Speakers for this Event
Brigadier General Harvey W. Schiller, USAF Ret., PhD, is Chairman of Schiller Management Group. He is Vice Chairman of Diversified Search, Adviser to Sailgp, Chair of Sportsgrid, CSMG, and Charlestowne Holdings. Schiller previously served as Chairman of YankeeNets, President of Turner Sports, Commissioner of America’s Cup 35, Commissioner of the Southeastern Conference, and Executive Director of the USOC. He served as a pilot in the U.S. Air Force including service as Permanent Professor at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Twitter: @hwschiller
Christine Brennan is an award-winning national sports columnist for USA Today, a commentator for CNN, ABC News, PBS NewsHour and National Public Radio, a best-selling author and a nationally-known speaker. Named one of the country's top 10 sports columnists by the Associated Press Sports Editors three times, she has covered the last 18 Olympic Games, summer and winter. In March 2020, Brennan was named the winner of the prestigious Red Smith Award, presented annually to a person who has made “major contributions to sports journalism.”
Twitter: @cbrennansports
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