Variety is pleased to announce that AEG President and CEO Tim
Leiweke will take part in the Opening Keynote Conversation at its Sports
Entertainment Summit, presented in association with the Sports Video
Group, July 12 in Los Angeles.
Additionally at the Summit, Leiweke will be honored with Variety’s
inaugural Sports and Entertainment Leadership Award. The event will take
place at the Loews Hollywood Hotel (formerly known as the Renaissance).
Under Leiweke’s guidance over the last 17 years, AEG has become one of
the world’s top presenters of sports and entertainment across its varied
venue, live event and professional sports franchise ownership interests.
Leiweke oversees over 100 elite facilities worldwide, including L.A.’s
STAPLES Center, home to four professional sports teams including the
2012 Stanley Cup Champion Los Angeles Kings, Lakers, Clippers and Sparks
as well as such recurring events as the Annual Grammy Awards shows, and
the ESPN X Games, while Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE is the home of such
notable awards shows as the Emmys, Espys, People’s Choice and American
Music Awards.
As owner of the L.A. Kings, AEG recently gave the city a momentous
victory with the team winning the Stanley Cup for the first time in its
45-year franchise history.
AEG also owns Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy, which plays at
AEG’s Home Depot Center, a designated U.S. Olympic Training Site. AEG
shares ownership with many other pro sports organizations, including
MLS’ Houston Dynamo and two ice hockey teams in Europe. Leiweke also
serves on the Los Angeles Lakers Board of Directors.
Currently, Leiweke is focused on overseeing the ongoing development of
L.A. Live, the $2.5 billion sports, residential and entertainment
district adjacent to STAPLES Center. The company continues to work
towards the development of Farmers Field, a downtown stadium that would
be the home of a NFL team.
Previously, Leiweke has served as president and CEO for U.S. Skiing as
well as President of the Denver Nuggets.
Leiweke joins previously announced Variety Sports Entertainment Keynote
speakers UFC President Dana White, President of the UFC and Pro
Skateboarder and Entrepreneur Tony Hawk.
Variety’s Summit will also feature the session “The Crossroads of
Olympic Marketing: A Look at London 2012 & Beyond – What Sponsors, Media
and Fans Can Expect,” presented by Rob Prazmark, Founder & CEO,
21 Sports & Entertainment Marketing Group/Co-Creator of the The Olympic
Partner (TOP) program & Former Consultant, IOC.
Additional speakers at the Summit include:
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Steve Astephen, President, Action Sports and Olympics, Wasserman
Media Group
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Michelle Beadle, 2012 Olympics Correspondent, NBC Sports Group and
Correspondent, Access Hollywood
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Jason La Canfora, the NFL Insider on CBS’ THE NFL TODAY
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Joe Coffaro, VP Engineering, Fox NE&O/Fox Sports Net
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Charles Coplin, EVP, Content, NHL
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Juan Delgado, Managing Director, North America, Perform
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Trevor Doerksen, CEO/Founder, Mobovivo
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Rick Fox, Actor & Former Lakers NBA Champion
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Ken Fuchs, VP Yahoo! Media Network – Sports, Games & Entertainment
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Shawn Green, MLB All-Star & Co-Founder, JockTalk
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George Greenberg, EVP & GM, FUEL TV
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Lou Greco, EVP Sales, iStreamPlanet
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Ken Hershman, President, HBO Sports
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Eien Hyett, Director of Post Production, Fox Networks Group
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Jason Kint, SVP/GM, CBSSports.com
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John Kosner, EVP & GM, ESPN Digital Media
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Liz Kruger, Creator & Executive Producer, Necessary Roughness
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Michael Luisi, President, WWE Studios
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Burke Magnus, SVP, College Sports Programming, ESPN
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Maura Mandt, ESPYs Executive Producer
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Rachel McLish, Four-Time Ms. Olympia and Star, upcoming TLC series
Tighter and Leaner to the Core
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David Nathanson, EVP & GM, Fox Soccer
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Clark Pierce, SVP, Digital Media, FOX Sports Media Group
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David Rone, President, Time Warner Cable Sports
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Claude Ruibal, Director & Global Sports Head, YouTube
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Becky Sendrow, Agent, CAA
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Eric Shanks, Co-President and COO, Fox Sports Media Group
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Craig Shapiro, Creator & Executive Producer, Necessary Roughness
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Andrew Siciliano, Host, NFL Sunday Ticket on DirecTV
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Bill Simmons, Sports Columnist & Editor in Chief, Grantland
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Tim Smith, Manager, Professional Video Products, Canon
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Josh Snow, Director of Interactive Sports & Apps, DirecTV
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Gary Stevenson, President, Pac-12 Enterprises
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Picabo Street, U.S. Olympian
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Zane Stoddard, Managing Director, Entertainment Marketing & Business
Development, NASCAR
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Eric Villain, President of Media and Technology, Ipsos MediaCT
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Jon Weinbach, Producer for The Other Dream Team and Executive
Producer for Mandalay Sports Media
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Richard Whittington, SVP of Media & Entertainment, SAP
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Rob Willox, Director of Marketing, Sony Electronics
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Jonathan Wilner, Senior Director Business Product Management, Ooyala
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The Summit is sponsored by Bexel, Grass Valley, Ipsos, NewTek, SOS
Global Express, Mobovivo, Signiant, SAP and Ooyala. More details about
the summit including registration, speaking, advertising and sponsorship
opportunities can be found at www.variety.com/sportsentertainment.
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About SVG
The Sports Video Group was formed in 2006 to support the professional
community that relies on video, audio, and broadband technologies to
produce and distribute sports content. Leagues, owners, teams, players,
broadcasters, webcasters, and consumer technology providers have joined
the SVG to learn from each other, turn vision into reality, implement
new innovations, while sharing experiences that will lead to
advancements in the sports production/distribution process and the
overall consumer sports experience.
