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SPEAKERS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2024
ETHICS, CAREER STRATEGIES, WELLNESS AND COMPETENCE
(Session A1)

Mental Health and Wellness for High Performing Lawyers

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Moderator
Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Horizon Media
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Panelist
Professional Athlete Consultant & Executive Coach
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CEO, Worklution, Inc.
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Carena Lemons, Esq.
Founding Partner, The Lemons Law Firm, PLLC

FILM & TV
(Session A2)

Television Under the Microscope: Where the Industry Is Now, How It Got Here, and What the Future of Television Will Look Like

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Moderator
Partner, Mitchell Silberberg & Knupp, LLP
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Panelist
CEO & Founder, A Few Good Women Productions, LLC
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Partner, Parker Poe
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Partner, Fox Rothschild
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Director of Current Programming, Unscripted for OWN
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Heather Beverly, Esq.
Moderator
Owner/Attorney at Law, Office of Heather Beverly PC
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Head of Rights Management, The Mechanical Licensing Collective
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Principal Attorney, Camara Law Group, PLLC
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Partner, Granderson Des Rochers, LLP

MUSIC
(Session A3)

Streaming Royalties and the Music Modernization Act

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Panelist
Head of Urban Music, ONErpm
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Plummer Law Group, PC.

CAREER STRATEGIES AND COMPETENCE
(Session A4)

Is General Counsel/Equity Partner the pinnacle of an attorney’s career?

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Moderator
Equity Partner, Fox Rothschild
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Chief Legal Officer, The Sierra Club
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SVP & General Counsel, AMB Sports & Entertainment
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General Counsel, Ultimate Fighting Championship
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EVP, General Counsel, HartBeat 

TECHNOLOGY, ENTERTAINMENT & SPORTS
(Session A5)

Practical Implications of Generative AI in Entertainment and Sports.

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Moderator
Founder & CEO, Squad
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Panelist
Partner, Hansen, Jacobson
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DEI & AI Consultant and Professor of Law, Suffolk University Law School
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Professor of Law,
Southwestern Law School
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Professor of Law,
Southwestern Law School

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2024
FILM & TV
(Session B1)

We’re Doing it Live: Advising clients on legal, regulatory and relationship
issues presented when producing / operating live events and activations.

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Moderator
Senior Counsel, Production Risk, Business & Legal Affairs,
Paramount Global
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Panelist
Vice President & Senior Counsel, Paramount
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Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs, BET Networks
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Principal, Bankable Consulting, Inc
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Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Horizon Media

SPORTS
(Session B2)

THAT’S A BET! UNDERSTANDING THE CURRENT AND
FUTURE LANDSCAPE OF SPORTS BETTING

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Moderator
Partner, Lewis Brisbois
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Attorney General, State of Nevada
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Special Counsel, Duane Morris
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Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs, NBCUniversal

GENERAL, CAREER STRATEGIES
(Session B3)

Demystifying Serving on Paid Boards

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Shameeka Quallo, Esq.
Chief Legal Officer, Washington Spirit
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​Partner, Holland and Knight
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Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary & SVP Human Resources, Strategic Materials, Inc.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2024
BESLA Women in Sports Breakfast

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Deputy General Counsel,
Women’s Tennis Association
Sponsored by NFLPA – Remarks by Teri Smith, COO

MUSIC and FILM & TV
(Session C1)

Music Agreements for Film and Television: A Deeper Dive 

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Moderator
CEO & Managing Attorney,
Mays Law Group
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Panelist
Executive Vice President, Programming Operations & Business & Legal Affairs, BET Networks
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Michael Dyson, Esq.
Panelist
Counsel, Music Business & Legal Affairs, NBCUniversal
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Executive Vice President & Chief Legal Officer, Music, NBCUniversal
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VP Creative Music Strategy,
Paramount Global

SPORTS
(Session C2)

Investing in Professional Sports Franchises 

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​Partner, Holland and Knight
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CEO, Shepherd Park Sports Properties
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Max Siegel, Esq.
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CEO, USA Track & Field
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Investor, Dynasty Equity

Global Commercial, Entertainment and Sports
(Session C3)

THE DIASPORA MEANS BUSINESS – CONNECTING WITH AFRICA
THROUGH SPORTS, FASHION AND ENTERTAINMENT

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Moderator
Partner, Duane Morris
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​Founder and Director at Ad Curated
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SVP, Strategic Alliance and Outreach, US Chamber of Commerce
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CEO, Reign Rum
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Co-Founder/General Counsel, Global Head of Strategic Business Development,
Africa Creative Agency
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Senior Associate, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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​Co-Founder and Managing Partner of 4DX Ventures
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