What to Expect
Hashtag Sports 2024 is the premier event for brand marketers, content creators, creatives, and engagement experts innovating the fan experience and serving the modern consumer.
Experience intimate networking, workshops, fire-side chats, topical panels, roundtable discussions, and a night of recognition and celebration at the annual Hashtag Sports Awards show.
NEW YORK, NY • June 2025
Meet the Speakers

Sandra Richards
Head of Global Sports & Entertainment
Morgan Stanley

Peter Rosenberg
Radio and Podcast Host
ESPN, Hot 97, and Over the Top

Ellie Austin
Deputy Editorial Director, Live Media
Fortune

Drew Muller
VP & GM, House of Highlights
Bleacher Report

Montez Ford
WWE Superstar
WWE

Zach Riggar
VP, Digital Marketing & Paid Media
MLS

Bianca Belair
WWE Superstar
WWE

Alexi Lalas
Soccer Analyst
FOX Sports

Stu Holden
Soccer Analyst
FOX Sports

Leela Srinivasan
CEO
Parity

Rob Simmelkjaer
CEO
New York Road Runners

Frances Arthur
Director, Digital Production
FOX Sports

Steve Braband
Head of Digital
WWE

Michael Calvin Jones
SVP, Creators
Wasserman

Andrew Whipp
Chief Creative Officer
Green Buzz Agency

Chris Legentil
EVP, Talent Relations & Head of Communications
WWE

Gabe Henderson
On-Air Talent
Minnesota Vikings

Jamie Litoff
Director, Partnership Marketing
Chicago Bulls

Mike Nichols
Chief of Sponsorship Strategy
Group1001

Erica Bauer, PhD
Director, Community Engagement
Chicago Bulls

Matt Herek
Sr. Marketing Manager
BMO

Salma Ashraf
Digital Marketing Specialist
ARQAM

Dr. Sarah Ogoke
Foot & Ankle Surgeon
Team Captain, Nigeria Senior Olympic Basketball Team

Nick Rago
Executive Director
FOX Sports

Audrey Martin
Sr. Coordinating Producer - Bleacher Report
Bleacher Report

Justin Anderson
Director, Social Content Marketing
NFL

Michael Bucklin
SVP, Digital Content
FOX Sports

Lindsay Herron
Director, Business Development
Spotify

Eric Welles
Chief Digital Monetization Officer / SVP Sports, Audio and Social
Sinclair Sports Group

Janel Moorefield
VP, Sales
LiveU

Parul Khosla
Co-Founder & CEO
Arena

Dan Porter
CEO
Overtime

Abby English
Director, Digital & Content
Seattle Sounders

Matthew Cohn
CEO
Thrill One Sports & Entertainment

Khristina Williams
Founder, WNBA Expert & Digital Creator
Girls Talk Sports TV

Josh Tucker
CMO
Thrill One Sports & Entertainment

Bennett Collen
Co-Founder & CEO
Endstate

Robert Zitzmann
Managing Partner
Jung von Matt SPORTS

Carl Kuhn
Head of Esports, Board Member
Jung von Matt SPORTS

Nelson Vergara
Broadcast Boys

Lucas Brody
Broadcast Boys

Louise Chouinard
Sr. Producer, Field Content
Bleacher Report

Sam Koukoulas
Supervising Producer
Bleacher Report

Josh Grunberg
Managing Director
Green Shamrock

Justin Reyes
Managing Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
UTA

Saxon Baum
Partner
Florida Founders

Joey Levy
Founder, CEO
Betr

Mike Denevi
Head of Media
Betr

Bruno Brum
CMO/Partner
End to End

Kimberley Hatchett
Managing Director, Private Wealth Advisor, Global Sports & Entertainment Director. Former All-American & Olympic Hopefull
Morgan Stanley

Ronnie Brown
Financial Advisor, Global Sports & Entertainment Director & Former NFL Running Back
Morgan Stanley

Javon Phillips
Certified Player Agent
Excel Sports Management

Hashtag Sports brings voices together from all over the spectrum of content. They are moving along a business that is changing exponentially and engaging everybody in one place in that dialogue. We needed something just like this.
– Hannah Storm
Sports Broadcast Legend

Hashtag Sports is doing something big. It's important for me [as an athlete] to be around the content creators and advertisers and talk about how we can expand our industry.
– Baron Davis
Founder & NBA All-Star

Spending time at Hashtag Sports was an incomparable experience — the talent, creativity, and insight are unmatched.
– Zach Leonsis
Monumental S&E
Awards Live Show
The 7th Annual Hashtag Sports Awards will take place during the 2024 festival on the evening of June 2025. Awards show dinner tickets are sold separately from conference passes.
Reward your creators, creatives, and doers alongside executives with a night of recognition they deserve and will remember for years to come.
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