Name: MCLE/CPE: Managing Risk: Live Venues and Sponsors
Start: 2013-10-18T13:30:00-0400
End: 2013-10-18T14:30:00-0400

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MCLE/CPE: Managing Risk: Live Venues and Sponsors

On a good day, producing a concert or other live event involves managing the uncertainties and risks associated with the unexpected. Adding onstage pyrotechnics to the mix without the proper planning and handling is inviting disaster. Staging equipment that cannot hold up in severe weather has also proved to be fatal in several cases. This panel will discuss how to plan for the unexpected from staging structure (and collapse) to execution of the “fireworks” display with a focus on managing the risks from the various perspectives: venue, artist, promoter and vendor.

Speakers

Eric Kert

After starting as an entertainment lawyer in Toronto, Eric moved to BCL Entertainment in 1990, at the time one of the largest live event companies in North America. Eric oversaw a broad range of deals at BCL, including for touring, sponsorship and the internet. In this and his current... Read More →

Donald C. Cooper, PhD

Dr. Cooper retired in 2012 as Ohio State Fire Marshal and currently serves as the Executive Director of Medical Education and Research with Akron General Health System in Northeast Ohio. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Event Safety Alliance (ESA) and as the Managing... Read More →

Michael Poster

Mr.Poster's practice focuses on corporate transactions (mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, joint ventures, venture capital and executive employment agreements) with an emphasis on companies in the entertainment/media industry. Mr. Poster has represented private equity funds... Read More →

Martin Steinke

Martin has over 30 years experience with a myriad of special effects and multimedia presentations in a variety of theme park settings, including fireworks displays and theatrical effects incorporating large caliber fireworks, close proximity pyrotechnics, and stunts with live-performer... Read More →