2008 SMWW Annual Sports Conference Recap

2008 Conference Photos
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2008 Sports Career Conference Re-cap

SMWW would like to thank all of our speakers who took the time to speak to our group this year!

If you missed the 2008 Sports Career Conference, we'll do our best to sum up the experience, but it's hard to put into words. From 30 year NFL agents to General Managers in the NBA and NFL to Senior Vice Presidents of the Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Indiana Motor Speedway and Major League Soccer.

This year's event also included a Director of Events & Booking, an Associate Commissioner, a Director of Production who spent many years at NFL's Monday Night Football and currently manages Nascar and Indy racing events and Joe Lombardi, grandson of the legendary coach Vince Lombardi.

It truly was our best conference ever. If you missed, then mark your calendar for next year and make sure you get a chance to meet some of the top sports executives at the 2009 SMWW Sports Career Conference.

Download 2008 Schedule and Speaker List (pdf)

2008 Speakers Included:

• Marty Hurney, General Manager, Carolina Panthers
• Mark Warkentien, General Manager, Denver Nuggets
• Michael Lombardi, 23 year NFL executive (49ers, Browns, Eagles, Raiders)
• Jack Mills,30 year NFL agent (agent to Eric Dickerson)
• David Morway, Sr. VP, Indiana Pacers
• Jonathon Story, MLB Scout, author and former pro ball player
• Greg Hylton,VP, Premium Seating & Ticket Sales, Indianapolis Colts
• Marty Bechtold, Dir. of Booking, AEG Facilities and Pacers Sports & Entertainment
• Rich Hurtado, Salary Cap Analyst, Philadelphia Eagles
• James Campen, Offensive Line Coach, Green Bay Packers
• Kristen Kuliga, NFL agent for Doug Flutie & others
• Will Carroll, Baseball Prospectus & Sports Illustrated/SI.com
• Tom Weisenbach, Executive Director, Indiana Motorsports Association
• Darlene Bailey, Associate Commissioner, Western Athletic Conference (WAC)
• Marc Trestman, Montreal Alouettes Head Coach and 17 year NFL coach, SMWW Faculty
• Jim Salono,30 year NFL agent (represented over 600 NFL players)
• Akeem Jordan, Linebacker, Philadelphia Eagles
• Mark Galuska, Director of Marketing, Columbus Clippers (AAA)
• Mark Washo, Sr. VP Sales & Marketing, MLS Chicago Fire
• Reggie Williams, VP, Community Relations, Memphis Redbirds (AAA) & Former MLB player
• Matt Ebbs, GM, International Scouting Services (ISS Hockey)
• Angie Creators, Dir. Agents, Amateurism & Gambling, NCAA
• Aaron Schatz, ESPN Football & founder of footballoutsiders.com
• Chris Schwartz, VP Marketing, Indy Motor Speedway
• Tom Blattler, Blattler Communications & SMWW Faculty
• Steve Nash, Integrity Sports Network & SMWW Faculty
• Garrick Barr, Founder of Synergy Sports Technology
• Marc Isenberg, Nationally known author & financial advisor to professional athletes
• Russ Lande, NFL Scout/Sporting News.com, SMWW Faculty
• Dr. Gary Sailes, Indiana University Sports Management Professor
• Bret Polvorosa, GRIP Inc. Consulting and SMWW Sports Business Faculty
• Tom Leip, Director of Team Media, Lulu and SMWW Sports Business Faculty
• Mark Tudi,President & CEO, SportSearch (Sports recruiting & placement services)
• Jason Backs,WorkInSports.com
• Beth Horn,Venom from American Gladiators 
• Alexis Levi-Scott,General Manager, Las Vegas Stars
• Dr. Chuck Patterson, Ohio State University Sports
• Matt Brock, Successful 8 year NFL veteran (Packers/Jets)
• Dr. Ted Curtis, Lynn University Sports Professor
• Dr. Jim Krause, Winning Sports Programs & SMWW Faculty
• Marcus Williams, SMWW Director of Football
• Joe Bonahoom, SMWW Director of Baseball
• Chris Rounds, Vice President, SMWW
• Dr. Lynn Lashbrook, SMWW President
• And many more!