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September 26, 2018Nix Wins 15,000 Dollar Grand Prize and All-Expense-Paid Trip to Under Armour at the 2018 SFIA Start-Up Challenge
September 18, 2018
SFIA Upset with Decision to Impose Tariffs on 200 Billion Dollars in Consumer Goods
September 12, 2018
2018 SFIA State of the Industry Report Identifies New Opportunities Presented by an Increasingly Consumer-Centric World
September 4, 2018
SFIA Industry Leaders Summit Packs Agenda with Industry Trailblazers
August 20, 2018
SFIA to US Trade Representative: Increase Tariffs are a Bad Idea!
August 9, 2018
SFIA Announces Six Start-Up Challenge Finalists for 2018 Competition
July 30, 2018
Senate Passes Tariff Relief Bill, Saving Industry Millions
July 27, 2018
SFIA Announces 2018 Future Industry Leaders Scholars
July 25, 2018
In Historic Vote, U.S. House of Representatives Passes the PHIT Act!
July 18, 2018
SFIA Releases First Batch of Single Sport & Fitness Activity Reports for 2018
July 12, 2018
PHIT Leaps Forward on Congressional Agenda
July 11, 2018
SFIA STATEMENT: Proposed Tariffs Target Sports Bags and Baseball, Softball, Hockey and Ski Gloves
July 9, 2018
SFIA Partners with WFSGI to Support the Promotion of its Global Product Labeling Database
June 28, 2018
SFIA Assists Senate in Online Counterfeit Inquiry
June 28, 2018
Venture Capital Firm, Black Lab Sports Sponsors SFIA Start-Up Challenge
June 21, 2018
SURYS Commits to Three-Year Sponsorship Deal with SFIA
June 14, 2018
Soccer Participation in the United States
June, 13, 2018
SFIA Opens Registration for 3rd Annual Start-Up Challenge
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A Full Rundown of the 2018 Industry Leaders Summit
SFIA just wrapped up the 6th annual Industry Leaders Summit in Denver, bringing together the industry’s greatest leaders: executives, investors, experts and entrepreneurs for a packed 48 hours of networking, eye-opening presentations and thought-provoking panel discussions.
Headlining this year’s event was the 3rd annual Start-Up Challenge, which hosted a profound new level of competition and variety, likely inspired by the new grand prize: A $15,000 check (provided by Black Lab Sports) and an all-expense-paid trip to spend a day with the Under Armour Innovation Team. With such high stakes, the room was packed to watch the young start-ups pitch their company to a panel of highly-regarded judges, which included President & CEO of Riddell, Dan Arment; CEO of Varsity Brands, Adam Blumenfeld; Founder & Managing Partner of KB Partners Venture Capital Firm, Keith Bank; heir to The Great Adi Dassler of adidas and Principal of ADvantage Sports Tech Fund, Alexander Bente; just to name a few… Click here for more.
Big SFIA Victories in Washington - PHIT & MTB Moving Forward
Nix Takes Home 2018 Start-Up Challenge Grand Prize at the Industry Leaders Summit!
The Start-Up Challenge held true to its reputation of showcasing the most innovative products hitting the industry, as six entrepreneurs took the stage to present their young companies in front of a distinguished panel of judges, comprised of CEOs and industry-leading investors. Nix, the creators of high-tech sensors, capable of measuring hydration status via sweat to optimize safety and physical and cognitive performance, ended up taking home the grand prize, a $15,000 check (provided by Black Lab Sports) and an all-expense-paid trip to spend the day with the Under Armour Innovation Team.
To learn more about the Industry Leaders Summit, Start-Up Challenge and Nix, the challenge winner, click here!
2018 State of the Industry Report Has Been Released!
