Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership

Mitch Lasky – Co-Owner, LAFC

 

Scott O'Neil – CEO, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment

 

Wyc Grousbeck – Lead Owner and Governor, Boston Celtics

 

Warren Zola (Moderator) – Executive Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club

 

While wins and losses are paramount, learn how owners and team leaders of some of sports’ most beloved teams – Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and the emerging celeb-favorite Los Angeles FC – are extending their sports property investments in creative and meaningful ways. From incubators to esports investments to the creation of funds around sports, this panel explores how owners are leveraging the brand to other business areas as well as to community impact. This panel will highlight the hidden challenges of an owner, how long-tenured executives drive an owner’s vision, and how the landscape of sports-business is evolving.