The clock is ticking and the pace quickening as we head towards SPORTEL Talks New York, taking place on Monday, December 16th at the New York Hilton Midtown, Avenue of the Americas. Co-located with the SVG Summit, SPORTEL Talks New York promises to be an unmissable gathering for the broader sports business and technology communities in the heart of Manhattan.
This new and original SPORTEL short format will connect key industry players through an intense afternoon of high-impact executive discussions, thought leadership and engaging networking opportunities.
“We are excited to be heading to New York for the first time to host this afternoon of high-level keynotes and impactful networking and to co-locate with the SVG Summit in the heart of the North American sports media region.”
“Therefore, SPORTEL Talks New York is the perfect complement to our upcoming two-day spring SPORTEL America event, returning to Miami on April 1 and 2, 2025, confirming SPORTEL’s strong presence and continued growth strategy in the market in the Americas”, said Laurent Puons, Executive Director of SPORTEL.
SPORTEL Talks New York opens with the president of SVG
Opening with a noon networking reception, the afternoon will begin with a welcome from Michael Davies, president of SVG and executive vice president of technical and field operations at Fox Sports, along with Ken Kerschbaumer, editorial director of SVG .
The first of the afternoon’s expert panels will cover “Executive Perspectives on U.S. Sports Leagues and Major Events.” Thus, the discussion will be about how their legacies and brands resonate on a global level.
Panelists will include top US properties:
- Kirsten Corio, Commercial Director, USTA
- Nilay Shah, SVP, Marketing & Brand Strategy, New York Giants
- Eric Fisher, Newsletter Writer, Front Office Sports (moderator)
Case study
The next talk will be about a case study with the pay-per-view digital streaming platform PPV.COM. The theme is sponsored by Kiswe Gold, hosted by Wim Sweldens, co-founder and CMO, and Mark Boccardi, senior vice president of programming and marketing at iNDEMAND/ PPV.COM.
It will detail how they collaborated to launch the platform on the web, mobile devices and smart TV, to attract important content to the platform. Plus, they’ll show you how they acquire, engage, and maintain an ever-growing audience.
The next one will be “It’s a Fan’s World” and will talk about next generation fans using cutting-edge technology. That is, how AI and digital and social platforms to consume and engage with your favorite sports, transforming the sports industry while providing invaluable data and creating new revenue streams.
George Bevir, Editorial Director of SVG Europe, will lead the presenters, including:
- Anmol Malhotra, Global Head of Sports Partnerships at Snap, Inc.
- Esmeralda Negron, Co-CEO Women’s Sport DAZN
- Andrew Reich, Senior Industry Specialist, Media and Entertainment, Games, Sports, AWS and Wim Sweldens, Co-Founder and CMO at Kiswe
The next case study from Silver Sponsor Haivision and presented by Ghislain Colette, VP of Product Management, dives into “5G Private, Mobile and Ultra-Low Latency: Lessons Learned from a Summer in Paris.”
The presentation will cover:
- How to Create Innovative, Immersive Camera Views to Power Live Sports
- Innovations for major live sporting and entertainment events
- Benefits for producers and rights holders
SPORTEL Talks New York panel discussions
The panel discussion ends with a spotlight on “Niche Sports on the Block.” Topics covered:
- How increasing accessibility to niche and new sports and leagues in the US and internationally reach their legions of fans
- How to grow your brands through OTT
- Scalable solutions to drive international expansion, investment, sponsorship and greater monetization.
Moderated by Jeff Jacobs, SVP and Head of Production, NEP Group and featuring Nic Benson, CEO, Major League Rugby; Lowell Conn, President, Protocol Sports Marketing, with more panelists to be announced.
The afternoon panel sessions conclude with the popular “Pitch Perfect” session featuring presentations from Lingopal.AI, Hand (Human & Digital), Dynavisual and StoyCo and other selected companies new to SPORTEL with an innovative or market-ready business model who will make their pitch in front of a jury of experts.
The session will run alongside a final round of tabletop networking, and all attendees will be invited to attend the SVG Opening Reception to continue the talks and networking.
A summary of currently registered companies includes:
- Nascar
- Mediapro Canada
- Fox Sports
- Pro League Network
- Lfp Media
- Allrise Capital
- Andalusian Credit Partners
- Cleeng
- Global Mmk Gmbh
- Golbecast
- Hand (Human & Digital)
- Jomboy Media
- Midco Sports
- Smartgap
- Ssrs
- Stoyco
- Syncwords Inc
- Telstra
- Vivaro Media
- Uniqfeed
- Lingopal.Ai
- Haivision
- World Chase Tag
- Bounty Hunter Promotions
- Augusta National Golf Club
- Providential Media
How to participate
Registration for sports media industry professionals (includes access to SPORTEL Connect, networking events, panels and SVG Summit) can be obtained HERE.
SPORTEL Talks New York is open to all SPORTEL badge holders. For press registration inquiries, please contact the SPORTEL Press Service: [email protected]
SPORTEL Talks New York is not part of the SVG Summit. A separate badge and registration is required to participate. However, SPORTEL badge holders have access to the SVG Summit on December 16th and 17th.
