The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Amy Howe

CEO of FanDuel Group

amy-howe

panels

speakers

Allison Feaster

Vice President of Team Operations & Organizational Growth, Boston Celtics

allison-feaster

panels

speakers

Alexis Ohanian

Founder of Seven Seven Six, Founding Investor of Angel City FC

alexis-ohanian

panels

speakers

Jason Robins

Co-Founder, CEO and Board Chairman of DraftKings

jason-robins

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Sue Bird

WNBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist, Co-Founder of A Touch More and Togethxr

sue-bird

panels

speakers

Shane Battier

2X NBA Champion, Founder of the Take Charge Foundation, Executive

shane-battier

panels

speakers

Daryl Morey

President of Basketball Operations, Philadelphia 76ers

daryl-morey

panels,interactive-events

speakers

Meghan Chayka

Co-Founder and CEO of Stathletes

meghan-chayka

panels

speakers

Nate Silver

Statistician, Author, and Founder of Silver Bulletin

nate-silver

panels

speakers

Scott Pioli

Former Super Bowl-Winning NFL Executive

scott-pioli

panels

speakers

Monte McNair

General Manager, Sacramento Kings

monte-mcnair

panels

speakers

Gerry Cardinale

Founder and Managing Partner of RedBird Capital Partners

gerry-cardinale

panels

speakers

Jessica Gelman

CEO, Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR)

jessica-gelman

panels

speakers

Mike Zarren

VP of Basketball Operations and Team Counsel, Boston Celtics

mike-zarren

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Evan Wasch

Executive Vice President of Basketball Strategy & Analytics at NBA

evan-wasch

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

2020 DraftKings Sports Gaming Innovation Challenge

Jonathan Kraft

President of The Kraft Group

jonathan-kraft

panels

speakers

Ongoing

Activities

activities

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

The Power of Location Data Presented by Deloitte

Innovating For The Next Generation of America's Pastime Presented By Google Cloud

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Game (Show) Theory: An Omnibus Conversation with Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and Nate Silver

greg-cain,cristina-daglas,jason-gaedtke,lou-depaoli,caleb-weinstein

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

baseball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Measuring the Immeasurable: Solving Soccer Analytics Using Machine Learning and Computer Vision presented by STATS Perform

ken-jennings,nate-silver

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Defending The Pass: Using Player Tracking Data to Gain New Insights Presented By ESPN

patrick-lucey

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

soccer

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sports Gambling Innovation: Betting on the Future Presented by Sig Sports Analytics

domonique-foxworth,brian-burke,kevin-meers,evan-kaplan,brian-macdonald

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sports & Analytics Trivia Blitz

kip-levin,jeff-ma,kip-levin-2,jeffrey-yass,frank-frigo

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,pokergambling

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Activities

Press any Key to Start: How to Build an ESports Brand

ken-jennings

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sponsorships In The 2020s: Leveraging Technology to Uncover Gems Presented By Hookit

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership

scott-tilton,lauren-riker,tiffany-frits,rob-hofmann

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

tennis

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Unlocking the Code (ing): Winning with Data and App Dev presented by OutSystems

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

Start Me Up: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

damian-smith,stacey-levine

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

How to Create a Metric Using Statcast Data presented by MLB

jessica-gelman,jason-robins,nate-silver,alexis-ohanian,dean-kamen

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

MLS Growth Story: A Conversation With Don Garber and Jonathan Kraft

tom-tango,jason-bernard

baseball

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

How Cricket Innovates at 100mph presented by Outsystems

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Using Google Cloud to Take Sports Analytics to the Next Level presented by Google Cloud

damian-smith

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

othernonolympic

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Investing With the Bulls: Wall Street Analytics In Sports

alok-pattani

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Tackling Name, Image, and Likeliness in College Sports

josh-harris,steve-pagliuca,eric-chemi

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Open for Business: How An Open Distribution Ticketing Network is Changing the Way the NFL Operates presented by KAGR

saquon-barkley,warren-zola,stan-wilcox,gerry-cardinale,martin-jarmond

business,policygovernance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Finding the Favorite: Engaging Fans and Bettors

kristen-mackie

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

How Big is Your Jumbotron: Optimizing the Venue Experience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Activities

Robotics Room

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Getting Real with Real-Time Data presented by AXS

peter-feigin,kat-harwood,jim-nolan,mike-shane,josh-walker

realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Ticketing Analytics: Secondary To None

mike-conley

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Save the Data: The Future of Data & Technology

patrick-ryan,kristin-bernert,adam-grow,shira-springer,rob-sine

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Built To Last: The Importance of Inclusion & Diversity in Sports Organizations Presented By Wasserman

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

2020 Startup Competition & Trade Show

liz-moulton,scott-pioli,catherine-carlson,shelley-pisarra,allison-feaster

on-field,womenssports,careerseducation,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Ongoing

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Ongoing

Activities

2020 Hackathon

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Fanalytics 2.0

Using Digital Ticketing to Drive Value

jessica-gelman,jason-robins,alison-overholt,rich-gotham,rob-king

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

Formula 1 x Sustainability: Launching the Sport’s First-Ever Sustainability Strategy

josh-brickman

business,sportsinsociety

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

It’s All Hoops: The Intersection of NBA Analytics, Fantasy and Gambling presented by ESPN

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Playing Catchup: Estimating Player & Positional Value in (American) Football presented by ESPN

andre-snellings

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,pokergambling

basketball

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Instant Feedback: Using Real-time Data to Improve Training, Case Studies from MIT Sports Lab

paul-sabin

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

How the Golden State Warriors Use Analytics to Optimize Fan Experience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Competitive Advantages

Numbers Don’t Lie: Using Data in the Weight Room to Enhance On-Field Performance

charles-gao

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Finding Expected + Unexpected Goals in the NHL

jeremy-jacobs

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,careerseducation

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

The Professional Ennui League: Thriving in the age of digital distraction

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Competitive Advantages

The Biggest Comebacks and Collapses in Golf

matt-mayberry

on-field

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Data Driven: How the Giants Are Using Analytics to Satisfy Parking Demands

mark-broadie

on-field

golf

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

The Sports Learning Curve: Why Teams are Slow to Learn and Adapt

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

The Football Development Model: Youth Football Reimagined

sashi-brown,bill-james,daryl-morey,richard-thaler

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Introduction to NFL Player Tracking Data in R

scott-hallenbeck

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

Using Data and Analytics to Create Content Strategies to Protect and Improve Reputation

momin-ghaffar

football

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Moving The Chains: Advancing Football Analytics

The Relevant and the Frequent: Engaging Soccer Coaches with Visual Analytics. An FC Barcelona Story

mike-leach,brian-burke,mina-kimes,alec-halaby

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Introducing a New Model of Pro Team Sports: Athletes Unlimited

javier-fernandez

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Who Will Win? Predicting, Visualizing, and Understanding Performance in Professional Golf

jon-patricof

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

matthew-courchene

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

golf

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

At the Intersection of AI and Human Potential

An Optimization Approach to Roster Creation and Game Scheduling

dafna-aaronson

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Workshops

Hockey Analytics: A Faceoff With Data

holly-wiberg

basketball

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Sports Storytelling: Lessons Learned from Sue Bird and the “Bullet Man”

sunny-mehta,alison-lukan,andrew-thomas,dominic-moore

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure

hockey

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Making the Right Play: Optimizing the NBA's Season Structure

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

No Industry is Safe: The Opioid Epidemic in Sports and Society

shane-battier,evan-wasch,kevin-arnovitz,gersson-rosas,steve-koonin

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

basketball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

USA Swimming: The Analytics Driving Olympic Performance

corbin-petro,seth-moulton,ryan-leaf,stephanie-wittels-wachs

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,policygovernance,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Rushing to Analytics: Hockey’s Ability to Predict and Project Talent

russel-mark

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

College Football Analytics: Analyzing Tracking Data and Film Concurrently to Get an Upper Hand

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango

kratik-malhotra

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Basketball Analytics: Nothin' But Net... Rating

bill-james,meghan-chayka,tom-tango

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

baseball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Soccer Analytics: The Beautiful Game Meets the Analytics Edge

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Football & CTE: How New Data Can Save the NFL

ted-knutson,grant-wahl,vosse-de-boode,tyler-heaps,devin-pleuler

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Player Empowerment: I've Got The Power

chris-nowinski

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Leveraging Data in Sponsorships

jackie-macmullan,michael-rubin,kendrick-perkins,stephen-a-smith

business,mediacontent,sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sports in 2040: Hindsight is 2020

shelly-cayette-weston

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

Reinventing a Business: The Future of Sports Business

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Dark Arts: What the Sports World Can Learn From Chess - Panel Discussion and Chess Simul With GM Robert Hess

paul-caine,amy-latimer,jimmy-pitaro,amy-howe,abe-madkour

business,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

daryl-morey,danny-rensch,john-urschel,robert-hess,neil-paine

innovationtechnologydatascience

chess

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

1:1 With Enes Kanter

"3s & Frees": The Evolving Nature of Basketball

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

Pass The Secret Sauce: Learning Across Sports

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

The Path to Greatness

The Boardroom: The Making Of A Superstar

larry-fitzgerald,sue-bird,ameeth-sankaran

mediacontent

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

Bettor Up: Assess, Analyze, and Achieve

panels

events

PFF WAR: Modeling Player Value in American Football

papers

Running it Twice (or Thrice): Double-Header and Triple-Header Baseball Arbitration

papers

Swing Shift: A Mathematical Approach to Defensive Positioning in Baseball

papers

Accuracy and National Bias of Figure Skating Judges: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

papers

Changing the Major League Baseball: A Whole New Ballgame

papers

Player Chemistry: Striving for a Perfectly Balanced Soccer Team

papers

Seeing in to the future: using self-propelled particle models to aid player decision-making in soccer

papers

NBA Lineup Analysis on Clustered Player Tendencies: A new approach to the positions of basketball & modeling lineup efficiency

papers

Player Benchmarking and Outcomes: A Behavioral Science Approach

papers

papers

Pulling Starters

The right place at the right time: Advanced off-ball metrics for exploiting an opponent’s spatial weakenesses in soccer

papers

Characterization of Space and Time-Dependence of 3-Point Shots in Basketball

papers

You Cannot Do That Ben Stokes: Dynamically Predicting Shot Type in Cricket Using a Personalized Deep Neural Network

papers

A No-Tanking Draft Allocation Policy

papers

Measuring the Impact of Robotic Umpires

papers

Learning Feature Representations from Football Tracking

papers

Extracting Player Tracking Data from Video Using Non-Stationary Cameras and a Combination of Computer Vision Techniques

papers

Projecting NFL Potential from College Career Performance Curve

papers

Scoring a Touchdown with Variable Pricing Evidence from a Quasi-Experiment in the NFL Ticket Markets

papers

High School Poster: HOW THE “COLOMBIAN CANNONBALL” FINALLY BROKE THROUGH – ANALYZING THE 2018 BRITISH OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP

papers

High School Poster: A STARTING POINT FOR PREDICTING TEAM SUCCESS IN VOLLEYBALL

papers