The 19th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Arda Öcal

Host, SportsCenter & NHL Content, ESPN

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speakers

Sezin Aksoy

Analytics & Martech Executive in Media & Entertainment

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speakers

Katlyn Gao

Co-Founder and CEO, LOVB

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speakers

Ryan O'Hanlon

Author, Staff Writer, ESPN

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speakers

Brant Berglund

Senior Director of Coaching & GM Applications, NHL

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speakers

Sarah Rudd

Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, src | ftbl

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speakers

Ella Papanek

Quantitative Sports Trader, Susquehanna International Group

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speakers

Shelley Pisarra

Executive Vice President of Global Insights & Innovation, Wasserman

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speakers

Kevin Demoff

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

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speakers

Dean Oliver

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

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speakers

Greg Kim

Vice President of Strategy at Oak View Group

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speakers

Brian Burke

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

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speakers

Sonia Raman

Assistant Coach, New York Liberty

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speakers

Tim Clark

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of NASCAR

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speakers

Henry Abbott

Author of Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance

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speakers

Enhancing Valorant Performance: Computer Vision and Data Science in Esports

Valerie Camillo

Board Member, Herschend Family Entertainment

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speakers

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Sports Schedule Optimization

esports

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Human Movement in Detailed Data

business

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Racing to Revenue: NASCAR’s Data-Powered Sales Engine

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

How AI and This One Metric Can Reshape NFL Roster Decisions

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitions

Hackathon Final Presentations presented by Wasserman Foundation

competitions

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitions

Career Conversations (Session 2) presented by Ticketmaster

competitions

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

Knowledge Dynamics: Advancing Sports Knowledge at Notre Dame

careers

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Skill, Luck, and the Battle of the Sexes: An Application of Tennis

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Simul

Room 310

chess

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,careerseducation

tennis

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitions

Research Paper Competition Presentation

competitions

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitions

Built for the Ride: The Physicality of the Wildest 8 Seconds in Sports

competitions

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Reception Perception: Using Data to Grade NFL Receivers and Predict Breakouts

on-field

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Open Play

Room 310

chess

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Breaking Glass with WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and Her Agent Jade-Li English

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Case Competition Final Presentations presented by Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) in partnership with NCAA

on-field,womenssports,careerseducation,sportsinsociety

basketball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitions

Playing Offense with AI: How the Florida Panthers Stay Ahead of the Ticket Market

competitions

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Unlock a Commercial Advantage through Performance Marketing

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

hockey

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Digging In: Bringing Volleyball Stats and Analytics to the Public

on-field,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Welcome Remarks from Bill James, Co-Chairs and Co-Leads

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,sportsinsociety,womenssports,policygovernance

volleyball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Computer Vision to Enhance Performance — a Paralympic Perspective

business

baseball

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Room 305

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Interactive Event - Hand and Brain

Workshop Room (312)

chess

interactive-events

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Modeling Injury Risk at the Tennessee Titans

Unlocking Premium Value Through Understanding Your Fans - Tepper S&E

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Room 305

interactive-events

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Interactive Event - Guess the Elo

Workshop Room (312)

chess

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Closest to the Pin Competition

Home Run Dugout Batting Bays Open Play

golf

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Behind the Deal: The Analytics of Sports Sponsorship Valuation

baseball

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Big Data Energy

Resume Reviews presented by Ticketmaster

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Careers

Women's Luncheon supported by Eventellect and Wasserman Foundation

careers

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Careers

careers

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Home Run Derby

Of Mice and Hockey Players: Cross Disciplinary Lessons About Tracking Data

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Alpha Awards

sportsinsociety

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Exit Velo Competition

The Next Generation of Venues

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Closest to the Pin Competition

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Bridging Fan Gaps with Data and Technology to Drive Organizational Growth

golf

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Career Conversations (Session 1) presented by Ticketmaster

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

Bringing Sports Data to Life: Information for Modern Consumption

careers

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Don't Be A Square: Winning Super Bowl Squares with Data Science

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Setting a New Standard for Women’s Sports Data: Complete WNBA Play by Play on Basketball Reference

football

workshops

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Lessons in Chemistry: Impact of Teammate Familiarity on Shooting in the NBA

innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Minding the College Football Analytics Gap

business

basketball

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Emerging Sports Betting and Health Data from the Front Lines of a Power 4 University

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

From Engagement to Activation in the NHL

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth,pokergambling

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Innovating Performance: Advancing Analytics for Team USA at Paris 2024

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

hockey

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Predictive Analytics of Move Choice and Cheating Detection at Chess

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Inside Stories: The Era of Athlete-Driven Content

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

chess

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

'To A Touch More' with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe presented by Wasserman Foundation

on-field,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Career Playbooks: The Reality of Working in Sports presented by Ticketmaster

mediacontent,sportsinsociety,womenssports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

Rewriting the Playbook with Maverick Carter and Jason Robins

careers

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Checkmate and Innovate: The Future of Engagement in Chess

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Final Third: Soccer's Next Analytics Evolution

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

chess

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Quants Watching Tape presented by ESPN

policygovernance

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

When the Odds Don't Add Up: Navigating Anomalies and Uncertainties in Sports Betting

innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Sports in 2045: Ahead of the Curve with Jonathan Kraft and Mark Shapiro

innovationtechnologydatascience,pokergambling

football

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

otherolympic

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Globalization of Sports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Fan Attention Game: How Sports and Data Build Fandom presented by Wasserman Foundation

sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Investing in Sports: Around the Game from Teams to Tech

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Hot Hands and Cold Decks: Balancing Strategy and Psychology in Poker

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

New Frontiers: How Emerging Leagues Are Reshaping Sports

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,pokergambling

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

NCAA 2.0: What's Next?

Mastering the Mind: The Psychology of Winning

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,policygovernance,realestateinfrastructure

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The New Age NFL Front Office

on-field

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

The Role of the Storyteller in a Data and AI World

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Analytics-Driven Franchise: Building a Modern NBA Team

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

The Future of Sports Business

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

basketball

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Cutting Through the Static: Model-Driven Decision-Marking

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Gymnastics' Rebalancing Act: AI Judging, Analytics, and Economics

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,careerseducation

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Netflix and WWE Team Up: Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Bela Bajaria

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

otherolympic

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Disruptive Leadership: Using Culture, Data, and Technology to Drive Change in Sports

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

From Click to Tip-Off: Modernizing Sports Ticketing

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,careerseducation

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

'Pablo Torre Finds Out' at SSAC

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Women's Sports Are Taking Off: Why the On-Field Data Must Grow Too presented by Wasserman Foundation

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Decisions on Ice: The Next Frontier of Hockey Analytics

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance,womenssports,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Coming to America: Cricket and Rugby

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Have the Nerds Ruined Basketball? A Conversation on Competitiveness, Three Pointers, and Rule Changes

investmentfinance,womenssports

otherolympic

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Do Behavioral Considerations Cloud Penalty-Kick Location Optimization in Professional Soccer: Game Theory & Empirical Testing using Polynomial Regression and ML Gradient Boosting

business

basketball

panels

events

Manager Over and Underachievement (MOU) Index: Ranking Soccer Managers

papers

Transformer-Based Baseball Modeling for Pitch Outcome Prediction and Strategy Optimization

papers

An Extensive Investigation of Strategies in Baseball

papers

Doinkalytics: A New Paradigm in National Football League (NFL) Placekicking Evaluation

papers

Enhancing NBA True Shot Charts: A Probabilistic Spatial Approach to Rebounding and Possession Value

papers

A Machine Learning Approach to Player Value and Decision Making in Professional Ultimate Frisbee

papers

The Adaptability Index: An Information Theoretic Framework for Measuring Player Adaptability

papers

exPress: Contextual Valuation of Individual Players Within Pressing Situations in Soccer

papers

Revolutionizing Formula 1 Broadcasting: Unveiling the Impact of Personalized Virtual Advertising on Brand Recall through eyetracking

papers

Causal Impact of Offensive Linemen on Pass Plays

papers

CoachAI+ Badminton Environment: Realistic Badminton Game Simulator for Enhancing Player Performance

papers

A New Framework to Estimate Return on Investment for Player Salaries in the National Basketball Association

papers

Evaluating Player Actions in Professional Counter Strike using Temporal Heterogeneous Graph Neural Networks

papers

Beyond the Box Score: Using Psychological Metrics to Forecast NBA Success

papers