IBJ invited a group of community leaders who have been involved in sports and economic development throughout the past 40 years to talk about the city’s sports strategy, how it developed and why it remains important.
Nate Feltman, publisher of IBJ, moderated the conversation.

Panelists are:
Mark Miles, CEO of Penske Entertainment Corp. and a key leader in the city’s staging of the Super Bowl in 2012 and the Pan Am Games in 1987
Susan Williams, a former city-county councilor and former president of the Indiana Sports Corp.
Ryan Vaughn, a former City-County Council president and current president of the Indiana Sports Corp.
John Thompson, a member of the Indiana Economic Development Corp. board and of the organizing committee for an upcoming NBA All-Star Game
Allison Melangton, senior vice president at Penske Entertainment, former president of the Indiana Sports Corp. and president of the 2012 Super Bowl Host Committee.