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Sports, Media and Millennials:

Evolving Landscape of Consumer Demand

The Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law hosted its signature event鈥攖he annual Sports Law Symposium鈥攐n Friday, April 7, 2017. This year's symposium, Sports, Media and Millennials, featured an in-depth look into changing patterns of consumer demand in sports.

Panelists include:

• , Moderator, NBC's Meet the Press
• , COO, Big East Conference
• , CEO, Barstool Sports
• , EVP of Regulatory Affairs, NCAA
• , Writer, Sports Illustrated

A full list of panels and panelists is below.

The symposium took place on Friday, April 7, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Arthur M. Goldberg 鈥�66 Commons at the 草榴社区 Charles Widger School of Law. 

Panel 1: Beyond March Madness: The NCAA and the Student-Athlete

, Director of Athletics, 草榴社区, EVP of Regulatory Affairs, NCAA
, Director of Men's Basketball Operations, 草榴社区 Men's Basketball
, COO, Big East Conference

Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law

Panel 2: Multi-Tasking Media: The More You Can Do

, Correspondent, 60 Minutes, CBS
Jane McManus, Columnist/Reporter, espnW, Writer, Sports Illustrated
, Moderator, Meet the Press, NBC

Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, and , Partner and Chair of the Firm, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Panel 3: The E-Sports Phenomenon

, Founder, Heitner Legal
, eSports attorney, Staff Writer, Sports Business Journal 
, SVP of eSport Division, Activision Blizzard, Inc.
 

Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law

Panel 4: Inside the Board Room: Managing Media in a Millennial World

, VP Brand & Integrated Marketing, Major League Soccer
Eric Johnson, EVP Global Advertising Revenue & Sales Operations, ESPN
, CEO, Barstool Sports, Executive Editor, Sports Illustrated

Moderated by Andrew Brandt, Executive Director of the Jeffrey S. Moorad Center for the Study of Sports Law, and Jeffrey Moorad '81, Chairman/CEO, Moorad Sports Partners

Closing Remarks

Amelia Curotto '17, Editor-in-Chief, Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal

Prior to the event start, the Moorad Center will host a special session entitled 鈥淕etting into the Agent Business.鈥� Jerrold Colton, an NFL and NHL agent whose client roster includes David Akers and Jahri Evans, Ed Wasielewski '95 CLAS, a certified NFL agent whose roster includes Denver Broncos Wide Receiver Cody Latimer, Jeffrey S. Moorad and Andrew Brandt lead a revealing discussion about the business and how to launch your career. This session, geared for law students, will be held from 8:15-9 a.m. in the Law School (Rm 102).