Legal & Ethical Issues Affecting NFL Player Health
Keynote Address:
DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director, NFLPA
Concussion Legacy Foundation:
Chris Nowinski, Co-Founder & CEO Concussion Legacy Foundation
Dr. Robert Cantu, Co-Founder & Medical Direcotr, Concussion Legacy Foundation; Senior Advisor, NFL Head, Neck and Spine Committee
Isaiah Kacyvenski, Co-Founder & Managing Director Sports Innovation Lab; Law & Ethics Advisory Panel Member, Harvard Football Players Health Study
Peter Carfagna (Moderator), Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School
NCAA Panel:
Oliver Luck, Executive Vice President of Regulatory Affairs & Strategic Partnerships, NCAA
Brant Berkstresser, Associate Director of Athletics & Head Athletic Trainer, Harvard University
Buddy Teevens, Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach, Dartmouth College; Co-Founder & Chariman of the Board, Mobile Virtual Player LLC
A.L. (Larry) Spitzer, Partner, Ropes & Gray
Warren Zola (Moderator), Executive Director, Boston College Chief Executives Club at the Carroll School of Management
Athlete Panel:
Andrew Hawkins, Wide Receiver, Cleveland Browns
Stephon Tuitt, Defensive End, Pittsburgh Steelers
Johnson Bademosi, Cornerback, Detriot Lions
Michael McCann (Moderator), Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire School of Law; Legal Analyst & Writer, Sports Illustrated
NFL Player Health in Practice:
Jeffrey Kessler, Partner & Co-Chairman, Winston & Strawn LLP
Joe Briggs, Public Policy Counsel, NFLPA
Christopher Deubert, Senior Law and Ethics Associate, Petrie-Flom Center, HLS
Brendan Carney, Carney Law Firm; NFLPA Workers’ Compensation Panel.
Kenneth Shropshire (Moderator), David W. Hauck Professor, Wharton School; Director & Founder, Wharton Sports Business Initiative.