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This curated dinner convenes top voices at the intersection of sports marketing, youth development, and inclusive growth. This is an intimate, invitation-only dinner for approximately 40- 45 senior industry leaders during ADWEEK NEW YORK 2025 in New York City, focused on expanding youth sports marketing engagement and equitable initiatives for intentional brand storytelling.
Date: Wednesday, October 8
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location: Charlie Palmer Steak IV
The Knickerbocker Hotel
6 Times Square
4th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Limited seats. Reserve your spot now. Questions? Contact Kanene Holder at kanene@614group.com
THIS EVENT IS INVITE ONLY - NON - TRANSFERABLE
HOST
Consultancy focused on investment in sports assets within media/adtech, content and sports performance products. Team of experts have held roles in large corporations in retail, telecommunications, media/adtech, CPG and more. BAIN certified leadership.
CO-HOST
The Brand Safety Summit Series, produced by The 614 Group in partnership with the major agency holding companies, brings together media, marketing, and technology professionals who are passionate about making digital advertising the safest and most trusted medium for brands and consumers.
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FEATURED GUESTS
Networking & Cocktails
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Microsoft Intro
5:05pm – 5:10pm
Microsoft Welcome
5:10pm – 5:20pm
AIXLIVE Member Session – XR Panel
5:20pm – 5:35pm
- Eric Austin, Vice President, Global Marketing & Media Innovation, Procter & Gamble
- Charles Cantu, Founder and CEO, Reset Digital
- Louisa Wong, CEO, XR
- Sheryl Daija, Founder and CEO, BRIDGE
From Ghana to Beverly Hills: The Journey of a Legend
5:35pm – 5:50pm
- Bozoma Saint John, Hall of Fame Inducted Marketing Executive
- Danny Wright, Founder, AIXLIVE
On-Chain AI for the Masses
5:50pm – 6:10pm
- Nate Geier, CEO, Mintbase
- George Olexa, Senior Director of Global Brand, Creative & Media, Intel
AIXLIVE Member Session – EscalaX + VideoHeroes + Wurl
6:10pm – 6:30pm
- Zuzanna Gierlinska, Former Chief Solutions Officer, GroupM Nexus
- Patrick Barrabé, Innovation Consultant, VideoHeroes
- Ana Garcia Castro, CEO, EscalaX
- Pete Crofut, Vice President, Business Development – Agencies & Brands, Wurl (an Applovin company)
Discoteq Party with Sony Music’s Jennifer Frommer and DJ Dhundee
6:30pm – 8:30pm
Gabriella "Gabby" Gonzalez
Miami-based lifestyle creator and CEO of SG Social Branding with over 1.1M TikTok followers and 328K+ Instagram. Champions confidence, identity, and diversity.
Keith Bulluck
Former NFL linebacker for eleven seasons. Selected by the Tennessee Titans in the first round of the 2000 NFL draft. Pro Bowl selection in 2003.
Blaise Ffrench
Reaching over 5.5M followers across platforms. Forbes 30 Under 30. Collaborated with Saks Fifth Avenue, Alo, Target, and other major brands.
Hosted By: Mollie Jane Garza
Mollie will guide the evening's dialogue, introduce key speakers, and ensure the conversation is engaging and insightful.
- Mollie Garza is a first-generation Latina American sales & business development executive with nearly 20 years of experience in the marketing and advertising industry based in NYC. She was raised around marketers as a child and later worked for Fortune companies including Walmart (#1), Verizon Wireless (#50) as well as media/tech companies. She is a Verizon Scholar, Hispanic College Fund and Hispanic Scholarship Fund scholar.
- Founder & CEO of MJGrowth Consulting LLC
- Trusted connector and facilitator at marquee events including CES, Cannes Lions, SXSW, and the Super Bowl
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