The Future of Sports Digital Media
Wednesday, September 27, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
NYVC's biggest event yet packed the Bing Stage in Times Square with a standing room only crowd featuring two segments. The event kicked off with a one-on-one in-depth and tremendous dialogue between Dave Portnoy (Founder of Barstool Sports) and Rich Greenfield (MD, Media and Tech Analyst, BTIG), This was immediately followed by a sparked discussion about the "Changing Landscape of Sports Media Rights," featuring Bryant McBride (Founder & CEO, Burst), Daniel Cohen (SVP, Octagon), Geoff Reiss (GM Sports, Oath), and Paul Fichtenbaum (Chief Content Officer, The Athletic) and was moderated by Dee Kundra (Head of PR & Communications for the Americas, FC Bayern Munich). Livestream replay link: http://newyork.advertisingweek.com/calendar/-nyvc-sports-seminar-2017-09-28-1715
Growth of Investment Opportunities at the Intersection of Sports & Digital
Thursday, July 27, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
This power panel presented by NYVC Sports brought together leaders and innovators from the sports investment community shaping the future of sports. Topics included Broadcast and Production, Content and Distribution, Data Analysis, eSports, Fan Engagement, and more. Our panelists represented a wide array of sports investors with experience raising capital, acquiring businesses, and staying on top of the latest trends. These discussions featured: Kerry Kellogg (Director, RSE Ventures), Jeffrey Roth (Partner, Bruin Sports Capital), Rob Simmelkjaer (SVP, NBC Sports Ventures), Farzam Kamel (Partner, Sterling VC), Deepen Parikh (Partner & Investor, Courtside Ventures), Jeff Volk (SVP Business Development, MLB Advanced Media) and was moderated by Seth Everett (Host / Announcer, Westwood One, iHeartMedia, Entercom, New Jersey Devils).
"A Deep Dive into the State of Augmented & Virtual Reality in Sports"
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
The SFVC team hosted another tremendous event -- focusing on VR and Immersive Technology in Sports. At WeWork Golden Gate, the following individuals dove deeply into the growth and future of the booming space. Speakers included; Andrew Felder (CFO, Virtually Live), Miles Perkins (VP of Marketing Communications, Jaunt), Sumit Gupta (CEO, Boom.tv), David Aufhauser (Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Intel Sports Group). Andy Dolich (Managing Director & Head of US Sports Practice, Odgers Berndtson) and was moderated by Bill Schlough (Chief Information Officer, San Francisco Giants).
Culture On Culture – Creating Winning Environments
Wednesday, April 26, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
Hosted and organized by our good friends at The Players Tribune and LeagueApps, NYVC Sports welcomed 200 entrepreneurs, investors, and sports executives in an amazing space overlooking the west side. We dove deeply into how off-court and off-field culture impacts team performance and vice versa. There is no shortage of data to support how winning environments are created and our panel covered many environments that breed success. The amazing and well-rounded panelists:
Allan Houston, Former NBA Player and Asst. GM, New York Knicks and GM, Westchester Knicks
David Millay, Head of Sports Practice, The Disney Institute
Donna Goldsmith, Former SVP, Partnership Marketing at Tough Mudder and Former COO, WWE
Jaymee Messler, President, The Player’s Tribune
Todd Jacobson, Senior Vice President, Social Responsibility, NBA
Moderated by: Jeremy Goldberg, President & Quarterback, LeagueApps
SFVC Sports Hosted Its Inaugural Event
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
We are proud to announce the launch of San Francisco Venture Community Sports. The first event took place in San Francisco (naturally) and featured an all-star cast and network, including NYVC Sports' veteran Brano Perkovich (Chief Investment Officer, San Francisco 49ers), Mark Wan (Managing Partner, Causeway Media Partners), Mark Leschly (Managing Partner, Rho Capital Partners), and Gordon Rubenstein (Managing Partner, Raine Ventures). They focused on their strategies for sports investing -- among many other topics. Special thanks to co-founders Jeehae Lee and YuChiang Cheng of TopGolf for all of their hard work in pulling off such a successful launch....we are just getting started.
3rd Annual NYVC Sports "Comes To Boston"
Friday, March 3, 2017 7:00 PM 8:00 PM
NYVC Sports once again hosted 250+ sports entrepreneurs, investors and executives for an evening that went well into the night between the MIT Sloan Analytics Conference sessions. Thanks to the Liberty Hotel team for being such tremendous hosts!
