Esports Management Summit
August 22nd, 2022
presented by Endicott College & FiT Publishing
$25 Registration Fee
Can't make it? Event will be recorded for paid registrants only
presented by Endicott College & FiT Publishing
$25 Registration Fee
Can't make it? Event will be recorded for paid registrants only
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Who: The first annual Esports Management Summit, presented by Endicott College and FiT Publishing aims to educate and inform educators on the value of Esports Management in education. Students, faculty and alumni welcome!
What: In response to the rapid growth of the Esports industry, attendees explore Esports management content from streaming to branding to esports event management to Esports internship and career opportunities. Speakers include professionals from the high school setting who have launched team based programming, college level esports administrators, esports governance professionals, esports professional team administrators, and facility directors. Dr. Dina Gentile, Endicott College Esports Management Professor, will facilitate the seminar style summit; we look forward to an interactive series with colleagues interested in learning more about the Esports industry and/or desire to build their own courses or programs within esports management. Additional summits will be scheduled during the 2022-23 academic year. Stay tuned as the schedule of events builds! Location: Zoom. Link will be provided to paid registrants. Recording will be available to paid registrants for two months following the Summit. Can't make it? Paid registrants will have access to the full recording for two months following the Summit. |
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Tentative Schedule of Events
August 22nd, 2022 (*all times Eastern Daylight Time)
9:00AM - Welcome and Introduction of Summit
Dr. Dina Gentile - Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
9:30AM - Esports Management: Major, Minor, and Course exploration
Dr. Alyssa Czarnecki - Associate Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti - Associate Professor & Director, Sports Management Programs (BBA, MS & MBA), The George Washington University
10:00AM - Careers and Internships in Esports Management
Lydia Fister - Assistant Commissioner & Director of Esports, ECAC
Hayley Parks - League Operations Coordinator, ECAC
JJ Alberts - SVP of Partnerships, Oxygen Esports
10:30AM - Esports in the High School Setting
Evolution/challenges/opportunities of esports teams at the high school level. Hear from Athletic Directors, Teacher/Advisors about the work behind the scenes to develop esports programming and the cascading effects on college enrollment in esports management programs of study.
Presenters:
Drew Betts - Athletic Director, Salem Academy Charter School
Kelly Corrigan - Programming and Web Development Teacher - Gaming, Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School
11:30AM - Esports College Teams, Professional Esports, Research in Esports
James Roche - Founder, Vanta Sports
Seth Mason - Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, The Esports Company
Joey Gawrsik - Director & Professor of Esports, Shenandoah University
12:30PM - Next Steps
Review of future topics for a series to invite faculty and students, LinkedIn sharing/connections time, Final Questions, Summit Participation Survey
Facilitators:
Dr. Dina Gentile - Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
Heather Alderman - Executive Director, Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
Dr. Dina Gentile - Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
9:30AM - Esports Management: Major, Minor, and Course exploration
Dr. Alyssa Czarnecki - Associate Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
Dr. Lisa Delpy Neirotti - Associate Professor & Director, Sports Management Programs (BBA, MS & MBA), The George Washington University
10:00AM - Careers and Internships in Esports Management
Lydia Fister - Assistant Commissioner & Director of Esports, ECAC
Hayley Parks - League Operations Coordinator, ECAC
JJ Alberts - SVP of Partnerships, Oxygen Esports
10:30AM - Esports in the High School Setting
Evolution/challenges/opportunities of esports teams at the high school level. Hear from Athletic Directors, Teacher/Advisors about the work behind the scenes to develop esports programming and the cascading effects on college enrollment in esports management programs of study.
Presenters:
Drew Betts - Athletic Director, Salem Academy Charter School
Kelly Corrigan - Programming and Web Development Teacher - Gaming, Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School
11:30AM - Esports College Teams, Professional Esports, Research in Esports
James Roche - Founder, Vanta Sports
Seth Mason - Founder & Chief Marketing Officer, The Esports Company
Joey Gawrsik - Director & Professor of Esports, Shenandoah University
12:30PM - Next Steps
Review of future topics for a series to invite faculty and students, LinkedIn sharing/connections time, Final Questions, Summit Participation Survey
Facilitators:
Dr. Dina Gentile - Professor Sport Management & Esports Management, Endicott College
Heather Alderman - Executive Director, Commission on Sport Management Accreditation
