Harvard Law School Sports Law Symposium on Thursday, March 28 2013
This event is open to the public and free. To register, click here.
The
Harvard Committee on Sports and Entertainment Law, in conjunction with
Harvard's Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and Harvard's
Association for Law and Business, presents:
2013 HLS Sports Law Symposium:
The Evolution of the Fan
Thursday, March 28, 2013 at Harvard Law School, Milstein West in Wasserstein Hall
The
2013 Sports Symposium will focus on evolving consumer experiences in
the sports marketplace. Panels composed of executives from teams,
leagues, and sports media outlets as well as law partners with prominent
sports practices will address the business and legal challenges faced
by the industry in each of three media contexts: the Stadium Experience,
the Television Experience, and the Internet Experience. Ken Hershman,
President of HBO Sports, will present a keynote address on cutting edge
efforts to meet the demands of the modern sports fan.
Event Schedule
11:45am - 12:00pm
Opening Remarks
&
Lunch
CSEL Board
Professor Peter Carfagna, Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
12:00
The Stadium Experience
Marc Edelman: Associate Professor of Law, Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law; Fordham Univeristy (Moderator)
Len Komoroski: CEO, Cleveland Cavaliers
Jim Holzman: Founder & CEO, Ace Ticket Worldwide, Inc.*
Jeff Miller: VP & Chief Security Officer, NFL
Jon Oram: Partner, Proskauer Rose LLP - Sports Law Group
1:15
The Television Experience
Michael McCann: Director of Sports and Entertainment Law Institute& Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law; Legal Analyst & Writer, Sports Illustrated & SI.com (Moderator)
Ed Durso: EVP of Administration, ESPN
Brett Goodman: Senior Vice President, Business & Legal Affairs for NBC Sports Group
Tom Ward: Partner, WilmerHale
Ed Weiss: GC, Fenway Sports Group; NESN
2:30
Keynote Address: Ken Hershman
Ken
Hershman, President of HBO Sports, will present a keynote address on
cutting edge efforts to meet the demands of the modern sports fan.
3:30
The Internet Experience
Patrick Rishe:
Director, Sportsimpacts; Associate Professor of Economics, George
Herbert Walker School of Business, Webster University; Contributor,
Forbes Magazine (Moderator)*
Mary K. Braza: Partner, Foley & Lardner - Sports Industry Team
Anthony D'Imperio:EVP, IMG
Lauren Fisher: GC, Vox Media/SBNation
Lucia McKelvey: EVP, Top Rank, Inc.
Scott Doyne: VP, Turner/NBA Digital
5:00
Networking Reception
Drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and dessert will be served
*Awaiting Confirmation
CSEL would like to thank Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP (www.milbank.com) for providing generous funding for this symposium. For more information, please email csel@law.harvard.edu
I find it highly ironic that a symposium about sports fans actually does not include any one who actually represents fans or fan groups. Sure, I supposed that many of the presenters are fans themselves, but that doesn't actually meet the standard.
For example, what about presidents of fan clubs. As a soccer fan myself, many of the MLS supporter's groups are quite well organized, and led by articulate passionate fans. I am certain that is the case with many other sports.
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