The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Chad Deweese

Senior Manager Deloitte

chad-deweese

speakers

Kristen Mackie

Director of Strategy and Analytics, NFL

kristen-mackie

speakers

Robert Eenhoorn

General Director AZ Alkmaar

robert-eenhoorn

speakers

Ian Fitzpatrick

Global Director of Brand Marketing and Operations, New Balance

ian-fitzpatrick

speakers

Miles Lowry

Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Development Formula 1

miles-lowry

speakers

André Snellings

Senior Writer, ESPN

andre-snellings

speakers

J.A. Adande

Director of Sports Journalism Northwestern University

j-a-adande

basketball

speakers

Kendrick Perkins

NBA Analyst ESPN

kendrick-perkins

speakers

Mike Conley

Chief Information Officer & Senior Vice President Cleveland Cavaliers and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

mike-conley

speakers

Katie Nolan

Host, ESPN

katie-nolan

speakers

Cristina Daglas

Senior Deputy Editor, ESPN

cristina-daglas

speakers

Justin Tuck

Vice President Goldman Sachs

justin-tuck

speakers

Javier Fernandez

Head of Sports Analytics F.C. Barcelona

javier-fernandez

soccer

speakers

Eric Chemi

Sports Business Reporter, CNBC

eric-chemi

speakers

Adam Grow

Chief Operating Officer, KORE Software

adam-grow

speakers

2020 DraftKings Sports Gaming Innovation Challenge

Devin Pleuler

Senior Director of Research and Development at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment

devin-pleuler

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

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

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

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

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

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sports & Analytics Trivia Blitz

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,pokergambling

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Activities

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

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

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

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

How to Create a Metric Using Statcast Data presented by MLB

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

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

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

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

othernonolympic

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Investing With the Bulls: Wall Street Analytics In Sports

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Tackling Name, Image, and Likeliness in College Sports

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

business,policygovernance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Finding the Favorite: Engaging Fans and Bettors

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

realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Ticketing Analytics: Secondary To None

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Save the Data: The Future of Data & Technology

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

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

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Panels

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

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

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

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

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Finding Expected + Unexpected Goals in the NHL

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

on-field

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

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

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

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Introduction to NFL Player Tracking Data in R

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

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

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

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Introducing a New Model of Pro Team Sports: Athletes Unlimited

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

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

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

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

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Workshops

Hockey Analytics: A Faceoff With Data

basketball

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

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

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

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

basketball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

USA Swimming: The Analytics Driving Olympic Performance

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,policygovernance,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

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

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

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Basketball Analytics: Nothin' But Net... Rating

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

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Player Empowerment: I've Got The Power

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Leveraging Data in Sponsorships

business,mediacontent,sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Sports in 2040: Hindsight is 2020

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

business,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

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

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