CorpGov will launch the inaugural LA CorpGov Forum on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at 1500 N El Centro Ave, Los Angeles, California, in the heart of Hollywood. The forum will start at 2:00pm featuring an afternoon of panels and networking. A reception will follow from 5:00pm to 6:30pm with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres.
Panel Topics:
- The Burgeoning Business of Sports
- Maximizing Value From Private Boards
- Entertainment and Media
- Capital Markets and IPO Readiness
- Role of Boards in Shareholder Activism
- Operating and Fundraising in Asia
We invite institutional investors and corporate executives to attend. To request an invitation or for information on being a speaker, please email Editor@CorpGov.com.
The event follows the 4th Annual Palm Beach CorpGov Forum, which attracted hundreds of attendees for in-depth panels and extensive networking with guests from around the world, and the first Princeton CorpGov Forum in May.
After the event, video highlights will be digitized into a report published on CorpGov and content partners Yahoo Finance, Bloomberg Terminals, Reuters via LSEG Workspace, and AlphaSense, filmed in 4K with professional editing.
Preliminary Speakers
Noelle Amos, Executive Vice President, Edelman Smithfield
Michael J. Blankenship, Managing Partner, Houston & Co-Chair, Capital Markets Practice, Winston & Strawn
David Carter, Principal, The Sports Business Group
Dick Drobnick, Former USC Vice Provost for Globalization and IBEAR MBA Program Director, Asia Society Southern California Chairman Emeritus
John Evans, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Tractus Asia
Jonathan Feldman, Partner, Goodmans LLP
Baird Fogel, Partner, Eversheds-Sutherland
Paul Haaga, Chair of the Board, The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, Board Director, National Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian Institution
Rafique Jiwani, Vice President, Goldman Sachs Private Equity
Andy Katz, General Partner, BrknPar Ventures (Sport Tech Growth Equity Fund)
Ryan Keating, Partner, EisnerAmper
Marcus Lollie, Managing Director, Moelis
Shari Mager, Partner, U.S. National Leader, Capital Markets Readiness, KPMG US
John Marchisi, Executive Director – Capital Markets, Artex Risk Solutions
Hooman Shahidi, CEO, Opus Bloom
Karen Snow, CEO, Rose & Co Capital Advisors, Former Global Head of Listings, Nasdaq
Jon Solorzano, Partner, Governance and Sustainability, Vinson & Elkins
Logan Tiari, Partner, Cooley LLP
Mark Young, George Bozanic and Holman G. Hurt Chair in Sports and Entertainment Business, USC Business School
Jarrett Banks, Editor-at-Large, CorpGov (Moderator)
John Jannarone, Editor-in-Chief, CorpGov (Moderator)
Contact:
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John Jannarone
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