PROFESSIONAL SPEAKING
2014 Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce Panel on Contract Negotiation in Professional Sport:
From Left: Mark Francis UCLA Anderson, Dean Lombardi GM LA Kings, Ned Colletti GM LA Dodgers, Leigh Steinberg CEO Steinberg Sports & Entertainment, David Wohl GM Los Angeles Clippers
Mark has a wealth of professional speaking experience as a Keynote Speaker, Panel Moderator and as a Panel Speaker. He has appeared at numerous sports and entertainment events and conferences including:
Keynote Interview, “New Medical Modalities for Brain Injuries in Sport,” 2022 UCLA Anderson Global Sports Forum
Panel Moderator, “Impact of Name Image and Likeness Legislation in the NCAA, 2022 UCLA Anderson Global Sports Business Forum
Keynote presentation on “Transformation of Dodger Stadium,” 2022 PrimeTime Sports Conference, Toronto, CA
Panel Moderator, “Optimization of Corporate Partnerships, 2022 PrimeTime Sports Conference, Toronto, CA
Panel Moderator, “New Developments in Sports Marketing,” 2021 PrimeTime Sports Conference, Toronto, CA
Panel Speaker, “The Future of Sports,” Hosted by the LA Chargers and SoFi Stadium 2019
Panel Moderator, “Technology and the Fan Experience,” 2019 UCLA Anderson “UP NEXT,” Sports Conference
Keynote Speaker, 2018 Sport BC General Meeting, Vancouver, Canada
Panel Moderator, "Business Analytics and the Fan Journey," 2017 UCLA Anderson Big Data Conference
Panel Moderator, 2017 Steinberg Sports & Entertainment Careers in Sport Conference
Lead Lecturer, 2017 Sports Marketing presentation to Shenzhen Fortune Capital of Shanghai, China
Lead Lecturer, California Center & UCLA Extension, Sports & Entertainment Marketing program in Shanghai, China 2016
Panel Moderator, UCLA Anderson Game Day Sports Business Panel 2016
Panel Speaker, Gravity Summit/UCLA Panel on Sports Technology 2016
Panel Moderator, PrimeTime Sports & Entertainment Conference, Toronto 2012 through 2018
Keynote presentation on Sports Technology, University of the Pacific 2015
Panel Moderator, Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce 2014, "The Art of Contract Negotiation," in Professional Sports
Panel Moderator, SATE Conference 2014; "Fan Engagement Technologies,"
LA Dodgers/LA Chamber of Commerce; Panel Moderator, Sports Technology & Fan Engagement
United Talent Agency, Panel Speaker; Impact of Sports Technology
Academic Judge, NFL Network/UCLA Anderson Business Case Competition 2014