Sports and Entertainment Venues Conference April 29 – May 1, St. Louis, MO Meet Our Speakers

Mario Coutinho Vice President of Stadium Operations and Security Toronto Blue Jays and Rogers Centre Toronto, ON The images provided by HD video at the Toronto landmark stadium have proven to be as clear as they were in trial demos, says Mario Coutinho, Vice- President of Stadium Operations and Security with the Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club and Rogers Centre. Toronto’s Rogers Centre is putting a new HD surveillance system to work in an effort to provide better coverage of the sports and entertainment venue’s 50,000 seats using cameras that provide high definition images and lower installation and management costs — and it’s already paying dividends. Rogers Centre is home to the Toronto Blue Jays and Argonauts, and also hosts events such as UFC 131, held this past April. This weekend it will welcome the Oscars of Bollywood — the International Indian Film awards — the first time it has been held in North America. To better protect fans, artists and athletes at the Rogers Centre, the organization has invested in an Avigilon HD surveillance system, increasing coverage of the seating bowl area as well as outside surveillance.Rogers CentreAvigilon

Doug Hall Doug Hall is the General Manager for BBVA Compass Stadium, which opened in May He oversees all day-to-day matters of the stadium including operations, guest services, programming, food and beverage and turf management. Hall previously served as the Interim Executive Director and Vice President of Operations for the 2011 Houston Final Four Local Organizing Committee. As part of the 11-person staff, the Local Organizing Committee is charged with executing all local planning and logistical elements for the NCAA Men’s Basketball staff for the Houston Final Four. Prior to his work on the Final Four, Hall spent the previous seven years as the Vice President and General Manager of the Toyota Center in Houston, TX, as a member of the Rockets organization. Hired only 10-months prior to the opening of the facility in October of 2003, Hall successfully navigated the waters of opening a premier NBA facility in the country’s fourth largest city. His responsibilities included overseeing 50 full-time employees, 300 part-time employees and four major subcontractors. Hall also previously spent 10 years working for SMG, a private facility management company. General Manager BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX

Rick Schlesinger Executive Vice President Milwaukee Brewers Milwaukee, WI In 2002, Rick Schlesinger joined the Milwaukee Brewers Baseball Club as Executive Vice President – Business Operations. Throughout his time with the Brewers, he was charged with overseeing the club's business affairs, including sponsorships, marketing, ticket sales, guest services, broadcasting and communications, among other responsibilities. Schlesinger previously served as the Vice President, Business and Legal ffairs/Assistant General Manager for the Anaheim Angels from , after coming to Anaheim Sports, Inc. (ASI) from Walt Disney Pictures and Television. He handled all contract and legal matters for ASI, the Angels, and the NHL's Mighty Ducks, and worked on all contractual and arbitration issues for the baseball club.

Jim Wynkoop Responsible for day to day operations for the 10,000 seat arena including booking and scheduling, coordinating on campus stake holders, facilitating user agreements, and supervising staff responsible for managing the facility and its events. Public Assembly Facility Manager with experience in operating older arena facilities as well as opening new ones. Additional experience with community recreational facilities and programming, Specialties:Facility operations, event management, lgoistics and planning, FF&E procurement, resource allocation, scheduling and supervising staff, parking operations, and labor relations. General Manager Chaifetz Arena St. Louis University at Global Spectrum St. Louis, MO

Dr. Lou Marciani Lou Marciani is the Director of the Center for Spectator Sports Security Management at The University of Southern Mississippi. The Center was founded with initial funding from the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security as the country’s first academic research center dedicated to spectator sports security research, professional development and outreach. His work at the Center focuses on the development of sport risk management and simulation modeling for stadium evacuations. The Center has a national outreach, actively working with professional sport leagues, NCAA, National Collegiate Directors of Athletics, private sector and government agencies in enhancing sport safety and security. Director Center for Spectator Sports Security Management University of Southern Mississippi Oxford, MS

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