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BRENDAN McKEON, New York Mets, Executive Director of In-Game Operations

McKeon is entering his 18th season with the Mets, beginning as an intern in the Shea Stadium days. He was part of the team that helped open up Citi Field and then detoured briefly to join the Opening Team at The Barclays Center in 2012. McKeon returned to Queens in 2013 and has been a part of the Mets family since then. He has produced and directed the in-game show at Citi Field since 2020.

SHAWN REILLY, Fortinet, Regional VP, Vertical Sales

Reilly is responsible for revenue growth and team management of their U.S. Vertical Sales Practice. This includes their Retail, Operational Technology, and Healthcare businesses. Reilly has 27 years of experience working in strategic business development and sales leadership at several companies. He has earned a keen ability to educate customers and team members on complex products to ensure they are well educated about the associated value his company brings to the table.

STEPHEN REMICH, Riedel Communications, Senior IP Specialist, System Consultant

Remich has an extensive background in IP video and IP system configuration. Remich got his start in video production as a camera operator. From there he advanced to production engineer for Azusa Pacific University Media Services where he designed, integrated, and maintained video, audio, lighting, and intercom services for large corporate, concert, and sporting events.

BROCK RAUM, BeckTV, Senior Project Engineer

Raum came to the BeckTV engineering team from the University of Notre Dame where his most recent position was director of live production and broadcast technology. He functions as a broadcast design and implementation engineer at BeckTV. In his short time, he has proven to be a valuable addition, using his production and engineering experience on several projects. He has expertise in IP broadcast infrastructure along with specific knowledge of Ross, Evertz, Grass Valley, and Sony equipment, among others.

DANIEL RIESS, WJHW, Associate, Video Production Design Lead

Riess joined WJHW in 2015 after working as a broadcast and venue engineer for Texas A&M’s Sports Broadcast and Production Department, 12th Man Productions. He has experience in college and professional environments working with both end users and project teams. Riess has extensive experience in both traditional format video production and productions for non-standard aspect ratio video displays.

ADAM SABH, New York Islanders, Director of Media Art & Design

Sabh is a multi-Emmy Award-winning creative lead. He has been creating awardwinning media from kickstarter videos to large-scale branding packages to music videos/media content all the way to national television spots and arena creative solutions for Madison Square Garden Networks, NBC Sports, Barclays Center, and the New York Islanders/UBS Arena.

DON SPERLING, New York Giants, VP and Executive Producer

Sperling oversees all content on television, radio, digital and social media, publishing, and creative services. He also is charged with events, and Game Day stadium event presentation. Sperling was formerly the president of D&L Media, a full-service production, development, and consulting company, specializing in new media and digital strategy across all platforms, branding, live events, television and film production, broadcasting, entertainment, news, sports, and media training.

FRITZ STILLINGS, New York Islanders, Sr. Manager of Game Presentation & Events

Stillings has been entertaining fans in professional hockey for more than 10 seasons. He has been with the Islanders since 2016, previously directing the floor while the team played at Barclays Center, Nassau Coliseum, and UBS Arena before moving into his current role of show-calling each game, focusing on leading a team to consistently create a first-class entertainment experience.

DARREN WHITTEN, Alpha, Sports Account Executive

Whitten has 22 years of industry experience and has been with Alpha for the past 12 years. He started in the Broadcast Department at Alpha before moving into a sales position within the Sports & Entertainment Group in 2011. With a primary focus on collegiate control rooms for ESPN+, ESPN 3, and video shows, Whitten has been instrumental in growing Alpha’s collegiate business.