Aireal (F19)
Kevin Hart
Founder & CEO
America East Conference (S20 & F19)
Amy Huchthausen
Commissioner
Athletic Republic STL (S20)
Charlie McDoniel
COO
Boeing (S20)
Jeff Ayers
Retired Dir of Innovation & Growth
CellTrak (S20 & F19)
Dan Wacker
CEO
Centene Corporation (S20)
Shea Long
Staff VP – Commercial Innovation
CFOs4TEC (F19 & S20)
Ted Stann
Partner
Chicago Blackhawks (S20)
Pete Hassen
VP of Marketing
Chicago Cubs (S20)
Bobby Basham
Dir of Special Projects & Assistant Dir of Player Development
Coca-Cola (S20)
Ben Reiling
Former Dir of Motorsports Marketing
Coca-Cola (S20)
Scott Stevens
Former Marketing Assets and Activation Mgr
Complexity Gaming (F19)
Daniel Herz
Chief Revenue Officer
Dallas Cowboys (F19)
Amy Pratt
Director of Sales - Real Estate
Dallas Mavericks (F19)
Ronnie Fauss
Chief Strategy Officer & SVP, Business Development
Dallas Mavericks (F19)
Theo Hodges
VP of Sales
DJH Capital (F19)
Dominique Henderson
Founder
Elasticity (F19 & S20)
Brian Cross
Managing Partner
Enterprise Holdings (F19)
Dave Livon
Retired SVP of South Central Operations
ESPN (S20)
Samantha Rudolph
Former Dir of Business Development & Strategic Business Planning
Fanatics (S20 & F19)
Brent Meyer
VP Third Party Operations
Fancam (F19)
Tinus Le Roux
Founder & CEO
Fox Sports Southwest (F19)
Eric Luchetti
Mgr of Digital Distribution and Social Strategy
FoxTrax Vehicle Tracking (S20)
Pat Brannan
President (Acquired)
Freelance Jax (F19)
Adam Lotia
CXO & CTO
Front Office Sports (S20)
Adam White
Founder & CEO
Gatorade (S20)
Drew Palin
Sr Dir of Marketing
GoWild (S20 & F19)
Brad Luttrell
Co-Founder & CEO
Infinite Esports (S20 & F19)
Bryan Yale
Former Dir of GG Esports Academy (Acquired)
Johnson&Johnson (S20)
David Drohlic
VP - DePuy
LVRG Sports (F19)
Ashley DeWalt
CMO
Major League Baseball (S20)
Mike Shapiro
Dir of Innovation & Venture Investments
Mark Cuban Companies (F19)
Abe Minkara
Managing Director
Microsoft (F19)
Dean Jones
Business Lead – Research@Microsoft Extreme Labs
Minnesota Timberwolves (S20)
Ted Johnson
Chief Strategy Officer
Minnesota Vikings (F19)
Tod Caflisch
Former CTO
National Hockey League (S20)
John Lewicki
Head of International Development & Partnerships
Nestle Purina (S20)
Angie Minges
Strategic Planning Leader, Zone Americas
New Balance (S20)
John Fister
Global Operations and Business Development Mgr
News-Press & Gazette (S20)
Ian Guthrie
VP of Finance & Distribution
Nix Bio Sensors (S20)
Meridith Cass
Founder & CEO
Octagon (S20 & F19)
David Schwab
EVP
PGA of America (S20 & F19)
Arjun Chowdri
Chief Innovation Officer
Pizza Hut (F19)
David Daniels
Former VP of Marketing
Production Resource Group (F19 & S20)
John Davidson
Dir of Business Development - Esports
Riot Games (S20)
Scott Delap
Scalability Architect
Ryvit (S20)
Jason Ellis
CFO
Satisfi (F19)
Rungson Samroengraja
Co-Founder & Former COO
Spalk (S20)
Ben Reynolds
Co-Founder & CEO
St. Louis Blues (S20)
Matt Gardner
VP, Digital Media & Emerging Technology
St. Louis Gamers (S20)
Mark Gallion
Co-Founder & CEO
Stack Sports (F19)
Brandon Tompkins
VP of Product Management and Strategy
Stadia Ventures (S20 & F19)
Mike Chudy
Lead Sales Mentor
Stats Perform (S20)
Dennis Dougherty
VP of Marketing
Stinson (F19)
Joe Clemko
Senior Attorney
The Esports Observer (F19)
Chris Hana
Founder & CEO
Ticketmaster (F19)
Sandy Khaund
VP, Blockchain Products
Topgolf (F19)
Blaise D'Sylva
Dir of Partnership Activation and Experiences
Under Armour (S20 & F19)
Lorin Hamlin
Head of Innovation Partnerships
United Airlines (S20)
Jerry Dow
Former CMO
Washington University (S20)
John Horn
Professor of Practice in Economics
Wideman Management Group (S20)
Steve Wideman
President
Wines That Rock (S20)
Ron Roy
Co-Founder & CEO
Winning Identity (S20)
Joe Shuchat
Founder & CEO (Acquired)
World Wide Technology (S20)
Matt Coble
Chief Digital Advisor
Zimmer Biomet (S20)
John Grispon
Former Dir Partner Relations
901 Tequila
Kevin Ruder
Co-Founder & President
ACC Conference
Eric SanInnocencio
Associate Commissioner, Strategic Digital Media
Amazon
Brian Finegan
Head of Marketing & Product Management, Sports & Fitness
Amazon
Jon Rosenblatt
Head of Marketing EMEA - Amazon Game Studios
American Cancer Society
Natalie Morrison
Strategic Dir for Cause & Corporate Aliances
Anheuser-Busch
Lisa Woodward
Director, Sponsorships
Arizona State University
Jeff Kunowski
Associate Dir of Innovation Programs at Global Sport Institute
Arsenal Football Club
Hywel Sloman
Operations Director
Asia Sports Tech
Loron Orris
Founding Partner
ASICS
Daniel Dümig
New Business & Innovation Manager EMEA
Atlanta Legends
Jen Welter
Defensive Specialist & 1st Female NFL Coach
Big 12 Conference
Kelvin Smith
Sr Associate Commissioner and General Counsel
BITKRAFT Esports Ventures
Malte Barth
Founding Partner
Black Lab Sports
JP O'Brien
Co-Founder, CEO & Managing Director
Blast Motion
Mike Woods
VP, Business Development, Strategic Partnerships & Sales
Boston Red Sox
Adam Grossman
CMO
CBS Interactive
Jeff Nelson
Video Producer
Chicago Blackhawks
Pete Hassen
VP of Marketing
Chicago Bulls
Matt Kobe
VP, Business Strategy & Analytics
Chicago Bulls
Susan Goodenow
VP, Marketing & Communications
Chicago Cubs
Bobby Basham
Dir of Special Projects & Assistant Director of Player Development
Chicago Cubs
Lauren Fritts
CMO
Chicago White Sox
Jim Willits
VP of Sales and Service
City Football Group
Stephanie Webber
Dir of Partnership Sales (Americas)
Cleveland Cavaliers
Damion Chatmon
Sr Dir of Emerging and Digital Technology Solutions
Colosseum Sports
Oren Simanian
Founder & GM
Columbus Blue Jackets
Jim Connolly
Director of IT
Complexity Gaming
Daniel Herz
Chief Revenue Officer
Conference USA
Kelly Carney
Senior Associate Commissioner
Dallas Cowboys
Amy Pratt
Director of Sales - Real Estate
Dallas Mavericks
Jerome Elenez
CMO
Dallas Mavericks
Ronnie Fauss
Chief Strategy Officer & SVP, Business Development
Dallas Sports Commission
Monica Paul
Executive Director
Dallas Stars
Alana Matthews
EVP of Business Operations & General Counsel
Dallas Stars
Jim Lites
President
Dallas Wings
Greg Bibb
President & CEO
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Paul Paesang
Dir of Industrial Design & Innovation
DRIVE by DraftKings
Kiki Mills Johnston
Managing Director, DRIVE Venture Studio
Elevate Sports Ventures
Megan Baker
VP of Premium Sales @ New York Islanders
Enterprise Holdings
Greg Stubblefield
Retired EVP & CSO
Envy Gaming
Shay Butler
VP of Sales & Marketing
Epic Games
Daniel Vogel
VP, Engineering
EXOS
Kerry Bradley
VP, Strategic Partnerships
Rob Shaw
Strategic Partner Development - Sports Media Content
Fanatics
Brent Meyer
VP, Third Party Ops
FC Dallas
Gina Miller
VP of Media & Communication
FC Dallas
Jimmy Smith
COO & CFO
Field & Stream
Colin Kearns
Editor-In-Chief
Florida Panthers
Charlie Turano
EVP
FOG Studios
Ed Dille
Chairman & CEO
Foot Locker
Eddie Plank
VP of Corporate Development
Formula E
Eric Ernst
Head Of Technology
Fox Networks Group
David Wertheimer
Former President, Digital Products
Fox Sports Midwest
Geoff Goldman
Senior Director of Communications
Fox Sports Southwest
Eric Luchetti
Manager of Digital Distribution
Frisco RoughRiders
Andy Milovich
President & GM
Frisco RoughRiders
Scott Burchett
COO
Front Office Sports
Adam White
Founder & CEO
Gaming Law Review
Sue Schneider
Editor-in-Chief
Garmin International
Kelly Hancox
Dir of Business Development and Strategic Partnerships
Genius Sports
Bill Squadron
Special Counsel
Georgia Tech
Ayo Taylor-Dixon
Senior Associate Athletic Director - External Operations
Global Gambling Women
Virginia McDowell
Vice Chair
Global Sports Week
Arnaud Drijard
Co-Founder & CEO
Golden State Warriors
Daniel Brusilovsky
Digital innovations Lead
Happy Warrior
Rebecca Longawa
Founder & President
Hawk-Eye Innovations
James Japhet
Managing Director, North America
Hornets Sports & Entertainment
Kate Barnes
Senior Director of Strategy and Innovation
Houston Outlaws
Ashley DeWalt
Brand Marketing & Strategy Consultant
Houston Rockets
Steven Goldfried
Director, Digital Content Strategy
IBM
Bill Le Voir-Barry
CTO Esports & Video Games
Infinite Esports & Entertainment
Chris Chaney
Founder & President (Acquired)
Intel Corporation
Ranajit Gangopadhyay
Intel Sports - Strategy & Business Development
Ireland Esports
Trev Keane
Founding Board Member
Jacksonville Jaguars
Mark Lamping
President
Kansas University
Chris Freet
Deputy AD for External Engagement
Konvoy
Jason Chapman
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
Konvoy
Josh Chapman
Co-Founder & CEO
Kraft Analytics Group
Jessica Gelman
CEO
Kraft Group
Robyn Glaser
VP
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA)
Nadia Allem
Global Business Development & Partnerships
Leaders
Jimmy Worrall
Founder & CEO
Learfield IMG
Rob Schneider
Chief Strategy & Development Officer
London Sport
Alex Zurita
Special Advisor, Tech for Participation
Los Angeles Angels
Neil Viserto
VP of Sales
Los Angeles Chargers
Steve Ziff
CMO
Los Angeles Lakers
Erika Singal
Sr Dir of Corporate Partnerships
Los Angeles Rams
Kevin Demoff
COO
Lowe’s Companies
Adam Jacobs
Dir of Sports Marketing
Major League Baseball (MLB)
Mike Shapiro
Dir of Innovation and Venture Investments
Major League Girls
Anya Alvarez
Co-Founder & CEO
Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chris Schlosser
SVP & GM of MLS Digital
Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment
Sumit Arora
Senior Director, Strategy & Analytics
Mark Cuban Companies
Abe Minkara
Managing Director
MassChallenge
Jon Nordby
Managing Director, Houston
MassChallenge
Scott Bailey
Chief Growth Officer
McLaren Applied Technologies
Mike Collier
Head of Human Performance
Michael Johnson Performance
Michael Johnson
Founder & CEO
Minnesota Timberwolves
Ted Johnson
Chief Strategy Officer
Minnesota Vikings
Tod Caflisch
Former CTO
Minor League Baseball (MiLB)
David Wright
CMO
Monumental Sports Network
Grant Hastings
VP of Network Operations
NASCAR
Tim Clark
Chief Digital Officer
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Charlie Rohlf
Senior Director - Basketball Technology and Products
National Basketball Association (NBA)
Tom Ryan
AVP Of Basketball Strategy
National Football League (NFL)
Keith Dobkowski
Director of Club Media Strategy
National Hockey League (NHL)
Chris Golier
VP of Business Development and Global Partnerships
National Hockey League (NHL)
Heidi Browning
CMO
National Hockey League (NHL)
John Lewicki
Head of International Development & Partnerships
National Pro Fastpitch
Cheri Kempf
President & Commissioner
NCAA
Ty Halpin
Associate Dir of Playing Rules Administration
New Balance
John Fister
Global Operations & Business Development Manager
NFLPA
Dexter Santos
VP, Player Services
Nielsen Sports
Max Barnett
SVP and Head of Digital
Nike
Tal Ziv
Head of Innovation Strategy
Octagon
David Schwab
VP
Ohio State University
Jim Null
Sr. Associate Athletic Dir & CIO
One Defense
Major General John Wharton
Managing Partner
ONE Softball
Sue Enquist
Founder & CEO
OpTic Gaming
Hector Rodriguez
Owner & CEO
Orlando Magic
Jack Elkins
Former Dir of Innovation
Penn State University
Michael Hazel
Director of Football Operations
PepsiCo
Anuj Bhasin
Head of Global Gatorade
PGA of America
Arjun Chowdri
Chief Innovation Officer
PointsBet
Seth Young
CIO
Polaris
Brendan Dolan
General Counsel
Populous
Bob Gillcrist
Director of Delivery & Operations
Production Resource Group (PRG)
John Davidson
Dir of Business Development - Esports
Pro Football Hall of Fame
George Veras
COO & Executive Producer
Professional Futsal League
Michael Hitchcock
CEO
Red Bull
Per Lundstam
Dir of Athlete Performance
Riot Games
Scott Delap
Scalability Architect
Rogers Communication
Dale Hooper
Former Chief Brand Officer
Rugby World Cup Sevens 2018
Rosie Spaulding
Former GM
Sacramento Kings
Alex Rodrigo
SVP & GM of Golden 1 Center
San Antonio Spurs
Joe Donnelly
Sr. Dir of Corporate Development
San Francisco 49ers
Collin Meador
Investor - New Ventures
San Francisco Giants
Bill Schlough
SVP & CIO
San Jose Sharks
Neda Tabatabaie
Vice President, Business Intelligence
SAP
Scott MacIntosh
Head of Sports Analytics and Business Development
Scoreboard Ventures
Brian Dick
Co-Founder
Scoreboard Ventures
Nahid Giga
Co-Founder
SEAT
Christine Stoffel
Founder & CEO
See Tickets / Vivendi
Boris Patronoff
CEO - North America
SIGNA Sports United
Stephan Zoll
CEO
Sony Corporation
Eiji Ogura
Senior Technology Strategist
Sony Corporation
Joe Tou
Corporate Development & Sony Innovation Fund
Sony Corporation of America
Jay Meerbergen
Director, Corporate Development
Specialized Bicycle Components
Nik Hobbs
Director, Global Planning
Sportradar US
Javier Altamirano
Director of Innovation & Strategic Partnerships
Sports Betting Community (SBC)
Kevin Smith
Dir of Marketing & Communications, North America
Sports Geek
Sean Callanan
Founder
Sports Illustrated Play
Jeff Karp
Former President & CEO
SportsLoft UK
Charlie Greenwood
Founder
SportsTech Ireland
Clyde Hutchinson
Chair, Advisory Board
SportsTech X
Benjamin Penkert
Founder
SportTechie
Taylor Bloom
Co-Founder & CEO
St. Louis Blues
Chris Zimmerman
President & CEO
St. Louis Blues
Keira Emerson
VP, Strategy and Business Intelligence
St. Louis Blues
Matt Gardner
VP, Digital Media & Emerging Technology
St. Louis Blues
Steve Chapman
EVP & CRO
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill DeWitt III
President
St. Louis Cardinals
Dan Farrell
SVP, Sales & Marketing
St. Louis Surge
Khalia Collier
Owner & General Manager
Stack Sports
Trent Thrash
Head of M&A
Stats Perform
Dennis Dougherty
VP of Marketing
Stats Perform
Patrick Lucey
Chief Scientist
Strongman Corporation
Dione Masters
CEO
StubHub
Akshay Khanna
GM of Sports
Super League Gaming
Andy Babb
EVP
Tampa Bay Lightning
Andrew McIntyre
SVP - Technology & Innovation
Tampa Bay Lightning
Jeff Vinik
Owner
TeamSnap
Dave DuPont
President & CEO
Texas Legends
Malcolm Farmer
President & GM
Texas Rangers
Kellie Fischer
EVP & CFO
The Durkin Agency
Karen Durkin
President
The Esports Observer
Chris Hana
Founder & CEO
Three Commas
Mike Chaffin
Founder & President
Ticketmaster
Sandy Khaund
VP, Blockchain Products
Topgolf
Andrew Macaulay
CTO
Tottenham Hotspur
Sanjeev Katwa
CTO
Turner
Peter Scott
VP of Emerging Media
Twitch
Garvey Candella
Director, Strategic Partnerships
Twitch
Pat Shah
Head of Music Strategy & Licensing
U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties
Zaileen Janmohamed
Head of Partnership Development and Innovation
U.S. Olympic Committee
Phil Cheetham
Sr., Sports Technologist
U.S. Ski & Snowboard
Troy Taylor
High Performance Director
U.S. Soccer Federation
Brian Remedi
Chief Administrative Officer
UEFA
Lukasz Wojtowicz
Head of CEO Office
Under Armour
Lorin Hamlin
Head of Innovation Partnerships
Under Armour
Sam McCleery
VP, Open Innovation and Commercialization Lab
USGA
Hunki Yun
Dir of Partnerships, Education, Outreach, Research, Science and Innovation
Vegas Golden Knights
Brian Killingsworth
CMO
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Patty Hirsch
SVP & GM, Warner Bros, Digital Labs
Wilson Sporting Goods
Bob Thurman
VP of Innovation
World Surf League (WSL)
Sophie Goldschmidt
Former-CEO
World Wide Technology Raceway
Declan O'Neill
VP of Business Development
WorldGaming
Wim Stocks
GM/CEO
XFL
Kurt Hunzeker
President, St. Louis Battlehawks
YouTube
Laura Gaffney
Business Development & Product Partnerships
Zebco Brand
Steve Smits
President & COO
What People are saying
I’m always amazed with how much Stadia has grown and how much the cohorts improve. It’s a great program and I'll always recommend it.
Lorin Hamlin, Head of Innovation Partnerships
Under Armour
I cannot believe how far we’ve come in 90 days. “Accelerator” doesn’t even begin to explain it. Maybe “rocket propelled” would be more fitting. So many talented people in sports, tech, outdoor and beyond mentored us. My network grew tremendously. My skills and knowledge grew even more. And we have a better business because of it.
Brad Luttrell, Founder & CEO
GoWild
You win with people and Stadia sets themselves apart because of the people they are. And that they’re so willing to introduce to larger networks that you probably haven’t met before…and just help.
Anne Flannery, Founding Board Member
Women's Basketball Hall of Fame
After speaking with two cohorts this year, it’s led to two different partnerships with our conference and our member teams.
Amy Huchthausen, Commissioner
America East Conference
Stadia has created a powerful program to fuel activity in the sports entrepreneurial marketplace. Great resources, advisors and a passion for innovation makes the Stadia program an invaluable launch pad for emerging sports and esports businesses.
Chris Zimmerman, President & CEO
St. Louis Blues
I can definitely say the program was invaluable to my company and my professional development. Each week we focused on different important elements related to creating great brands and businesses. We had thought-leading guest speakers, beneficial exercises, and we received constructive critiques that made our businesses better.
Brian Jensen, Founder & CEO
Fishidy (Acquired by FLIR Systems)
We want to see technology that’s worth our time to look at. I get to know the startups that have been vetted, researched and diligenced by Stadia, and I know that I’m seeing the best of the best so it saves me time and money.
Javier Altamirano, Dir of Innovation
For the intersection of sports and technology, we’re a 100 year old company…but we’re always looking for the next 100 years. Stadia is a great place to find new talent, new startups, new technologies, and just a new way of thinking.
Bob Thurman, VP of Innovation
Wilson
The Stadia Accelerator was a game changer for our business. The guest speakers they brought in were world class industry leaders. The mentor team put us in a position to take our business to the next level. I would strongly recommend Stadia to any and all sports startups.
Joe Shuchat, Founder & President
Winning Identity (Acquired by Blast Motion)
I like the opportunity to see Stadia’s companies first hand so that I can implement their technologies in our franchise and accelerate our growth. In addition, we get the chance to see the most cutting edge technology that’s emerging from across the world.
Khalia Collier, Owner & General Manager
St. Louis Surge
My expectations were exceeded by coming into Stadia…and having access to the wealth of information from teams and brands was extremely invaluable.
Meredith Cass, Founder & CEO
Nix Biosensor
Stadia is not only interested in the companies that they’re investing in, but they’re truly interested in the people that are part of those companies. That sets Stadia apart from everyone.
Barry McPherson, Minority Owner
Frisco RoughRiders
I come because of the community that Stadia has built. Some of the best minds within sports and technology from around the world.
Clyde Hutchinson, Chair
Sports Tech Ireland
Stadia is very unique in terms of how they bring us all together from every facet of sports and esports. We have interesting conversations and the networking that’s involved is second to none. It’s a perfect opportunity to learn about technology, about business, and I find myself saying that’s a great question or a great technology.
Jim Connolly, Dir of IT
Columbus Blue Jackets
Stadia Ventures truly fills a void by helping entrepreneurs bring innovation to the world of sports. The St. Louis Cardinals have enjoyed partnering with Stadia and their cohort companies as they develop new sports technologies and innovations.
Dan Farrell, SVP for Sales and Marketing
St. Louis Cardinals
Stadia network has a wide variety of people involved and it grows year after year. Once you’re involved you stay for life, and it has turned into a big family.
Declan O’Neill, VP of Business Development
World Wide Technology Raceway
Stadia has opened my eyes to some great avenues for thought and innovation. This exposure is a great help in directing the USGA’s activities.