Morning Sessions
Going Local: Evolution of the Local Sports Media Market in the Digital Age
- Jim Bankoff (SBN)
- Enrico Campitelli (The 700 Level)
- TK Gore (Comcast SportsNet Chicago)
- Jon Greenberg (ESPN Chicago)
- Dave Nemetz (Bleacher Report)
- Moderator: Amy K. Nelson (ESPN)
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Today’s Sports Media Landscape: Blogs and Beyond, Where Are Ad Dollars Going?
- Rich Gallagher (Taylor)
- Ian Sohn (Ogilvy)
- Michele Steele (Bloomberg)
- Pete Vlastelica (Yardbarker)
- Mod: Amanda Rykoff (ocdchick.com)
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You’ve Gotta Fight For Your Right…to Blog?: A Legal and Ethical Primer to Sports Media in 2010
- Jonah Keri
- Dr. Nicole M. LaVoi (U. of Minnesota)
- Alana Nguyen (Yardbarker)
- Josh Zerkle (With Leather)
- Mod: Jason McIntyre (The Big Lead)
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Afternoon Sessions
Democratizing Sports Media: How Blogging Players, Fans & Leagues Are Changing the Game
- Brian Cook (mgoblog)
- Valli Hilaire (Fast & Fabulous)
- Kevin Kaduk (Big League Stew)
- Robert Littal (Black Sports Online)
- Scott Reifert (Chicago White Sox)
- MOD: Henry Abbott (TrueHoop)
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The Kings of All Media: Leveraging Podcasting and Video to Build a Media Megabrand
- The Basketball Jones (The Score)
- Jay Busbee (Yahoo! Sports)
- David Jacoby (ESPN, Sports Guy Podcast)
- Ian Orefice (SI.com)
- Michael Rand (Star Tribune)
- Mod: Matt Sebek (Joe Sports Fan)
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The Future of Sports Media (Circa 2010): What Today’s Technology & Innovations Mean for Tomorrow’s Fan
- Ty Ahmad-Taylor (FanFeedr)
- Michael Calderon (Big Ten Network)
- Jim Corelis (STATS)
- Andy Ellwood (Gowalla)
- Mike Germano (Carrot Creative)
- Mod: Kyle Bunch (The Daily Bunch)
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Additional confirmed panelists to be announced shortly. Lineup subject to change prior to event.

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