Snapshots of events, conferences, parties and announcements from across the sports business industry
03.29.2026
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DISCUSSION ON DESIGN Populous gathered leaders across design and entertainment on March 17 at
Populous House in Austin for a conversation on the future of city building,
live experiences and the role of venues as civic anchors. From left: Moderator
Dean Di Simone, director, Studio Di Simone; Chris Danton, futurist/strategist/
tastemaker/chief of ideas, In Good Co; David
Adelman, partner at HBSE/Philadelphia
76ers and founder, Darco Capital; Jonathan
Mallie, global director/managing director for
the Americas, Populous; Winka Dubbeldam,
founder/partner, Archi-Tectonics and director/
CEO, SCI-Arc; and Dom Audet, co-founder/
chief innovation officer, Moment Factory. (Populous / Michael Justin Studios)
DEANE BEMAN DEN The PGA Tour on March 17 dedicated space inside tour headquarters in Ponte Vedra
Beach, Fla., as the Deane Beman Den in honor of the former commissioner. From
left: Tour CEO Brian Rolapp; Beman, who was commissioner from 1974-94; former
Commissioner Tim Finchem, who succeeded Beman; and Commissioner Jay Monahan. (Tracy Wilcox / PGA Tour)
CENTER COURT AT THE ACC ACC Commissioner Jim Phillips with Duke AD
Nina King (left) and Virginia AD Carla Williams
before their teams met in the title game of the
T. Rowe Price ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament. (ACC)
POWER PLAY SPORT SPONSORSHIP ACCELERATOR Power Play hosted by Avenue Capital Group brought together
more than 250 senior leaders from across sports, brands, media,
agencies and investment firms March 19 at Cosm Los Angeles for
a discussion on how brands can engage with sports more strategically.
From left: Avenue Chairman/CEO Marc Lasry; Klutch
Sports Group founder/CEO Rich Paul; Sean O’Donnell, partner
at Herrick; and Abe Madkour, SBJ publisher/executive editor. (Bill Totolo)
WOMEN’S HEALTH INITIATIVE UCHealth hosted its
eighth annual women’s
health initiative Feb.
21, celebrating all
women at the Denver
Center for Performing
Arts. Mechelle Lewis
Freeman (top center,
in red), a three-time
Olympic gold-winning
coach and 2008 USA
Olympian, spoke to
the more than 600
attendees and led a
workout class. (UCHealth / Jordan Quinn Photography)
HOUSTON HOCKEY HALL OF FAME INDUCTION Chie Chie Yard, NHL group vice president of events,
was inducted into the Houston Hockey Hall of Fame on
March 20 in Houston. From left: Houston girls hockey coach
Nikola Kivett; Yard; and Charlotte Grahame, Colorado
Avalanche executive director of hockey administration. (Chie Chie Yard)
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