Thoroughbred owner Barbara Banke, Victoria Racing Club Chairman Amanda Elliott, former National Basketball Association senior executive Rachel Jacobson and McKinsey & Company's Ben Vonwiller will be featured speakers when The Jockey Club hosts its 65th annual Round Table Conference on Matters Pertaining to Racing Sunday, Aug. 13 at the Gideon Putnam Resort in Saratoga Springs.
The Jockey Club's Chairman, Stuart S. Janney III, will preside over the conference, which starts at 10 a.m. The proceedings will be live streamed at jockeyclub.com and broadcast on TVG2 and tvg.com/live.
Banke, the owner of Stonestreet Stables and chairman and proprietor of Jackson Family Wines, will speak about the challenges facing the Thoroughbred industry and offer recommendations for the future.
Elliott was appointed to her chairmanship at Australia's Victoria Racing Club this February, becoming the first woman to hold the position. She will provide insights on Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne and the global importance of the G1 Melbourne Cup.
Jacobson spent over 20 years with the NBA and recently left as the Senior Vice President of Business Development, where she was responsible for overseeing all sponsorship sales of the NBA, WNBA, USA Basketball and G-League. She will discuss the relationship between professional sports and sponsorships with a focus on how the racing industry can maximize its sponsorship opportunities to grow its fan base and increase revenue.
Vonwiller, a native Australian and partner in McKinsey's Global Sports & Gaming practice, will examine how big data can be used to improve the schedule of races in North America and facilitate handle increases.
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