More than 600 attendees at the daylong Game Changers conference on Sept. 25 heard from industry leaders on the latest trends to watch, about lessons learned from decades of experience and how leagues and teams are growing their business.
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Faces & Places from Game Changers conference Amina Bulman of Boston Legacy FC; Kim Damron of Learfield; Dedra
DeLilli of Toyota; and Danita Johnson of D.C. United spoke about trends
and storylines with SBJ Publisher and Executive Editor Abe Madkour,
including fan experience and the monetization of women’s sports. (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference Big East Conference Commissioner
Val Ackerman described her
experiences in sports leadership and
the changing landscape of the industry. (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference The conference presented attendees opportunities to meet members
of the current and past Game Changers classes and to network: Jamie Mittelman of Flame Bearers; Leela Srinivasan
of Parity (Class of 2024) and Caroline Fitzgerald of GOALS (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference The conference presented attendees opportunities to meet members
of the current and past Game Changers classes and to network: Ishveen Jolly of OpenSponsorship (Class of 2025); Debbie Spander of
Insight Sports Advisors (Class of 2016); and Sean Hanrahan of OpenSponsorship (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference The conference presented attendees opportunities to meet members
of the current and past Game Changers classes and to network: Grace Athanas-Linden and Laura Andriani of Two Circles;
and Danya Jacobs of ESL FACEIT Group (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference Three members
of the inaugural
class of Game
Changers in 2011
— Amy Latimer
of Delaware North;
Sue Rodin of Stars
& Strategies and
WISE; and Janet
Marie Smith of
Canopy Team
— shared some
advice they would
have given to their
younger selves. (Marc Bryan-Brown)
Faces & Places from Game Changers conference LPGA
Commissioner
Craig Kessler
discussed with
Angela Stanford,
the 2026 U.S.
Solheim Cup
captain, how the
tour’s global reach
is an asset to its
business position. (Marc Bryan-Brown)
