From basketball and football to lacrosse and swimming, college athletes playing numerous sports are marketing and selling rights to their names, images and likenesses (NIL). Join this conversation to discuss and learn about the technology that is crucial in maximizing opportunities and value for athletes, brands, teams and leagues.
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Featured Speakers
Dev Sethiis the Head of Sports at Instagram. He oversees strategic partnerships across the sports ecosystem, including athletes, creators, leagues, teams, and media organizations. Before joining Instagram in fall 2018, Dev was Complex Networks' first Chief of Staff reporting to CEO Rich Antoniello. Hired after Complex was acquired by Verizon and Hearst in a joint venture, he worked across strategy and operations functions spanning Complex Networks’ portfolio of millennial-focused brands. Prior to Complex, Dev led Partnerships & Operations at sports media startup Whistle Sports, an emerging consumer brand, data/analytics consultancy, and content collective. Dev spent the first 6 years of his career at Google, beginning in its sales practice before transitioning to YouTube to manage new partnerships focused on the sports vertical.
Sameer Ahujais the President of GameChanger, A DICK'S Sporting Goods company. He is a long-time entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience as a Founder, CEO or COO of high-growth technology businesses, from startup to late-stage in multiple industries. He co-founded an interactive sports attraction, founded a quant hedge fund, and built a fintech company. Sameer began his career in management consulting at A.T. Kearney and banking at JPMorganChase. He has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in Economics from Columbia University.
David Shapirois the President of North America for Pixellot, the worldwide leader in AI-based sports production. He previously served as the CEO of Steel Sports and spent 12 years at Positive Coaching Alliance as the Chief Revenue Officer, where he is now a member of the Board of Directors. David played baseball at the University of California, Davis and played one year professionally in Germany.
