NEW YORK — League commissioners, athletes and sports industry professionals descended upon midtown Manhattan on Monday for the ILR Sports Leadership Summit. “I was thrilled with the outcome of the first ILR Sports Leadership Summit,” said Assistant Dean for Communications and Marketing for the ILR School Tom Addonizio. Courtesy of Don Bazley | Cornell ILR SchoolDespite the exodus of consumers away from cable television, they agreed the demand for live sports will live on. On top of the showcase of speakers, the event itself went along smoothly despite it being a first time event, according to Student Intern for Cornell ILR Sports Leadership Summit Matthew Vani ’19. In addition to making the summit a recurring event, the ILR school is working to add more programming around sports as a whole.

Source: Daily Sun September 21, 2017 00:09 UTC