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Mike Downey

Biography

Mike Downey is the Director of Sports Technology at Microsoft. He oversees the engineering, planning and execution of Microsofts brand partnerships in sports, esports, and entertainment.

Under Mike’s leadership, Microsoft have partnered with some of the leading sports organizations in the world including the NFL, the PGA Tour, Real Madrid and Cloud 9 Esports. These partnerships involve the use Microsoft technologies to solve big, challenging problems, in order to tell authentic, compelling, stories that drive platform adoption.

Prior to joining Microsoft in 2009, Mike was the Principal Evangelist for Business Development Platforms at Adobe.

REGISTRATION

08:15 AM

HEIDI BROWNING: ‘HOW THE NHL IS PREPARING FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONAL DISRUPTION’

09:00 AM

NETWORKING BREAK – ATRIUM

9:45 AM

THE STORIES OF THE FOUNDERS BEHIND THE WORLD’S LEADING SPORTSTECH

10:25 AM

WHERE IS THE VC MONEY FLOWING INTO AND WHERE WILL THE NEXT SPORTS ‘UNICORN’ COME FROM?

11:10 AM

LUNCH – ATRIUM

12:00 PM

JULIAN DUNCAN: ‘CHAMPIONING INCLUSIVITY TO DRIVE INNOVATION’

01:00 PM

MIKE DOWNEY: ‘MICROSOFT & CLOUD9 – A PARTNERSHIP DISRUPTING THE ESPORTS INDUSTRY’

01:50 PM

THE STARTUP COMPETITION FINAL

03:20 PM

SWAN SIT: ‘DRIVING REVENUE THROUGH DIGITAL’

04:00 PM

WRAP UP & CLOSING PARTY – ATRIUM – BAR OPEN

05:00 PM

ALEXANDRA WILLIS: THE KEY ROLE DATA PLAYS IN CREATING ENGAGING CONTENT & GROWING REVENUES

10:25 AM

RISE OF OTT: WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE FAN IN BROADCASTING

11:10 AM

LUNCH – ATRIUM

12:00 PM

THE FUTURE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN SPORTS STREAMING

01:50 PM

HOW BLEACHER REPORT ARE ENGAGING A NEW GENERATION OF FANS THROUGH THOUGHTFUL ANALYSIS & PARODY VIDEO

02:35 PM

KIM SKILDUM-REID: DISRUPTIVE SPONSORSHIP – LIKE DISRUPTIVE MARKETING, ONLY BETTER

10:25 AM

THE POWER OF ATHLETE-RELATED INFLUENCE WITHIN SPONSORSHIP AND THE KEY CONSIDERATIONS AT PLAY

11:10 AM

LUNCH – ATRIUM

12:00 PM

HOW CAN BRANDS ACHIEVE THE MOST IMPACTFUL, CROSS-FUNCTIONAL SPONSORSHIPS?

01:50 PM

ESPORTS: THE MARKET OF THE FUTURE FOR BRANDS

02:35 PM

NEW AGE SOCIAL: HOW TO CAPTIVATE & CONVERT THE ‘AT-HOME FAN’

10:25 AM

HOW ESPORTS IS ‘CHANGING THE GAME’ AROUND FAN ENGAGEMENT

11:10 AM

LUNCH – ATRIUM

12:00 PM

FORMULA 1: THE RACE FOR BRAND REINVENTION THROUGH DIGITAL MEDIA

01:50 PM

KEYNOTE FIRESIDE TBA

02:35 PM