CorpGov and IPO Edge are pleased to provide complete video coverage of the fifth annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum held on Nov. 5-6, featuring a two-day event with panels, firesides and networking receptions. The event comprised an array of speakers from the worlds of corporate governance, activism, IPOs, private equity and venture capital.
The panelists discussed the role and limits of private equity investment in sports teams and their ownership, the importance of accountability and integrity in the sports business, the future of college athletics, among other topics.
Private Equity in Florida Sports Panel
Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Florida State University
Robert DuPuy, Former President and COO, Major League Baseball
Rick Horrow, CEO, Horrow Sports Ventures
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The audience included more than 300 attendees including institutional investors, board directors, family offices/HNWIs, attorneys, investment bankers and key advisors.
Full List of Speakers for the 5th CorpGov Forum 2025:
Keynote: Josh Frank, Partner and Co-Investment Officer, Trian Fund Management
Andrew Keys, Co-Founder and Chairman, The Ether Machine (NASDAQ: ETHM)
Ken Traub, Chairman, President and CEO, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Nasdaq: CMTL)
Randall Adams, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Michael Alford, Vice President and Director of Athletics, Florida State University
Sher Baig, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Cyber Salus
Michael Blankenship, Managing Partner, Houston & Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice, Winston & Strawn
Steve Bruce, Managing Partner, ASC Advisors
Christine Carson, President and CEO, Carson Proxy
Pablo Casilimas, Managing Partner, OneSixOne Ventures
Peter Clarke, Senior Director, Roberts & Ryan Investments Inc.
Craig DeDomenico, Managing Director, Equity and Equity-Linked Capital Markets, Stifel
Adam Doyle, EVP, Head of Technology Finance, Alliance Funding Group
Robert DuPuy, Former President and COO, Major League Baseball
Daphna Edwards Ziman, Co-Chairman, Project Rise Partners
Brendan Foo, Partner, Global Head of Corporate Contests, Forward Global
Mark Garibyan, Partner, Seward & Kissel LLP
Chuck Garske, Senior Managing Director, Okapi Partners
Bruce Goldfarb, President and CEO, Okapi Partners
Ira Gorsky, Managing Director, Edelman Smithfield
Brenda Gosselin, Partner, Goodmans LLP
John Grau, President, InvestorCom
Josh Harlan, Founder & Managing Partner, Harlan Capital
Mark Harms, Chairman and CEO, Global Leisure Partners; Investor and Executive Committee Member, World Gym Corporation (TAI: 2762.TW)
