| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | First Floor Lobby |
| 10:30 AM - 11:25 AM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Matt Mueller (COO, Hudl)
- Greg Ludke (COO, TeamSnap)
- Jeremy Goldberg (President, LeagueApps)
- Aman Loomba (SVP of Product Management and Design, GameChanger)
Moderators:
- Kyle Scott (Buying Sandlot)
- James Kratch (Buying Sandlot)
Executives from the leading youth sports tech platforms discuss state of the industry:
- What's the next wave in tech adoption, growth, and consolidation?
- What features are operators, parents, and athletes demanding?
- The shift from B2B SaaS to B2C: Can platforms serve all constituents?
- How big can the market get?
- Mergers and Acquisitions: What types of strategic acquisitions can the market expect?
- Interoperability: Can platforms work with each other while still protecting their data?
- Exit opportunities: PE, IPO or something else?
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| 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Kyle Lubrano (VP of Athlete Safety, Ankored)
- Ellis Mair (Chief Clinical Officer, Go4)
- Kate Quattlebaum (VP of Enterprise and Safety, SportsEngine)
Moderator:
- Tyler Kreitz (CEO, Focus On The Field)
For operators and investors alike, learn why increased professionalization means you need to think more about preparedness:
- How to ensure athlete and participant safety through compliance, background checks, and age verification
- Why physical safety through athletic trainers is needed
- Emergency Action Plans-- what are they, and who needs them
- Why professionalization makes these things mandatory
- How regulation could provide a tailwind for this part of the industry
- Increased expectations
| Speaking Hall 2 Panelists:
- Madison Gates (VP of Marketing, i9 Sports)
- John Erlandson (President, Youth Athletes United)
- Dan Himel (Founder, Middle School Matchup)
Moderator:
Uncover the business opportunity in professionalized recreation and why it's not all just about elite tournaments and clubs:
- The business opportunity around creating safe, fun, positive experiences for all
- Tournaments, franchises, pick-up: the opportunity comes in many forms
- In a world dominated by tech, parents increasingly demand in-person activities
- With efficiencies in education, structured activity becomes more important
- The franchise model-- why it works, how it scales
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| 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | Lunch available in:
- Second Floor Bar Area (Outside Speaking Hall 1)
- Speaking Hall 2
- LeagueApps Lounge
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| 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM | Speaking Hall 1 |
| 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists: TBD
Whether you're an owner, operator, or investor, you need to be able to speak the other side's language:
- What private equity is looking for, and how to speak their language
- How consolidation can unlock new opportunities
- Why investors should give operators a high degree of autonomy
- Investment, rollups, and strategic acquisitions: what comes next?
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| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Reed Shaffner (CTO, TeamSnap)
- David Shapiro (SVP of Sales and Business Development, GameChanger)
- Sandeep Hingorani (Founding Partner, BallerTV)
- Doron Gerstel (CEO, Pixellot)
Moderator:
How tech once reserved for pro leagues is unlocking 9-, 10-, and even 11-figure business opportunities:
- The technology unlocking new use-cases for streaming millions of events
- The Hardware Debate: Fixed installs, portable cameras, and mobile phones
- How AI makes streaming the long-tail of youth sporting events possible
- Automatic highlights
- Adoption and entering new sports
- The sponsorship opportunity: turning youth sports into a media business
| Speaking Hall 2 Panelists:
- Justin Hoeveler (President, US Sports Camps)
- Zach Lutz (Former MLB Player and Director of Player Development, All-Star Sports Academy)
- Shannon Gunby (Founder, On Deck Circle)
Moderator:
- Jason Sacks (CEO, Positive Coaching Alliance)
Hear from leaders in developing athletes and positive coaches:
- How keeping the athlete at the center increases participation
- Managing parent expectations
- New methods for development: progress vs. outcomes
- International models: Norway, the Balkans, Venezuela, and more
- Costs, equity, and accessibility: what more can we do?
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| 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Jordan Baltimore (CEO, New York Empire Baseball)
- Sandy Ogg (CEO, Curve Sports)
- Brian Enge (COO, Pioneer Sports)
- Jake Deane (Co-Founder, True Lacrosse)
Moderator:
- James Kratch (Buying Sandlot)
Why club consolidation represents maybe the hottest area of youth sports:
- How well-run clubs can scale to other regions and sports
- Single-sport vs. multi-sport
- Owning other pieces of the puzzle: facilities, tech, and academies
- How big is the market?
- What investors and operators want
- Building brand and sponsorship
| Speaking Hall 2 Panelists:
- Mike Rolih (CEO, GoRout)
- Ryan Caplan (President, On The Radar Sports)
- Jess Brodsky (CCO, PlayerData)
Moderator:
- Kyle Pagan (Buying Sandlot)
Tech is changing the way athletes train:
- How advanced tracking tools create insight into athlete performance like never before
- Why wearables can enable more effective coach-to-player communication
- How this data can be used to analyze and predict performance
- Tools athletes and families can use bolster their recruiting profiles and evaluate colleges
- Interoperability: Can this data be fed into tech platforms?
- Funding environment and exit opportunities
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| 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Ballers 
Join all attendees for an evening of networking at the amazing Ballers, a sports and social club located next door to Switch House:
5:00-8:00 PM: Open Bar Happy Hour (cash bar 8-10)
5:30-7:30 PM: Catered Dinner
7:00-10:00 PM: Pickleball tournament, padel, golf simulators |
| 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM | Second Floor 
Continental Breakfast, courtesy of Fastbreak AI:
- Join all conference attendees for breakfast
- Second Floor Bar Area (Outside Speaking Hall 1)
| Speaking Hall 2 
VIP Breakfast, courtesy of Morgan Lewis Law Firm:
- Elevated food offerings
- Dine and network with other VIPs and speakers
- Speaking Hall 2
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| 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Rob Ponger (CEO, Perfect Game)
- Mark Dvoroznak (CEO, Base Sports Group)
- Nick Carroll (Co-Founder and CGO, Prep Network)
- John D’Orsay (CEO, EventConnect)
Moderator:
- Eric Vardon (President, EventConnect)
Tournaments and tourism drive a huge chunk of the youth sports TAM:
- Running large-scale tournaments and scouting showcases
- How organizers leverage content
- Media and sponsorship opportunities
- Tourism impact
| Speaking Hall 2 Panelists:
- Chris Ciaccio (CCO, IMG Academy)
- Dan McHale (Co-Founder, MPI Sports)
- Brent Wall (CEO, Student Athlete Score)
- Brian Beacham (Deputy AD and Chief Athletics Operating Officer, Villanova University)
Moderator:
NIL has upended college sports, and that changes the way operators, coaches, athletes and parents must think about their sports journey:
- NIL: understanding the opportunity, both now and in the future
- The tools, tactics, and tech to bolster athlete profiles
- Verifiable data-- why it's more important now than ever
- Are changes at the college level impacting youth participation rates?
- Increased demand for training
- Is there place in education curriculum for more athletics
- Owning your data: Why athletes having verifiable data is paramount to land freshman scholarships
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| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- John Stewart (CEO, Fastbreak AI)
- Luke Zaientz (CEO, Otto Sport AI)
Moderator:
Executives from new and emerging tech platforms discuss:
• Taking on entrenched incumbents
• Sports-specific vs. industry-wide focus
• Leading with AI-first workflows
• What features are customers and consumers demanding?
• B2B, B2C, or B2B2C?
• Data integration
• Funding environment and exit opportunities |
| 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Lunch available in:
- Second Floor Bar Area (Outside Speaking Hall 1)
- Speaking Hall 2
- LeagueApps Lounge
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| 1:00 PM - 1:55 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Erin Clift (CMO, Unrivaled Sports)
- Ashley Whittaker (Partner, The Sports Facilities Companies)
- Justin Miller (CEO, Rush Soccer)
Moderator:
- Ira Boudway (Reporter, Bloomberg)
Scale in youth sports goes well beyond tech:
- Creating premium tournament experiences
- The expansion strategy behind a venue and events business that serves more than 600k athletes
- Partnering with municipalities and developers to build world-class facilities
- Why sports tourism drives the construction boom
- Building the largest youth soccer club in the world
- How sponsorship unlocks new revenue for venues, events, and clubs
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| 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Dave Yoo (CEO, Onsides AI)
- Hanna Howard (CEO, Rematch)
- Tony Caudill (CEO, Duesy)
- Zoya Lehrer (CEO, Orgo)
Moderator:
Founders from startups will discuss:
- Building products and features for the end-user-- parents
- How tech platform focus on leagues and clubs left gaps in the market
- How to scale from single-feature to a company
- Growth strategies in a highly-fragmented market
- How AI workflows speed up development timelines
- Funding environment
- Exit and Acquisitions: strategic, rollups, or more?
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Moderator:
Schools are increasingly mixing athletics with academics:
- How AI compresses learning and opens up more time in the day for athletics
- Why college payments and NIL are furthering the demand for elite training
- Is this good for students and families?
- How clubs are partnering with academies
- Why facilities can benefit from this trend
- The business models behind the boom
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| 3:00 PM - 3:45 PM | Speaking Hall 1 Panelists:
- Carrie Gamper (COO, Base Sports Group)
- Tom Kuhr (COO, Fastbreak AI)
- B.J. Pilling (President, PlayOn)
- Dan Scheinman (President, Priority Partnerships)
Moderator:
Why tech companies, club owners, league operators, tournament organizers, and investors will benefit from an incoming flood of sponsorships:
- How sponsorship represents the next leg up in the youth sports market
- Revenue opportunities for platforms and operators
- Marketing opportunities for brands
- Why tech platforms are evolving to become media companies
- How sponsorship can subsidize participation costs-- providing a win-win-win for athletes, operators and sponsors
| Speaking Hall 2 Panelists:
- Vince Russomagno Sr. (CEO, All-Star Holdings)
- Frank Decembrino (CEO, Clubhouse Partners)
- Tony Zasowski (Vice President of Leagues and Teams, Black Bear Sports)
Moderator:
The demand for dedicated youth sports facilities has never been higher, and operators, developers, and investors are racing to meet it-- for facilities big and small:
- The different models
- Dues-based or per hour?
- Does certain parts of the country risk over-saturation?
- Programming and utilization: how to keep facilities full year-round
- Multi-sport vs. sport-specific: what works and what doesn't
- How tournaments and events drive facility ROI
- Public-private partnerships
- The economics of building, leasing, and operating indoor and outdoor complexes
- Hospitality to unlock revenue and grow margins
- Technology integration: scheduling, streaming, access, and data
- Scaling from one facility to a network
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