Agenda

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

  Main arrivals
  Dinner on your own
8:00 p.m. Welcome Reception and Registration hosted by   

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m.

CLUB MEMBER SESSION

One-on-One with Tom Benson, Owner & President, New Orleans Saints

The defining traits of Tom Benson’s tenure as owner of the New Orleans Saints have been simple – focus all of his efforts and resources on bringing fans what has been unprecedented success on the football field, and support his hometown and the entire region by investing in the community. Benson has understood, purchasing the club in 1985, that the Saints are part of the fabric of the Gulf South, a cornerstone of the region economically, and he has made them a leader in charitable causes. In this interview, Benson will discuss his vision of what an NFL club should be on and off the field, as well as discuss his team’s run through the 2009 season and the Saints’ 31-17 defeat of the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV.

SPECIAL SPOUSE PROGRAM

Slideshow and Painting Session with Renowned Landscape Artist John Beerman

9:00 – 9:45 a.m. / Slide Presentation
10:00 – 11:30 a.m. / Painting

John Beerman is a master of painting the American countryside and is known as one of the country’s top landscape painters. He has exhibited at David Beitzel and Tibor de Nagy, New York City; and Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, N.C. Additionally, his work has been acquired by the collections of Metropolitan Museum of Art and Brooklyn Museum, New York City; Center for Contemporary Art and Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, Minn.; Farnsworth Museum, Rockland, Maine; and the Neuberger Museum, Purchase, N.Y.; as well as by GE; Time Warner; Chase Manhattan Bank; and Chemical Bank.

In this special two-hour program, Beerman will show slides of his work. Each participant will then paint with him in nature. Participants will be supplied a paint kit (brush, sketchbook, palette and paint, put together in a small bag/satchel they can take with them after the session).
10:00 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:15 a.m.

CLUB MEMBER SESSION

Group Discusssion
Show Me the NEW Money: Where are the Emerging Revenue Opportunities in Sports?

If you were putting a business plan in place for the next three to five years, what would be the one revenue stream you’d have in there that doesn’t exist in – or isn’t a major component of – your current plan? This open discussion between members of the Forty Under 40 Club will focus on the new areas for growth in sports.

SPECIAL SPOUSE PROGRAM (continued)

Slideshow and Painting Session with Renowned Landscape Artist John Beerman

10:00 – 11:30 a.m. / Painting
11:30 a.m.

Buffet Lunch

“Grab-n-Go” boxed lunches for golfers
12:00 p.m.

Early shuttle departs for Ocean Course
Sanctuary Lobby (est. arrival Ocean Course – approx. 12:15 p.m.)
12:15 p.m.

Main shuttle departs for Ocean Course
Sanctuary Lobby (est. arrival Ocean Course – approx. 12:30 p.m.)
12:30 p.m.

Final shuttle departs for Ocean Course
Sanctuary Lobby (est. arrival Ocean Course – approx. 12:45 p.m.)
1:20 p.m.

18-holes of golf / Shot-gun start
Ocean Course
2:00 p.m.

Tennis hosted by Tiffany & Co.
Roy Barth Tennis Center

Note: The Ocean Course will schedule return shuttles, as needed. Shuttles will be scheduled as players return to the clubhouse and upon request.
7:30 p.m.

Cocktail Reception
8:00 p.m.

Dinner

Summit on the Summit Relived
On January 12, 2010, Momentum CEO and Forty Under 40 winner Chris Weil and 44 others reached the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro, culminating a five-day expedition to raise awareness about the need for clean water worldwide. The group – which included the names Kenna, Biel, Cousteau, Fiasco, Gore and Kennedy – became known as the SOTSK 45 and were the subject of a 90-minute documentary, “SUMMIT ON THE SUMMIT: Kilimanjaro” that recently aired on MTV. Following dinner, Weil will recount the experience and share visuals and anecdotes from the 19,340 - foot ascent of Africa's tallest mountain.
10:00 p.m.

Casino Night hosted by Image Impact

So you think you're the king or queen of Texas Hold'em? Ready to double down at the blackjack table? Pool anyone? Or, are you up for a game of Wii Bowling? Here's your chance to try your gaming skills against your Forty Under 40 peers.

Thursday, June 10, 2010

8:45 a.m.

Continental Breakfast
9:15 a.m.

One-on-One with Paul Tagliabue, Senior of Counsel, Covington & Burling LLP
Much is known about Paul Tagliabue’s career with the NFL. As commissioner, he led the NFL from 1989 to 2006 and presided over an extended period of labor peace and revenue growth in professional football. During his tenure, the league grew from 28 to 32 teams, secured the largest television contracts in entertainment history and supported construction of more than 20 NFL team stadiums. But less well known are the years Tagliabue spent as a policy analyst in the U.S. Defense Department or his extensive travel around the world where he has engaged in business, higher education and public policy discussions. In this interview, Tagliabue will reflect on his career and the current state of sports.
10:15 a.m.

Refreshment Break
10:30 a.m.

Donald Fehr
Donald Fehr has been at the forefront of sports labor for more than 30 years. As a young lawyer, Fehr assisted the Major League Baseball Players Association in the Andy Messersmith and Dave McNally arbitration case. And, in 1977, Marvin Miller hired Fehr as MLBPA’s general counsel. In December 1985, Fehr was voted executive director of the MLBPA after serving as acting director since December 1983 – and remained in this position until 2009. In 1990, he successfully negotiated the $280 million settlement of the free agency collusion cases and, in 1994, led the players through the MLB’s strike and subsequent World Series cancellation. In this open discussion, Fehr will reflect on his many years leading the union, what’s next for him and discuss his views on the current state of sports.
11:30 a.m.

Retreat Concludes

“Grab-n-Go” boxed lunches
Sponsored By

For PROGRAM information, including ATTENDANCE, please contact Donna Johnson at 704-973-1421.

For information on SPONSORSHIP opportunities, please contact Julie Tuttle at 212-500-0711.