Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference

8:30 - 9:00 AM

Registration

(3rd Floor - Shalala Student Center-SSC)

9:00 - 9:10 AM

Opening Remarks

9:10- 10:00 AM

Keynote: A Conversation with South Florida Sports Leaders

Moderator 

Irwin Raij – Co-Chair, Entertainment, Sports & Media, Sidley Austin LLP; Adjunct Faculty and Board Member, Graduate Program in Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law.

Speakers

Eric Poms – Chief Executive Officer, Capital One Orange Bowl

Eric Woolworth – President, Business Operations, Miami Heat

10:10- 11:10 AM

Player Licensing and NIL

Moderator

Peter Carfagna – Chairman/CEO of Magis, LLC; Adjunct Faculty, Co-Director, Sports Law Track - Graduate Program in Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M.

Speakers

Kim Miale – NFL Agent and General Counsel, Roc Nation Sports

DeMaurice Smith - Executive Director, NFLPA

Eric Winston – Chief Licensing Officer, Head of Partnership Development and College, OneTeam Partners

11:20 AM - 12:20 PM

The Entertainment Deal: Lessons from Top Executives

Moderator

Sophia Sofferman, LL.M. '21 - Associate, Media + Entertainment Litigation Group, Pryor Cashman LLP

Speakers

Angie Rho – Head, Music Business Affairs, Creative Artists Agency

Sally Stacy – SVP Legal Affairs, US Concerts, Live Nation Entertainment  

12:45 - 1:45 PM

Lunch Panel: Player Safety in Sports

Moderator

Marcia Narine Weldon - Director, Transactional Skills Program; Faculty Coordinator, Business Compliance & Sustainability Concentration; Lecturer in Law, University of Miami School of Law

Speakers

Terri Jackson - Executive Director, WNBPA

Elizabeth Williams – WNBA Player and WNBPA Executive Committee Member, Secretary

2:00- 3:10 PM

Hot Topics for Sports Counsel: Stadium and Arena Development

Moderator

John Ruzich - Chief Administrative Officer & Chief Legal Officer, Legends

Speakers:

Kathryn D’Angelo – Interim General Counsel, Buffalo Bills

Adolpho Birch – Senior Vice President and Chief External & Legal Affairs Officer, Tennessee Titans

Jennifer O’Sullivan - Chief Operating Officer, New York City Football Club

Myles Pistorius – Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Miami Dolphins

3:25- 4:45 PM

The Hoffman Forum Presents:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Discussion with Women Leaders in Entertainment & Sports

Moderator

Ivy Kagan Bierman -  Partner, Loeb & Loeb LLP; Director, Entertainment Track, Miami Law Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M

Speakers

Rahwa H. Ghebre-Ab – Executive Vice President, Chief Ethics & Legal Compliance Officer, Lionsgate 

Krista Whitaker – Vice President, Associate General Counsel, Miami Heat

Deirdre Dix Hunt – President & Senior Executive, Edge of a Dream Company

5:00 - 6:00 PM

Changing the Game: the Rolling Loud Story

Moderator

Sandy York – Principal, Chief Executive, YORK® former General Counsel Ultra Music Festival® (2011-2022)

Speakers

Part 1

Brian Oliver – General Counsel Rolling Loud Festival, Director, Legal and Business Affairs, Chief Government & Public Affairs Strategist

Part 2

Matthew Zingler - Co-Founder, Rolling Loud

Tariq Cherif - Co-Founder, Rolling Loud Festival, Dope Entertainment, and Dark Side Management

6:00-7:00 PM

Networking Reception

(SSC - Lakeview Terrace)

Time

Panel or Event

9:15 - 9:30 AM

Welcome Remarks

9:30 - 10:10 AM

Art Coffee Talk: Warhol v. Goldsmith: The Future of Transformative Use

Moderator

Stephen Urice – Professor of Law and Director of Arts Track, University of Miami School of Law

Speakers

The Honorable Simon J. Frankel – Judge, California Superior Court, County of San Francisco

Philippa Loengard – Executive Director, Kernochan Center for Law, Media and the Arts; Lecturer-in-Law, Columbia Law School

10:20 - 11:00 AM

Sports Coffee Talk: Investing in Sports

Moderator

Chuck Baker –Co-Chair, Entertainment, Sports & Media, Sidley Austin LLP; Adjunct Faculty and Board Member, Graduate Program in Entertainment, Arts, and Sports Law.

Speakers

Julie Uhrman - Co-Founder and President, Angel City FC

11:10 - 11:50 AM

Entertainment Coffee Talk: Stairway to Heaven: Led Zeppelin’s Impact on Music Copyright Law 

Moderator

Serona Elton – Director, Music Industry Program; Associate Dean of Administration, University of Miami Frost School of Music

Speakers

Peter Anderson – Partner, Davis, Wright, and Tremaine, LLP

Mike Olsen – Music Lawyer and Special Counsel, Smith Entertainment Law Group, LLP; Adjunct Faculty, Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law LL.M.

12:00- 1:00 PM

Fashion’s Impact on the Creative Direction of Sports

Moderator

Vivek Jayaram – Partner, Jayaram Law; Adjunct Faculty, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M

Speakers

Danielle Garno – Co-Chair, Entertainment Law, Holland & Knight; Adjunct Faculty and Board Member, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M.

Matthew Growney – Senior Advisor - Fashion, Creative, and Partnerships, PUMA; Founder and Creative Director, Thermal Brands

Don C. – Designer; Creative Strategy and Design Advisor, Chicago Bulls

1:20 - 2:10 PM

A Keynote Conversation with Former Chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks, Ann Sarnoff

Moderator

Gwen Marcus – Distinguished Practitioner and Advisor, Entertainment Track, Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M

Speaker

Ann Sarnoff - Former Chair and CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Networks 

2:20 -  2:30 PM

Honoring Outstanding Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law LL.M. Students

MORRIS, BEATRICE, LEWIS, PETER AND JOSEPH WEINBERGER ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW

Lee Alhanti – 2022-2023

PATRICIA D. WHITE ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS & SPORTS SCHOLARSHIP

Jack Sibel – 2022-2023
Alanna Saddler – 2023-2024
Alyssa Perez – 2023-2024

DEAN’S WRITING PRIZE AWARD IN ENTERTAINMENT, ARTS & SPORTS LAW

Paper Title: “Is the PGA Tour Playing Monopoly? An Analysis of the Monopolization Claims Under the Sherman Act by LIV Golf Against the PGA Tour.”  
Kevin Kullmann – 2022-2023

2:30 - 3:30 PM

Chat ENT: AI’s Impact on Entertainment

Moderator

Andres Sawicki - University of Miami Professor of Law; Director, Business of Innovation, Law, & Technology (BILT) Concentration

Speakers

Ryan Abbott – Co-Chair AI Subcommittee American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA); Adjunct Assistant Professor of Medicine UCLA; Professor of Law and Health Sciences University of Surrey

Greg Norman - Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs, Sony Music Entertainment

3:30 - 4:30 PM

Afternoon Keynote: The Business of Podcasting

Moderator

Erica Eckman – Founder and CEO, Ecko Digital Media

Speakers

Claudia Oshry @girlwithnojob – Co-Host, the Toast; Founder and Co-Owner, Spritz Society

Jackie Oshry @jackieoshry – Co-Host, the Toast; Founder and Co-Owner, Spritz Society 

4:30 - 4:40 PM

Closing Remarks