Learn how NBA, NHL, NFL, MLB and MLS clubs are making money online, and how you can too.

What is the Team Digital Business Summit?

A 1/2 day, regional conference focused on the digital side of team sports. Thes event has one goal: to help teams increase revenues from digital media. Unlike other conferences that focus on public media properties, this is all about team-level business. Professional, minor league and college team executives are all welcome. Lunch will be provided.

Northest Region Host Committee
Shripal Shah, bio, V.P. Mktg Strategy & Consumer Experience, Washington Redskins
Hunter Lochmann, bio, VP Marketing, New York Knicks
Larry Goldman, bio, Director, Partnership Mktg., New York Islanders
Doug Smoyer, bio, Director Media & Partnerships New York Giants

Why should you attend? Digital remains one of the few growth areas in this down economy, but few teams are maximizing revenue from their Websites and E mail. The Team Digital Business Summit will help teams learn practical ways to cash in from digital media. The event will also help attendees build their personal networks among peers throughout pro sports.

Note: this event is intended for employees of team sports organizations and invited guests. You do not work for a team, you would have to purchase an "at large" ticket. There are only (5) tickets available for “at large” attendees. Click here to register as an 'At Large' attendee.

Convenient, ½ day format: Some teams struggle to earn money from digital simply because they haven’t had time to research the market. Team execs are often too busy to attend conferences or to compare notes with their peers at other teams, let alone other leagues; and many don’t have travel budgets either. So to make it easier and to help hold down costs, we’re arranging this series of three, ½ day events in various cities across the country.

Who should attend? This is not just another technology conference. It is about team business. Digital business. Attendees will include executives from all departments: sales and marketing management, ticket sales and operations, senior management and New Media managers. This conference will reach across departments and across leagues. It'll be like an "inter-league" meeting focused on learning and networking among peers...but without the league setting the agenda. Designed by teams, for teams:

What will you learn? The summits will focus on digital sponsorship sales and social media. We will also touch on Email / CRM, E-commerce and Website operations. Much of the content will be provided by the teams themselves. We will feature real world case studies not hypothetical cases.

Learn what sponsors want Teams love to learn what other teams are doing, so we’re lining up some great case studies which will be presented by team executives. But teams also need to learn what buyers want, so we are inviting a few non-team folks to help educate us about the digital media marketplace, and to help sports teams develop their sales, marketing and technology strategies.

Guest Speakers: Each regional summit features presentations from sports teams as well as special guests. Following is a list of our guest speakers for New York.

Mike Maleski, bio, New Media Sales Manager, Cleveland Cavaliers

Doug Smoyer, bio, Director Media & Partnerships, NY Giants

Shripal Shah, bio, V.P. Mktg Strategy & Consumer Experience, Washington Redskins

Jeramie McPeek, bio, VP Interactive, Phoenix Suns

Chris Schlosser, bio, Director of Digital Strategy, Soccer United Marketing

Laurie Koehler, bio, Consumer Campaigns Activation Manager, Intel Corporation

Chris Russo, bio, CEO, Fantasy Sports Ventures

Kevin Chou, bio, CEO, Watercooler

David Nemetz, bio, Founder, Bleacher Report

Jim DeLorenzo, bio, Vice President Digital Media, Octagon / Founder of Twackle.com

Ian Hall, bio, Group Director, Octagon / Sprint’s NFL Business

Jen Zick, bio, Director of Marketing, Comcast Spectacor / Fan One

Ken Park, bio, CEO, Oktane Media

Marc Appleman, bio, New Media Sports Exec. (formerly ESPN, AOL Sports, Fox Sports)

Program: Each regional event will be a bit slightly different from the others. Different teams. Different attendees. Different guest speakers. Different case studies. Different panelists. But all will be focused on the bottom line – making money for teams through digital media.