Following the success of last year’s inaugural event, the CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan Summit will return for a second year, the companies announced Tuesday. The one-day expo, which brings together industry leaders, visionaries, and playmakers from sports and entertainment, is scheduled for Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, CA. This will be the first of a new multi-year partnership between the two companies. Last year’s sold-out event featured speakers like ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro, NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman, NJ Devils & Philadelphia 76ers Co-owner David Blitzer, tennis star Nick Kyrgios, and more.

Panelists and speakers will be announced in the coming weeks, but read more about the return of the CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan Summit here.

Kobe Bryant’s 2000 Lakers Title Ring Sets Auction Record

A 2000 NBA Finals championship ring Kobe Bryant gifted to his father, Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, has sold for $927,000 at an auction. The sale was hosted by Goldin Auctions and now becomes the highest amount ever paid for an NBA championship ring. That amount breaks the record set by Bill Russell’s 1957 championship ring, which sold for $705,000 in 2021. According to Hypebeast, the ring is made of 14-karat gold and contains 40 diamonds, along with the Los Angeles Lakers logo and “World Champions” on the front. The identity of the buyer was not revealed.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tops Spotify & Amazon Music Streaming Charts

Just three days after releasing her eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé has already broken multiple streaming records. Per an Instagram post from Spotify, the 27-track project became the platform’s most-streamed album in a single day so far this year. It is also the first time a country album holds the title this year, Spotify added. Amazon Music also shared on Instagram that Cowboy Carter recorded the most first-day streams of any country album by a female artist and had more global first-day streams than any of Beyoncé‘s previous records, making it her biggest debut to date on Amazon Music. The album features a roster of both A-list and rising collaborators, including Miley Cyrus, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson, Post Malone, Linda Martell, Shaboozey, and Tanner Adell.

Formula 1 Owner Liberty Media Acquires MotoGP

Liberty Media, the US-based owner of Formula 1, confirmed in a statement Monday it has agreed to a takeover of MotoGP, as well as a majority of its parent company Dorna Sports. The deal puts an enterprise value of $4.5 billion on the firm. Expected to be complete by the end of 2024, the agreement means Liberty Media will acquire roughly 86% of Dorna, with Dorna management retaining around 14% of its equity. “MotoGP is a global league with a loyal, enthusiastic fan base, captivating racing, and a highly cash flow generative financial profile,” said Greg Maffei, Liberty Media’s President and CEO. “The business has significant upside, and we intend to grow the sport for MotoGP fans, teams, commercial partners, and our shareholders.”

Prime Video’s ‘Road House’ Attracts 50M Viewers

Prime Video‘s Road House appears to be a massive success for the video service. The remake of the 1989 film of the same name starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Daniela Melchior, and Conor McGregor, among others, brought in over 50 million viewers worldwide over its first two weekends, becoming Amazon MGM Studios’ most-watched produced film debut ever on a worldwide basis. “The groundbreaking, successful debut of ‘Road House’ is a testament to the hard work and commitment from the entire Road House filmmaking team and the film’s cast led by the phenomenal Jake Gyllenhaal,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon MGM Studios. “It’s great to see the film taking off with both fans of the iconic original as well as a huge turnout from new audiences. This incredible film is really giving everyone something to talk about, and we couldn’t be more proud!”

Brock Purdy Nearly Doubles Salary with Performance-based Pay

Brock Purdy may not have led the San Franciso 49ers to a Super Bowl win this year, but the quarterback still earned a hefty bonus due to his efforts. The NFL announced its annual performance-based pay distribution on Monday, showing that Purdy took home an additional $739,795 on top of his regular salary. For context, the two-year starter’s contract is $3.737 million over four years, making Purdy’s base salary last season just $870,000. For the 2023 season, the NFL dispersed an additional $393.8 million in performance-based pay to players. The pay program compensates athletes with lower salaries who get a lot of playing time. In the 16 games Purdy started for San Franciso last season, he set the franchise’s single-season passing yards record and earned his first Pro Bowl nomination.

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Following the massive success of last year’s inaugural event, the CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan Summit will return for a second year, the companies announced Tuesday. The one-day expo, which brings together industry leaders, visionaries, and playmakers from sports and entertainment, is scheduled for Sept. 10 in Los Angeles, Calif. This will be the first of a new multi-year partnership between the two companies.

“Last year’s Game Plan event brought together a mix of incredible athletes and innovators for a day of conversation unlike anything I’ve experienced in my professional career,” said Rich Kleiman, CEO of Boardroom. “The whole Boardroom team is really excited to run it back with CNBC as part of a multi-year partnership and grow the foundation we’ve built together with the sports and business community.”

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In 2023, the sold-out event featured panels centered on everything from the future of athlete brand-building to conversations on the big business of live sports. Select speakers included:

• ESPN Chairman Jimmy Pitaro
• NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman
• NJ Devils & Philadelphia 76ers Co-owner David Blitzer
• Tennis star Nick Kyrgios
• Colorado Rockies Co-owner Linda Alvarado
• 2023 NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero
• WNBA Player Lexie Brown
• Kroenke Sports & Entertainment CEO and Los Angeles Rams Owner E. Stanley Kroenke

The afternoon ended with a conversation between Boardroom Co-founder Kevin Durant and CNBC’s Squawk Box co-anchor Andrew Ross Sorkin.

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Throughout the inaugural event’s programming, there were many thought-provoking segments on the aforementioned range of topics. From KD advocating for cannabis to be removed from the NBA’s banned substance list to Kroenke calling SoFi the best venue in sports to Lexie Brown singing the praises of Athletes Unlimited, the first CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan covered it all.

For this year’s event, both CNBC and Boardroom are ready to take the summit to a new level.

“We head in to Game Plan 2024 with significant momentum,” said Nick Dunn, Senior Vice President & Managing Director of CNBC Events. “The buzz from last year was not only about the unparalleled programming, but also the amazing attendees; an influential mix of owners, executives, investors and innovators all connecting and networking at the event. Any real player in this space will want to be in the room this year.”

Panelists and speakers for the second CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan will be announced in the coming weeks. In the meantime, be sure to stay up to date on changes and ticket information here.

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We are still a few months out from Bronny James‘ official on-court debut as a USC Trojan. However, Nike is ensuring that fans are on the ready. The Beaverton brand unveiled some official Bronny USC merch for the first time. The Swoosh listed a classic t-shirt in the signature cardinal and gold and featuring the number 6. However, fans rushed the site, leading it to sell out soon after its release. James is only the second college athlete to receive the official Nike scholarly treatment, following in the footsteps of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark. James will step on the court for his freshman year after he experienced a cardiac event while practicing earlier this summer.

Nicki Minaj Tapped to Emcee the MTV VMAs

Nicki Minaj is set to drop Pink Friday 2, her first album since 2010’s Queen, in November. And in advance, she is getting back in the game. MTV revealed that the rapper will take the stage in a dual role at next Tuesday’s Video Music Awards, where she will serve both as the evening’s emcee and a performer. This is the second year in a row that Minaj will assume hosting duties (although MTV’s announcement seemingly avoids the term), having shared them last year with LL Cool J and Jack Harlow.

Deion Sanders, Colorado Football Drawing Huge Betting Numbers Ahead of Week 2

After a shocking Week 1 win against the TCU Horned Frogs, all eyes are on Deion Sanders and the Colorado squad as they take on Nebraska. In advance of Saturday’s kickoff, bettors are locking in on the game. ESPN reports that the matchup has taken in more bets than any NFL game on the league’s opening weekend. A deeper look at the data provided by FanDuel reveals that the Buffs have received 37% of Saturday’s handle. This weekend, the team will sport custom suits from Michael Strahan‘s signature line. The threads, co-designed by Coach Prime, feature the school’s mascot and “IBELIEVE” lining.

CNBC x Boardroom Set to Premiere ‘Game Plan’ Summary Show

This July, some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment gathered in Los Angeles for a gripping day of programming as part of the inaugural CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan event. The day’s lineup included ESPN chairman James Pitaro, NWSL commisioner Jessica Berman, NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Banchero, and many more. This Saturday at 3 PM EST, CNBC will debut a summary special spotlighting some of the day’s brightest moments.

Check out Boardroom’s behind-the-scenes breakdown of the day’s events and set your DVR for 3:00 PM EST on CNBC.

CEO of the Recording Academy Debunks News that AI-Generated Drake & The Weeknd Cut is Grammy Eligible

The CEO of The Recording Academy, Harvey Mason Jr., took to Instagram to debunk the internet rumor that the AI-generated cut assembled in the style of Drake and The Weeknd will receive Grammy Award consideration. Ghostwriter977’s “Heart on My Sleeve” took over social media upon its release. Drake repeatedly spoke out against AI in music, and it appears that The Recording Academy is aligned with his criticism.  “Let me be extra, extra clear,” Mason Jr. said in a short video, “even though it was written by a human creator, the vocals were not legally obtained, the vocals were not cleared by the label or the artists and the song is not commercially available and because of that, it’s not eligible.” He went on to address that AI in music is a tricky subject with which the Recording Academy is currently grappling.

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Oregon State and Washington State, the only two schools committed to the Pac-12 beyond this school year, have filed a legal complaint against the conference in an effort to keep departing members from determining the league’s fate. WSU and OSU argue that conference bylaws state the 10 departing schools should not be allowed seats on the league’s board of directors. That would deny the outgoing schools the right to vote on matters including the potential dissolution of the conference and equal division of assets among the 12 schools. This comes ahead of a Sept. 13 meeting in which the league is scheduled to vote on a “go forward governance approach.” All 12 member schools are invited.

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Part I: For David Adelman and the 76ers, Big Arena Dreams Come With Even Bigger Obstacles
Part II: Are the 76ers & Comcast at War Over a Downtown Arena Project? Depends on Who You Ask
Part III: 76ers & Chinatown: Downtown Arena Proposal Forms Deep Divisions

In the finale of Boardroom’s four-part series on the Philadelphia 76ers’ arena plans, we look at the steps needed to make their bold dreams a reality.

In our series of articles detailing the Philadelphia 76ers‘ quest to build a privately financed $1.3 billion new arena in Center City by fall 2031, we’ve discussed the many obstacles standing in their way to getting zoning approval for the site on Market St. between 10th and 11 St.

Comcast Spectacor and the Sixers are waging war both publicly and behind the scenes, trying to leverage all the power and influence they can muster to sway relevant parties and public opinion to their sides. The Chinatown community, whose borders would edge right up against the proposed 76 Place, is vehemently opposed, fighting tooth and nail to keep this massive development out of its backyard following a long history of intrusive development.

But perhaps the person with the most influence in determining the arena’s fate is a 60-year-old lifelong Philadelphian with deep local roots.

Mark Squilla is a member of Philadelphia’s city council born and raised in the area, who represents parts of South Philly, Center City, and Chinatown. It’s up to Squilla, as well as the council’s majority whip, to introduce legislation to approve zoning changes that would allow the 76ers to build on the current Fashion District Mall site. In a phone conversation with Boardroom in early June, Squilla said his role here is “to work with the community and the development team to see the impact a project like this would have both for the city in general and the surrounding communities.”

For those without expert knowledge in local Philadelphia politics or civics, here’s how a bill or piece of legislation is passed in the city and what 76 Dev Corp must do to get the mall site zoning approved to build on:

• A bill must be introduced by a council member — in this case, Squilla — at a council meeting. A motion to introduce the bill must be approved by at least nine of the 17 council members, usually a formality, and is referred to its proper council committee.
• Legislation must sit on the calendar for at least two weeks unless a special vote is taken to suspend this rule. This is generally a time when public meetings and hearings take place to discuss studies, hear from the community, and discuss the pros and cons of a bill. Generally, Squilla said, at least 15 business days elapse before a public hearing is held, and other hearings may have to be scheduled to iron out potential concerns or amendments to the bill.
• The bill is then read at a council meeting for a full vote, needing a nine-member majority to approve.
• The bill is then sent to the mayor, who has 10 days to either sign the bill into law or veto it. Ignoring the bill means it would pass after the 10-day window elapses. To override a mayor’s veto in the council, it would need a 12-member supermajority for it to become law. The whole process, per Squilla, generally takes several months.

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A series of ongoing studies on the arena project’s impact on numerous fronts will go a long way toward not only how potential legislation gets drafted, but whether Squilla believes legislation will go through at all. Squilla also said some parts of legislation may be written while the studies’ results are being assessed.

The city of Philadelphia and the Projects Integration Development and Consulting (PIDC), an independent nonprofit organization co-founded by the city and the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, are conducting three studies: a community impact assessment, an economic analysis and projection, and a third study for design services consulting. The city required 76 Dev Corp to create a pool of funds for the PIDC to hire consultants for these studies without taxpayer dollars, reportedly costing the Sixers $650,000 for two of the studies.

The Sixers say they have no further involvement or input, and PIDC retains all control over the consultants’ selection and management. This arrangement raised major concerns in the Chinatown community for potential conflicts of interest, but David Gould, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment’s chief diversity and impact officer, said the consultant chosen to lead the city’s community impact study reportedly previously worked with the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation. Gould said a number of Chinatown community members sat in on local meetings, assessing various requests for proposal on contractors to conduct these aforementioned studies.

“We know the city studies are very important, because there may be a trust gap from some members in the community,” Gould told Boardroom. “It’s really important there’s a third party doing the studies that comes from a more trusted source. We are grateful that the city decided to pursue that.”

The Sixers are also conducting several of their own independent studies, consulting with experts on tax revenue for the city, state, and city school district; traffic; its own economic impact analysis; its own community impact study; and an analysis on whether Philadelphia can support two arenas. One completed study showed that over the course of 76 Place’s first 30 years, it will raise $1 billion in additional tax revenue.

While the Sixers work closely with the city on completing different drafts of the legislation with the goal of introducing a bill in front of the City Council this fall, per Gould, Squilla said the consultants will have as much time as they need to complete the studies. Additionally and crucially, Squilla said he promised the local community that he’d give a 30-day window to review any completed legislation before it’s introduced in council.

Squilla previously worked with the Sixers on a failed 2020 request for proposal to build an arena and development on Penn’s Landing that would’ve reportedly included $700 million in public incentives. He said he met with the 76ers weeks before their July 2022 arena plan announcement, and there’s been ongoing dialogue and community opposition ever since.

Local communities lobbied Squilla and the team to not only commit to more arena studies but to ensure they were done by third parties in a fair and above-board manner they could review afterward. Squilla also wants to have more upcoming general meetings to understand how 76 Dev Crop will address the impact of the studies’ review process, something the team seems open to.

While Squilla was adamant that he wouldn’t take a side on the arena proposal until the studies are complete and consultants and experts weigh in, he offered up some pros and cons of the 76ers’ plans.

On the negative side, how would Chinatown businesses and the surrounding areas be impacted on Sixers game days or when there are concerts or other events? What about the negative effects of empty blocks in Center City on the surrounding communities when the arena is dark? How often would the arena really be used? How would parking be impacted? How will Chinatown residents be impacted during games, including traffic, parking, and local businesses? Will people patronize local businesses or just newly developed ones?

The development team assured Squilla that the arena would be surrounded by active uses to make sure the area is vibrant even when there’s no event going on, but he said it’s hard to know all the negative impacts without reviewing completed studies.

Some pros to the arena plans, Squilla said, include bringing more vibrancy to Center City; being built on top of a transportation hub in Jefferson Station that will allow more fans to drive to the facility, though he added public transit is hit-or-miss until the arena is actually built; and the developers claim 76 Place would bring in additional business to the community on game nights because fans would arrive earlier to eat, drink, and shop.

But most importantly, Squilla said, these studies need to address the community’s many concerns, which he called very real.

“We have to remember,” he continued, “if you’re putting this arena in an area that’s not vibrant and you want to make it more vibrant, that’s different. But if you put it in an area that’s already vibrant, you have to look at the possible impacts of the vibrancy, especially in a community like Chinatown.” 

If legislation is passed in 2023, it will be signed by Philadelphia’s current term-limited mayor, Jim Kenney. If not, it will head to the desk of the new mayor, who will officially be elected in November. But in a deep blue city like Philly, when former state representative and council member Cherelle Parker beat out four other candidates to win the Democratic nomination, it’s all but assured that the 100th mayor in Philadelphia history will be a woman for the very first time when sworn in this January.

The Sixers said they’ve had productive dialogue with the likely future mayor, who’s seemed open to the project in the press. That echoes what the team’s heard behind the scenes, believing that Parker is a proponent of private investment in Center City. While it would be up to the new mayor to sign or veto any passed bill, the 76ers understand that it’s Squilla’s decision to introduce the legislation without any outside influence, and he would lead the charge on passing it through city council.

One of Parker’s major backers during the campaign was labor leader Ryan Boyer, the president of some of the city’s largest labor unions. Building a new arena would require thousands of new construction jobs in the area— the Sixers estimate 9,100— and a new building and surrounding development is something the 76ers promise would revitalize a Center City that are in dire need of it.

That revitalization may not happen unless preliminary zoning approvals are finalized by January. Macerich, the company which owns the Fashion District Mall the 76ers want to build the arena on, has a loan maturity payment due that the team believes will not be paid, subsequently bankrupting the mall. If that happens, the mall gets boarded up and the site gets tied up in bankruptcy court for potentially years, likely derailing the team’s timeline and probably spelling the end of 76 Place building at that location. The Sixers said there’s no significant headway on alternative solutions because they feel so strongly about the current site.

A vacant and boarded-up Fashion District Mall would deepen the urban decay on Market St. below City Hall, an area that Squilla said needs help.

“The challenge on East Market is there, with empty, vacant storefronts and commercial properties along Market,” he said. “So we need to look at what we’re going to do to bring that up. The arena folks believe that this is the answer. But if it’s not, obviously it has to be some development in this area that would take on the buildup. But I haven’t heard of any other project.”

An influential Philadelphia real estate executive said Center City is currently at a crossroads. In this current economic climate, other private developers likely wouldn’t be interested in the mall site, especially if public funding wasn’t involved in some capacity. How long would it take to fill that vacant space, they wonder, a vacancy that would increase the very levels of homelessness and crime the Chinatown community believes could emerge if the Sixers’ plan is approved, further damaging what’s known as America’s poorest major city.

“The mall is dying,” Gould said, “and that’s a stretch of Market St. that’s been struggling for a very long time without any significant investment coming in and without any alternatives proposed for this site. I’ve heard other existential threats discussed about Chinatown, but we can help avoid that in a way that’s additive and not a net negative for that community and the city as a whole.”

Local Chinatown leaders disagree with that assessment and the fundamental approach for how communities are developed. In the 20-plus years since the proposed Phillies Chinatown stadium failed, Deborah Wei, the co-founder of Asian Americans United, said a top K-8 charter school, the Chinese Christian Church + Center, the Asian Arts Initiative, the Hoyu Chinese Folk Culture Center, and the Crane Community Center were among the community pillars built instead.

For all the underinvestment in the Asian-American community at large, Mohan Seshadri, the executive director of the Asian Pacific Islander Political Alliance, said Chinatown is thriving with a mix of small businesses, mixed-use development, art and cultural spaces, places of worship, and places where people come together around food and community.

“Chinatown is what community-centered development looks like,” Seshadri said, “rather than these mega-developments that make rich people richer but don’t actually benefit the community around it, and certainly aren’t centered around local community needs.”

In addition to the 76ers’ $1 billion tax revenue estimate mentioned earlier, the team will also give over ownership of the arena land to the city and pledged $250 million in a mixed-income residential building atop the arena where 20% of the 395 units will be affordable housing. The Sixers are trying to create that special mix of sports and real estate described by billionaire Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, and Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke last month at Boardroom and CNBC’s Game Plan conference, as a ripple effect benefitting the surrounding area in numerous ways.

The development team also announced a series of five public August Zoom meetings discussing the arena project and allowing members of the community to submit questions. Each two-hour meeting will take place Tuesdays and Thursdays, with a Mandarin-language meeting held on Aug. 22 and a Cantonese-language meeting held on Aug. 29.

Working to make this project beneficial for everyone, Chinatown included, is not an effort Gould said he takes lightly.

“You don’t just drop an arena into downtown or next to a community and say, ‘Everything’s going to be great’ without real levels of intentionality and investment,” he said. “There are definitely folks not willing to even entertain the possibility of that. And they’re completely entitled to their opinion. But at the end of the day, my job is to help us put together a plan that’s positive and not destructive. And that’s what I’m very committed to doing.”

It certainly appears that there isn’t a path to the Chinatown community changing its mind unless some unforeseen breakthrough is achieved.

“What they don’t understand about us is that for us, this isn’t about real estate,” Wei said. “Communities are made up of relationships and memories, and those are things you can’t buy with money. When you destroy our community, you destroy our relationships.”

For Seshadri, he sees the arena plan as an existential threat to the local community and its families, homes, and culture.

“Our people are more important than however big a check these developers can claim to write,” he said.

Does Squilla think there’s actually a way to bridge this gap between the 76ers and the Chinatown community? He’s hopeful that the studies conducted by the city and 76 Dev Corp are viewed as independent and transparent, and can pinpoint negative impacts that can be mitigated by a community benefits agreement that the Sixers have pledged $50 million toward.

“Unless they see that,” Squilla said, “I don’t see them supporting it.”

Would Squilla approve an arena bill without the Chinatown community’s support?

“No matter what we do in development here as a council member, you never get full support for any project,” he said, but Squilla will aim to ensure the community is an integral part of the process before seeing the studies’ results and assessing whether to move forward.

“Can it move forward with opposition? Yes, absolutely it could,” Squilla said. “But if everybody ends up being opposed, then it’s kind of hard to really move forward. But if we start having stakeholders saying, ‘Yes, we see a benefit here,’ and then working with some of the people who feel like it’s impossible, there’s a pathway forward.”

Earlier this year, Squilla went down to the Wells Fargo Center to tour the newly renovated building Comcast Spectacor put an additional $400 million into. They’ve made it known, he said, that they’d love to keep the 76ers there beyond when the team’s lease runs out in 2031.

“I don’t think they believe in the viability of two arenas of this size would benefit them or another arena,” Squilla said. “They have a lot of concerns about the development of a new arena that would be separate from them.”

The Sixers would still like to work with Comcast on a new Center City arena and have no plans to play at Wells Fargo beyond 2031. The team’s goal is to have studies completed by the end of the summer, with the hopes that Squilla can draft and submit legislation and have it approved and passed by the city council by year’s end.

“At the end of the day, somebody’s going to be upset at whatever decision it is,” Squilla said, “but we want to make sure that the process is as fair as possible and that people were a part of that.”

Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment CEO Tad Brown envisions NBA All-Star Games, music award shows, and the biggest acts in the world performing at 76 Place next decade. When he closes his eyes at night and thinks about what the arena opening would look like in eight years, Brown sees statues of Sixers superstars Joel Embiid and James Harden signifying the titles the team won by the time the building opens. He sees a U2 tour and a world-class experience for NBA games, the retail and the restaurants, and the fans excited to see their hometown team take the court.

“I see the experience of walking into a full arena and knowing that all the hard work and all the preparation was worth it,” Brown said, “and that it’s going to be something that will provide great benefit for the city for generations.”

In a matter of months, with so many different factors and components in play that we’ve detailed in our four-part series, we’ll know whether all the Sixers’ hard work paid off with approval for a $1.3 billion arena that could revitalize and transform Philadelphia’s Center City, or whether David Adelman and the 76ers’ development team will be forced to go back to the drawing board, his dream no longer within his grasp.

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On July 25, some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment came together in Los Angeles to break down the biggest issues driving today’s teams, leagues, and fans in a rapidly evolving world for Boardroom and CNBC‘s first-ever Game Plan conference.

From Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke to Boardroom’s very own Rich Kleiman and Kevin Durant and beyond, attendees were treated to an inside look at the ideas and innovators shaping the business of sports and entertainment.

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The day’s sessions included:

• The Business of Live Sports
• The Ownership Game: Teams & Leagues Take Center Stage
• Shifting Dynamics: Sports Leadership and the Future
• The Future of Tennis & Athlete Brand-Building
• Pickleball: The Next Level
• Winning: One-on-one with Stanley Kroenke
• The Intersection of Sports x Entertainment: The Crossover  
• A keynote conversation with Kevin Durant

Boardroom’s Gabe Oshin takes us behind the scenes of CNBC X Boardroom Game Plan, delivering the highlights of the day’s action-packed agenda sponsored by Eventpipe and Jeep Wagoneer. Let’s dive in:

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, have teamed up to produce CNBC X Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event on July 25 in Los Angeles focused on what drives today’s teams, leagues, and fans in a rapidly evolving world.

Keep it locked on this space for all the latest updates on the ground from this special event sponsored by Eventpipe and Jeep Wagoneer — and be sure to follow along on Twitter and Instagram using the hashtag #GamePlan23.

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Boardroom x CNBC Game Plan Panels & Speakers

The Business of Live Sports

• Moderator: Julia Boorstin, Senior Media & Tech Correspondent, CNBC
• Jessica Berman, Commissioner, National Women’s Soccer League
• Aryeh Bourkoff, Chairman & CEO, LionTree,
• Jay Marine, Vice President, Prime Video / Global Head of Sport, Amazon
• Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman, ESPN

 The Ownership Game: Teams & Leagues Take Center Stage

• Moderator: Scott Wapner, Host of Fast Money Halftime Report and Closing Bell, CNBC
• David Blitzer, Co-managing Partner, Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment / Global Head, Tactical Opportunities, Blackstone Inc.
• Lexie Brown, WNBA player, Los Angeles Sparks / Executive Committee, Athletes Unlimited
• Paul Rabil, Co-founder and President, Premier Lacrosse League
• Clara Wu Tsai, Vice Chair, BSE Global / Governor, New York Liberty

Shifting Dynamics: Sports Leadership and the Future

• Moderator: Julia Boorstin, Senior Media & Tech Correspondent, CNBC
• Linda Alvarado, Co-owner, Colorado Rockies
• Ashlyn Harris, Global Creative Advisor, NJ/NY Gotham FC
• Jessica Holtz, Co-head of Basketball, CAA Sports
• Tamika Tremaglio, Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association

The Future of Tennis & Athlete Brand-Building

• Moderator: Rich Kleiman, Co-founder and CEO, Boardroom and 35V
• Stuart Duguid, Co-founder, EVOLVE Agency
• Nick Kyrgios, Professional tennis player

Pickleball: The Next Level

• Interviewer: Vinciane Ngomsi, Staff Writer, Boardroom
• Steve Kuhn, Founder, Major League Pickleball

Winning: One-on-one with Stanley Kroenke

• Interviewer: Scott Wapner, Host of Fast Money Halftime Report and Closing Bell, CNBC
• Stan Kroenke, CEO, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (Los Angeles Rams, Denver Nuggets, Arsenal FC, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids)

The Intersection of Sports x Entertainment: The Crossover  

• Moderator: Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC “Squawk Box” Co-Anchor
• Paolo Banchero, 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, Orlando Magic 
• Larry Jackson, Co-Founder & CEO, Gamma
• Will Welch, Global Editorial Director, GQ

Keynote with KD

• Interviewer: Andrew Ross Sorkin, CNBC “Squawk Box” Co-Anchor
• Kevin Durant, Co-founder, Boardroom / Two-time NBA champion

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom’s Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Stuart Duguid, founder of EVOLVE. Click here to view the full list of Game Plan speakers.

Stuart Duguid believes that the elitist days of tennis are behind us. Over the course of the last decade, he has served alongside some of the most iconic talents in the sport. As he and his clients have grown together in the game, Duguid has come to understand how all of the systems surrounding it evolve to meet the needs of the modern athlete.

Amid his top-tier talent, none has made an impact quite like his partnership with four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka. Throughout her tenure in the sport, Osaka has pushed the narrative of being a professional athlete. Over the course of time, she has championed the importance of mental and physical health as the cornerstones of her success.

In 2022, the two combined — along with Carly Duguid — to launch the EVOLVE Agency, which centers on the holistic wellness of its clients and allows them to call the shots. Since its inception, EVOLVE has teamed up with 2023 Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur and the wildly talented Nick Kyrgios.

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Stuart Duguid’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born in Hong Kong
• Attended Duke University School of Law
• Co-founder, EVOLVE (2022)
• Senior Vice President, IMG
• Vice President, Tennis, Lagardere Unlimited
• Investor, Miami Pickleball Club

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Represents top-tier tennis talent, including Naomi Osaka, Ons Jabeur, and Nick Kyrgios
• Forty Under 40, Sports Business Journal (2021)

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Lexie Brown, Los Angeles Sparks shooting guard. Click here to view the full list of the CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

The WNBA remains steadily growing in terms of revenue and viewership, and it’s largely thanks to the talented athletes that take the court each night. Among those etching their names in the women’s basketball history books is Lexie Brown, a guard for the Los Angeles Sparks. At 28, the Boston native is a WNBA champion, Reebok athlete, and an inspiration to young ladies across the country hoping to follow in her footsteps.

Before entering the league, Brown spent her first two years of undergrad playing ball at the University of Maryland, where she not only helped lead the team to two Final Four appearances, but was also named to the ACC All-Freshmen Team and ACC All-Academic Team. Upon transferring to Duke for the remainder of her college career, Brown set an ACC record by making 56 straight free throws.

Now a veteran at the pro level, attendees in Los Angeles will hear from one of the league’s standout athletes. Learn more about Lexie Brown’s Game Plan below.

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Lexie Brown’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 2013-2015: University of Maryland
• 2016-2018: Duke University
• 2018–2019: Connecticut Sun
• 2018–2019: CMB Cargo Uni Györ
• 2019–2020: Minnesota Lynx
• 2021: Chicago Sky
• 2022–present: Los Angeles Sparks

Accomplishments & Milestones

• WNBA Champion (2021)
• Athletes Unlimited Chairperson of the Player Executive Committee (2023)
• ACC Defensive Player of the Year (2018)
• 3× Third-Team All-American (2015, 2017, 2018)

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Linda Alvarado, co-owner of the Colorado Rockies. Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

Linda Alvarado is no stranger to busting through glass ceilings… or building them. A construction executive for nearly 50 years, Alvarado has modeled herself as a true trailblazer for women and Hispanic Americans in the boardroom.

For over three decades, Alvarado has helped to craft the blueprint for professional sports in Denver. A co-owner of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies since 1991, her company oversaw the construction of both the Denver Broncos’ Mile High Stadium — currently known as Empower Field at Mile High — and the 2.2 million square foot Colorado Convention in downtown Denver.

However, that’s not all — Alvarado is a serial entrepreneur. In addition to continuing to serve as President and CEO of Alvarado Construction, Inc., she serves as president of restaurant holding company Palo Alto, Inc., which runs multiple Yum! Brands restaurants across Colorado, California, and New Mexico. She has also served on a number of Fortune 500 boards of directors, including 3M and PepsiCo.

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Linda Alvarado’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Attended Pomona College in Claremont, California
• PhD. in Business Leadership, Duquesne University
• Founder & CEO of Alvarado Construction, Inc.
• Co-Owner, Colorado Rockies

Accomplishments & Milestones

• First Hispanic MLB owner
• Board Member at 3M, Pitney Bowes, PepsiCo, and National Museum of American History
• Appointed to the White House Commission for Hispanic Excellence in Education
• Named “100 Most Influential Hispanics in America” by Hispanic Business Magazine
• 2x US Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Woman of the Year 

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles focused on what drives today’s teams, leagues, and fans in a rapidly evolving world.

So, who are the innovators and thought leaders shaping this special engagement?

Check out the full list of confirmed CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan participants below.

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Who’s Headed to the CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan Event?

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting another featured speaker, tennis star Nick Kyrgios. Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

Tennis boasts some of the most recognizable faces in sports. From the Williams sisters to Grand Slam record-breaker Novak Djokovic, there are countless famous faces associated with the global sport. However, no name makes ears perk up more than Nick Kyrgios. The Australian athlete has undoubtedly added to the sport’s entertainment value. Whether it be with a 125-mph ace or a cheeky drop shot, it’s impossible to change the channel or leave your seat once Kyrgios takes the court.

At 28, Kyrgios is arguably a veteran, but audiences remain dazzled by the never-ending supply of new tricks he has up his sleeve. Since going pro a decade ago, we’ve also seen a softer side of him. Kyrgios was featured on season one of Netflix’s Break Point, chronicling the lives of top tennis players as they travel across the globe for all four Grand Slams and the ATP and WTA tours. Playing top-level athletics takes a toll on you over time, and Kyrgios has been candid about his long-term struggles with mental health.

“I was genuinely contemplating suicide,” Kyrgios said about losing to Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon in 2019. “I lost at Wimbledon. I woke up and my dad was sitting on the bed, full-blown crying. That was the big wake-up call for me.

“I was like ‘OK, I can’t keep doing this.’ I ended up in a psych ward in London to figure out my problems.”

From his rise to tennis stardom to his off-court endeavors, learn more about Nick Kyrgios’s Game Plan below.

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Nick Kyrgios’ Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born in Canberra, Australia
• Earned a full scholarship at the Australian Institute of Sport
• Founding contributor athlete direct publishing website PlayersVoice
• Endorsements with Nike, Yonex, Beats

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Australian Open doubles champion (2022)
• Highest ATP ranking: No. 11 (Nov. 2022)
• Wimbledon finalist (2022)
• Won seven ATP singles title

Click here to learn more about Boardroom and CNBC’s Game Plan event and find out how you can sign up today.

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The NBA‘s best vets will undoubtedly be missed when they decide to call it a career. Thankfully, there is a new generation of athletes committed to keeping the game popular as ever. Paolo Banchero has only just wrapped his rookie year in the league, but he’s already poised to be one of the most exciting players to watch for years to come. Selected first overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2022 NBA Draft, the ex-Duke Blue Devil even received praise from a division rival, Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young.

“You can tell he’s their franchise guy going forward,” Young said on The Point Podcast. “He’s a leader, so I’m looking to see what he does. Usually them really good players make that second-year jump, so I’m looking to see what he does.”

This season, Banchero became just the sixth rookie in NBA history to average 20 points, six rebounds, and three assists, consequently earning him Rookie of the Year honors. Throughout the course of the year, the 20-year-old was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month four times. At the 2023 FIBA Men’s World Cup later this summer, Banchero will represent Team USA in Manila.

Learn more about Paolo Banchero’s Game Plan below.

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Paolo Banchero’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born and raised in Seattle, Washington
• Second Team All-American and First Team All-ACC at Duke University
• Selected No. 1 overall by the Orlando Magic in the 2022 NBA Draft

Accomplishments & Milestones

• First Team All-ACC (2021-22)
• ACC Rookie of the Year (2021-22)
• Second Team All-American (2021-22)
• NBA Rookie of the Year (2022-23)
• NBA All-Rookie Team (2022-23)

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Ashlyn Harris, two-time FIFA World Cup champion Global Creative Advisor for NJ/NY Gotham FC. Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

Ashlyn Harris may no longer play goalkeeper the US Women’s National Team, but that doesn’t mean that her scheduled has slowed down since retiring from club and country in November 2022.

Immediately following her retirement, she signed on as the Global Creative Advisor for NJ/NY Gotham FC, having joined the NWSL club the previous season alongside her wife, Ali Krieger. Earlier this year, she told Boardroom that she began preparing for the position back when she was playing behind Hope Solo in the cage for the USWNT.

“I started building out a brand and how you present yourself, the things you say and what you represent, like what’s your stance in the world was like a really big part of who I wanted to be moving forward,” Harris recalled.

Quickly, she became widely known for her ferocious play on the field and her key role in the fight for equal pay, her enviable fashion, and her active championing for the LGBTQIA+ community off the field. As she transitions in to the next chapter of her career, Harris is committed to helping elevate the game of women’s soccer, while mentoring the next generation of players.

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Ashlyn Harris’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born and raised in Satellite Beach, Florida
• Played at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Debuted with the USWNT in 2013, capped 25 times
• Assembled a decorated NWSL career, playing for the Washington Spirit, Orlando Pride, and NJ/NY Gotham FC
• Named Global Creative Advisor to Gotham FC following retirement in 2022

Accomplishments & Milestones

• 2x FIFA World Cup winner (2015, 2019)
• 2x CONCACAF Women’s Championship winner (2014, 2018)
• 3x SheBelieves Cup winner (2016, 2018, 2020)
• 3x NCAA champion (2006, 2008, 2009)
• NWSL Best XI, 2016

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Behind every successful athlete is a whole team dedicated to helping them earn a contract that matches their worth, elevate their popularity, and position them within reach of even bigger and better opportunities. To the average fan, the name Jessica Holtz Steinberg might not be of the household variety, but to some of the NBA’s most talented hoopers, she’s an agent with an uncommonly compelling blueprint for success that captures imaginations — and cashes checks.

As the Co-head of Basketball at CAA, Holtz directly represents Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker and Karl-Anthony Towns of the Minnesota Timberwolves, making history in 2022 when she helped them both secure “supermax” contract extensions. She has additionally worked with Chris Paul, D’Angelo Russell, Paul George, and Mike Conley.

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Prior to her tenure with CAA, Holtz was the Senior Director of Marketing at Excel Sports Management and served in an entertainment and marketing role with the NBA.

“It’s not just professional sports. It’s a lot of boardrooms and a lot of power positions across a lot of industries that are traditionally male-dominated,” Holtz said to Boardroom’s Shlomo Sprung in 2021 about being a commanding force in a role usually attributed to men. “And I think that the reason we’re having this conversation right now is because I am doing something different. And we just need more people to do different things, and for more younger females to aspire to roles that are traditionally male-dominated.”

Learn more about Jessica Holtz Steinberg’s Game Plan below.

Jessica Holtz’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• 2003-2007: Penn State University | BA, Broadcast Journalism; Certificate in Sports Journalism
• 2009-2012: Baruch College | Master of Business Administration
• 2007-2011: NBA | Coordinator, Entertainment & Player Marketing
• 2011-2014: Excel Sports Management | Senior Director
• 2014-Present: CAA | Co-head, Basketball
• First woman ever to rep two max-salary NBA players
• First NBA agent ever to finalize two supermax deals in the same day
• 2018 Sports Business Journal “Game Changer” honoree recognizing women in sports

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Sports and entertainment entrepreneur Rich Kleiman is Boardroom’s co-founder and Kevin Durant‘s longtime manager and business partner. Thanks to Wale, the duo first synced at a Jay-Z concert at Madison Square Garden when Durant was 19 years old and playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, the team more affectionately now known as the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Kleiman and Durant’s relationship organically grew, and they went on to co-found 35V in 2016, a company that incorporates their business entities, including Durant’s personal brand and on-court contracts, venture capital investments, and Boardroom, a media network that covers the business of sports, music, and entertainment. 35V’s investment portfolio includes over 100 early-stage investments across sports, technology, finance, media, and more. The duo also has ownership stakes in Major League Soccer’s Philadelphia Union, National Women’s Soccer League’s Gotham FC, and Major League Pickeball’s Brooklyn Aces.

In addition to serving as an executive producer on award-winning film and television projects, Kleiman also hosts his own show at Boardroom, Out of Office, where he sits down with a wide range of leaders in sports, entertainment, and business.

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Rich Kleiman’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native New Yorker and Upper West Sider
• 2022: Invested in Major League Pickleball as co-owner of Brooklyn Aces
• 2022: Invested in Athletes Unlimited
• 2022: Purchased minority stake in NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC
• 2020: Purchased minority stake in MLS club Philadelphia Union
• 2020: Purchased minority stake in MLS club Philadelphia Union
• 2019: Co-founded Boardroom
• 2016: Co-founded 35V
• 2013: Became Durant’s agent/manager
• 2013: Helped launch Roc Nation Sports, serving as agency’s Vice President
• 2008: Joined Jay-Z’s Roc Nation agency as a music manager

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Member on the board of directors at New Heights Youth, a nonprofit dedicated to sports-based youth development and education in New York City
• Executive Director of the Durant Family Foundation, a nonprofit that supports underserved and low-income families and youth across the globe
• Executive Producer of Sports Emmy-nominated 2022 documentary NYC Point Gods, Apple TV+ original series Swagger (2021-present), Academy Award-winning 2020 short film Two Distant Strangers, and 2020 documentary Basketball County: In the Water
• Producer of 2004 Jay-Z documentary Fade To Black
• As a music manager, represented top artists like Mark Ronson, Solange, Meek Mill, and Wale

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting Durant himself, one of the event’s featured speakers. Click here to view the full list of Game Plan speakers.

Few athletes get to be serious contenders for a spot on their era’s Mount Rushmore, but by the time his playing days are over, Kevin Durant will have a compelling case to state.

The Phoenix Suns forward certainly has the accolades to prove it through his raw box score stats alone — 27.3 points, 7.1 rebounds, and 4.3 assists per game for his career — but if you need more convincing, he’s also a 13-time NBA All-Star, four-time scoring champion, two-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP, and the 2014 league MVP. In this most recent NBA season, KD moved up to 13th on the league’s all-time scoring list, surpassing Oscar Robertson.

Off the hardwood, Durant is the co-founder of 35V alongside business partner Rich Kleiman. Founded in 2016, 35V incorporates the duo’s business entities across sports, tech, media, philanthropy, and more. 35V’s portfolio and purview includes:

• Boardroom, the media network whose website you’re reading right now at the intersection of sports, business, and entertainment and the home of KD’s show, “The ETCs.”
• Ownership stakes in emerging teams and sports properties including NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC, Philadelphia Union of MLS, League One Volleyball, Athletes Unlimited, the Premier Lacrosse League, and Major League Pickleball’s Brooklyn Aces
• Film and TV projects including the Academy Award-winning short film Two Distant Strangers, the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ drama series Swagger, and Showtime documentary films NYC Point Gods and Basketball County: In the Water
• The Durant Family Foundation, which boasts signature initiatives like Build It and They Will Ball, a global basketball court renovation project with 28 courts completed to date, as well as the Durant Center, a 10-year, $10 million program in partnership with College Track that helps low-income and underserved students enroll in and graduate from college. Durant received the season-long NBA Cares Community Assist and ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian awards in 2018.

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Kevin Durant’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Prince George’s County, Maryland outside Washington, DC
• 2006-2007: University of Texas Longhorns
• 2007-2016: Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder
  • Selected No. 2 overall in 2007 NBA Draft
• 2013: Founded Durant Family Foundation
• 2016-2019: Golden State Warriors
• 2016: Co-founded 35V
• 2019: Co-founded Boardroom
• 2019-2023: Brooklyn Nets
• 2020: Purchased minority stake in MLS club Philadelphia Union
• 2022: Purchased minority stake in NWSL club NJ/NY Gotham FC
• 2022: Invested in League One Volleyball
• 2022: Invested in Athletes Unlimited
• 2022: Invested in Major League Pickleball as co-owner of Brooklyn Aces
• 2023-present: Phoenix Suns

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Two-time NBA Champion (2017, 2018)
• Two-time NBA Finals MVP (2017, 2018)
• NBA Most Valuable Player (2014)
• 13-time NBA All-Star
• Four-time NBA scoring champion (2010, 2011, 2012, 2014)
• Three-time Olympic Gold Medalist (2012, 2016, 2020)
  • Tied with Carmelo Anthony for all-time record in men’s basketball
• NBA Rookie of the Year (2008)
• Consensus NCAA National Player of the Year (2007)
• Big 12 Player of the Year (2007)
• NBA Cares Community Assist Award (2018)
• ESPN Muhammad Ali Sports Humanitarian Award (2018)
• Executive producer of Apple TV+ original series Swagger (2021-present)
• Executive producer of Sports Emmy-nominated 2022 documentary NYC Point Gods, Academy Award-winning 2020 short film Two Distant Strangers, and 2020 documentary Basketball County: In the Water

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Paul Rabil didn’t just fight off legions of opposing players and teams as a high school and college lacrosse champion en route to becoming one the greats of the sport at the professional level — as a sports entrepreneur, he fought off lawsuits, financial strain, and a chorus of skeptics on the way to co-founding the Premier Lacrosse League alongside his brother, Mike.

As captured in the ESPN “30 for 30” documentary Fate of a Sport, Rabil’s second act as a lacrosse mogul actually began when he was still fully active as a player. He had already logged nearly 400 professional games between Major League Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League through 2018, but his dream was to create something new that brought both greater athlete compensation and a more visible platform to help the game he loved earn a bigger audience.

On June 1, 2019, the dream came true when the PLL played its very first game. The very next year, it negotiated a merger with Major League Lacrosse. In 2022 — a year that marked Rabil’s final season as a player — it launched the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame with an inaugural class of 11.

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Paul Rabil’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Montgomery County, Maryland outside Washington, DC
• Graduate of Johns Hopkins University
• 2018: Co-founded Premier Lacrosse League
• 2016: Co-founded Rabil Ventures investment company
• 2011: Co-founded nonprofit Paul Rabil Foundation 
• 2008: Founded Rabil Companies to advance the growth of lacrosse at the grassroots level

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Oversaw 2022 launch of Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame
• Negotiated PLL apparel deals with Champion and rapper Method Man
• Oversaw 2020 PLL merger with Major League Lacrosse
• Negotiated PLL media rights deals with NBC Sports and ESPN/ABC
• Sports Business Journal “40 Under 40” and Entrepreneur Magazine “Top 40 Most Entrepreneurial Athletes” honoree
• No. 1 overall pick in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Draft by the Boston Cannons
• Two-time NCAA national champion with the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays

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Will Welch has captured cool firsthand for 20 years.

The reigning Global Editorial Director at GQ cut his teeth under Rob Stone at The FADER in the early aughts, showcasing sensibilities that allowed him to forecast trendsetters from the depths of Roc-a-Fella’s Baseline Studios to indie rock darlings descending from Detroit. Possessing a confidence and curiosity that allows him to pick up on the authentic nuances of fashion, music, and expression, Welch is a well-versed voice for a generation of aspiring gentlemen.

Leading an industry icon that appeals to unique audiences from Tokyo to Times Square, Welch works with the tall task of telling the world what’s now and what’s next. More importantly? He does so in style.

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Will Welch’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Born in Atlanta, GA and raised in Buckhead
• Graduate of Columbia University
• Deputy Editor at The FADER
• Served as Senior Editor, Creative Director & Editor in Chief at GQ
• Now serves as Global Editorial Director of GQ

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Wrote FADER features on Big Boi, My Morning Jacket, The White Stripes, Mavado, and more
• Profiled the likes of Andre 3000, Brad Pitt, A$AP Rocky, Virgil Abloh, Diplo, and more
• Introduced the GQ Sports Style Hall of Fame
• Redefined GQ in regard to the editorial lens, online engagement, advertising approach, and overall revenue

Will Welch on style:

“Everyone wants to be seen as creative, and fashion is where all that can come together,” Welch told Rich Kleiman on Out of Office.

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As the daughter of a college professor at the University of Kansas, education has always been key for investor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Clara Wu Tsai — alongside an undying passion for sports.

As the Vice Chair of BSE Global, Wu Tsai and husband Joe Tsai own majority interests in the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets, the WNBA’s New York Liberty, and the Barclays Center that both teams call home, as well as the National Lacrosse League’s San Diego Seals. Those commitments have done little to slow her prolific philanthropic commitments across science, the arts, and social justice causes in New York and beyond with the Joe and Clara Tsai Foundation.

Through the Foundation, Wu Tsai seeks to confront income inequality, institutionalized racism, and criminal justice reform. She additionally donated to create dedicated brain science institutes at her alma mater, Stanford University, and Yale University and has executive produced three feature films dating back to 2018.

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Clara Wu Tsai’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Lawrence, Kansas
• Graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Business School
• Vice Chair, BSE Global
• Governor, New York Liberty
• Co-owner, Brooklyn Nets
• Co-owner, San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League
• Founder of health and performance nonprofit Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
• Founder of Brooklyn-based Social Justice Fund
• Former American Express Vice President for New York and Hong Kong

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Member of Boards of Trustees for Stanford University and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, and Lincoln Center
• Advisory Board member at the University of Washington’s Institute for Protein Design
• Executive producer of 2018 environmental documentary Into the Okavango, 2021 drama Blue Bayou, and 2022 WNBA documentary Unfinished Business
  and Unfinished Business, a 2022 documentary about the WNBA.
• Named a “Champion of Justice” by John Jay College in 2021

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Tamika Tremaglio, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA). Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

Tamika Tremaglio is widely known for her coaching acumen. Prior to her tenure as the Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association, Tremaglio was deeply respected for her management during her extended time at Deloitte. There, she oversaw 14,000 individuals in 23 different offices around the globe and was recognized with the 2020 Triple-Impact Executive Award from the Positive Coaching Alliance for her professional, community, and educational work.

Her move to the NBPA allowed her to focus on a smaller team, but the impact of her work has been outsized in a short amount of time. Her past experiences working closely with professional sports leagues and teams prepared her to lead the union representing NBA players, taking the baton from Michele Roberts in 2022.

As part of her current position, she ensures that players are adequately compensated and well taken care of during their playing careers and beyond. This spring, she passed her first major milestone as the NBPA negotiated its next collective bargaining agreement, which begins in July.

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Tamika Tremaglio’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Graduate of Mount St. Mary’s University (BA), University of Maryland School of Law (JD), and University of Baltimore (MBA)
• 2022-present, Executive Director of the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)
• 2010-2022, Managing Principal, Deloitte
• 2003-2010, Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group
• 1996-2003, Director, KPMG

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Received the Triple-Impact Executive Award from the Positive Coaching Alliance (2020)
• Managing Partner of the Year, Washington Business Journal (2019)
• Listed as one of Washington’s 150 Most Powerful Women (2019, 2021)
• Served on numerous Boards of Directors, including Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation, United Way of the National Capital Area, & Tuskegee University

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Perhaps you know Andrew Ross Sorkin best from seeing him every weekday on CNBC’s premier morning program, Squawk Box. Perhaps you’re most familiar with him as a financial writer for The New York Times and the editor-at-large of DealBook, where he has been both breaking and contextualizing major moments in global business since 2001.

Or, perhaps his name entered your personal lexicon when he released his best-selling, award-winning 2009 book, Too Big to Fail, that captured the key moments of the 2008 financial crisis. In keeping with the prolific Sorkin’s cross-platform appeal, the book was adapted into an HBO original movie that received 11 Emmy Award nominations. By 2016, he added to his filmic credentials as the co-creator of the drama series Billions, which recently completed its sixth season on HBO.

Try to keep up.

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Andrew Ross Sorkin’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Westchester County, New York
• Graduate of Cornell University
• 2016: Co-created HBO’s Billions alongside Brian Koppelman and David Levien
• 2011-present: Co-anchor of CNBC’s Squawk Box
• 2001-present: Founder and Editor-at-large of DealBook
• 1999-present: New York Times journalist (full-time)
• Made New York Times debut as a high school student in 1995

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Vanity Fair “Next Establishment” honoree (2008, ’09)
• World Economic Forum “Young Global Leader” (2007)
• Silicon Valley Insider “Most Influential Scribes” honoree (2007)
• Society of American Business Editors and Writers Award (2005, ’06)
• Gerald Loeb Award (2005, ’10)
• Member of Council on Foreign Relations

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Aryeh Bourkoff and LionTree have found themselves at the center of nearly every major media deal over the last few years. From Verizon’s acquisition of Yahoo and AOL to The New York Times’ takeover of The Athletic, Bourkoff has leveraged his singular experience and unmatched forecasting of the future to shape the digital media industry. Through the boutique M&A shop’s relatively short history, he’s become one of the most important bankers in Hollywood.

Prior to co-founding LionTree, Bourkoff spent 13 years at UBS. He served as Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking prior to his departure in 2012.

These days, Bourkoff can be found in the middle of nearly every major industry moment. In his role as what The Hollywood Reporter deemed “media’s hottest dealmaker,” he has also created one of the most coveted events in the digital media business with the annual Slopesides event, a gathering of 200 “global influencers and disrupters” each March in Deer Valley, Utah.

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Aryeh Bourkoff’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Resides in New York City
• Graduate of the University of San Diego
• 2012-present: Chairman & CEO, LionTree
• 1999-2012: UBS, exiting as Vice Chairman and Head of Americas Investment Banking
• 1997-99: Analyst, CIBC Capital Markets
• 1995-97: Analyst, Smith Barney

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Oversaw major M&A deals including the recombination of CBS and Viacom, Charter Communications’ acquisition of Time Warner Cable and Bright House, AT&T’s divestment from WarnerMedia, WarnerMedia’s merger with Discovery, Amazon’s acquisition of MGM, and Apollo Global Management’s acquisition of Yahoo from Verizon
• 2017-2022, Variety 500
• Founder, MediaSlopes
• Serves on the boards of directors for Yahoo, Gagosian, and Carnegie Hall
• Serves on the boards of trustees for both The Paley Center for Media and the Royal Academy of Arts

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NWSL Commissioner Jessica Berman began her four-year term at the helm of the league in 2022. Throughout the search process, the players were primary stakeholders in identifying the next person to lead the emerging organization, and Berman’s past experiences uniquely positioned her for the task.

Prior to assuming her role, Berman built a career championing both athletes and fans as the deputy commissioner of the National Lacrosse League. She was also the first-ever woman to hold the deputy commissioner position in a professional men’s league in the United States. Before that, she spent 13 years with the NHL, ending her time with dual roles as the Vice President of Community Development, Culture & Growth and the Executive Director of the NHL Foundation.

In an interview with the “Attacking Third” podcast, Berman said that her position with the NWSL offers her the opportunity to blend her past experiences, working at the intersections of professional sports leagues and labor relations. She touted the NWSL’s immense promise, explaining “the strength of a sports property built through its partnership with the union.” In her short time with the league, she has helped navigate the implications of the US Soccer investigation and is actively creating a league with the protection of its players at the center.

With record-setting attendance and citywide commitments to the cause, the NWSL is on the precipice of a major breakthrough.

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Jessica Berman’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Brooklyn, New York
• Graduate of University of Michigan & Fordham Law School
• 2022-present, Commisioner, NWSL
• 2019-2022, Deputy commissioner & executive vice president of business affairs, National Lacrosse League
• 2006-2019, multiple positions, NHL
• 2003-2006, General Counsel, Proskauer Rose LLP

Accomplishments & Milestones

• UJA-Federation’s David J. Stern Leadership Award (2023)
• Sports Business Journal’s Best Hire of the Year (2022)
• Multichannel News Sports Executive of the Year (2018)
• Sports Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree (2014)

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Larry Jackson, music executive and co-founder/CEO of Gamma. Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

It’s only been two months since Apple Music executive Larry Jackson launched Gamma. The media company and record label, backed by funding from Apple, A24, and Todd Boehly’s Eldridge, gained traction immediately. Gamma has acquired distribution platform Vydia, invested in Snoop Dogg’s revitalized Death Row Records, and struck deals with Usher, Rick Ross, and Naomi Campbell.

Looking ahead, Jackson said he wants Gamma to be an alternative to the big, traditional record labels rather than just another one of them, prioritizing long-term licensing to provide artists more control over their work along the way.

Beyond music, Gamma is not only pursuing podcast and film projects with A24 and viral sensation The Shade Room, but it is opening an office in Lagos, Nigeria with the help of Campbell and former Universal Music Group African CEO Sipho Dlamini. Already boasting an estimated five billion streams per month for artists, Gamma is well on its way toward disrupting the music industry.

Over the years, Jackson has worked with superstars like Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre, Whitney Houston, Jennifer Hudson, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, and even helped champion artist-driven livestreams during the pandemic that led to the smash hit series VERZUZ — not bad for a kid who once willed his way into a radio station internship at just 11 years old at KMEL in San Francisco before becoming its program director at 17.

Learn more about Larry Jackson’s Game Plan below.

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Larry Jackson’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of New York City
• Launched music industry career at age 11 as a radio station assistant at San Francisco’s KMEL
• Currently serves as CEO and co-founder of Gamma
• Previous roles include:
  • Apple Music Global Creative Director & Head of Content
  • Beats Music Chief Content Officer
  • Interscope Records Executive Vice President
  • Arista Records/RCA Music Group President, Head of A&R, and Executive Vice President

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Four-time member of Billboard’s Power 100
• Billboard “40 Under 40” selection (2016)
• Clio award winner alongside Taylor Swift for Apple’s Taylor vs. Treadmill commercial (2016)
• Grammy Award winner for Best R&B Album for his work on Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled LP (2009)
• Signed top artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, The Weeknd, Usher, and Frank Ocean

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In a first-of-its-kind partnership, CNBC, First in Business Worldwide, and Boardroom, Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman’s premier media brand covering the business of sports, music, and entertainment, are teaming up to produce CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan, an all-new, high-powered event taking place on July 25 in Los Angeles. Today, we’re highlighting featured speaker Jimmy Pitaro, Chairman of ESPN. Click here to view the full list of CNBC x Boardroom Game Plan speakers.

Jimmy Pitaro isn’t running out of ideas anytime soon. Officially named Chairman of ESPN earlier this year — his 14th at the Walt Disney Company — the timing of this former attorney’s leadership at the Worldwide Leader in Sports coincides with periods of impressive creative innovation.

On his watch, ESPN has not just been a key player in acquiring and extending US media rights across numerous sports and leagues, but has developed all-new platforms for engaging with fans, from the ESPN+ streaming service to Peyton and Eli Manning’s Monday Night Football “ManningCast to content crossovers with other Disney properties like Marvel and Star Wars.

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Jimmy Pitaro’s Game Plan

Background & Career

• Native of Westchester County, New York
• Graduate of Cornell University and St. John’s Law School
• 2023-present: Chairman, ESPN
• 2020-23: Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content
• 2018-20: ESPN President and co-chair of Disney Media Networks
• 2016-18: Chairman, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media
• First joined Walt Disney Company in 2010 as Co-President of Disney Interactive
• Former Head of Media at Yahoo
• Board member at the College Football Hall of Fame, Paley Center for Media, The V Foundation, and the National Football Foundation

Accomplishments & Milestones

• Sports Business Journal’s Sports Executive of the Year (2020)
• Multichannel News Sports Executive of the Year (2018)
• Sports Business Journal “40 Under 40” honoree (2009)
• Has successfully overseen negotiations of media rights deals with the NFL, MLB, NHL, MLB, SEC, XFL, PGA Tour, and La Liga

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