2020 Speakers

Nate Silver
Statistician, Author and Founder
FiveThirtyEight
Don Garber
Commissioner
Major League Soccer
Matthew Berry
Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst
ESPN
Zach Lowe
Senior Writer and NBA Columnist
ESPN
Katie Nolan
Host
ESPN
Jaylen Brown
Professional Basketball Player
Boston Celtics
Enes Kanter
Center
Boston Celtics
Metta World Peace
Former Professional Basketball Player
Shawn Johnson East
Former American Gymnast
Shane Battier
Vice President, Basketball Development & Analytics
Miami Heat
Ken Jennings
Author & Jeopardy Champion
Saquon Barkley
Running Back
New York Giants
Larry Fitzgerald
Wide Receiver
Arizona Cardinals
Mike Leach
Head Football Coach
Mississippi State University
Alexis Ohanian
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Initialized Capital & Co-Founder, Reddit
Daryl Morey
General Manager
Houston Rockets
Justin Tuck
Vice President
Goldman Sachs
Kendrick Perkins
NBA Analyst
ESPN
Scott Kaufman-Ross
SVP Fantasy & Gaming
NBA
Richard Thaler
Nobel Prize-Winning Economist
University of Chicago
Seth Moulton
Congressman
House of Representatives
Sue Bird
Point Guard
Seattle Storm
Kirk Goldsberry
NBA Analyst
ESPN
Andy Roddick
Former Professional Tennis Player
Domonique Foxworth
ESPN
Danilo Gallinari
Professional Basketball Player
Oklahoma City Thunder
John Urschel
Mathematician and former NFL offensive lineman
Ryan Leaf
Analyst
ESPN
Bill James
Former Senior Baseball Operations Advisor
Boston Red Sox
Ted Knutson
Owner and Founder
StatsBomb
Rich Kleiman
Co-Founder
Thirty Five Ventures
Brian Burke
Senior Analytics Specialist
ESPN
Chris Nowinski
CEO
Concussion Legacy Foundation
Doug Kezirian
Sports Betting Analyst
ESPN
Tom Tango
Senior Data Architect
MLB
Scott O'Neil
CEO
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Michael Rubin
Executive Chairman
Fanatics
Namita Nandakumar
Senior Quantitative Analyst
NHL Seattle
Jason Robins
Founder & CEO
DraftKings
Jon Patricof
CEO and Co-Founder
Athletes Unlimited
Tom Haberstroh
NBA Insider
NBC Sports
Warren Zola
Executive Director
Boston College Chief Executives Club
Jimmy Pitaro
President
ESPN
Amy Howe
President and Chief Operating Officer
Ticketmaster
Wyc Grousbeck
Lead Owner and Governor
Boston Celtics
Monte McNair
Assistant General Manager
Houston Rockets
Steve Koonin
Chief Executive Officer
Atlanta Hawks
Gersson Rosas
President of Basketball Operations, Minnesota Timberwolves
R.C. Buford
CEO
Spurs Sports and Entertainment
Mina Kimes
Senior Writer and Columnist
ESPN
Tom Thibodeau
Former NBA Head Coach & Executive
Paul Sabin
Sr. Sports Analytics Specialist
ESPN
Evan Wasch
SVP of Basketball Strategy & Analytics
NBA
Stephen A Smith
Featured Commentator
ESPN
Ben Cohen
Wall Street Journal
Christina Chase
Co-Founder, Managing Director
MIT Sports Lab
Charles Gao
Manager, Business Strategy and Analytics
Golden State Warriors
Dafna Aaronson
Performance & People Analytics Specialist
Haralabos Voulgaris
Director of Quantitative Research and Development
Dallas Mavericks
Amy Latimer
President
TD Garden
Kat Frederick
CMO
Ticketmaster
Mike Shane
Chief Business Officer
Comcast Spectacor
Andrew Thomas
Director, Data Science
SportsMEDIA Technologies
Jimmy Butler
Table Tennis Olympian
Casey Chafkin
Chief Revenue Officer and Co-Founder
Skillz
Jeremy Jacobs
Strength and Conditioning Coach
LSU
Joe Sill
Analytics Consultant for the Washington Wizards
Kevin Arnovitz
NBA Writer
ESPN.com
Mitch Lasky
Co-owner
LAFC
Chad Millman
Chief Content Officer
The Action Network
Jessica Gelman
CEO
Kraft Analytics Group
Mark Broadie
Professor
Columbia Business School
Josh Brickman
VP Business Strategy,
Boston Bruins
Russell Mark
High Performance Manager
USA Swimming
Rocky Koplik
VP, Business Analytics
San Francisco Giants
Mike Conley
Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President
Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Abe Madkour
Publisher & Executive Editor
Sports Business Journal
Sashi Brown
Chief Planning & Operations Officer
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Shelly Cayette Weston
Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships
Cleveland Caveliers
Alok Pattani
Data Science Advocate
Google Cloud
Scott Pioli
Former NFL Executive and television analyst
Taylor Twellman
Soccer Analyst
ESPN
Grant Wahl
Senior Writer
Sports Illustrated
Seth Walder
Sports Analytics Content Specialist
ESPN
Ian Fitzpatrick
Global Director of Brand Marketing and Operations
New Balance
Kat Harwood
Senior Manager
Deloitte
Caleb Weinstein
Director for Sport, Media, & Entertainment
Google Cloud
Jeffrey Yass
Founder and Managing Director
SIG
Tricia Sugita
CEO
FlyQuest Sports
Miles Lowry
Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Development
Formula 1
Lauren Riker
Global Marketing Analytics Manager
New Balance
Mike Zarren
AGM and Team Counsel
Boston Celtics
André Snellings
Senior Writer
ESPN
Robert Eenhoorn
General Director
AZ Alkmaar
Adam Grow
Chief Operating Officer
KORE Software
Stan Wilcox
Executive VP Regulatory Affairs
NCAA
Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Lemonada Media
Damian Smith
Head of IT
England and Wales Cricket Board
TJ Adeshola
Head of U.S. Sports
Twitter
Howard Beck
Senior Writer
Bleacher Report
Jeff Ma
Co-host
Bet the Process
Saj Cherian
Partner
Kynetic
Scott Tilton
Co-Founder & CEO
Hookit
Javier Fernandez
Head of Sports Analytics
F.C. Barcelona
Liz Moulton
Co-leader of Sports Business Practice
Spencer Stuart
Kratik Malhotra
Director, Sports Science & Analytics
Texas A&M Football
Matthew Courchene
Co-Founder
DataGolf
Brian Josephs
VP, Digital Sport
Sportradar
Tyler Heaps
Director of Sporting Analytics
US Soccer Federation
Joan Ryan
Author, Sportswriter
Paul Caine
President
Endeavor/NFL On Location Experiences
Rich Gotham
Team President
Boston Celtics
Patrick Lucey
Chief Scientist
Stats Perform
Stacey Levine
Director, Developer Advocacy
Outsystems
Catherine Carlson
SVP, Revenue & Strategy
Philadelphia Eagles
Martin Jarmond
Athletic Director
Boston College
Dominic Moore
Former NHL Player
Kevin Meers
Former Director of Research & Strategy, Cleveland Browns
Rajiv Maheswaran
CEO, Second Spectrum
Greg Cain
VP, Baseball Data
MLB
Alison Lukan
Writer, The Athletic
Josh Harris
Co-founder
Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
Devin Pleuler
Director, Analytics
Toronto FC
Sunny Mehta
Senior Data Scientist
Zelus Analytics
Matt Smith
SVP, CRM
Fanatics
Dean Kamen
Founder
First
Ameeth Sankaran
CEO
Religion of Sports
Vosse de Boode
Head of Sports Science
Ajax
Tiffany Frits
Manager, Business Operations
ESPN Stats and Information Group
Kelly Ungerman
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Jonathan Kraft
President
The Kraft Group
Jackie MacMullan
Senior Writer
ESPN
Kristin Bernert
EVP, Sports Operations
MSG Sports
Lou DePaoli
EVP & CRO
New York Mets
Luke Bornn
Vice President, Strategy & Analytics
Sacramento Kings
Michele Steele
Studio Anchor, Reporter
ESPN
Eric Chemi
Sports Business Reporter
CNBC
Kip Levin
President and COO
FanDuel
Corbin Petro
Co-Founder & CEO
Eleanor Health
Patrick Ryan
Co-Founder
Eventellect
Cristina Daglas
Senior Deputy Editor, ESPN
Frank Frigo
Co-Founder, EdjSports
Shelley Pisarra
SVP, Research & Insights, Wasserman
Alison Overholt
Senior Vice President, Multiplatform Storytelling and Journalism
ESPN
Danny Rensch
International Chess Master, Chief Chess Officer
Chess.com
Meghan Chayka
Entrepreneur, Co-Founder/CEO of Stathletes
Rob King
Senior Vice President and Editor-At-Large
ESPN Content
Dave Joerger
Professional Basketball Coach
Peter Feigin
President
Milwaukee Bucks
J.A. Adande
Director of Sports Journalism
Northwestern University
Peter Nelson
Executive Vice President, HBO Sports
Home Box Office
Nicole Jameson
CEO
Evil Geniuses
Jay Williams
Men's College Basketball Analyst
ESPN
Scott Hallenbeck
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer
USA Football
Chad Deweese
Senior Manager
Deloitte
Fiona Birch
Founder
Pro Athlete Online
Rob Hofmann
Vice President of Club Business Development
NFL
Zach Leonsis
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives
Monumental Sports & Entertainment
Jim Nolan
Chief Operating Officer
Kraft Sports & Entertainment
Jason Bernard
Baseball Research and Development Manager
MLB
David Higdon
Global Head of Communications, Esports
Riot Games
Allison Feaster
Director of Player Development and Personal Growth
Boston Celtics
Gerry Cardinale
Founder and Managing Partner
RedBird Capital Partners
Alec Halaby
Vice President, Football Operations and Strategy
Philadelphia Eagles
Holly Wibert
PhD Student
MIT Operations Research Center
Michael Mauboussin
Head of Consilient Research
Counterpoint Global
Rob Sine
Chief Revenue Officer
AXS
Evan Kaplan
Brian Macdonald
Victor Li
Advanced Analytics Developer
Jacksonville Jaguars
Josh Walker
Co-Founder & President
Sports Innovation Lab
Momin Ghaffar
Manager of Strategic Research and Development
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jason Gaedtke
Chief Technology Officer
Major League Baseball
Neil Paine
Senior Sportswriter
FiveThirtyEight
Shira Springer
Sports and Society Reporter
NPR & WBUR
Robert Hess
Chess Grandmaster, Coach, Commentator, & Writer