Global Entertainment & Sports Law + Industry Conference

Registration and Breakfast
(3rd Floor – Shalala Student Center (SSC))

Opening Remarks
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Presidents’ Panel: A Conversation with South Florida Sports Leaders
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• Myles Pistorius – Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Miami Dolphins & Hard Rock Stadium

Speakers:

• Caroline O’Connor – President of Business Operations, Miami Marlins
• Eric Poms – CEO, Orange Bowl Committee
• Tyler Epp – President, Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix

Future of College Athletics
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

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

Speakers:

• Andy Latack – Head of Legal, Klutch Sports Group, LLC
• Dan Radakovich – Vice President and Director of Athletics, University of Miami
• DeMaurice Smith – Former Executive Director, NFL Players Association
• Bernie Kosar – University of Miami National Champion and UM HOF QB
• Emily Cole – Former All American Track and Field Athlete (Duke University), Author, Creator and Athlete Advocate

Action! Analyzing Domestic & Foreign Film Incentives

Moderator:

• Alexis Garcia – Founder, CAT5

Speakers:

• Bob Darwell – Partner, Head of Global Media at Sheppard Mullin
• Hernán Panataleón – Founder, Hernan Pantaleon Abogados Lecturer, University of Miami School of Law
• Alessandra Villaraos – Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon Studios

Keeping the Game Safe: Addressing Sexual Violence and Child Safeguarding in Sports

Moderator:

• Carrie Bettinger-López – Professor of Law, Director, Human Rights Clinic; Faculty Chair, Human Rights Program at Miami Law

Speakers:

• Katie Hanna – Head of North America and Generation 2026, Centre for Sport and Human Rights
• Dr. Danielle Moore – Vice President and Founder, The Army of Survivors
• Linda Mastandrea – Senior Manager, Accessibility and Safeguarding, FIFA World Cup 2026
• The Honorable Katherine Fernandez Rundle – State Attorney, Miami-Dade County
• Ray Martinez – Chief Operating Officer of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Miami Host Committee
• Kerry-Ann Royes – President & CEO, YWCA

Lunch

What You Rap May Be Held Against You: The Use of Art in Evidence
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• Lauren Field Krasnoff – Partner, Markus/Moss PLLC

Speakers

• Brian Steel – Criminal defense attorney for "Young Thug" and founder of The Steel Law Firm, P.C.
• Tamara Lave – Professor of Law, University of Miami School of Law

Scoring Big: Shaping the Future of Soccer in America
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• Greg Levy – Associate Dean & Director Entertainment, Arts & Sports Law Graduate Program, Miami Law; JD ’10

Speakers

• Brandon Briggs – Vice President, Legal & HR, Inter Miami CF
• Emilio García Silvero – Chief Legal and Compliance Officer, FIFA
• Curtis Franks – General Counsel, FIFA World Cup 2026
• Anne Gonzalez – Director of Corporate Legal and Compliance, CONCACAF

The Experiential Economy and the Value of Live Performance
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• Sophia Sofferman – Partner and Co-Founder, NTSS Law PLLC

Speakers

• Fred Goldring – Music Entrepreneur/Start Up Founder, Strategic Consultant, Entertainment Lawyer, Emmy Award-Winning Producer, Presidential Appointee, Musician, and Founder of ESLS (1980)
• Bruno Del Granado – Former Head of the global Latin Music touring group at leading entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
• Brian Oliver – General Counsel, Director of Legal & Business Affairs, and Chief Gov’t & Public Affairs Strategist at Rolling Loud Festival

Views From League Counsels
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• John Ruzich – Chief Legal Officer, LIV Golf

Speakers

• Alison Wagner – Senior Counsel, NFL
• Michael Gold – Executive Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs, NHL
• Chris Brumm – Senior Vice President & Head Counsel, Corporate and Finance, MLB

A Conversation With The Legal Team Behind MrBeast
(SSC – Main Ballroom)

Moderator:

• Alexei Cowett – Partner at McDermott Will & Emery

Speakers

• Allison Emmett - Deputy General Counsel at MrBeast

Networking Reception
(SSC – Lakeview Terrace)