Bucknell students are invited to attend the annual Pennsylvania Sports Business Conference at Indiana University of Pennsylvania held on April 21, 2017. Register here.
This year’s conference will focus on “Forward Thinking with Innovation: The Future of Sport Business.” Speakers from professional sports, collegiate athletics, the sporting goods industry, the health and fitness industry, and other areas of sports management will be presenting during this conference. The conference will be held in the Hadley Union Building on the campus of Indiana University of Pennsylvania.
Schedule of Events:
8:00 a.m. Registration
9:00-9:05 a.m. Opening Remarks
9:05-9:45 a.m. Main Speaker Presentation 1
9:50-10:35 a.m. Keynote Speaker Presentation – Mark Turley – Senior Director of Partnership Sales and Media, Pittsburgh Penguins
10:40-11:00 p.m. Mini-Session Group 1
11:05-11:25 p.m. Mini-Session Group 2
11:30-12:15 p.m. Lunch
12:15-12:45 p.m. Internship Luncheon
12:50-1:35 p.m. Academic Poster Presentations and Job Fair
1:40-2:00 p.m. Mini-Session 3
2:05-2:25 p.m. Mini-Session 4
2:30-3:10 p.m. Main Speaker Presentation 2
3:15-3:55 p.m. Main Speaker Presentation 3
3:55-4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
Some Conference Speakers
- Buffy Filippell – Founder and President, TeamWork Online
- Zach Henderson – Account Executive, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Greg Coleman – President, Erie SeaWolves
- Amy Badorf – Director of Compliance, University of Pittsburgh
- John Simpson – Marketing Manager/Events, Pittsburgh Steelers
- Tony Buccilli – Director of Team Operations, Washington Wild Things
- Brittney Krueger – Manager, Camping and Ticketing Services, Pocono Raceway
Internship Luncheon
- Derek Partsch – Manager, Sponsorship & Group Ticket Accounts, Johnstown Tomahawks
- Kelly Anthony – Manager, James G. Mill Fitness Center
- Shawn Sebring – Senior Program Director, YMCA of Indiana County
- Jordan Cannon – Manager, Organizational Business Development, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Josh Young – Director, Group & Inside Sales, Cleveland Browns
- Adam Katchmarchi – President, National Drowning Prevention Alliance