Ivy Sports Symposium archive, 2006–2014

Dates, venues and original records

1. Dec 2006

   Princeton · Robertson Hall

   The founding edition paired students exploring sports careers with working professionals. The announced speakers included Wyc Grousbeck, Ann Rodriguez and Steve Hellmuth.

   Princeton University · 2006 announcement ↗

2. Dec 2008

   Princeton · Friend Center

   The third edition was free and open to the public. Princeton named student organizers Jonathan Lea, Anthony Soroka and Vikram Rao alongside founder Chris Chaney.

   Princeton University · 2008 announcement ↗

3. Nov 2010

   Princeton · Friend Center

   A partner announcement identified the fifth edition at Princeton under the Ivy Sports Symposium name and described plans to extend its reach.

   Phoenicia Sports and Entertainment · 2010 announcement ↗

4. Nov 2011

   Philadelphia · Wharton School

   The symposium moved beyond Princeton for the first time. The Wharton edition introduced the 10 NEXT recognition for early-career sports professionals.

   Sports Agent Blog · 2011 Wharton preview ↗

5. Nov 2012

   New York · Columbia University

   The program locates the seventh edition at Alfred Lerner Hall. It names Chaney and SportsPro editor-in-chief David Cushnan as hosts of the 10 NEXT presentation.

   Ivy Sports Symposium · 2012 program ↗

6. Nov 2013

   Cambridge, Massachusetts · Harvard Law School

   Sports communications executive Joe Favorito’s recap describes sessions on finance, new media, social responsibility and the governance of teams and leagues.

   Joe Favorito · Harvard event recap ↗

7. May 2014

   London · Emirates Stadium

   The team behind the Ivy event presented the Global Sports Symposium at Arsenal’s stadium. Its program addressed sports media, sponsorship and the international business of sport.

   iSportConnect · London event preview ↗

8. Nov 2014

   Return to Princeton · Hyatt Regency

   The ninth Ivy edition returned to the Princeton area. The event program records the student planning committee and sessions on sports entrepreneurship, media and leadership.

   Ivy Sports Symposium · 2014 program ↗

How the program changed

The records show the same idea taking different forms. At Princeton, the event offered an entry point into sports business. The first move to Wharton added an award for professionals already making their way in the industry. At Columbia the agenda mixed the award with industry discussions. ESPN’s recap supplies a second view of what was discussed there.

London and Princeton illustrate two different branches of the work in 2014. The Global Sports Symposium brought the format into a European sports market, while the Ivy edition returned to New Jersey with a student planning committee and an agenda that included sport-related start-ups.

The symposium and its legacy

The anniversary feature looks at how the symposium gave students responsibility for the event and how its awards and fellowships extended that work. The biography places the symposium alongside Chaney’s other work in sports and company building.