director, Octagon Football Greg Gordon, Senior Vice President, Liberty Mutual Craig A. Spencer, Co-Majority Owner & Chairman of the Board, Philadelphia Soul Joe Fonzi, Sports Anchor, KTVU Fox 2 Doug Flutie, College Football Analyst, ABC Sports & ESPN / Former Quarterback, NFL & Canadian Football League / Winner, Heisman Trophy - 1984 Ted Robinson, Sports Broadcaster Greg Shaheen, Senior Vice President, Basketball & Business Strategies, NCAA David Montgomery, General Partner, President and Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Phillies Andrew Brandt, President, The National Football Post Brian Mieth, Vice President, Sports & Entertainment, ICON International, an Omnicom Company David Baxter, President, Sports Licensing Division, REEBOK Jeffrey Pollack, Commissioner, World Series of Poker

We appreciate the support and participation of sports business executives who have led NSMN events & discussions since 1998. NSMN has attracted the leading sports business newsmakers & trendsetters to discuss the issues of the day with our members.

[Speakers are listed with the company where they worked during their speaking engagement.]
+ Multiple speaking engagements
* Speaker, Sports Licensing Summit

Mark Abbott, Major League Soccer
Alan Abrahamson, Los Angeles Times
+Sam Adams, Rocky Mountain News
*Russell Adams, The Wall Street Journal
Bill Adee, Chicago Tribune
Kevin Adler, Relay Sports & Event Marketing
Michael Ahearn, iloopmobile.com
Larry Albus, IEG Sponsorship Consulting
Erikk Aldridge, Los Angeles Dodgers
+*Rick Alessandri, ESPN Consumer Products
Matt Alexander, Chicagoland Speedway & Route 66 Raceway
John Althoff, State Farm Insurance
+David Alioto, Earthquakes Soccer LLC
Dave Alpern, Joe Gibbs Racing
Ruben Amaro, Jr., Philadelphia Phillies
+Rafe Anderson, TruMedia Networks
+Jim Andrews, IEG, LLC
Paul Andrews, Kroenke Sports Enterprises
Calvin Andrews, BDA Sports Management
Paul Archey, Major League Baseball
+Michael Aresco, CBS Sports
+Leonard Armato, AVP
Dale Arnold, Boston Bruins
Adam Aron, Vail Resorts
Paul E. Asencio, New York Mets
Joe Assell, GolfTEC Enterprises, LLC
Mary Pat Augenthaler, National Football League
+Leigh Augustine, Augustine Sports
Bob Ayars, Comcast SportsNet
Larry Baer, San Francisco Giants
+Lisa Baird, United States Olympic Committee
+Steve Baker, Baker Sports Management
Diana Bald, Univision & Telefutura
Sharon Barbano, Reebok
Sandy Barbour, University of California, Berkeley
Robert Barrett, LA NOW
W. Brian Barrett, SPRINT
Dana Barros, Boston Celtics
Steve Baskin, ING Americas
Mark Basler, Azuki
David Baxter, Reebok
Jeff Beaver, Charlotte Regional Sports Commission
Bob Bechtold, Wendy’s
Bruce Beck, WNBC-TV
Bill Becker, John Deere
Phil Bedella, Comcast SportsNet
+Ray Bednar
Vince Belizario, Seismicom
Steve Bellamy, The Tennis Channel
John Bello, SoBe (South Beach Beverage Company)
Derek Benbow, Charles Schwab
Jeff Benz, United States Olympic Committee
Andrew Berman, America Online
+Bob Bernstein, DraftFCB/ MC Media
Randy Bernstein, YAHOO
Lisa Bertomeu, Hilton Hotels
+*Gary Bettman, National Hockey League
Courtney Beuchert, McCann Erickson
Steve Beuerlein, CBS / Charlotte Fitness Equipment
Chris Bevilacqua, College Sports TV (CSTV)
*Yuan Bin, Beijing Organizing Committee for the
   Game of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG)
Bruce Binkow, AVP
John Bissert, Reebok/CCM
Peter Blacklow, WorldWinner
+Scott Blackmun, Holme Roberts & Owen LLP
+Jane Blalock, JBC Golf
Dain Blanton, AVP
Carol Blazejowski, New York Liberty
Jason Blevins, The Denver Post
David Boardman, FanConneX
+John Bogusz, CBS Television Networks
Mike Bohn, University of Colorado
Dean Bonham, The Bonham Group
+Malcolm Bordelon, San Jose Sharks / Silicon Valley Sports & Entertainment
Ray Borelli, National Basketball Association
Craig Borsari, Zuffa/ Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC)
Matt Bortz, Bortz Sports/GBSM
*Scott Bouyack, The Collegiate Licensing Company
Chris Boyer, Northwestern University
Peg Bradley-Doppes, University of Denver
Bill Bradshaw, Temple University
Morris Bradshaw, Oakland Raiders
Andrew Brandt, National Football Post
+John Brandt, Camden Riversharks
+John Brazer, Philadelphia Phillies
Giff Breed, Octagon
Henry Brehm, Vizion Group
Melissa Brenner, National Basketball Association
Rick Brenner, Trenton Thunder
Bill Bridgen, Comcast SportsNet New England
John Brody, Major League Baseball
Paul Brooks, NASCAR
+Brian Brown, Infinity Broadcasting/Sports Radio 610 WIP
Anucha Browne Sanders, New York Knicks
+Keith Bruce, SportsMark Management Group
Steve Brunner, United States Olympic Committee
Linda Bruno, Atlantic 10 Conference
Mark Bryant, Esq., Law Offices of Mark L. Bryant
Shawn Bryant, IMPACT Magazine
Karen Buchholz, New York Knicks
+Dave Buck, Philadelphia Phillies
Courtney Buechert, McCann Erickson - San Francisco
Tom Buerger, Sports Illustrated
Ron Burke, Comcast SportsNet
+Rick Burton, United States Olympic Committee
Steve Burton, CBS
Kyle Caddell, Carolina Panthers
David Campanelli, Horizon Media
Larry Cancro, Boston Red Sox
Vin Capozzi, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Marshall Carlson, Hendrick Motorsports
+*Bill Carmody, Seismicom
+Greg Carney, Denver Broncos Football Club
M.L. Carr, WARM2Kids
Bob Carruesco, Stanford University Athletics
+Kathy Carter, Soccer United Marketing/ Major League Soccer
Peter Casey, Philadelphia Phantoms
Scott Cassin, LaSalle Bank
Regina Castellani, Philadelphia Charities
+Gary Cavalli, Emerald Bowl
Errin Cecil-Smith, AND 1
James Celentano, KornFerry/Future Step
Bill Cella, MAGNA Global Worldwide
Mary Beth Childs, Lincoln Mercury
+Dockery Clark
John Clark, NBC-10
Timothy Clarke, Wilson Sporting Goods
Ric Clarson, PGA TOUR
Chris Cleary, Go211.com
Mark Clemens, Clemens Family Markets
Tim Cline, Learfield Sports
Robert Cluck, City of Arlington
+Steve Coates, Comcast SportsNet
Jeff Cohen, Brandeis University
Susan Cohig, National Hockey League
Dustin Cohn, Gatorade
Jerry Colangelo, Phoenix Suns
Jay Coleman, First Union
Beth Colleton, National Football League
Jerrold Colton, Esq.
Frank Comerford, WNBC
Jennifer Compton, Boston Bruins & TD Garden
Mark Conrad, Fordham University
Ron Contorno, Full House Entertainment Database Marketing
*Joyceann Cooney, LICENSE Magazine
Perry Cooper, National Hockey League
Richard Copeland, BRC Group
John M. Cordova, Coca-Cola Company
Boo Corrigan, University of Notre Dame
Dave Coskey, Philadelphia 76ers
*Bill Cottam, Crocs Inc.
Mark Coughlin, Octagon
Stu Courtney, Chicago Sun-Times
*Tom Cove, Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA)
Dave Cowens, Chicago Sky
Susan Fellows Crabtree, Lincoln Financial Group
Justin Craig, ESPN 1000
+Bob Cramer, Coca-Cola North America
Ann Crandall Hinegardner, NY Road Runners/ING NYC Marathon
+Anne Cribbs, Anne Cribbs & Company
Kevin Crow, San Diego Spirit, WUSA
+*Stuart Crystal, Major League Soccer/Soccer United Marketing
Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks & HDNet, LLC
+*Shawn Lawson Cummings, Major League Baseball International
Sally Cunningham, National Council of Youth Sports
Dan Curran, Westwood One Radio
Curt Curtis, Octagon
Paul Cushman, m-Qube
Carol A. Czaplicki, Athletico Rehabilitation Fitness Performance
Don D'Ambra, KIXX
Kevin Dale, The Denver Post
+Paul Danforth, New York Mets
George Daniel, New York Titans
Ron Darling, SportsNet New York
+*Blake Davidson, NASCAR
Ignacio De La Fuente, Oakland City Council &
   Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Joint Powers Authority
Mike Dee, Boston Red Sox
+Gene DeFilippo, Boston College
Anita DeFrantz, Amateur Athletic Foundation of Los Angeles
   & International Olympic Committee
Jim Delaney, TD BankNorth Garden
Jim Delany, Big Ten Conference
Frank Dell'Apa, The Boston Globe
Terry Denson, Verizon
Ray DeThorne, Leo Burnett USA
*John DeWaal, New Era Cap Company
Jon Di Gesu, Sylvania
Brian Diamond, Spike TV
Rob Digisi, First USA
+Terry Dillman, Xerox
Michael Dingle, Blast Radius
+Tracy Dolgin, YES Network
+Andy Dolich, San Francisco 49ers
Chuck Domino, Reading Phillies
Mark Donovan, Philadelphia Eagles
Bob Dorfman, Baker Street Partners
Vince Doria, ESPN
Steve Dow, MPG / Arnold
Dave Doyle, FOXSports.com
Tony Driscoll, NHRA
Julie Dubin, Philadelphia Eagles
Eric Dudley, WebsiteBiz
Darryl Dunn, Rose Bowl Stadium
Bill Dwyre, Los Angeles Times
+*Mark Dyer, IMG Consulting
Jeff Eberwein, United Center/Chicago Bulls/Chicago Blackhawks
+Jeff Eccleston, Sponsorship Research International (SRi)
Greg Economou, BRANDTHINK
*Vladamir Edelman, Mobile ESPN Publishing Worldwide
+David Ehrlich, The Bonham Group
+Joe Ellis, Denver Broncos Football Club
+Howard Eskin, NBC10
Bruce Eskowitz, Clear Channel Entertainment
B.J. Evans, Charlotte Bobcats
John Fabian, The Golf Channel
+Steve Fapka, ESPN/ABC Sports
Rick Faubert, Boston Breakers
+Greg Feasel, Colorado Rockies
Chris Feder, 24 Hour Fitness
Brian Feeley, Canon Business Solutions
Carolyn Feinstein, EA Sports
Alan Ferber, U.S. Cellular
Kathleen Finato, Motorola, Inc.
Peter Fishbach, ADVANTA Championships
*Eric Fisher, SportsBusiness Journal
+Joel Fisher, Madison Square Garden
Colleen Fitzpatrick, NBC Olympics
Sam Flood, NBC Sports
Doug Flutie, ABC Sports / ESPN
Dan Flynn, U.S. Soccer Federation
Jeff Fogelson, Seton Hall University
Lee Folger, Baseball America
+Joe Fonzi, KTVU FOX 2
+George Foster, Stanford University
+Robert Fox, TNS Intersearch & ESPN SPORTS POLL
Tom Fox, Gatorade
Chris Foy, The Bonham Group
Brian France, NASCAR
Jon Franklin, The Sports & Marketing Company
Tim Franz, FleerSkybox International
+John Frascotti, Reebok International
Brian Freely, CANON Business Solutions
Randy Freer, Fox Sports Net
Robert Friedman, John Hancock Financial Services, Inc.
Kenneth Fuchs, SI Digital
Solly Fulp, University of California, Berkeley Athletics
Ron Furman, NFL Network
Steve Furniss, Tyr Sport
+Pat Gallagher, San Francisco Giants Enterprises
Rob Gallas, Chicago White Sox
John Galloway, Pepsi North America
Marc Gallucci, Fort Franklin
Norb Gambuzza, Golf Digest Companies
Jeff Gammage, Philadelphia Inquirer
Howard Ganz, Proskauer Rose LLP
*Don Garber, Major League Soccer
+Jim Garino, Philadelphia Phantoms
Mike Garrity, Comcast-Spectacor
Ken Gart, Speciality Sports Stores Venture
Shaun Gayle, Shaun Gayle, LLC
Heidi Geier, Universal Studios Hollywood
Jill Geer, USA Track & Field
Matt Genova, Rivals.com
Tom George, Octagon
Eric Gerstein, Forman Mills
Zachary Glare, Oakland Athletics
*Mary Pat Gillin, National Basketball Association
Phil Gloudemans, Agnew Carter MS&L
+*Gene Goldberg, National Football League
+*Donna Goldsmith, World Wresting Entertainment, Inc
+Jeannie Goldstein, Pulse Sports & Entertainment
Mike Golub, New York Rangers
Alex Gomez, One-on-One Sports
Jason Gonella, Philadelphia Eagles
+Brett Goodman, NBC Universal Sports & Olympics
David Goodman, ADVANTA
+Drew Goodman, Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain
Greg Gordon, Liberty Mutual
Eddie Gossage, Texas Motor Speedway
+Rich Gotham, Boston Celtics
Ron Grahame, University of Denver
Johnny Grant, Hollywood
Adam Graves, New York Rangers
Tom Gray, Mayor’s Office of Special Events, City of Chicago
+Dave Greeley, Chicago Bears
Chuck Greenberg, Texas Rangers Baseball Club
+Teddy Greenstein, Chicago Tribune
Theo Gregory, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
+Brian Grey, Yahoo Sports
+Stephen Greyser, Harvard Business School
+Cathy Griffin, The Griffin Network
+Tim Griggs, Fox Sports Net Rocky Mountain
David Gross, Major League Lacrosse
Wyc Grousbeck, Boston Celtics
Ray Guilbault, NESN
Karen Guregian, Boston Herald
+Jon Gurevitch, CN8 Sports
Doug Habgood, 2005 U.S. Women's Open
Jack Haddad, Haddad Apparel
Tim Hadzima, LaSalle Bank Corporation
+Doug Hall, Monster
Bruce Hallet, Sports Illustrated
Doug Hamilton, Los Angeles Galaxy
John Hannah, John Hannah Entertainment, LLC
Mark Hardie, Forrester Research
Martin Harris, San Francisco Sports & Entertainment Center
+Bob Hart, NBC10
Tariq Hassan, Element 79
Pat Hawk, Tony Hawk Enterprises
Tommy Hawkins, Los Angeles Dodgers
Rusty Hawley, New York Giants
+Wally Hayward, Relay Sports & Event Marketing
+Jeffrey Harrison, World TeamTennis
Chris Heck, Villanova Sports Marketing
Paul Heffernan, New Balance
John Henry, Boston Red Sox
Bill Herriott, WGN-TV
Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune
Luis Hernandez, Chicago White Sox
Kathleen Hessert, Sports Media Challenge & Buzz Manager, Inc.
Chris Hibbs, Chicago Bears
John Hickenlooper, City of Denver
David Hill, Fox Sports Television Group
+Ann Hinegardner, NY Road Runners Club/ING NYC Marathon
+Pam Hollander, Allstate Insurance Company
Robert Hollander, BrandSense
John Holloran, Pepsi New England
Mark Holtzman, National Football League
+Adam Holzer, Fox Cable Networks
+Matthew Hong, Turner Sports
+Ed Horne, Madison Avenue Sports and Entertainment
John Horowitz, Smallworld.com
Mark Hosbein, Discover Card
Chuck Howard, CBS Radio Charlotte
Jason Howarth, Conover Tuttle Pace
Clark Hunt, Hunt Sports Group, FC Dallas & Kansas City Chiefs
John Hunter, Sportingauction.com
Billy Hunter, NBA Players Association
+Matt Hutchings, Altitude Sports & Entertainment
Barry Hyde, MasterCard International
Lou Imbriano, New England Patriots & New England Revolution
Joe Inzerillo, Major League Baseball Advanced Media
+*Rick Isaacson, IMG Licensing
Charlie Jacobs, Boston Bruins & FleetCenter
Stuart Jacobs, New Voice Media
Tom Jacobs, NCAA
Gary Jacobus, United States Tennis Association
Ron Jaworski, Philadelphia Soul Arena Football
Brook Jay, All Terrain Productions
+Jim Jenks, Philadelphia Inquirer
+*Brian Jennings, National Hockey League
Jim Jennings, National Lacrosse League
*Scott Jensen, Hands-on-Mobile, Inc.
Dick Jerardi, Philadelphia Daily News; 610- WIP & Comcast SportsNet's Daily News Live
Whitney Johnson, RacingRhino.com
Kristine Johnson, Tri-Valley
Tom Jolly, The New York Times
Craig Jonas, Jonas Group & SportsHD Productions, Inc.
Kevin Jones, Virginia Tech
Mark Jordan, Comcast SportsNet
David Juday, ESPN Radio 1000
+Andrew Judelson, National Hockey League
John Kaczkowski, Western Golf Association
+Julie Kahn, Entercom
Evan Kamer, National Football League
Bernice Kanner, Author
+Rich Karlis, Qwest Communications
Terry Kassel, The Football Network
Chris Katsuleres, VISA International
Ray Katz, The Football Network
Kevin Kay, Spike TV
Steve Keener, Little League Baseball International
Tom Kelly, US Ski & Snowboard Association
Adam Kempenaar, Chicago Blackhawks
Bart Kendall, IMG Golf
Lydia Kennard, Los Angeles World Airports
+Sam Kennedy, Boston Red Sox
+David Kennedy, Chicago Park District
Jim Kennedy, Esq., Kennedy & Liverant
Mike Kern, Philadelphia Daily News
Nancy Kerrigan, Two-time Olympic Medalist
Kathy Kiely, The Ad Club
Chris Kiernan, ICON International, an Omnicom Company
Ann Killion, San Jose Mercury News
*Dennis Kim, Vancouver Organizing Committee for the
   2010 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC)
Robert Kinnard, Oakland Raiders
+Jim Kirk, The Chicago Tribune
Brian Kitts, Kroenke Sports Enterprises
Joanne Klonowski
David Kocsis, PhD, National Football League
+Julie Koewler, Accenture
Len Komoroski, Philadelphia Eagles
Nick Konawalik, Charlotte 49ers Athletics
Michael Kontos, Hill & Knowlton
Peter Kosann, Westwood One/CBS Radio Sports
John Kosner, ESPN Digital
Dave Kotowski, Long Island Lizards
Paul Kowalczyk, Colorado State University
+Jonathan Kraft, New England Patriots
Bob Kramer, Mercedes Benz Cup
*Bill Kraus, New Era Cap Company
+Eric Kraus, The Gillette Company
Richard Krezwick, FleetCenter/Boston Bruins
Todd Krinsky, Reebok
Andrew Kritzer, Sharp Electronics Corporation
+Jeff Krolik, Fox Sports Net Bay Area
Curt Krouse, University of Delaware
+Kristen Kuliga, K Sports and Entertainment
Mitch Kupchak, Los Angeles Lakers
Jack Kyser, LAEDC
+David M. Lafrennie, Hartford Life
Tom Lamb, Lowe’s
Lou Lamoriello, New Jersey Devils
+Peter Land, Edelman
Joshua Landis, POC Media
Matt Lane, Buffalo Sports Properties/University of Colorado Athletics
+Nova Lanktree, CSMG International
Sal LaRocca, National Basketball Association
+Jon Last, Sports & Leisure Research Group

+Amy Latimer, TD Garden & Boston Bruins
Tom Lawrence, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame
Jim Leahey, Oakland Athletics
*Dan Leberfeld, Sirius NFL Radio & MSG Network
Walter Lee, Pro Sports Music Marketing
+*Terry Lefton, Sports Business Daily/SportsBusiness Journal
Tim Leiweke, Anschutz Entertainment Group
James Leonard, Faegre & Benson
Tom Leppert, City of Dallas
Judi Lerner, AYS Sports Marketing
Jon Lese, Canon, USA
+Mark Lev, Fenway Sports Group
David Levine, United Way of Southeastern PA
+Michael Levine, Van Wagner Sports Group/Dorna USA
Ross Levinsohn, FoxSports.com
Mike Levy, OPENSports.com
Dan Levy, Octagon
+John Lewicki, McDonald's Corporation
Ann Liguori, Ann Liguori Productions
+Kristine Lilly, Boston Breakers
+Walter Lis, STATS, Inc.
+Richard Lisk, Philadelphia Soul
+Jon Litner, Comcast SportsNet
Carmen Liu, Island Def Jam Music Group
Bill Lively, North Texas Super Bowl XLV Host Committee
Larry Lloyd, General Motors Brand Research
+Bob Lobel
Dave Logan, 850 KOA Radio
Doug Logan, USA Track & Field
Jeff Long, Atlantic 10 Conference
*Mike Loparo, Arena Football League
Michael Lowe. FootJoy, Acushnet Company
Don Lowery, New England Patriots
Peter Lukko, Comcast-Spectacor
Jeffrey Lurie, Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Lutz, PGA Philadelphia
Tim Lynde, Home Depot
+Ed Lynch, Sentient Jet
+John Lynch, Reebok
+Michael Lynch, Visa USA
Mike Lynch, WCVB-TV, Boston
Pat Lynch, The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena
Christine Madigan, New Balance
+Burke Magnus, ESPN/ABC
Kevin Malone, Los Angeles Dodgers
+Tom Manchester, Dunkin Donuts
+Ed Manetta, Worldwide Marketing & Media Group
Dinn Mann, MLB Advanced Media, L.P.
Robert Markionni, Chicago District Golf Association
Kenny Marks, Clear Channel Colorado
Sarah Martinez-Helfman, Philadelphia Eagles Youth Partnership
Mark Mariani, Sportsline.com
Ed Mate, Colorado Golf Association
Tim Matthews, Denver Newspaper Agency
Melissa Mattilio, Turkey Hill
Clay Matvick, ESPNU
Megan Mawicke, CBS 2 News
+Frank Mayer, Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads
Jacqueline McBratnie, Campbells Soup
Bryant McBride, Vision Sports & Entertainment Partners
The Honorable Patrick L McCrory, Mayor, City of Charlotte
+*Leo P. McCullagh Jr., PGA TOUR
John McDonough, Chicago Cubs
Jon McGahan, New Hampshire International Speedway
+Tom McGovern, Optimum Sports
Sean McGrail, New England Sports Network
Dan McGrath, Chicago Tribune
Sean McGrath, Foote Cone & Belding
Tug McGraw, Philadelphia Phillies
Jennifer McIntosh, World Wrestling Entertainment
+Pat McLoone, Philadelphia Daily News
John McNamara, Turner Sports
Barry McNulty, Host Communications
+Correy McPherrin, Fox News Chicago//FOX Kickoff Live
Jim McPhilliamy, Charlotte Bobcats
Mary Meder, Harmelin Media
+Christian Megliola, Regan Communications Group
Dave Mellin, Sprint
John Meyer, The Denver Post
Frank Miceli, Comcast-Speactator
+Brian Mieth, ICON International
+Dan Migala, The Migala Report
Alan R. Miller, Law Offices of Alan R. Miller
Bill Miller, California Speedway
Craig Miller, USA Basketball
Jill Miller, IMG
John Miller, Rusty Wallace Racing
+Perkins Miller, Intrawest Colorado
Robert Miller, California Speedway
Russ Miller, The Broadmoor
+Jim Millman, USA Boxing
+A.J. Jack Mills, Jr., Ascent Sports Management
Geoff Mink, Nextel Communications
Jeremy Mishkin, Esq., Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
John Moag, Moag & Company
Kevin Moehlenkamp, McCann Erickson - San Francisco
Kevin Monaghan, NBC Sports
Mike Moncrief, City of Fort Worth
Charles K. Monfort, Colorado Rockies
David Montgomery, Philadelphia Phillies
John Moore, Mullen
Jim Moorhouse, U.S. Soccer Federation
Mike Moran, Edelman Sports & Entertainment Marketing
Jeff Morander, Chicago Bears
Hadley Morash, MVPhilanthrophy
Kit Morris, Nike
Larry Moulter, Woolf Associates
Dr. Hans J. Mueh, United States Air Force Academy
+Molly Mullady, Philadelphia Eagles
Rick Muntean, Scranton Wilkes-Barre Red Barons
Steve Mura, MillerCoors
Tim Murphy, Entercom Boston
Tola Murphy-Baran, Sirius Satellite Radio
Scott Murray, Murray Media
Chuck Mycoff, Intersport
+Larry Needle, Philadelphia Sports Congress
T.J. Nelligan, Nelligan Sports Marketing
+Michael Neuman, Amplify Sports & Entertainment
Jim Newcomb, Boeing
Vince Nicastro, Villanova University
Mike Nichols, LPGA
Hunter Nickell, SPEED
+Bill Nielsen, Microsoft X Box
+Tom Nolan, Golf World Magazine
+Mark Noonan, Repucom International
*Bryan Nosal, JC Penney
+Scott Novak, Dan Klores Communications
+Larry Novenstern, Optimedia US
+Arturo Nunez, NBA Latin America & U.S. Hispanic Telemundo
+Jim Obermeyer, NASCAR
Jim O'Connell, NASCAR
+Pat O’Connor, POC Media
Thomas J. O'Donnell, Chase Card Services
Edward M. O'Hara, SME
Scott O'Neill, HoopsTV.com
+Maidie Oliveau, LawSports
*John Olshan, Major League Baseball Players Association
Phil Olsman, Roggin Productions
Scott O'Neil, National Basketball Association
Roberto Orci
Tom Osborne, Colorado Springs Sports Corporation
Grant Pace, Conover Tuttle Pace
Tony Pace, SUBWAY
Richard Pachino, IPIX
Barbara Paddock, JPMorgan Chase
Scott Painter, AVP
Pranav Pandit, OMD
Scott Parks LeTellier, Big League Dreams USA
James Paton, Rocky Mountain News
+Marie Patrick, Los Angeles Marathon
+Michael Paul, MGP Sports PR
Nick Paul, 361° Chicago
John Paxson, Chicago Bulls
Jason Pearl, San Francisco Giants
David Peart, San Francisco 49ers
Sam Peck, SGP Sales & Marketing
+Ray Pennacchia, NovaCare Rehabilitation
+Kelly Perdew, Rotohog.com
Rich Perelman, LA2012
+Douglas Perlman, Sports Media Advisors, LLC
Rob Perlman, Colorado Ski Country USA
Marc Perman, IMG
Tim Pernetti, CBS College Sports Network
+Barbara Perry, IMG
+Arnold Peter, Lord, Bissell & Brook
Sean Petty, USA Cycling
Bill Peterson, AEG
Ted Phillips, Chicago Bears Football Club
Carey Pinkowski, LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon
+*Doug Pirnie, IMG
Karin Piscitelli, Boston Breakers
Dave Pizzi, Seismicom
+Ken Podziba, New York City Sports Commission
+Mike Polisky, Chicago Wolves
+Marc Pollick, The Giving Back Fund
+*Jeffrey Pollack, World Series of Poker
Kelly Pond, Special Olympics Southern California
Jean Lenti Ponsetto, DePaul University
David Poole, Charlotte Observer / Sirius NASCAR Radio
Jack Popejoy, 980KFWB
+Fred Popp, SME Branding
+Robert Prazmark, 21 Marketing
Dan Price, Adrenalin Design Group
+Jeff Price, Sporting News
+Lara Price, Philadelphia 76ers
Laurel Prieb, Major League Baseball
David Proper, National Football League
Steve Raab, SportsNet New York
Gary Radnich, KRON-TV
Guy Rancourt, Hill Holliday
Tom Raponi, KICU-Action 36/Cable 6
John Ratoff, BankNorth
Marc Rayfield, WIP
Ken Reed, EdD., United States Sports Academy
Rich Reider, Miller Brewing Company
Scott Reifert, Chicago White Sox
+Irving Rein, PhD., Northwestern University School
   of Communication
+Mike Reisman, Velocity Sports & Entertainment
Wes Resse, Continental Airlines
Dave Revsine, Big Ten Network
+Marc Riccio, New York Jets
Bob Richards, Chicago Sun Times/Chicago Athlete Magazine
Mark Richardson, Panthers Football, LLC
Ike Richman, Comcast-Spectacor
Jim Ricotta, Azuki Systems
John Riddle, SGMA International
Mark Ridley-Thomas, California State Senator
David Rinetti, Oakland Athletics
+*Adam Ritter, Major League Baseball
+*Keith Ritter, National Hockey League
Reggie Rivers, CBS4 / Pro Football Weekly
*Paulo Roberto Ferriera, Prime Licensing
+Michael Robichaud, MasterCard Worldwide
Bill Robinson, Pepsi Bottling Group
James Robinson, Alliance Marketing Partners
Ted Robinson, Sports Broadcaster
+Peter Roby, Northeastern Athletics
Trisha Roche, Chevron Texaco
John Rodenburg, Sports Illustrated
Anthony Rodio, Stubhub.com
Marjorie Rodgers, National Football League
Kris Rone, Los Angeles Dodgers
Leon Rose, Sherman, Silverstein, Kohl, Rose & Podolsky
Lon Rosen, Endeavor Talent Agency
Jay Rosenstein, The Ice Channel
Hal Roth, Colorado Rockies Baseball Club
Jennifer Roth, Comcast-Spectacor
Brad Rothenberg, BRC Group
*Darren Rovell, ESPN.com
+Dave Rowan, Philadelphia Eagles
+Robert Rowell, Golden State Warriors
Jill Royster, Sports Illustrated
John Rubey, Spring Communications, An AEG Affiliate
Jeff Rude, Golfweek Magazine
Claude Ruibal, Ask Jeeves International
John Rush, SEPTA
Jim Rushton, Sports Radio 850 WEEI, Boston
*Chris Russo, CR Media Ventures, LLC
Nick Ruttenberg, Pep Boys
Robert Ruxin, S/R Associates
Doug Ryan, Chicago Blackhawks
Steve Ryan, Philadelphia Eagles
Becky Saeger, Charles Schwab
Nick Sakiewicz, Keystone Sports and Entertainment, LLC
Michael Sakin, Ultimate Fighting Championship
Greg Salah, USG
Ronald Sally, Colorado Crush
+Steve Sander, PURE Brand Sports & Entertainment
Ann Sanders, NewFund
Ralph Santana, PepsiCo North America
Steve Saunders, Coors Brewing Company
*Fred Scalera, Licensing Partners International
Richard Scharf, Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau
John Schemerhorn, Fox Sports Net
William Scherr, 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist - Wrestling;
   Distinguished Member, National Wrestling Hall of Fame; 1998
Steve Schiff, Schiff Marketing
Tony Schiller, Paragon Marketing Group
Howard Schlossberg, Columbia College Chicago
Bill Schlough, San Francisco Giants
Jon Schmieder, Metro Denver Sports Commission
Tom Schnecke, CBS2 WBBM-TV/DT
Tim Schoen, Anheuser-Busch
+Tracy Schoenadel, TNS SPORT/ESPN Sports Poll
Bill Schoonmaker, 361 Sports & Event Marketing
Larry Schwartz, Extreme Explorations
Matt Schwartz, Leaders Online
Angelo Scialfa, Penn State Sports Marketing
Michael Segobiano, City of Chicago
Daniel Segal, House of Blues Concerts
Allen "Bud" Selig, Major League Baseball
Steve Semelsberger, Pluck
Paul Sewards, SME
Scott Seymour, Octagon
+Justin Shaffer, Hotpotato
Greg Shaheen, NCAA
Bob Shallow, IMG/TWI Interactive
+Gareb Shamus, International Fight League (IFL)
Jody Shapiro, NHL Network
Sharon Shapiro, SONY Computer Entertainment
Adam Shaw, NFL Network
John Shea, Octagon
+Paul Sheehy, Pro Star Sports Agency
Ben Shields, Author, "The Elusive Fan"
Jeff Shifrin, Octagon North America
Lindsi Shine, Cornerstone Promotion
Tom Shine, REEBOK
+Pam Shriver, United States Tennis Association
Greg Siano, Tierney Partners
Wayne Sieve, Ustream, Inc.
+Mark Silverman, Big Ten Network
+David Simon, Los Angeles Sports Council
   & Southern California Committee for the Olympic Games
Tim Simonds, United Airlines
Steve Simpson, Fox Sports Net West/West 2
+Rick Singer, IBM
Chris Sinta, ConAgra Foods
Andrew Sippel, ESPN
Howard Skall, Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Blaine Skinner, Los Angeles Lakers
Ron Skotarczak, AND 1 Entertainment
Staci Slaughter, San Francisco Giants
Rich Slivka, Denver Broncos Football Club
+Fletcher Smith, CSMG Sports
Geoff Smith, Roush Fenway Racing
+Stephanie Smith, Comcast SportsNet
Jill Smoller, William Morris Agency
Bob Snyder, Beason Broadcast Partners, Ltd.
Jan Soderstrom, SOMO Partners
Jeff Sofka, The Synergy Group/Clear Channel Entertainment
+Jim Sofranko, Groupon
+Jerry Solomon, StarGames
Sofia Sosangelis, KYW
Ed Snider, Comcast-Spectacor
Rita Spaccapaniccia, Dominick's/Safeway
Michael Speier, Variety & Daily Variety
+Craig Spencer, Philadelphia Soul
Russ Spielman, SFX Talent Marketing
Brenda Spoonemore, NBA Entertainment
Bryan Srabian, San Francisco Giants
Lee Stacey, New York Jets
Mark Stamm, MyTeam.com
Frank Stadulis, USfans.com
Michael Steinberg, Premiere Sports & Entertainment, LLC
+*Brandon Steiner, Steiner Sports Marketing
Steve Stenersen, U.S. Lacrosse
+David Stern, National Basketball Association
Peter Stern, Strategic Sports Group
John Stevenson, PUMA North America
+Chris Stiepock, ESPN X Games
Dr. Ed Stoner, UMass Lowell
Joe Sullivan, The Boston Globe
Mike Sullivan, Octagon Football
Shawn Sullivan, Boston Celtics
Ben C. Sutton, Jr., ISP Sports
+Gary Swain, IMG
Bob Sweeney, Boston Bruins Foundation
Dale Tallon, Chicago Blackhawks
+Kristin Tallman, Citizens Bank
Jessamy Tang, 890 ESPN Boston & 1400 ESPN Lowell
Lowell Taub, Creative Artists Agency
Alan Taylor, Alan Taylor Communications
Jeff Taylor, Monster
Dave Taylor, Coors Brewing Company
John Temple, Rocky Mountain News
Ferris Thompson, United Talent Agency
Ian Thomsen, Sports Illustrated
Luis Tiant, Retired MLB Player
Sharon Tice, Penn's Landing Corp.
+Shawn Tilger, Philadelphia Flyers
Linda Tinoly, Foote Cone & Belding
Andrew Tisch, The Gift of New York
Michael Tocci, Hyundai Motor America
Don Tollefson, FOX Ten O'Clock News
Jim Tooley, USA Basketball
Don Transeth, EA Sports
Ralph Tricomi, Jr., Lincoln Mercury
+David Tryder, Dunkin' Donuts
+Steve Tseng, IMG
Chip Tuttle, Conover Tuttle Advertising and Public Relations
+Karen Uhler, Allstate Insurance Company
Craig Umbaugh, Hogan & Hartson
Rob Urbach, SFX Sports Group
+Jeff Urban, Gatorade
Lynne Valencia, NBC 9News
Jacqueline Vargo, EMI Music
Randy Vataha, Game Plan, LLC.
+*Greg Via, The Gillette Company / P&G
David Vinturella, ASA Events
Raphael Viton, Two by Four
+Pete Vlastelica, Yardbarker
Scott Voris, GMR Works
Bill Voth, WSOC-TV
Tom Wade, PGA TOUR
+*Clay Walker, Major League Baseball Players Association
Derrick Walker, The Finish Line
*Kit Walsh, The Collegiate Licensing Company
William Wanger, Fox Sports
Todd Waks, Clear Channel Entertainment
Jennifer Ward, Turner Sports
+Simon Wardle, Octagon
Joe Waugh, Harmelin Media
Brett Weinroth, Octagon
Jared Weiss, Steiner Sports Marketing & Memorabilia
+Tony Wells, 24 Hour Fitness
+Rick Welts, OnSport
+Bret Werner, Catalyst Public Relations
Larry Wert, NBC-5 / Chicago
Tracy West, Bank of America Championship/ Hayson Sports Group
*Craig Westemeier, The University of Texas at Austin
*Chester Wheeler, United States Olympic Committee (USOC)
H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler, Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Eddie White, REEBOK
Fred Whitfield, Bobcats Sports & Entertainment
Susan Wilcox, California Travel & Tourism Commission
Kristi Wilkins, Comcast Northern California
+Bobby Wilkinson, State Farm Insurance
+Bob Williams, Burns Sports & Celebrities
+Brian Williams, Kaleidoscope & General Motors R*Works
+James "Big Cat" Williams, Chicago Rush Arena Football
Dr. Jamie Williams, Academy of Art University
Will Wilson, Arena Football League
Peter Wilt, Chicago Fire
Ceo Wimmer, Fox Sports Net
+Mary Wittenberg,New York Road Runners/New York City Marathon
Chad Wittman, REEBOK Lacrosse
+David Woodman, Comcast SportsNet
Bill Wynne, Ford Racing Technology
Kevin Wynne, Madison Square Garden
Mark Yoder, Lincoln Financial Group
Jed York, San Francisco 49ers
+Brett Yormark, Nets Sports & Entertainment
+Eric Young, San Francisco Business Times
Michael Young, Colorado Crush
Nelson Zager, Crowne Plaza Los Angeles Airport
Kim Zayotti, Woolf Associates
Rod Zimmerman, CBS Radio Chicago
Alan Zucker, IMG
Marc Zumoff, Philadelphia 76ers

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