--- title: Why Attend | Hashtag Sports 2027 description: Join the sports entertainment industry's brightest minds at Hashtag Sports 2027 image: https://www.hashtagsports.com/hubfs/seo/hs26-card.png --- # Why Attend? Join us in June 2027 Hashtag Sports connects the sports entertainment ecosystem and showcases work from the [9th Annual Hashies](https://www.hashtagsports.com/awards?hsLang=en). ![mosaic-home-1](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Heroes/mosaic-home-1.jpg?width=1536&height=652&name=mosaic-home-1.jpg) ### Benefits of Attending. --- You will be immersed in the dialogue and development of a new sports entertainment ecosystem powered by content, culture, and technology and built for today's multicultural, dynamic fan.   ### Community Three days of inspiring content, curated networking, educational sessions, and dynamic events for all levels of seniority—leaders, doers, and decision-makers, as well as creative minds across sports, entertainment, and media. Build new relationships that propel your career and meet your friends and colleagues in sports entertainment each year at Hashtag Sports. ![hs23-stage-wide](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hubfs/conference/videos/hs23-stage-wide.jpg)   ### Learning Attending will have an immediate impact on your career development, help you strengthen your skills, enable you to try new tools and technologies, and provide you with new ideas and inspiration. When the full agenda and full schedule of sessions are released, you can put together a learning plan to help determine which sessions will benefit your company's objectives. ![learning](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported%20images/48188435667_41ebb3cb47_o.jpg?width=4464&height=2976&name=48188435667_41ebb3cb47_o.jpg) ### What They're Saying. --- A few quotes from industry icons. ![hannah storm](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/annual/speakers/hannah%20storm.png?width=200&height=200&name=hannah%20storm.png) > 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 ![baron davis](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/annual/speakers/baron%20davis.png?width=200&height=200&name=baron%20davis.png) > 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 ![zach leonsis](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/zach%20leonsis.jpeg?width=200&height=200&name=zach%20leonsis.jpeg) > Spending time at Hashtag Sports was an incomparable experience — the talent, creativity, and insight are unmatched. ##### – Zach Leonsis ###### Monumental S&E ### What to Expect. --- Hashtag Sports offers panels, keynotes, curated networking, roundtables, educational workshops, and immersive experiences, and the speakers are some of the best and most diverse in my field with recent names including Dana White (UFC), Steve Stoute (Translation), Renie Anderson (NFL), Xavier Gutierrez (Arizona Coyotes), Erin Andrews (Fox Sports), CJ McCollum (NBA Star & Podcaster) and hundreds more. ![andrea-brimmer](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/andrea-brimmer.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=andrea-brimmer.jpg) ##### Andrea Brimmer CMO Ally ![emilio-collins-2022](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/emilio-collins-2022.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=emilio-collins-2022.jpg) ##### Emilio Collins Partner & CBO Excel Sports Management ![danielle-vona](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/danielle-vona.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=danielle-vona.jpg) ##### Danielle Vona CMO Outback Steakhouse ![tatiana-holifield](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/tatiana-holifield.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=tatiana-holifield.jpg) ##### Tatiana Holifield VP, Digital Content & Audience Engagement SiriusXM/Pandora ![david-brickley-2022](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/david-brickley-2022.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=david-brickley-2022.jpg) ##### David Brickley CEO STN Digital ![HS22 Speakers - email headshots (4)](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/HS22%20Speakers%20-%20email%20headshots%20(4).png?width=600&height=600&name=HS22%20Speakers%20-%20email%20headshots%20(4).png) ##### Xavier Gutierrez President, CEO & Alternate Governor Arizona Coyotes ![bo-han](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/bo-han.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=bo-han.jpg) ##### Bo Han CEO & Founder Buzzer ![adam-kaplan](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/speakers/adam-kaplan.jpg?width=300&height=300&name=adam-kaplan.jpg) ##### Adam Kaplan COO SportsGrid [![VIEW SPEAKERS](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/834568/9b771e07-3f63-4c38-a798-7e0b9d4ccf3a.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/834568/9b771e07-3f63-4c38-a798-7e0b9d4ccf3a) ### Who You Will Meet. --- The Hashtag Sports community consists of forward-thinking content, marketing, and sponsorship professionals. Each year, and across our digital events, a diverse cross-section of attendees and experience levels turn to Hashtag to discuss and accelerate the evolution, trends, and new collaborations across the sports, media, and entertainment industries. ![amazon2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/amazon2.png?width=300&height=135&name=amazon2.png) ![google2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/google2.png?width=300&height=135&name=google2.png) ![overtime2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/overtime2.png?width=300&height=135&name=overtime2.png) ![twitch2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/twitch2.png?width=300&height=135&name=twitch2.png) ![nhl2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/nhl2.png?width=300&height=135&name=nhl2.png) ![peloton2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/peloton2.png?width=300&height=135&name=peloton2.png) ![draftkings2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/draftkings2.png?width=300&height=135&name=draftkings2.png) ![mets2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/mets2.png?width=300&height=135&name=mets2.png) ![mtv2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/mtv2.png?width=300&height=135&name=mtv2.png) ![bucks2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/bucks2.png?width=300&height=135&name=bucks2.png) ![texas tech2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/texas%20tech2.png?width=300&height=135&name=texas%20tech2.png) ![new balance2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/new%20balance2.png?width=300&height=135&name=new%20balance2.png) ![genius sports2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/genius%20sports2.png?width=300&height=135&name=genius%20sports2.png) ![cavs2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/cavs2.png?width=300&height=135&name=cavs2.png) ![youtube2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/youtube2.png?width=300&height=135&name=youtube2.png) ![fandual2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/fandual2.png?width=300&height=135&name=fandual2.png) ![nascar2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/nascar2.png?width=300&height=135&name=nascar2.png) ![pepsico2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/pepsico2.png?width=300&height=135&name=pepsico2.png) ![tiktok2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/tiktok2.png?width=300&height=135&name=tiktok2.png) ![wnba2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/wnba2.png?width=300&height=135&name=wnba2.png) ![photoshelter2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/photoshelter2.png?width=300&height=135&name=photoshelter2.png) ![mlb2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/mlb2.png?width=300&height=135&name=mlb2.png) ![opendorse2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/opendorse2.png?width=300&height=135&name=opendorse2.png) ![nflpa2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/nflpa2.png?width=300&height=135&name=nflpa2.png) ![sportsdigita2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/sportsdigita2.png?width=300&height=135&name=sportsdigita2.png) ![nfl2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/nfl2.png?width=300&height=135&name=nfl2.png) ![usta2](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/attendee%20logos/usta2.png?width=300&height=135&name=usta2.png) ![cam jordan](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/conference/images/hs22-cam-jordan-sm.webp?width=1500&height=1000&name=hs22-cam-jordan-sm.webp) ![hs23-stage-wide](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/conference/videos/hs23-stage-wide.jpg?width=4176&height=2784&name=hs23-stage-wide.jpg) ![Dapper Labs VIP Party](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/annual/event%20images/Screen%20Shot%202022-10-04%20at%203.37.52%20PM.png?width=1858&height=1200&name=Screen%20Shot%202022-10-04%20at%203.37.52%20PM.png) ![hs22-highlights-frame](https://www.hashtagsports.com/hs-fs/hubfs/conference/videos/hs22-highlights-frame.webp?width=2960&height=1970&name=hs22-highlights-frame.webp) ### Want to attend Hashtag Sports 2025, but need budget approval? 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