BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Detroit Economic Club - ECPv6.14.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.econclub.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Detroit Economic Club REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Detroit BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20230101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240910T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240910T190000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240812T180422Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T172832Z UID:4922-1725987600-1725994800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL NETWORKING EVENT: Boat Cruise at Freedom Boat Club DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-networking-event-boat-cruise-at-freedom-boat-club/ LOCATION:Freedom Marina\, 32475 S River Rd.\, Harrison Township\, MI\, 48045\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Freedom-Boat-Club_featured.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240709T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240709T210000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240507T180854Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241120T195614Z UID:3759-1720548000-1720558800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2024 DEC Chair’s Dinner DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2024-dec-chairs-dinner/ LOCATION:Elevate at One Campus Martius\, 1 Campus Martius Floor 16\, Detroit\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Signature Event ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/chairsdinner-90years-featured_v2.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240624T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240624T150000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240530T161400Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T175700Z UID:4116-1719226800-1719241200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2024 Detroit Tigers DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2024-detroit-tigers/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K5_5253.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240620T160000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240501T215427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T201125Z UID:1121-1718888400-1718899200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Gordie Howe International Bridge Tour DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/gordie-howe-international-bridge-tour/ LOCATION:MDOT Detroit\, 1060 W Fort St\, Detroit\, MI\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K5_4936.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240611T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240501T212336Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T172719Z UID:1114-1718105400-1718112600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Tony Michaels DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/tony-michaels-ceo-parade-company/ LOCATION:Parade Company HQ\, 9500 Mt Elliott St\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/K3_3164.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240607T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240607T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240523T212401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T182453Z UID:3999-1717758000-1717767000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:MSU Athletics: All-Access DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/msu-athletics-all-access/ LOCATION:Little Caesars Arena\, 2645 Woodward Ave\, Detroit\, Michigan\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/K5_2086.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240523T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240523T140000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240423T143511Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T174616Z UID:377-1716462000-1716472800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with Mary Barra DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/a-conversation-with-mary-barra/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/K3_1203.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240516T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240516T190000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240423T155148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T172832Z UID:392-1715878800-1715886000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL Networking Event: Spring Swing Putt-Putt DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-networking-event-spring-swing-putt-putt/ LOCATION:Royal Oak Golf Center\, 3500 Edgar Ave\, Royal Oak\, MI\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/ylnetworking-puttputt-featured.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240502T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240502T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240423T144821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T165733Z UID:386-1714647600-1714656600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Forever Disrupting: T-Mobile’s Evolution From Underdog to Leader in Wireless and Beyond DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/forever-disrupting-t-mobiles-evolution-from-underdog-to-leader-in-wireless-and-beyond/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/K3_7982.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240423T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240423T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240411T141606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T163431Z UID:91-1713870000-1713879000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Attack from Within: How Disinformation is Sabotaging America DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/attack-from-within-how-disinformation-is-sabotaging-america/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_5633.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240417T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240417T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T143729Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T161243Z UID:788-1713351600-1713360600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Possible and Profitable: Clean Energy & Decarbonization DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/possible-and-profitable-clean-energy-decarbonization/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K3_4995.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240411T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240411T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241106T184241Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T190212Z UID:7072-1712833200-1712842200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:The 2024 Detroit Lions Draft…and Detroit are on The Clock DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/the-2024-detroit-lions-draftand-detroit-are-on-the-clock/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_4258.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240313T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240313T123000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241106T192907Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T172719Z UID:7207-1710322200-1710333000@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Brigadier General Michael B. Lalor DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-brigadier-general-michael-b-lalor/ LOCATION:Detroit Arsenal\, 6501 East Eleven Mile Rd.\, Warren\, 48397\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Lalor-DEC-Young-Leaders-CEO-Series-Group-Photo-03_13_2024-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240228T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240228T143000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241106T172319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T174036Z UID:6874-1709121600-1709130600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2023 - 2024 Detroit Red Wings DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2023-2024-detroit-red-wings/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_2132.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240226T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240226T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T150550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T202635Z UID:805-1708945200-1708954200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with Senator Joe Manchin DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/a-conversation-with-senator-joe-manchin/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K3_0555.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240214T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240214T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T152803Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T152957Z UID:820-1707908400-1707917400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:DEC Presents: Secretary Yellen Joins Governor Whitmer @ DEC DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-presents-secretary-yellen-joins-governor-whitmer-dec/ LOCATION:Huntington Place\, 1 Washington Blvd\,\, Detroit\, MI 48226\, MI\, 48070\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K3_8593.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240206T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T160109Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T150701Z UID:839-1707217200-1707226200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Advancing the Energy Backbone of Michigan’s Economy – Utilizing all the Tools in the Toolbox DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/jerry-norcia-advancing-the-energy-backbone-of-michigans-economy-utilizing-all-the-tools-in-the-toolbox/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K3_7728.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20240116T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20240116T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240423T180432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T192020Z UID:399-1705402800-1705411800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2024 Michigan Economic Outlook DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2024-michigan-economic-outlook/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K5_5961.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231213T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231213T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T165350Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241106T204231Z UID:858-1702465200-1702474200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:No Labels DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/no-labels/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_5060.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231129T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231129T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240424T224113Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T144722Z UID:492-1701255600-1701264600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with the University of Michigan’s 15th President\, Santa J. Ono DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/a-conversation-with-the-university-of-michigans-15th-president-santa-j-ono/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_3434.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231116T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231116T180000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241113T204929Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241113T205539Z UID:8289-1700150400-1700157600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Suzy Siegle DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-suzy-siegle/ LOCATION:Walsh College\, 3838 Livernois\, Troy\, MI\, 48083\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_1271.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231114T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231114T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T171408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T150036Z UID:880-1699959600-1699968600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation on the Economy and Monetary Policy DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/a-conversation-on-the-economy-and-monetary-policy-111423/ LOCATION:The Masonic\, 500 Temple St\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/DEC_GOOLSBEE_6318-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231102T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231102T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T173818Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T151652Z UID:894-1698922800-1698931800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Navigating the Return to Office DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/navigating-the-return-to-office/ LOCATION:Westin Book Cadillac\, 1114 Washington Blvd\, Detroit\, MI\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/K3_9733.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20231024T180000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241205T210712Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T214301Z UID:8759-1698163200-1698170400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Sandy K. Baruah DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-sandy-k-baruah/ LOCATION:Detroit Regional Chamber\, 777 Woodward Avenue\, Detroit\, 48226\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/K3_8800.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230926T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230926T180000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241205T204759Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T210250Z UID:8717-1695744000-1695751200@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: David Lewis DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-david-lewis/ LOCATION:Jefferson East\, Inc. Neighborhood Resource Hub\, 14300 E. Jefferson Ave.\, Detroit\, 48215\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/K3_4840.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230920T113000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230920T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T180323Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T153353Z UID:915-1695209400-1695216600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Conversation with Jamie Dimon DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/a-conversation-with-jamie-dimon/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K3_3864.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230613T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230613T150000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20241107T182702Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T183716Z UID:7967-1686654000-1686668400@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:2023 Detroit Tigers DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/2023-detroit-tigers/ LOCATION:MotorCity Casino Hotel\, 2901 Grand River Ave\, Detroit\, MI\, 48201\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/K4B7857.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230511T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230511T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150615 CREATED:20240430T191831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250124T155026Z UID:958-1683802800-1683811800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:Technology Impacts on Industry and How to Prepare Future Workers Now DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/technology-impacts-on-industry-and-how-to-prepare-future-workers-now/ LOCATION:Ford Field\, 2000 Brush Street\, Detroit\, Michigan\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/JK46970.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20230508T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20230508T180000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150616 CREATED:20241205T203108Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T204351Z UID:8718-1683561600-1683568800@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:YL CEO SERIES: Mary Culler & Carolina Pluszczynski DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/yl-ceo-series-mary-culler-carolina-pluszczynski/ LOCATION:The Book Depository\, 2050 15th Street\, Detroit\, 48216\, United States CATEGORIES:Young Leader ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/JK46559.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230413T110000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230413T133000 DTSTAMP:20260808T150616 CREATED:20240501T161348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241107T165200Z UID:1022-1681383600-1681392600@www.econclub.org SUMMARY:A Challenging Year Ahead: The U.S. Economy Experiences a Mild Recession But Slower Inflation DESCRIPTION:Arn Tellem \n \n \n \n Vice Chairman Detroit Pistons \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BIO\n \n \n Arn Tellem\nVice ChairmanDetroit Pistons \n\nArn Tellem is Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons basketball franchise. Mr. Tellem\, who reports to owner Tom Gores\, joined the organization in August 2015 following a distinguished career as one of the top player agents in professional sports. \nAs a representative of ownership\, Mr. Tellem has broad responsibility for business and basketball strategy\, planning and development\, and strengthening the connection between the Pistons and the community. He is responsible for league-related initiatives as one of the team’s Alternate Governors on the NBA Board of Governors. In 2017 he served as Mr. Gores’ point man and chief negotiator in the successful bid to bring the franchise back to the city to play after a 39-year absence. Two years later\, Mr. Tellem oversaw the organization’s complete move to downtown Detroit with both the basketball and business arms of the company occupying the newly constructed\, state-of-the-art\, Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center. This year\, he executes another key piece of Mr. Gores’ vision for Detroit and the Pistons franchise as the Motor City Cruise will make their NBA G League debut at a sparkling state-of-the-art new arena on the campus of Wayne State University. \nMr. Gores describes Mr. Tellem as “one of the most accomplished and respected sports executives in the world” and says he “shares my belief that sports can be a catalyst for change in the community.” \nA graduate of the University of Michigan Law School\, Mr. Tellem has said the opportunity to contribute to the region’s revitalization was a key factor in his decision to join the Pistons. \n“I’m excited by the potential in Detroit and throughout the region – in commerce\, the arts and on the basketball courts and playing fields. It’s been a privilege to spend so much of my life helping guide the careers of professional athletes\, but making a difference to a community gives you a deeper sense of purpose.” \nTo that end\, Mr. Tellem has spearheaded a number of community partnerships that earned the organization national recognition. Committed to making an impact in the city of Detroit and the metro region\, the club’s community relations efforts were recognized nationally by ESPN as a finalist for the ESPN 2016 Sports Humanitarian Team of the Year Award. Mr. Tellem\, Mr. Gores and the Detroit Pistons Foundation made significant commitments to\, and forged and strengthened relationships with S.A.Y. Detroit Play Center\, Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Michigan\, the Detroit Police Athletic League\, City Year\, Grow Detroit’s Young Talent\, the Bing Youth Institute/BINGO Mentoring Program\, Forgotten Harvest\, HAVEN and the Jalen Rose Youth Academy. The main objective: to involve players\, coaches and administrators during yearly events with each organization. The Pistons maintain a wide range of community programs through NBA Cares\, addressing health and fitness\, education\, military\, special needs\, Black History and green initiatives. NBA Cares programs and participants have provided more than 5 million hours of hands-on service and created more than 1\,300 places where kids and families can live\, learn or play in communities around the world. \nA long-time board member of PeacePlayers International and Seeds of Peace\, Mr. Tellem lends his time and supports the organization’s efforts to bring together children from conflict regions to promote tolerance and understanding. Using basketball to bridge barriers\, PeacePlayers International operates year-round programs in South Africa\, Northern Ireland\, Cyprus\, Israel and the West Bank. As the Pistons looked to unite Detroiters and advance social justice initiatives\, Mr. Tellem brought PeacePlayers to Detroit and instituted a localized program connecting youth\, community leaders and law enforcement to build bridges and share ideas on creating stronger relationships in the community. \nMr. Tellem has represented more than 500 professional athletes in his career\, including numerous former Detroit Pistons. He joined PSE following nine years at Wasserman Media Group\, where he served as Vice Chairman and oversaw the Team Sports Division. In 1989\, he founded Los Angeles-based Tellem & Associates\, which was acquired in 1999 by SFX Entertainment\, the world’s largest producer and marketer of live entertainment. Mr. Tellem served as Chief Executive Officer of SFX Sports until he joined Wasserman. \nMr. Tellem began representing professional baseball and basketball players in the early 1980s. Before that\, he was a partner at the law firm Manatt\, Phelps and Phillips\, where he specialized in sports law and commercial litigation. Mr. Tellem also served as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers between 1982 and 1988. \nIn 2006\, Sports Business Journal named Mr. Tellem the Most Influential Agent in Sports and The Sporting News named him "Most Influential Sports Agent.” In 2004 and 2005\, he was the only NBA player agent named as one of The Sporting News’ "50 Most Influential People in Sports Business.” Mr. Tellem was recognized as the industry’s top agent by the magazine in 2003\, 2004\, 2005 and 2006. In 2008\, Sports Business Journal ranked him second among sports agents. Two years later Business Insider named Mr. Tellem one of the world's four "best" sports agents. In 2013\, Forbes ranked him the third most powerful agent in sports; and first in basketball. \nA member of the American Bar Association and the State Bar of California\, Mr. Tellem served as an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California School of Law and is frequently invited to lecture on issues related to sports law and business. He received his bachelor’s degree from Haverford College in 1976 and his J.D. degree from the University of Michigan Law School in 1979. \nFrom 2009 to 2010 Mr. Tellem wrote a semi-weekly sports column for The Huffington Post. He has also written for Sports Illustrated\, the Op-ed page of the New York Times\, the Detroit Free Press and the Japan Times. Active in the Detroit business and philanthropic community\, he will serve as chairman of the 2022 Mackinac Policy Conference hosted each year by the Detroit Regional Chamber of Commerce. The conference brings Michigan leaders from business and politics together for four days of keynote speeches and ideation on advancing prosperity throughout the state. \nMr. Tellem is married to Nancy Tellem\, the former entertainment and digital media president of Microsoft and a onetime president of CBS Television Studios\, formerly CBS Paramount Television. They met in 1974 while both were summer congressional interns in Washington\, D.C. The couple has three grown sons: Michael\, Matty and Eric. \n \n \n \n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n\n \n \n VIEW BIO\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About \n \n \n \n EXCLUSIVELY FOR DEC YOUNG LEADER MEMBERS \n \n \n \n Building Championship Culture: Leadership Lessons from the Front Office It takes unique leadership skills to help transform both a professional sports franchise and its surrounding community. As Vice Chairman of the Detroit Pistons\, Arn Tellem will share insights from moving the team back to Detroit\, establishing impactful community initiatives\, and drawing on his experience as one of sports’ most influential agents. Learn how he approaches negotiating complex deals\, building strategic partnerships\, and developing high-performance teams that drive both business results and positive community impact. After the program\, attendees will receive a behind-the-scenes tour of the Pistons Performance Center. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n MEETING GALLERY \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n VENUE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Ford Health Pistons Performance Center\n \n \n\n6201 2nd Avenue\n \n \n Detroit\,\n\n MI\n\n 48202\n\n United States\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n DETAILS \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Monday\, March 10\, 2025\n\n \n\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n\n4:00 pm\n\n \n\n\n\n \n - \n\n6:00 pm URL:https://www.econclub.org/meeting/dec-presents-stuart-hoffman/ LOCATION:Westin Book Cadillac\, 1114 Washington Blvd\, Detroit\, MI\, United States CATEGORIES:Meeting ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.econclub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/K4B2763.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR