SBJ Dealmakers 2023 | Sports Business Journal | 29 November 2023 | Salamander DC, 1330 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, DC 20024, USA

The event brings together senior executives in sports, finance, media and technology for two days of open discussion centered around the high-stakes financial ecosystem within the sports industry. For the second consecutive year, SBJ is joining forces with Monumental Sports and Entertainment to host Dealmakers in our nation’s capital and provide attendees access to some of the industry’s most notable dealmakers and insight into the deals they are doing. Attendees also have multiple opportunities to network in a room of the industry's most impressive power brokers.

2023 Speakers

George Barrios
Founder & Co-CEO, Isos Capital Management

Afsaneh Beschloss
Founder & CEO, RockCreek

Tyrre Burks
Founder & CEO, Players Health

Brian Michael Cooper
President & COO, American Flag Football League

Bill Daly
Deputy Commissioner, National Hockey League

Donn Davis
Chairman & Founder, Professional Fighters League

Wes Day
Partner & Chief Strategy Officer, Teall Capital

Juan De Jesus
Chief Strategy Officer, Next League

Mark Ein
Owner, Mubadala Citi DC Open & Washington Justice Esports, Owner & Founder | Washington Kastles

Sal Galatioto
President & Founder, Galatioto Sports Partners

Dan Halem
Deputy Commissioner, Baseball Administration and Chief Legal Officer, Major League Baseball

Josh Harris
Managing Partner, Washington Commanders, Founder & Managing General Partner | Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

Mellody Hobson
Co-CEO and President, Ariel Investments

Andre Iguodala
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, MOSAIC, NBA Champion, 2x Olympic Gold Medalist

Malcolm Jenkins
Co-Founder, Players Coalition, Founder & CEO | Malcolm Inc.

Sheila Johnson
Co-Founder, BET, CEO, Salamander Hotels & Resorts

Dan Kaufman
Managing Director, Sports Technology, Sports Business Journal

Ilana Kloss
CEO, Billie Jean King Enterprises

Joe Leccese
Chairman Emeritus, Proskauer

Jeehae Lee
Co-Founder & CEO, Sportsbox AI

Joe Lemire
Senior Writer, Sports Business Journal

Ted Leonsis
Founder, Chairman, Principal Partner, & CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Abe Madkour
Publisher & Executive Editor, Sports Business Journal

Kevin Mayer
Founder & Co-CEO, Candle Media

Eric Menell
Co-Head of Media Investment Banking, J.P. Morgan

Charlie Myers
Chief Technology Officer, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

John Ourand
Staff Writer - Media, Sports Business Journal

Jon Patricof
CEO & Co-Founder, Athletes Unlimited

Jason Robinson
Co-Founder & CEO, Playbook FIve
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Chris Smith
Staff Writer, Finance, Sports Business Journal

Michael Spirito
Founding Partner, Sapphire Sport

Gary Stevenson
Deputy Commissioner, Major League Soccer, President | Soccer United Marketing

Marcus Stroud
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, TXV Partners

Mark Tatum
Deputy Commissioner & COO, National Basketball Assocation

Andrew Thompson
Managing Director, SailGP

Chuck Todd
Chief Political Analyst, NBC News

Cole Van Nice
Founder & Managing Partner, Elysian Park

Reginald Walker
Producer, Sports Business Journal

Michael Winger
President of Basketball Operations, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

2024 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• GSP
• ISOS
• Next League
• Professional Fighters League
• Proskauer
• SailGP
• Teall
• WWE

LUNCH SESSION SPONSORS:
• American Flag Football League
• Athletes Unlimited

BREAK SPONSORS:
• Inner Circle Sports
• TickPick