The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

John Sheeran

Senior Commercial Director, FanDuel

john-sheeran

speakers

Michael Markovich

Chief Commercial Officer, Sony's Sports Businesses & Managing Director, Pulselive

michael-markovich

speakers

Laura Waters-Brown

Senior Manager, Wasserman

laura-waters-brown

speakers

Shelley Pisarra

Executive Vice President of Global Insights & Innovation, Wasserman

shelley-pisarra

speakers

Philip Maymin

Analytics Professor and MSBA Program Director, Fairfield Dolan

philip-maymin

speakers

Kevin Negandhi

Anchor for SportsCenter, Host for ESPN College Football on ABC, ESPN

kevin-negandhi

speakers

Kevin Demoff

President of LA Rams, President of Team & Media Operations at Kroenke Sports

kevin-demoff

speakers

Robert Hess

Chess Grandmaster, Commentator, Fair Play Analyst, and Coach

robert-hess

speakers

Greg Kim

Vice President of Strategy at Oak View Group

greg-kim

speakers

Brian Burke

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

brian-burke

speakers

Renie Anderson

Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, NFL Partnerships, NFL

renie-anderson

speakers

Hikaru Nakamura

Chess Grandmaster, 5-time U.S. Champion and Popular Chess Streamer

hikaru-nakamura

speakers

Tim Clark

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of NASCAR

tim-clark

speakers

Angela Ruggiero

Co-Founder & CEO, Sports Innovation Lab

angela-ruggiero

speakers

Ethan Sherwood Strauss

Proprietor of the House of Strauss Substack

ethan-sherwood-strauss

speakers

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

DeMaurice Smith

Ex Executive Director - National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)

demaurice-smith

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