The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Alex Baldwin

President, Korn Ferry Tour

alex-baldwin

golf

speakers

Chris Schlosser

Senior Vice President - Emerging Ventures, Major League Soccer (MLS)

chris-schlosser

soccer

speakers

Maria Ho

Professional Poker Player, Broadcaster

maria-ho

speakers

Raúl Ibañez

Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations, Major League Baseball (MLB)

raul-ibanez

baseball

speakers

Fabiano Caruana

Chess Grandmaster and Founder of C-Squared Podcast

fabiano-caruana

chess

speakers

Sherry Marcus

Director, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

sherry-marcus

speakers

Matthew Benham

Owner, Brentford FC and Majority Owner, FC Midtjylland

matthew-benham

speakers

Katie Burke

Chief People Officer, HubSpot

katie-burke

speakers

Megan Schroeder

Senior Director, Performance Science, Los Angeles Dodgers

megan-schroeder

speakers

Jessie Irvine

Professional Pickleball Player, PPA Tour & MLP's Florida Smash

jessie-irvine

speakers

Timothy Chan

Associate Vice-President and Vice Provost, University of Toronto

timothy-chan

speakers

Anthony Brock

Director of Business Analytics, Indiana Pacers

anthony-brock

speakers

Ingmar Jungnickel

Chair of Sports Science Commission, U.S. Speedskating

ingmar-jungnickel

otherolympic

speakers

Brian Levine

Interim CEO, Major League Pickleball

brian-levine

speakers

Dee Kundra

Managing Director for the Americas, FC Bayern Munich

dee-kundra

speakers

How Angel City FC is using data and analytics to gain massive popularity and drive revenue in LA

Mladen Sormaz

Director of Football Analytics, 777 Partners Football Group

mladen-sormaz

soccer

speakers

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Entrepreneurship for Impact: Athletes Making a Mark

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,sportsinsociety,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Transforming the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games with Data

innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,careerseducation

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Data-Driven Approaches to Responsible Gaming

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

chess

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Revamping America's Pastime: The Effect of Rule Changes in Baseball

innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Winning Speedskating Medals Through Pareto Gains

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

baseball

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Advantage US Tennis: Leveraging Performance Analytics and Technology to Provide a Competitive Edge

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

otherolympic

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Analytics On Air - The NBA's First Full-Time Analytics Broadcaster

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

tennis

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Last of Sports

The New Age of Golf: Players vs the Game

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Next Revolution of AI in Sport - Large Language Models

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,policygovernance

golf

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Data Centered Decision Making: How to Implement a Process that maximizes the Value of Your Data

innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

Workshop Room (312)

workshops

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Big Events, Big Tickets, Big Experiences: Managing the Fan Experience When Stakes are Highest

The Future of the Fan: Innovation, Data, and "Always On" Engagement presented by Ticketmaster

business,mediacontent,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Virtual Becomes Reality: The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Hard Cap Constrains: Roster Construction in the Hard Cap Era of Hockey

womenssports

esports

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Lessons From The Edge: Understanding Humans In The Pursuit of Peak Performance

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Negotiating for Seconds: Engineering the Sub 2-hr Marathon

on-field

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Esports Analytics for League of Legends

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

trackfield

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

Introduction to Modern Football Analytics Using Play-by-Play Data

Workshop Room (311)

football

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Like and Subscribe: Co-Streaming and The Influencer Age of Esports

Beyond the Beam: Inside the Sacramento Kings Fan Engagement Strategy

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Start Me Up: How New Leagues Are Innovating Sports and Capturing Fans

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

The Data Evolution: Building efficient golf swings

on-field,business,sportsinsociety,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Welcome to the Lakehouse: Best-of-Breed Data Stack in Sports

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Ensembling & Wisdom of Crowds

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

Workshop Room (312)

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

FemTech or "Bro"Tech: Are Data from Wearables Missing the Mark for Female Athletes?

Bet On It: A Conversation on Innovation in the Sports Betting Industry

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,realestateinfrastructure

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Beating the Book: Simulation-Driven Sports Betting

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,pokergambling

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

pokergambling

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

The Future of Sports & Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jason Robins and Wyc Grousbeck

The Elam Ending Reaches the NBA G League

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Impact of Moneyball: 20 Years Later

business

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Raising The Stakes: The Evolution of Poker Strategy

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Creating an NFL Player Tracking Metric presented by ESPN

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Preparing for Launch: How the Miami Dolphins applied data analytics to strategize and amplify "The Moment"

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

FIFA World Cup 2022: A Data Journey Into the Future

innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Social Media and Sports: How Consumption and Fanhood is Changing

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

How bobsleighing, the Roman army, and throw-in coaching innovated the world of soccer

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

An Analytical Framework For Winning The Super Bowl

on-field

soccer

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Ultimate Team Sport: Building Better Football Rosters with Analytics

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Start Your Engines: How Data is Fueling NASCAR's Strategy to Engage an Evolving Customer Base

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Applying Pressure: Exploring Pitching's Next Data Driven Opportunity

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Pickleball: The Next Chapter for the World's Fastest Growing Sport

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

baseball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Soccer's Analytics Frontier

investmentfinance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Partnerships 2.0: Data, Dollars, and Digitalization

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Brittney Griner: Leveraging Data for Collective Action

innovationtechnologydatascience

golf

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

The Play-by-Play of the Future: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Sports Media

innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Using Crowd Sentiment To Help Pick Winners in Fantasy Football

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Sports and Technology: Bringing Performance to the Next Level

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Leveling Up: How Basketball Teams Deploy Analytics to Develop Players

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Golden State Warriors Global Fan Engagement & Growth Strategy

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Data For Good: What Sports Can Learn From Other Industries

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Sharpening Your Edges: The Role of Analytics in Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Win with AI: Exposing Winning Strategies in Sports

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,pokergambling

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Mind, Body, Machine: The Role of AI/ML in the Future of Sports

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Changing the Game: How the Sports Industry is Accelerating Progress in DEI

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

The Future of Soccer Data in North America

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance,sportsinsociety,womenssports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

2023 Startup Competition & Trade Show

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 3, 2022

Activities

Careers and Competitions Room

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Sports & Society: Redefining Sports Culture and Organizations presented by Wasserman Foundation

Player Power - Building Businesses by Empowering Athletes presented by Wasserman Foundation

business,sportsinsociety,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Performance Under Pressure

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Investing in Global Sports: Creating Value While Building Dynasties

on-field

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

2023 Hackathon Presented by Ticketmaster

investmentfinance,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Ongoing

Mar 4, 2023

Activities

activities

events

Fair and Efficient Ranking in Incomplete Tournaments

A Game Theoretical Approach to Optimal Pitch Sequencing

papers

Mining football players' behavioral profile: identifying candidate proxy features from event data.

papers

Thinking the GOAT: Imitating Tennis Styles

papers

Learning Contextual Event Embeddings to Predict Player Performance in the MLB

papers

Estimating Positional Plus-Minus in the NBA

papers

A Graph Neural Network deep-dive into successful counterattacks

papers

Competitive Balance in Professional Sports: A Multidimensional Perspective

papers

Explainable Defense Coverage Classification in NFL Games using Deep Neural Networks

papers

Correcting for preferential bias in NFL fourth-down decision making

papers

Player Tracking Facilitates Valid Causal Inference: The Average Treatment Effect of Defender Proximity on Scoring

papers

Robust Daily Fantasy Sports: Maximizing Reward via the Robust Optimization Paradigm

papers

cricWAR: A reproducible system for evaluating player performance in limited-overs cricket

papers

Reconstruction of Trajectories of Athletes Using Computer Vision Models and Kinetic Analysis

papers