NEWBURGH – Mount Saint Mary College will be hosting a panel discussion, “The Business & Law of Sports and Entertainment in the Hudson Valley,” on Thursday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m. in Aquinas Hall.
The event is free and open to the public. Mount Saint Mary College is located at 330 Powell Ave. in Newburgh.
The panel, hosted by the Mount’s School of Business and the Pre-Law Society, will discuss the business and law associated with the growing world of sports and entertainment in the Hudson Valley. The panelists will address the business, internship, and entertainment opportunities to which students and community members have access. The discussion will also touch upon the business theories and legal underpinnings of this growing panoply of options in the region.
The panelists are Rob Affuso, president of the Soulsystem Orchestras and former drummer for the band Skid Row (1987 – 1998); Russell Ger, conductor for the Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra; Brandon Steiner, founder and CEO of Steiner Sports; R. Scott Russell, assistant professor of Sports Management at Mount Saint Mary College; and Gary M. Schuester, Esq., partner at Jacobowitz & Gubits, LLP.
The discussion will be moderated by Michael L. Fox, assistant professor of Business Law and Pre-Law advisor at the Mount.
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