The Major League Baseball Players Association is the collective bargaining representative for all professional baseball players of the thirty Major League baseball teams and serves as the exclusive group licensing agent for commercial and licensing activities involving active Major League baseball players. On behalf of its members, it operates the Players Choice group licensing program and Players Choice Awards, as well as the Major League Baseball Players Trust (www.PlayersTrust.org ), a charitable foundation benefiting the needy that was established and is run by Major League Baseball Players.

The Gale Force mission is to offer world class global weather routing services, and performance monitoring services, delivered through a state-of-the-art industry platform and supported by personalized advisory services: - Contributing to substantial bunker cost and CO2e savings - Ensuring safe and on-time passage for cargo and vessels - Meeting tomorrow’s ESG requirements

Pro Football Network (PFN) is a comprehensive sports media company that focuses on the NFL, fantasy football, NFL Draft, college football, and betting. PFN’s unique voices and engaging personalities connect with both casual and hardcore football fans through purposeful, captivating, and exceptional football content.

The Atlantic Coast Conference, through its member institutions, seeks to maximize the educational and athletic opportunities of its student-athletes, while enriching their quality of life. It strives to do so by affording individuals equitable opportunity to pursue academic excellence and compete at the highest level of intercollegiate athletics competition in a broad spectrum of sports and championships. The Conference will provide leadership in attaining these goals, by promoting diversity and mutual trust among its member institutions, in a spirit of fairness for all. It strongly adheres to the principles of integrity and sportsmanship, and supports the total development of the student-athlete and each member institution's athletics staff, with the intent of producing enlightened leadership for tomorrow.

Founded by CEO, Jim Keppler in 1983, we are the country’s largest privately held speakers bureau. Based in the Washington, D.C. area, Keppler Speakers represents many of the most prestigious and celebrated speakers from the worlds of business, world affairs, politics, entertainment, education, literature, sports and leadership. The company’s growth trajectory has included an expanding client base that includes: Fortune 500 companies across a wide swath of industry sectors, national trade associations representing over 75 million members, colleges/universities, performing arts centers and international audiences across the globe. In addition to our incomparable and diverse roster of speakers, we serve and manage thousands of events annually from association conventions, national sales meetings, board meetings, civic forums and a wide variety of national/regional speaker series. From emotional connections that leave lasting impressions, to stories that take audiences around the world and even above it, the Keppler Speakers live event experience is weaved into programs that include: keynote speakers, hosts, moderators and panelists - all reflecting the power of the spoken word.

MBF Architects is an architecture & planning firm based out of 317-C Pollock Street, New Bern, North Carolina, United States.

JEFF GORDON, INC. is a company based out of 4325 PAPA JOE HENDRICK BLVD., CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, United States.

Since 1978 USA Baseball has been the national governing body (NGB) for the sport of baseball. It represents the sport in the United States as a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC) and internationally as a member federation of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). Nearly every major national amateur baseball organization in America is united as a USA Baseball National Member Organization. As a result, USA Baseball governs more than 12 million amateur players in ballparks and playgrounds across the country. As the commissioner's office for amateur baseball, USA Baseball is a resource center for its various membership groups, fans, and players. USA Baseball is also responsible for promoting and developing the game of baseball on the grassroots level, both nationally and internationally.

One of the premier music organizations in the Southeastern United States and the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra (CSO) connects with more than 100,000 music lovers each year through its lively season of concerts, broadcasts, community events, and robust educational programs. The CSO is committed to its mission of uplifting, entertaining, and educating the diverse communities of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and beyond through exceptional musical experiences. The CSO employs 62 professional full-time orchestra musicians, fosters three youth orchestras, and offers significant educational support aimed at serving the under-resourced areas of our community. Founded in 1932, the Charlotte Symphony plays a leading cultural role in the Charlotte area and aims to serve the community as a civic leader, reflecting and uniting our region through the transformative power of live music.

Sports Backers, is a 501(c)(3) charitable nonprofit organization whose mission is to inspire all corners of our community to live actively. Over the past 28 years, Sports Backers has developed programs and events that are designed to inspire people from all corners of our community to live actively. We achieve this work by focusing on a network of collaborative partnerships with other organizations, businesses, local governments and faith based institutions. In order to have transformational change, we realize we can’t do it all alone, but rather we work to build a movement of change in our community to make active living the easy choice. Sports Backers owns and produces 17 annual events that include some of the largest and most successful of their kind in the country. Our events include: Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10K presented by Kroger VCU Health Richmond Marathon Markel Richmond Half Marathon Allianz Partners 8k Dominion Energy Riverrock Anthem Corporate Run Virginia Credit Union Moonlight Ride Cougar 7v7 Field Hockey Tournament Patrick Henry Half Marathon Run Bike Relay presented by Ragnar Walmart Biz Bowl Trails and Ales International Dragon Boat Festival kaléo Marathon Jr. Virginia 529 Kids Run CarMax Tacky Light Run Uncorked Half & 5k Sports Backers operates programs to further cultivate active living across the Metro Richmond region, including Bike Walk RVA, Fitness Warriors, and Kids Run RVA programs.

Your Washington DC and Baltimore- area resource for Special Event Services, Equipment Rentals, Audio Video Installation and System Maintenance. RCI Systems has been providing production services for over 35 years and features the best designed equipment packages and most experienced technicians in the area. Phones are answered 24/7.

Mid Atlantic Arts supports artists, presenters, and organizations through unique programming, grant support, partnerships, and information sharing. Created in 1979, Mid Atlantic Arts is aligned with the region’s state arts councils and the National Endowment for the Arts. We combine state and federal funding with private support from corporations, foundations, and individuals to nurture diverse artistic expression while connecting people to meaningful arts experiences within our region and beyond.