Gold Sponsors
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) attracts visitors by promoting Las Vegas as the world’s most desirable destination for leisure and business travel. The LVCVA also manages the Las Vegas Convention Center. Las Vegas has approximately 150,000 guest rooms and nearly 14 million square feet of meeting and exhibit space. The destination has evolved tremendously in recent years, and continues to capture the world’s imagination. Beyond the 24-hour-a-day casino excitement are some of the best restaurants, most unique entertainment, world-class events, professional sports teams, premier shopping and fantastic golf – not to mention the greatest variety of meetings venues and accommodations in the world.
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global entertainment company with national and international locations featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant, nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive, iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts portfolio encompasses 32 unique hotel and gaming destinations globally, including some of the most recognizable resort brands in the industry. The Company's 50/50 venture, BetMGM, LLC, offers U.S. sports betting and online gaming through market-leading brands, including BetMGM and partypoker. The Company is currently pursuing targeted expansion in Asia through the integrated resort opportunity in Japan. Through its “Focused on What Matters: Embracing Humanity and Protecting the Planet” philosophy, MGM Resorts commits to creating a more sustainable future, while striving to make a bigger difference in the lives of its employees, guests, and in the communities where it operates. The global employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired Companies®. For more information, please visit us at www.mgmresorts.com. Please also connect with us @MGMResortsIntl on Twitter as well as Facebook and Instagram.
Teall Sports & Entertainment is a collection of extraordinarily innovative sports and entertainment brands and services including REVELxp (national market-leading game day experience company), Dyehard Fan Supply (national sports/entertainment merchandising and e-commerce business), Teall Properties Group (national sports marketing and sponsorship sales organization), and a portfolio of digitally focused sports businesses (OTT, digital ecosystem, data and analytics, digital fan experience). The company’s leadership team has extensive entrepreneurial experience building sports, media, marketing and entertainment enterprises that are committed to dramatically improving the fan experience, engaging and growing the next generation of fans, and driving incremental revenue for partners.
The national and international Sports Business practice at Winstead PC represents team owners, professional sports teams and franchises, sports authorities and other governmental entities, colleges and universities, concessionaires, host committees, the lending sector, and others on a variety of sports projects including: venue development, naming rights, licensing and leasing, acquisitions and investments, concessions, and private and public finance. www.winstead.com
Founded in 1991, DKC is a trusted strategic communications partner for major brands and individuals, establishing itself as one of the nation’s top PR agencies.
DKC Sports is positioned at the epicenter of sports, business, media and technology - collaborating with a wide range of clients including notable leagues, franchises, executives, coaches, athletes, brands, sponsors, tech companies, media properties and global events.
Based in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, Washington DC and Miami, DKC accelerates client business objectives with a 360-approach encompassing strategic counsel, media relations, analytics/audience targeting, digital/social media integrated marketing, event production, thought leadership, crisis management, media training and more.
Prime Video supports a growing lineup of live sports globally, including Thursday Night Football, the WNBA, the New York Yankees, and Seattle Sounders FC in the United States; Premier League in the United Kingdom; US Open Tennis, ATP, and WTA in the United Kingdom and Ireland; UEFA Champions League football in Germany and Italy; Roland Garros and Ligue 1 in France; Australian Swimming globally; and New Zealand Cricket in India. While availability varies by marketplace, fans can also subscribe to streaming services such as Eurosport, FOX Sports (Mexico), LaLigaTV, MLB.TV, NBA League Pass, NBA TV, and Premiere FC (Brazil) through Prime Video Channels. This is in addition to a selection of Amazon Original All or Nothing sports docuseries including All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur, All or Nothing: Juventus, All or Nothing: Toronto Maple Leafs, and All or Nothing seasons with the NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, Dallas Cowboys, Carolina Panthers, and Philadelphia Eagles, as well as the NCAA’s Michigan Wolverines football team.
Bronze Sponsor
Heritage Werks specializes in creating, managing and mining state-of-the-art archival programs to fuel programming, experiences and new revenue streams.
Our clients include DOW 30 and Fortune 500 companies; leading technology, retail, luxury and fashion brands; NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL teams and many more.
Social Impact Consultant
MNM Strategy LLC is a sports and purpose strategic consultancy that aims to inspire by bringing creative ideas and driving strategic social impact for clients through the power of sport and purpose. Clients include non-profit organizations as well as brands looking to develop their social impact strategies. MNM has more than two decades of nationally recognized experience in the sports industry, including managing multi-million dollar non-profit and corporate purpose-driven partnerships with global brands that demonstrated shared value. Services are tailored to client needs with meaningful social impact always at the center of each initiative, providing support ranging from strategic planning to partnership and campaign development, brand communications, project management and more. For more information, please visit www.mnmstrategy.com.
Gift Provider
BirdieBox is a turnkey gift concierge service that provides unprecedented gift experiences, regardless of budget. We have direct relationships with luxury brands and provide superior packaging, personalized branding, on-site staffing, digital company store gift portals and a full suite of warehousing and logistical capabilities.
Official Health and Safety Planning Partner
Gathering safely takes more planning than it used to. Luckily, we excel at that. SafeSpace is a collection of health & safety planning experts focused on helping brands, agencies, properties, and venues plan and produce safe events for their staff, fans and key stakeholders. Our carefully calculated team is composed of Environmental Infection Control Consultants, Certified Industrial Hygienists, Certified Safety Professionals and Seasoned Event Marketing Professionals who work collectively to ensure your events are up to code and your guests are comfortable and excited to be on site. We develop event specific protocols that manage the risks associated with COVID-19, including; mitigation consultancy & planning, training & education, on-site COVID compliance officers, on-site testing & screening, contact tracing & monitoring, disinfecting & sanitizing and customized PPE.