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HARTFORD, Connecticut – Ted Sergi, Interim CEO of the MetroHartford Alliance, will welcome speakers Walter Harrison, President of the University of Hartford, and ESPN’s Rece Davis to the MetroHartford Alliance’s Rising Star Breakfast, Tuesday, February 9 at the Marriott Hartford Downtown, 200 Columbus Blvd, Hartford at 7:30 a.m. The breakfast’s theme is “Sports as an Economic Driver”.

The Hartford Region is home to many sporting events including the Travelers Championship, Big East Basketball, the Hartford Wolfpack and many other professional, collegiate, high school and recreational sporting activities. This year, the Region will host the Visa Gymnastic Championships and, in March, the Women’s Big East Championship and the Men’s and Women’s America East Basketball Tournament at the University of Hartford. How these sports – and sporting events in general - support economic growth will be presented.

Rece Davis serves as studio host for ESPN and ESPN2’s coverage of college football and college basketball, including duties as anchor and host of the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship and college basketball’s weekly College GameDay. He has served as host of ESPN and ESPN2’s College GameDay Final since August 1999 and College Gamenight – ESPN’s daily college basketball news and highlights program – Baseball Tonight and anchors SportsCenter.

Nearly 250 business, civic, educational and political leaders from throughout the Region have registered to attend the breakfast, the Alliance’s monthly signature event for its members. Rising Star Breakfast events provide a platform for the understanding of ideas and issues that influence the economic vitality of the Region and the State.

Please contact James Foye at jfoye@metrohartford.com or 860-728-2269 if you plan to attend.

The MetroHartford Alliance ensures that the Hartford Region competes aggressively and successfully for jobs, capital, and talent. Visit www.metrohartford.com for more information.
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