FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Registration for Tech Summit
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Opening Remarks
Adam Silver
Commissioner, National Basketball Association
Welcome
Ahmad Rashad
Host, NBA TV
8:45 a.m. – 9:25 a.m.
Panel I: Game On: The Future of Sports Betting and Media
Moderator:
Ernie Johnson
Studio Host, Turner Sports
Panelists
Lenny Daniels
President, Turner Sports
Adi Dhandhania
Chief Operating Officer, North America Interactive, Bally’s Corporation
Carsten Koerl
Chief Executive Officer, Sportradar AG
Chad Millman
Chief Content Officer, The Action Network
Jimmy Pitaro
Chairman, ESPN & Sports Content
Michael Rubin
Chief Executive Officer, Fanatics; Partner, Philadelphia 76ers; Co-Chair, REFORM Alliance
Description
As both sports betting and sports media continue to rapidly evolve in the U.S., they are also converging. This panel will explore the interconnected ecosystem around sports betting content, potential changes in the user experience, and new forms of innovation that will help capture attention and keep fans engaged.
9:25 a.m. – 9:40 a.m.
Break
9:40 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
Panel II: Disruption from Every Direction: Leading in Our New Normal
Moderator:
Kaylee Hartung
Correspondent, ABC News
Panelists
Maverick Carter
Chief Executive Officer, The SpringHill Company
Baron Davis
Former NBA All-Star, Entrepreneur & Investor
Marie Donoghue
Vice President, Global Sports Video, Amazon
Dan Gilbert
Chairman, Cleveland Cavaliers; Founder & Chairman, Rocket Companies & the Rock Family of Companies
Marc Lore
Limited Partner, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx; Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Wonder
Ryan Smith
Founder, Qualtrics; Owner, Utah Jazz
Casey Wasserman
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, WASSERMAN
Description
At our Tech Summit in 2020, we discussed the wide range of challenges facing leaders. These included adapting to exponential growth in technology and defining the role organizations can play in advancing social change. Two years later, as the world continues to confront COVID-19, businesses have been forced to completely reimagine their revenue streams, operations and organizational culture. This panel will explore how leaders have guided their companies through the pandemic and what their employees expect from the workplace of the future.
10:20 a.m. – 10:35 a.m.
Break
10:35 a.m. – 11:10 a.m.
One-on-One with Shouzi Chew
Chief Executive Officer, TikTok
Moderator:
Matt Egan
Reporter, CNN
11:10 a.m. – 11:25 a.m.
Break
11:25 a.m. – 12:05 p.m.
Panel III: Blockchain Revolution: Powering the New Digital Economy
Moderator:
Poppy Harlow
Anchor, CNN
Panelists
Shan Aggarwal
Vice President, Corporate Development & Ventures, Coinbase
Mark Cuban
Entrepreneur; Founder, costplusdrugs.com
Roham Gharegozlou
Chief Executive Officer, Dapper Labs
Neal Mohan
Chief Product Officer, YouTube
Stephen Pagliuca
Co-Owner & Managing General Partner, Boston Celtics; Co-Chairman, Bain Capital
Vivek Ranadivé
Owner & Chairman, Sacramento Kings
Strauss Zelnick
Chief Executive Officer, Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
Description
Blockchain, increasingly viewed as the world’s new operating system, is transforming traditional business models in all fields. This panel features industry experts who will speak to the real-world applications of blockchain, including its impact on the sports industry.
12:05 p.m. – 12:20 p.m.
Break
12:20 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Panel IV: 21st Century Health: Performance, Rest, Recovery
Moderator:
John King
Anchor & Chief National Correspondent, CNN
Panelists
Dr. Patrice Harris MD, MA
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder of eMed; Former President of the AMA
Grant Hill
Basketball Analyst, WarnerMedia/TNT; Vice Chairman, Atlanta Hawks
Earvin “Magic” Johnson
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Magic Johnson Enterprises
CJ McCollum
NBA Player, New Orleans Pelicans; President, National Basketball Players Association
Chiney Ogwumike
2-Time WNBA All-Star, Los Angeles Sparks; ESPN NBA Analyst
Chris Paul
NBA All-Star Guard, Phoenix Suns; Philanthropist & Entrepreneur
Dr. Leroy Sims MD, MSc, CAQSM
Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs, National Basketball Association; Emergency Medicine Physician, Mills Peninsula Medical Center
Description
As technology and science provide greater insight into rest, recovery and other determinants of performance, how can individuals best optimize their personal health strategy? In this panel, we will discuss how these advancements apply to the sports and business communities alike, and how we can all fulfill our maximum performance potential.
1:00 p.m.
Summit Concludes