Victor Alicea

Inventor of the windmill, hand glide and elbow spin. A pioneer in the art form of Breaking. President of Dynamic Rockers. Owner and operator of Glyde Productions. As a public speaker, Victor speaks at business and breaking events nationwide.

Cary Grossart

Cary Grossart had a stellar career as a quarterback at Northern Arizona University, winning twice, the Golden Eagle Academic Award. Grossart turned his experience on the field to work at Tandem Sports + Entertainment, NFL Players Association, and now the NFL Players Inc.

Josh Hafkin

Josh Hafkin is the CEO and founder of Game Gym, an esports training organization with a uniquely holistic focus on video game training. Prior to founding Game Gym, Josh ran global marketing campaigns at Bethesda Softworks and launched GEICO's gaming program.

Game Gym
Founded in 2018, Game Gym Inc is the leading esports training and broadcast center in the DC metro area. Game Gym was created to make video games a more positive and collaborative experience by providing structure through curriculum, coaching, and parental support. Game Gym provides kids, parents, and gamers of all ages with the information and structure to better understand and maximize their participation in casual and competitive esports, like a martial arts dojo or an AAU basketball team.

Handle across all platforms (Twit, FB, LI, Insta) : @GameGymEsports
www.GameGym.com

Lisa Delpy Neirotti Ph.D.

Co-authored The Ultimate Guide to Sport Marketing and serves on the editorial board of SportsTravel magazine. She also is a member of the Executive Board of the DC Chapter of Women In Sports and Events (WISE) and the Global Esport Federation. Prior to arriving at The George Washington University, Dr. Delpy Neirotti traveled to 56 countries around the world studying the financing and organization of the Olympic Movement. Since 1984, she has attended 21 consecutive Olympic Games, 2 Youth Olympic Games, 5 World Cups, and hundreds of other major sport events as a consultant, volunteer or researcher. In 2004, she served on the World Cup host committee in Washington, DC. In 1986, she directed the federally-funded National Children and Youth National Fitness Study II.

Born and raised in California, Dr. Delpy Neirotti received her undergraduate degree from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; a MS in Sport Management from George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; and a Ph.D. in Sport Administration from the University
of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Her doctoral dissertation was on the organizational structure and effectiveness of the U.S. National Sport Governing Bodies.

Antonio Romero

CEO and founder of LEVERADE, a leading international sports tech company helping sports entities to create new revenue streams and engage with their communities. He holds an MBA from Instituto de Empresa and the University of Cambridge, a Master's Degree in Telecom from Spain, a Master's Degree in Electronics from France, and a Master's Thesis from Sweden. Former Vodafone, Ericsson, and Telefonica R&D playing multiple roles as strategy planner, or team leader in R&D projects. He has also worked at the University of Murcia as its Technology Transfer Center manager and led different European projects.

Donna Hopkins

Donna is a sports television personality, currently a co-host and reporter for Tony McGee Pro Football Plus TV Show on Mid Atlantic Sports Net (MASN), author of Getting to the other side of Victory, Founder/CEO of non-profit Hopkins Breast Cancer Inc., a public speaker for breast cancer awareness programs, inspirational and motivational speaker, two-time breast cancer survivor and an amputee. Her mission is to share her triumphant journey and to teach individuals how to reset and tap into the hidden strength we all have, the passions and the purposes that drives us to not only win for ourselves but for others.

She is a graduate of Fairmont State University. She earned degrees in Radio & Television Communication and BA Regents of Arts. An athlete at heart, she earned scholarships in both basketball and track.

Keynote: Jamey Sunshine

Jamey Sunshine is the head of Experiential Marketing & Design at Nestle USA, where he leads a team that guides brands through experiential strategies and integrated marketing programs, sponsorship strategy and activation, and brand identity. Jamey has been in the experiential and sports marketing space for over 20 years, with a mix between brand and agency experience. Before joining Nestle USA, Jamey was Managing Director of LeadDog Marketing Group, recognized by Sports Business Journal in 2016 for Best in Sports Event & Experiential Marketing, where he played a key role in launching the sports consulting division. Earlier in Jamey’s career, he led the Corporate Partnerships division in the U.S at Lagardere sports agency, where he was responsible for partnership marketing across the company’s events portfolio, and representing talent as a marketing agent, including NBA, ATP, and WTA athletes. Jamey’s prior experience also includes managing sports and culture marketing initiatives on the East Coast as a Brand Manager with Red Bull North America, where developed and executed new event properties and field marketing activations. Jamey lives in Arlington, VA with his wife Abby and children, Cooper and Coco.

Antonio Castillo - Organizer

Entrepreneur owner of The Lab Breakin Academies. Founder of the Competitive Breakin League, a national sports league for Break Dance as a competitive sport. Creator of the Breakin Scoring system and rulebook author. A Coach and Breaker since 1996. Held position as the chair of USA Dance's Breakin Committee and was instrumental in building the infrastructure of the Breakin sport landscape. Founder of national non profit organizations which are still active today. Antonio's efforts in creating a sport have been featured on national and international media.

Ellen Zavian - Moderator

First female/attorney NFL agent, represented the US Women’s soccer, softball and extreme athletes, collectively, has been employed at the NFLPA, Autism Society of America, the Association. of Corporate Counsel, held the Commissioner title for the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (NCAA), is a certified Arbitrator, Acting Director of the United Breakin Association, professional corporate speaker on leadership and negotiation skills while teaching sports law, Personal Branding-NIL, and entrepreneurship at George Washington University. Zavian serves as Trustee to SafeSport International, Advisory Board Member of Spry, an NIL Platform, appointed to FIFA’s Player Counsel group, FIFPRO DE&I Committee and formerly on the USA Dance NGB Task Force. Named Who’s Who in Sports Legal (2021 and 2022) and teaches leadership/ entrepreneurship for the US Embassy in Cyprus. Contributing writer for the Washington Post and Editor-in-Chief for esportsandthelaw and mylegalbookie, podcast host for EsportsLawShow. Currently, General Counsel of USA Lacrosse. Zavian's son, Justus, is a breaker and Zavian was instrumental in moving the conversation in 2012 to try to get breaking in the Olympics