*Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Association (BESLA) has announced their 36th Annual Conference will take place October 19-23, 2016 at the Hyatt Ziva Los Cabos in San Jose del Cabo, Mexico.
Hundreds of legal pros will gather to network, exchange ideas and reflect on this year’s conference theme: “The Doctrine of Success: Addressing Global Business Challenges through Excellence and Inclusion.”
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Conference highlights include the Welcome Reception; the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Association Sports Legend Lunch honoring NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown; an all-white sunset cruise; and the Gala Dinner & Awards Program hosted by tv personality Towanda Braxton, where Brown will receive a “Lifetime Achievement Award” and Fox Audience Strategy will receive the “Corporate Diversity Award.” the Black Entertainment and Sports Lawyer Association will also recognize its 2016 HBCU Law School scholarship recipients during the Gala.
Adds co-chair Tony Brackett: “As co-chairs of BESLA’s 36th Annual Conference, we have spent hundreds of hours over the past year working to help make this Conference a success.We are very proud of the high level panels and networking sessions that the programming and conference teams have put together as we continue to build upon the hard work of our founders and past board members.My first BESLA event was as a law student in 1993, and in the 23 years I’ve been coming to the BESLA Conference, I’ve met deal makers that I’ve negotiated with and made life-long friends in the process.”
BESLA conference attendees will enjoy various panels featuring over 50 guest speakers from the entertainment, sports, new media and related industries.
Some of those speakers include: George Cheeks (NBCUniversal), Beverly Bond (Black Girls Rock), Dr. Harry Edwards (Professor, Author and Sociologist), Brian Walker (Color of Change), W. Drew Hawkins (Morgan Stanley), Max Siegel(USA Track & Field), Tamara Tunie (actress), Antoine Walker (former NBA player), Jelani Lawson (Fox Entertainment Group), Adrienne Williams (Microsoft), Derek Jackson (Under Armour),Leron Rogers (Lewis Brisbois), Kendall Minter (Minter & Associates), Mason Ashe (Ashe Sports & Entertainment Consulting), Robert Celestin (Entertainment Law Office of Robert A. Celestin) and many more.
To register for the conference, visit www.besla.org/annual-
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