Variety

Already introduced audio system embody Russell Westbrook, Blake Griffin, Jordan Chiles and ESPN’s Rosalyn Durant

L.A. Rams Coach Sean McVay, RedBird Capital Partners founder Gerry Cardinale and NCAA Champion and MVP of the 2023 NCAA Championship Angel Reese have been added to this system for Variety and Sportico’s co-branded Sports and Entertainment Summit, offered by City National Bank, on July 13 in Los Angeles. The collaboration marks an expanded day of programming for the occasion. Already introduced audio system embody NBA all-star, entrepreneur and philanthropist Russell Westbrook; NBA all-star and producer Blake Griffin; Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles; and ESPN’s Rosalyn Durant.

A keynote dialog with McVay will cowl the 2022 Super Bowl Champion group, how the unbelievable fan vitality offers inspiration for them and what the group is happy about heading into the brand new season.

In a keynote dialog, RedBird Capital Partners’ founder, managing accomplice and chief funding officer Cardinale shall be interviewed by Variety senior leisure and media author Matt Donnelly. RedBird Capital Partners is a personal funding agency that manages roughly $9 billion of property on behalf of a world group of blue chip institutional and household workplace traders.

LSU NCAA Women’s Champion Reese will take part in a keynote dialog moderated by Taylor Rooks, host and govt producer of Taylor Rooks X. The two will talk about Reese’s journey as a participant, her experiences with LSU and what she’d like to perform subsequent.

Mike Mulvihill, president of insights and analytics at Fox Sports, and Meredith Battin, VP/head of content material planning and programming at NFL, had been additionally added to the “State of Sports TV Programming and Game Coverage” panel.

“The Beginning of the Immersive Sports Era” panel will characteristic Kat Harwood, principal of sports activities business apply at Deloitte Consulting LLP, and Shawn Bryant, managing director and sports activities apply management at Deloitte. The session will discover how followers at present have entry to a mind-boggling quantity of sports activities content material throughout a number of platforms, and can embody findings from Deloitte’s 2023 Sports Fan Insights Survey.

“Partnering with our sister brand Sportico affords us the opportunity to present engaging conversations around the content we know best: Sports and Entertainment,” mentioned Dea Lawrence, chief working and advertising officer of Variety. “We are excited to expand to a full-day format with the most relevant speakers at the forefront of our industries.”

“Penske Media is uniquely positioned to marry the worlds of entertainment and sports. Variety and Sportico are best-in-class brands that uncover, explain and elevate the conversation around it all,” mentioned Scott Soshnick, editor-in-chief of Sportico.

“City National Bank’s personalized client service has long been trusted by individuals and organizations in the sports and entertainment industries to help grow their business and wealth,” mentioned JaHan Wang, govt vice chairman of leisure banking at City National. “We are proud to sponsor the first Variety and Sportico co-branded Sports & Entertainment Summit and look forward to conversations with the biggest names in sports about the intersection of professional athletics, business and media.”

See the total agenda and register here.