Vince, the Director of the Master of Science in Sports Management program at Columbia University, is the author of “Diamond Dollars: The Economics of Winning in Baseball,” a consultant for professional sports teams and President of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). He is also is the host of a weekly national radio show on SiriusXM, Behind the Numbers: Baseball SABR Style and appears regularly on MLB Network's studio shows including MLB Now and Clubhouse Confidential, which feature leading edge baseball analytics. This follows a successful business career, which is highlighted by a 20-year career at PepsiCo, and ownership of a pro sports franchise. At PepsiCo, Gennaro was a Division President, the general manager of a billion dollar bottling business, and led the world's leading snack brand, Doritos. An entrepreneurial startup endeavor early in Vince’s career complements his success with a blue chip Fortune 50 company. At the age of 27, he raised capital, led the purchase of a franchise in the Women’s Pro Basketball League — the forerunner of today’s WNBA — and served as its President and General Manager. Vince’s innovative work in baseball analytics — ranging from player evaluation and the development of new metrics, to placing a dollar value on players — has been the subject of articles in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CNN Money. He has also contributed to The Wall Street Journal. He is a frequent guest commentator in the media on sports business topics, appearing on the YES Network, CNBC and Bloomberg TV, WFAN radio in NYC, and many other broadcast outlets. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago.

William has over 26 years’ experience in sports and entertainment facility management. He has managed Yankee Stadium, Giants Stadium, ESPN Wide World of Sports (where he was their first General Manager), and Cleveland Browns Stadium, whose opening he oversaw in 1999. At each of these venues he was responsible for all aspects of operations and administration. He currently owns a consulting business where one of his major projects was working with the New York Football Giants, the New York Jets, and the New Meadowlands Stadium Company on the privately financed $1.7 billion MetLife Stadium. Many of his current clients provide products and services to the sports facility industry. Squires is a past president of the Stadium Managers Association, whose members include facility managers from the NFL, MLB, MLS, CFL, motor speedways, colleges and universities, and several international facilities. Squires is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and was an active duty naval aviator for 12 years prior to joining the New York Yankees in 1987. He served an additional 16 years in the Naval Reserves and retired as a Commander.

Rouven Kasper is the Managing Director of FC Bayern Munich China, a role he has held since the inception of the new China operation of the world top football club in August 2016. FC Bayern Munich is the first international football club that has established former operation in China. Rouven is based in Shanghai where their office is located.

Before heading the Chinese business for Bayern Munich, Mr. Kasper served over 10 years on different senior roles for Lagardére Sports, one of the leading Sports Marketing agencies in the world. At the end he was responsible for all sport marketing assets of Lagardére Sports in the province of Hamburg, including the commercial rights of the Football Club Hamburger SV.

Mr. Kasper studied at the University of Bayreuth (Germany) and Barcelona (Spain) and holds a Diploma of Sports & Economic as well as a Master degree of European Sports Management.

Mark Fischer has been building successful businesses in Asia-Pacific for the past 25 years, primarily in sports and media. He is currently President, Marketing & Strategy at OCEANS Sports & Entertainment Inc., the premier Chinese sports marketing agency specializing in advisory, representation, and media services to leading sports properties and brands in the greater China region.

Mark previously served in various senior executive roles for the National Basketball Association (NBA) in Asia for 12 years. His crowning achievement there came as Managing Director of NBA China from 2003 to 2008, when he led that market’s explosive growth from a two-man startup to a valuation of $2.3 billion. Later as EVP & MD of Asia for the Ultimate Fighting Championship from 2010 to 2014, he established the UFC’s brand and operations in the Far East and drove roughly 10-fold increases in both audience and revenues.

Based in Shanghai and proficient in Mandarin Chinese, Mark holds a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, and a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Michigan.

Wenhao is the CEO of SPORiT, a new start-up founded by Columbia University students with a mission to help sports management professionals achieve their career development objectives through acquiring essential skills and network in China. The SPORiT online platform is scheduled to launch in China on March 28, 2017.