Ashok Karanth has over 15 years of sports media and marketing experience across the US, Europe and Asia and has been a serial entrepreneur. His latest venture, edisn.ai, was part of the Comcast - Techstars accelerator program in Philadelphia (2019), won the Jury's Choice Award during FanXP Challenge…
Christina Litz is the Vice President, Business Development & Revenue at Woodbine Entertainment Group, Canada’s largest operator of professional horseracing in Canada and a multi-dimensional entertainment business. She leads all new business development initiatives for Woodbine including developing and implementing strategies around digital products and sports wagering to…
As Chief Technology Officer at Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) and Banc of California Stadium, Christian’s focus is on defining the technical vision of the organization. His primary area of interest is the use of technology to enhance the guest experience, eliminate friction and provide additive experiences for…
Williams was first recognized for his remarkable basketball skills on his Magruder High School basketball team. He was then drafted in 1996 out of Georgetown University by the Detroit Pistons, playing with them for over four years and becoming one of their key reserves. It was during his…
Widely regarded as one of Canada’s leading soccer executives, Beirne was one of the visionaries behind the Canadian Premier League and has worked tirelessly to make the dream of a Canadian domestic league a reality. As President, Paul oversaw all logistics for the CPL including soccer operations, branding…
Wim Stocks has been a progressive leader in the online gaming and esports businesses since 1990. From 2001 to 2006, Wim was Executive Vice President of the “new” Atari Inc. (a roll-up and amalgam of Hasbro Interactive, Infogrames, and GT Interactive), leading and managing one of the broadest-reaching interactive entertainment publishing…
Rodric is a patented inventor and the Founder and CEO of Thunder Studios Inc, Thunder Gaming and esports, Thunder Broadcasting and Thunder Technology. Thunder is a fully integrated digital media, gaming and esports company operating in Los Angeles, California that is passionately pursuing opportunities at the intersection of…
Brett Morris is the Co-Founder and CEO of World 1 League, a new competition platform that is reinventing Olympic sport and starting up in 2020. Brett was the Founding President and COO of Super League Gaming, the first publicly-traded esport company (NASDAQ: SLGG), where he launched the strategy,…
Marques Colston is a 10-year NFL veteran, active investor, and serial entrepreneur. He is the Founder and Managing Partner of Dynasty Innovation, a strategy and execution firm, as well as Co-Creator & Program Director of the Venture Playbook program at Columbia Business School. Additionally he serves as an…
Tracy Deforge is a founder of The Players’ Impact. An attorney by training, her career has focused on start-up companies and sports/media tech space. She’s worked for the NHL, MLBAM and a VC investment firm in sports tech space. Tracy started the WISE Boston, Boston VC sports Group,…