2019 Inaugural Conference
The 2019 Temple Sport Business Conference was the first ever Temple Sport Business Conference. The conference consisted of four panels and one keynote and were as follows:
Keynote Address: Jake Reynolds
At the time, Jake Reynolds was the Chief Revenue Officer of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, but has since become the President of the New Jersey Devils
"Negotiate Your Future" Panel:
Jason Belzer: At the time, Jason was the President of GAME Inc., and is now the CEO of Student Athlete NIL.
Lis Moss: Lis is a Sports Agent at Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
Jim Solano: Jim Solano is a Sports Agent at Tier 1 Sport Management
Ben Sturner: Ben is the President and CEO of Leverage Agency
"Equal Play" Panel:
Megan Fry: Megan is an Account Management Director at MSG Entertainment & Co.
Morgan Jenkins: Morgan is the Associate Manager of Digital Media Operations at the NBA
Cheryl Mark: Cheryl is the Associate VP of Brands at Wasserman
Ameena Soliman: Ameena is a Pro Scout for the Philadelphia Eagles
"Changing the Game" Panel:
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Wayne Kimmel: Wayne is a Managing Partner at SeventySix Capital
Colin Thompson: Colin is a former Carolina Panther and is the founder of Not For Long Media LLC
Tamarah Strauss: Tamara is the Director of Public Relations and Partnerships at Thorne.
Angelise Stuhl: Angelise is the CEO of Philadelphiasportsdigest.com
"Do it for the Brand" Panel:
Anthony Cialella: Anthony is the Senior Account Manager for NFL Partnerships at 160over90
Frank Higgins: Frank is the Director of Global Sports Partnerships (Golf & Tennis) at American Express
Ganiu Ladipo: Ganiu is the Lead Partnership Marketer at the Los Angeles Rams
Julie Storr: Julie is a Client Devlopment Manager at CJ
Kenny Yansen: Kenny is the Manager of National Marketing Solutions at LEARFIELD
Athlete Crush (SPRTER) Presentation:
Thilo Kunkel was the CEO of Athlete Crush at the time and is now a professor in Temple University's School of Sport, Tourism, and Hospitality Management