Dianna Kraus is a senior vice president and senior partner at FleishmanHillard in San Francisco where she brings experience orchestrating integrated marketing campaigns, events and traditional and online media relations campaigns for major consumer and technology brands. As the global managing director of FH Sports, she is responsible for delivering and expanding unique service offerings targeted to the sports ecosystem. She has led strategic communications programs for global and domestic sports sponsors in the financial services, technology, automotive and consumer sectors and brings deep expertise in brand activations around mega sporting events.

Dianna’s clients at FH have included Amazon, GoPro, Fitbit, Anheuser-Busch, BMW, Samsung Mobile, Visa, Levi Strauss & Co. and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. For these clients she has led successful global and U.S. public relations campaigns for partnerships with athletes, celebrities, brand ambassadors, and sponsorship properties such as the Olympic Games, FIFA World Cup, NFL Super Bowl, and New York Fashion Week.

Michael Bucklin is the Vice President, Digital, for FOX Sports. Since joining FOX Sports in 2016, Bucklin has been one of the key architects of the media company’s digital strategy, developing a team that pushes the envelope in innovation and content creation.

Bucklin’s team produces FOX Sports’ digital and social media coverage across the sports world, including premiere events such as the Super Bowl, MLB World Series and FIFA World Cups, as well as digital original productions such as Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, Joel Klatt’s Breaking the Huddle and the Ultimate Fan Bracket.

Last year his team was honored with three Webby Awards for their work covering the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup. The previous year his team won the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Trans-Media Sports Coverage for content produced during the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2017, their work on the annual Ohio State vs. Michigan college football matchup earned the Sports Emmy Award for Outstanding Social TV Experience.

Additional events under Bucklin’s purview include the World Series and MLB All-Star games, Daytona 500 races, Red River Showdowns, Big Ten Championships, Westminster Kennel Club Dog Shows and BIG EAST Championships at Madison Square Garden. During the 2020 pandemic, when the FOX studio lot temporarily shut down, Bucklin’s digital production team remotely led 900+ hours of television from garages and apartments across Los Angeles.

Bucklin began his career at ESPN as a freelance Production Integration Specialist. He spent ten years at the media company, rising to Producer of Social Production where he was responsible for the social strategy for the network’s flagship brands, like SportsCenter, College GameDay and ‘NBA on ESPN.’

He graduated from the University of Georgia, where he walked-on the basketball team.

Nick Kelly is the Head of US Marketing for Anheuser-Busch InBev. He oversees the continued evolution of AB's sports marketing strategy.

In his previous role of Director of Experiential Marketing - Sports, Nick was responsible for every sports property at Anheuser-Busch, equating to more than a-quarter billion dollars in sponsorships -inclusive of league, team and venue deals within the NFL, MLB, NHL, NBA, NASCAR, PGA, UFC, soccer and college sports. Nick continues to lead a refreshing perspective to A-B’s sports entities to rework, revitalize and position the brewer’s brand sports properties for growth.

Nick was the lead communications strategist and spokesperson for the world’s most popular beer, Bud Light, including its Bud Light Lime, Bud Light Lime Ritas, and Bud Light MixxTails beverage line; Mexican liquid innovation Montejo and the entire A-B Value Brand segment inclusive of Busch, Natural Light and Rolling Rock families of products. Nick was responsible for developing, launching and sustaining a positive narrative around national Bud Light programs including its NFL relationship as the official beer of the league, Super Bowl activations and the acclaimed Whatever USA campaign.

Nick is a graduate of Marshall University.

Sandra is VP and oversees strategic relationships and business development within Intel. She is responsible for establishing industry alliances and generating business for Intel in key strategic market segments, including fashion, sports and fitness.

Earlier in her Intel career, Sandra held various roles within corporate marketing, including director of new business marketing and director of consumer marketing. In the latter role, she led Intel’s brand repositioning work to earn an Intel Achievement Award in 2010. She has also earned industry honors. In 2013, she won a Marketers That Matter award, a program that recognizes top marketing executives in the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2015, she was named among the Top 10 Latina Executives by LATINA Style Inc.

Sandra holds a bachelor’s degree in textiles and clothing marketing and agricultural economics from the University of California at Davis.

As Executive Vice President, Digital Media for the National Basketball Association, Melissa Rosenthal Brenner leads the development, oversight and implementation of the NBA’s global digital strategy and social media portfolio across multiple media platforms. In that role, she has forged groundbreaking deals with leading social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, found innovative ways to incorporate social media throughout the league’s wide array of assets, and helped NBA partners maximize social media opportunities with the league.

Additionally, Brenner manages the league’s relationship with Turner Sports relating to NBA Digital, where she is responsible for the development and oversight of NBA TV, NBA League Pass, NBA.com and various NBA mobile content offerings. In recent years, Brenner oversaw the rollout of a variety of new digital offerings including single game availability of NBA League Pass, phone- and tablet-optimized streams through NBA Mobile View, fully produced weekly games in virtual reality, and the league’s first real-time fantasy game, NBA InPlay.

Under her leadership, the NBA has built one of the largest social media communities in the world, with 1.4 billion likes and followers combined across all league, team and player pages on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, YouTube, Sina and Tencent. Brenner has been instrumental in the NBA’s achievement of many milestones in the social media space, including the first professional sports league to partner with YouTube (2005) and Facebook (2007).

A member of the NBA family since 1997, Brenner has worked in the Consumer Products Marketing, Advertising and Marketing departments. She holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Pennsylvania.

Dev Sethi is the global Head of Sports at Instagram. He oversees strategic partnerships across the sports ecosystem, which includes athletes, leagues, teams, and media. In this role, he is responsible for advocating on behalf of the sports vertical inside and outside his organization, working closely with product, engineering, communications, and marketing to continue building Instagram as a great home for sports and the 320 million sports fans who consume sports partner content regularly. In recent months, Instagram Sports supports its partners and their business objectives through a variety of initiatives, examples including Student Section in partnership with Turner and March Madness, activating shopping on Instagram at the NFL Draft, and a deep app integration with Bleacher Report and Instagram Stories.

Before joining Instagram in fall 2018, Dev was Complex Networks' first Chief of Staff reporting to CEO Rich Antoniello. Hired after Complex was acquired by Verizon and Hearst in a joint venture, he was responsible for developing strategic external partnerships as well as aligning internal operations across content, business development, finance and production with the goal of maximizing output and efficiencies across Complex's portfolio of millennial-focused brands.

Prior to Complex, Dev led the Partnerships & Operations department at NYC-based startup Whistle Sports, an emerging sports media brand, data/analytics consultancy, and network of 300+ sports partners. Initially brought in during fall 2013, Dev co-launched the first sports-only multi-channel network and oversaw platform, partner, and product partnerships.

Dev spent the first 6 years of his career at Google, the first 4 working in its sales practice before transitioning to YouTube to manage new partnerships focused on the sports vertical.

A graduate from the University of Notre Dame and native of the D.C. Metro Area, Dev maintains a healthy fandom outside of his work interests in sports, while also enjoying mentorship opportunities in the local sports media community as well as volunteering with Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. He also has the pleasure of serving as a member judge for the IADAS Webby Awards and is an inaugural member of the Engagement Academy of Sports & Entertainment.

Producer, writer and director Michael D. Ratner founded OBB Pictures in 2015 and under his leadership the company has grown into OBB Media, a leading media company with divisions in film, TV, digital, podcasts and branded content. Since its inception, OBB has carved out a stronghold in the new media space creating award winning content.

In addition to running OBB and expanding the business, Ratner continues to act as a multi-hyphenate leading creative on OBB’s marquee projects. Ratner is currently directing on and executive producing &Music for Quibi alongside Scooter Braun and Goodstory. Prior to that, Ratner served as executive producer and director on OBB’s Historical Roasts for Netflix. He is the creator, showrunner, director and executive producer of Cold as Balls, starring Kevin Hart, which has garnered over 200 million viewers to date and is currently in its third season. Ratner has also produced and directed a number of films that have premiered at Sundance, Tribeca, and SXSW, including Gonzo @ the Derby for ESPN’s acclaimed 30 for 30 series, which followed Hunter S. Thompson’s trip to the Kentucky Derby and is narrated by Sean Penn.

Ratner graduated summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania where he received a BA in Film & minor in English. He went on to receive a Master of Fine Arts in film directing, writing, and producing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. He is a member of the Producers Guild of America and was honored on Variety Hollywood’s Creative New Leaders 2018 as well as Forbes 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment class of 2019. Ratner is represented by the United Talent Agency, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Hansen Jacobson & Teller.

Taylor Rooks recently joined Bleacher Report & Turner Sports, where she will soon host her own weekly, interview driven show on B/R, capturing the news and conversations from the world of sports culture. The new program, which is Bleacher Report’s first ever show built around an individual talent, will harness Taylor’s ability to connect with athletes, musicians, and other celebrity influencers. Taylor will also appear regularly on other Turner Sports properties, including TNT and NBA TV.

Taylor also hosts her own podcast, TimeOut with Taylor Rooks, where she has interviewed guests like Kevin Durant, Meek Mill, and Snoop Dogg. Prior to Bleacher Report, Taylor Rooks served as the reporter and anchor for SportsNet New York (SNY).

Before that, she worked as a host, reporter, and correspondent for the Big Ten Network and has previously worked as a sideline reporter for CBS Sports Network. A native of Georgia, Taylor attended the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, where she majored in broadcast journalism and reported on football and basketball recruiting for scout.com. She made national news with her stories and knowledge of basketball—specifically in recruiting. Rooks broke multiple stories regarding Cliff Alexander, Jalen Brunson, Quentin Snider, Aaron Jordan, Charles Matthews, and Jayson Tatum.

In a recent article from the New York Post , Taylor speaks about her drive to differentiate herself from her peers in college, often skipping class to report on basketball games. Throughout school, she interned with the PGA Tour, Comcast SportsNet Chicago, and Fox Sports, and at just 19 years old, Taylor appeared on CBS Sports Network, reporting on the WBB Pre-NIT Championship.

Taylor comes from a family of athletes. Her father is former football player Thomas Rooks, while her uncle is legendary MLB Hall of Famer, Lou Brock. Taylor is also the niece of former Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints NFL player, Marv Woodson.

Jen Kavanagh was named the team's Senior Vice President of Marketing and Media shortly after the Eagles' Super Bowl LII victory during the 2018 offseason. Kavanagh is responsible for the team's content, marketing and media strategy.

An award-winning industry leader for the past 15 years, Kavanagh was most recently the founder of JK Media, an advisory firm providing insight-driven strategies for Fortune 500 companies and high-growth startups. Previously, as Principal at BRaVe Media Ventures, Kavanagh led advisory work for major clients, placing an emphasis on brand strategy, sales strategy, marketing strategy, organizational development and OTT strategy. Additionally, she was responsible for the content acquisition and development arm of the business, driving innovation around packaging for co-production partners.

Prior to joining BRaVe, Kavanagh served as the Executive Vice President and U.S. General Manager of Beamly, a socialmarketing platform for television. Beamly recruited Kavanagh from NBCU, where she was the Senior Vice President of Digital at the company's Oxygen network. During her tenure with Oxygen, Kavanagh drove high-profile innovation and original streamed content that resulted in the network being recognized as a digital leader within the entertainment landscape.