The Veritix Sports Facilities & Franchises conference presented by SBJ/SBD begins today and more than 350 people are in attendance at the Hyatt Regency. We’ll open today with some of the top team leaders in sports. Among the talking points:
- Dolphins president & CEO Tom Garfinkel on massive renovations and enhancements to Sun Life Stadium
- Cardinals President Michael Bidwill on the benefits of hosting Super Bowl 49
- Celtics President Rich Gotham’s perspective on balancing tradition with innovation
- Dodgers President & CEO Stan Kasten making some of his first remarks since Charter Communications began carrying Dodgers games on Sports Net LA
- Real Salt Lake President Bill Manning on the team’s lucrative local media and jersey sponsorship
- Hornets COO Fred Whitfield on what made that franchise a nominee for Sports Team of the Year.
Meanwhile, about 50 conference attendees attended a special Veritix VIP Dinner last night at the Yahoo Fantasy Sports Lounge at Levi’s Stadium.
See our On The Ground blog for continuing updates from the event.
