Past Conferences

The 19th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 7

Mar 8, 2025

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2025

Top Events

2025

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

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

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

Top Papers

2025

2024

The 18th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 1

Mar 2, 2024

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2024

Top Events

2024

Beyond the Pitch: Transforming Soccer Through Advanced Analytics

Winning With AI: The Future of AI in Sports

Evolution of Basketball Analytics: 20 Years of Nerds, Data, & Efficiency

Top Papers

2024

2023

The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 3

Mar 4, 2023

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2023

Top Events

2023

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

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

Performance Under Pressure

Top Papers

2023

2022

The 16th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 4

Mar 5, 2022

Hynes Convention Center

Top Speakers

2022

Top Events

2022

Transgender Athletes: A Conversation led by Malcolm Gladwell on Data and Participation Policy

Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V

How to Win at Sports Betting: Building Models and Pricing Odds with Data Science Presented by FanDuel

Workshops

Top Papers

2022

2021

The 15th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Apr 8

Apr 9, 2021

Virtual

Top Speakers

2021

Top Events

2021

Outwit, Outplay, Outlast: Survivor Analytics

A conversation with Andrew Yang and Nate Silver

A Conversation with Mark Cuban and Andy Slavitt

Top Papers

2021

2020

The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Mar 6

Mar 7, 2020

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

Top Speakers

2020

Top Events

2020

Game (Show) Theory: An Omnibus Conversation with Jeopardy GOAT Ken Jennings and Nate Silver

Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

Top Papers

2020

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Sam Ebb

VP of Business Strategy & Analytics, Comcast Spectacor

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2019-conference,2021-conference

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Alexi Lalas

Lead Analyst, ESPN and ABC Sports Soccer Coverage

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2012-conference

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Brandon Adams

DFS Player, Author

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2017-conference

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TJ Manotoc

North American News Bureau Chief, ABS-CBN

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2021-conference

panels

speakers

Stan Kasten

President & CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers

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2013-conference

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Marc Jenkins

Chief Operating Officer,, Learfield Sports

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2017-conference

panels

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Craig O'Shannessy

Founder, Brain GameTennis analytics pioneer and frequent contributor to the NYT

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2021-conference,2012-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

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Leah Jackson

Games Editor, G4TV.com

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2012-conference

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Peter Keating

Senior Writer, ESPN

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

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speakers

Jon Wertheim

Senior writer, Sports Illustrated

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2013-conference

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Avery McIntyre

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2016-conference

speakers

Bill Polian

Commentator, ESPN

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2013-conference

panels

speakers

Dan Reed

Head of Global Sports Partnerships, Facebook

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Brandon Payne

Founder, Owner,, Accelerate Basketball Training

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Alan Rabb

Vice President of Finance - USA Operation, Coca Cola

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2016-conference

competitive-advantages

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Peter Scott

Vice President, Emerging Media, Turner Sports

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2012-conference

speakers

Erika Nardini

CEO, Barstool Sports

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2021-conference

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Douglas Arnot

Chairman, The Broadstone Group

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2014-conference

speakers

Susan Polgar

American chess Grandmaster

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2017-conference

panels

speakers

Scott Loft

Vice President of Ticket Sales, Retention and Database Operations, Oklahoma City Thunder

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Brian Kenny

Host, MLB Network

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2017-conference,2015-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Craig Custance

Senior NHL Writer, ESPN the Magazine

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2016-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Stefanie Francis

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Navigate

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2015-conference

competitive-advantages

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Gartheeban Ganeshapillai

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2014-conference

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Ian Yates

Performance Pathway Manager,, Great Britain Cycling

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages

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speakers

Sunil Gulati

President, U.S. Soccer Federation

sunil-gulati

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Ainissa Ramirez

Science Evangelist

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2014-conference

speakers

Joseph McNulty

Managing Partner,¬†McNulty CPAs/The McNulty Group

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Chris Pittenturf

Vice President of Data & Analytics, Palace Sports & Entertainment

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2016-conference

speakers

Steve Ritter

Data Scientist, SeatGeek

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2015-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Rod Thorn

President, Basketball Operations, NBA

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2015-conference

panels

speakers

Scott Jablonski

Vice President, Club Business & Analytics, NHL

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2015-conference,2014-conference

competitive-advantages

hockey

speakers

Phil de Picciotto

Founder and President, Octagon

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2015-conference,2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

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speakers

John Brody

Principal, Wasserman Media Group

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

Greg Moore

Director of Baseball Products - Sportvision

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2012-conference

speakers

Cris Collinsworth

Sportscaster,, NBC

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Richard Deitsch

Writer and Editor, Sports Illustrated

richard-deitsch

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Aaron Schatz

Editor-in-Chief, Football Outsiders

aaron-schatz

2013-conference

panels

football

speakers

Richard Bickers

Founder, SquashLevels

richard-bickers

2021-conference

competitive-advantages

tennis

speakers

Dr. Lucius Riccio

Senior Lecturer in Discipline at Columbia Business School

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2014-conference

panels

speakers

Prasad Setty

VP, People Analytics & Compensation, Google

prasad-setty

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Geoff Bodine

Professional Motorsport Driver

geoff-bodine

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Dale Arnold

Host, NESN Daily

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2014-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Brian Burke

Sports Data Scientist at ESPN

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2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels,competitions

speakers

Roger Ford

Assistant Professor of Law, University of New Hampshire

roger-ford

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Cory Mingelgreen

Director - Club Business Development, NFL

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2013-conference

speakers

Lyle Ayes

Managing Director, Evercore

lyle-ayes

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Eric Nyquist

Senior Vice President, Strategic Development, NASCAR

eric-nyquist

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Renie Anderson

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

renie-anderson

2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference

panels

speakers

John Dewan

Owner, Baseball Info Solutions

john-dewan

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Iain Matthews

Associate Research Director, Disney Research

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2014-conference

speakers

Neal Campbell

Senior Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer, CDW

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2016-conference

panels

speakers

Eric Petrosinelli

General Manager, Sports, Zebra Technologies

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2015-conference

panels

speakers

Pei Zhe Shu

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2016-conference

speakers

Kathy Carter

CEO, LA28 | CEO, U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Properties

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2021-conference,2022-conference,2016-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Matthew Holt

Director of Race & Sports Data, Cantor Gaming

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2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Evan Silva

Senior NFL Writer, Rotoworld, writer for NBC Sports

evan-silva

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Noah Whinston

Co-Founder and CEO,, Immortals

noah-whinston

2017-conference

speakers

Mike D'Antoni

Former NBA Head Coach

mike-dantoni

2015-conference

panels

basketball

speakers

Nathan Hubbard

CEO, Ticketmaster

nathan-hubbard

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Omid Ashtari

Head of Sports & Entertainment, Twitter

omid-ashtari

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Michael Yormark

President & Chief of Branding and Strategy, Roc Nation

michael-yormark

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Mati Kochavi

Chairman and Owner, AGT International

mati-kochavi

panels

speakers

Mike Lorenc

Head of Ticketing, Sports & Live Events Google

mike-lorenc

2017-conference

speakers

Ryan Zander

General Manager of Baseball Products, Sportvision

ryan-zander

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Katie Baker

Staff Writer, Grantland

katie-baker

2015-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Sonia Raman

Assistant Coach, New York Liberty

sonia-raman

2021-conference,2025-conference

careers,panels

speakers

Chris Marinak

SVP of League Economics and Strategy, MLB

chris-marinak

2017-conference,2016-conference,2012-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Peter Schoenke

Co-Founder & President, RotoWire.com

peter-schoenke

2012-conference

panels

speakers

David Highhill

Director, Club Business Development Group, NFL

david-highhill

2016-conference,2013-conference

speakers

Jason Gates

COO & Sr. Marketing Analyst - Getfused

jason-gates

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Jim Pallotta

Chairman and Managing Director, Raptor Group

jim-pallotta

2016-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Dan Adams

Counsel, Ropes & Gray

dan-adams

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Fry

Founder and Principal, Fathom Information Design

ben-fry

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Don Sweeney

Assistant General Manager, Boston Bruins

don-sweeney

2014-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Marshall Faulk

Analyst, NFL Network

marshall-faulk

2015-conference

panels

football

speakers

Roham Gharegozlou

CEO, Dapper Labs

roham-gharegozlou

2021-conference

panels

speakers

Hikaru Nakamura

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

hikaru-nakamura

2021-conference,2023-conference

panels

speakers

John Henry

Principal Owner, Fenway Sports Group

john-henry

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Ravi Ramineni

VP - Soccer Analytics and Research, Seattle Sounders

ravi-ramineni

2021-conference,2018-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Jason Wright

President of the Washington Football Team

jason-wright

2021-conference

panels

football

speakers

J.R. Hildebrand

Professional Race Car Driver

j-r-hildebrand

2013-conference

panels

speakers

John Anderson

Anchor, SportsCenter

john-anderson

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Etan Green

etan-green

2014-conference

speakers

Stanley Kroenke

Owner, Kroenke Sports Enterprises

stanley-kroenke

2016-conference

speakers

Mike Riegel

Vice President, Industries, Platforms, and Services Marketing, Cisco

mike-riegel

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Stephanie McMahon

Chief Brand Officer, WWE

stephanie-mcmahon

2021-conference,2022-conference

panels

speakers

Joe Rogowski

Director of Science & Research, Houston Rockets

joe-rogowski

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Travis Tygart

Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency

travis-tygart

2014-conference

panels

speakers

Seth Partnow

Director of Basketball Research,, Milwaukee Bucks

seth-partnow

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

basketball

speakers

Jack Del Rio

Defensive Coordinator, Denver Broncos

jack-del-rio

2013-conference

panels

football

speakers

Robbie Mustoe

Analyst, Premier League

robbie-mustoe

2014-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Sean Foley

Professional Golf Instructor

sean-foley

2014-conference

competitive-advantages

golf

speakers

Sundance DiGiovanni

Co-Founder and CEO, Major League Gaming

sundance-digiovanni

2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Tim Clark

Senior Vice President and Chief Digital Officer of NASCAR

tim-clark

2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Liam McHugh

Host NHL, NBC Sports

liam-mchugh

2016-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Gideon Yu

President, Co-Owner San Francisco 49ers

gideon-yu

2014-conference

speakers

Randy Campbell

Executive Director, Head of Sports Facility Finance, Morgan Stanley

randy-campbell

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Biometrics: The Next (And Biggest) Analytics Frontier

Chris Granger

President, Sacramento Basketball Holdings

chris-granger

2015-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

andy-glockner

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

Birdies & Big Data: The Golf Revolution

Blending old and new: How the Florida Panthers try to Predict Future Performance at the NHL Entry Draft

panels

suzy-whaley,jeff-price,david-maher,ken-lovell

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

golf

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

eric-joyce

on-field

hockey

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Blockchain, Technology, and Sports

Book It: Legalizing Sports Betting

panels

steve-pagliuca,jonathan-kraft,jason-robins,mitch-lasky,saj-cherian

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

jeff-ma,chad-millman,david-purdum,ryan-rodenberg,dan-spillane,deepak-malhotra

business,pokergambling

events

Day 1

Panels

Box Score Rebooted

panels

bill-james,dean-oliver,john-dewan,john-walsh

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Brand Equity: Valuing Sports Sponsorship

panels

john-brody,lawrence-norman,phil-de-picciotto,rachel-nichols

fanegagementexperiencemarketing,mediacontent

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Braves New World - Marketing in the Metaverse

Breaking Away From The Pack: Sports Entrepreneurship

competitive-advantages

adam-zimmerman

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Bill Walsh Room

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Breaking Down the Fight: MMA Analytics

panels

events

Day 1

Workshops

Breaking Down the Tape

workshops

charles-mcdonald

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

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

Brick & Mortar Integration for Digital Customers Presented by Caesars Sportsbook

panels

michele-steele,aja-wilson,jade-li-english

on-field,womenssports,careerseducation,sportsinsociety

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Bridging Fan Gaps with Data and Technology to Drive Organizational Growth

competitive-advantages

dhivy-jayaseelan

business

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Bringing Basketball Analytics to the Women's Game

competitive-advantages

brady-ulloa

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

aaron-barzilai

innovationtechnologydatascience,womenssports

basketball

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Workshops

Bringing Sports Data to Life: Information for Modern Consumption

Workshop Room (311)

workshops

riley-martin

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

Brittney Griner: Leveraging Data for Collective Action

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

competitive-advantages

laura-waters-brown,lindsay-colas,calder-hynes

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Building the Modern Athlete: Performance Analytics

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Building a Dynasty

panels

phil-jackson,jackie-macmullan,jonathan-kraft

business

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

angela-ruggiero,john-brenkus,kevin-pritchard,mark-verstegen,peter-keating

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Building the Ultimate Global Rating System for Racquet Sports

competitive-advantages

richard-bickers

innovationtechnologydatascience

tennis

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Built To Last: The Importance of Inclusion & Diversity in Sports Organizations Presented By Wasserman

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

panels

liz-moulton,scott-pioli,catherine-carlson,shelley-pisarra,allison-feaster

on-field,womenssports,careerseducation,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Business Analytics 2.0: Redefining the Sports Business

competitive-advantages

kait-jackson

on-field

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

brian-lafemina,charles-freeman,jessica-gelman,john-forese,ben-shields

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Panels

Business Of Sports

panels

tad-brown,steve-pagliuca,patrick-rishe,jim-pallotta,matt-sebal

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Business of Sports

panels

phil-de-picciotto,sunil-gulati,steve-pagliuca,vivek-ranadive,jessica-gelman

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Business of Sports

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

Business of Sports: Leading Change

panels

marie-donoghue,neil-glat,phil-de-picciotto,tom-garfinkel,ted-leonsis

business

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Buzz Cuts: Insights on the History of NBA Buzzer-Beaters

competitive-advantages

mike-lynch

innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Can you Really Predict Athletic Injury and Performance?

competitive-advantages

dr-phil-wagner

on-field,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

Career Conversations (Session 1) presented by Ticketmaster

Workshop Room (311)

careers

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

Career Conversations (Session 2) presented by Ticketmaster

Workshop Room (311)

careers

events

Day 2

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Career Kickoff

Career Panel: What's Your Game Plan?

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

Career Panel

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

Career Panel

panels

jeff-bennett,josh-brickman,jay-verrill,matt-winkler,liz-boardman

careerseducation

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Activities

Career Playbooks Presented by Catapult

Careers and Competitions Room

activities

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Careers

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

Shane Battier Room

careers

events

Day 1

Panels

Careers In Sports

panels

kristen-mackie,kristie-blasi,jason-rosenfeld

careerseducation

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitions

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

Research Papers Room

competitions

events

Day 2

Panels

Caught in a Pickle: What's Next for Baseball Analytics

panels

dave-cameron,harry-pavlidis,mike-petriello,patrick-young,brian-kenny

innovationtechnologydatascience

baseball

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership

Changing on the Fly: The State of Advanced Analytics in the NHL

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Changing the Game: How Advanced Data is Enhancing Broadcasts (Presented by ESPN)

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

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports

panels

katie-burke,stef-strak,billy-bean,sola-winley,jonathan-beane

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance,sportsinsociety,womenssports

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Checkmate and Innovate: The Future of Engagement in Chess

panels

michele-steele,david-stearns,nick-caserio,daryl-morey

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Shane Battier Room

panels

danny-rensch,alexandra-botez,levy-rozman,daryl-morey,ella-papanek

mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

chess

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Chess Analytics: Winning Moves when the Clock Is Ticking

Chess Interactive Event - Guess the Elo

competitive-advantages

ella-papanek

innovationtechnologydatascience

chess

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Workshop Room (312)

interactive-events

danny-rensch,levy-rozman,alexandra-botez,daryl-morey

chess

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Interactive Event - Hand and Brain

Workshop Room (312)

interactive-events

danny-rensch,levy-rozman,alexandra-botez,daryl-morey,alex-edelman

chess

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Open Play

Room 310

interactive-events

chess

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Chess Simul

Room 310

interactive-events

danny-rensch,james-canty-iii

chess

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Chess and Machines: The Future of the World's Oldest Game

Exhibition Room

panels

daryl-morey,robert-hess,jennifer-yu,danny-rensch,ella-papanek

on-field

chess

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Client Entertainment Analytics: The Competitive Advantage Through the Eyes of Industry Leaders

competitive-advantages

tony-knopp,alan-rabb,james-van-stone

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Closest to the Pin Competition

Auditorium

interactive-events

golf

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2025

Interactive Events

Closest to the Pin Competition

Auditorium

interactive-events

golf

events

Day 1

Panels

Coaching Analytics

panels

bill-simmons,daryl-morey,eric-mangini,jeff-van-gundy,lawrence-jackson

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Coffee & Football: Driving Digital Impact Through Strategic Sports Partnerships

competitive-advantages

paul-murray,tim-chu

business

football

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

College Football Analytics: Analyzing Tracking Data and Film Concurrently to Get an Upper Hand

Competitive Advantage Room South

panels

kratik-malhotra

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Panels

College Football's Playoff Selection Dilemma

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Coming to America: Cricket and Rugby

Commissioner's Perspective: 1 on 1 with Rob Manfred

panels

mark-donaldson,johnathan-atkeison,mihir-warty,todd-myers,jarrod-kimber

investmentfinance,womenssports

otherolympic

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

rob-manfred,brian-kenny

business

baseball

events

Day 1

Panels

Commissioner's Perspective: Growing Soccer with Don Garber

panels

don-garber,grant-wahl

business

soccer

events

Day 2

Panels

Commissioner’s Perspective with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver

panels

adam-silver,malcolm-gladwell

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

Competing on Sports Ownership

panels

contessa-brewer,gerry-cardinale,rich-kleiman,steve-pagliuca

business,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2019

Panels

Competing with the Couch: Improving the Venue Experience

Computer Vision to Enhance Performance — a Paralympic Perspective

panels

angela-ruggiero,tom-garfinkel,amy-latimer,brian-mirakian,pete-giorgio

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Continuing to Grow in the Esports World

competitive-advantages

emelie-eldracher

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

Creating Player Development Systems in eSports

panels

chris-greeley,alyson-walker,greg-kim,tricia-sugita,doug-watson

business,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

greg-kim

business

esports

events

Day 1

Panels

Creating a New Stat

panels

brian-burke,john-hollinger,keith-woolner,voros-mccracken,neil-greenberg

business

events

Day 1

Mar 1, 2019

Panels

Creating a Sports Legacy

Creating an NFL Player Tracking Metric presented by ESPN

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Shane Battier Room

panels

allison-loucks,seth-walder,brian-burke

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Cut Through Sponsorship Noise with Context Presented by SponsorPulse

Cutting Through the Static: Model-Driven Decision-Marking

competitive-advantages

adam-gareau

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Daily Fantasy Sports: Tips from a DraftKings Pro

panels

katie-hodel,karlis-kezbers,keith-goldner,nicole-pelaez-dandrea,braden-moore

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,careerseducation

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2019

Workshops

DIY Shot Charts

Workshop Room

workshops

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

events

Day 2

Panels

Daily Fantasy Strategies presented by Draftkings

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Dark Arts: What the Sports World Can Learn From Chess - Panel Discussion and Chess Simul With GM Robert Hess

Bill Walsh Room

panels

daryl-morey,danny-rensch,john-urschel,robert-hess,neil-paine

innovationtechnologydatascience

chess

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

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

Workshop Room (312)

workshops

ben-alamar

events

Day 2

Panels

Data Driven Storytelling

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

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

Competitive Advantage Room South

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Data For Good: What Sports Can Learn From Other Industries

Data Is The New Black: Building Data-Driven Organizations

panels

andrea-jones-rooy,corbin-petro,corey-thomas,seth-moulton,sanjeev-verma

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Feb 28, 2019

Panels

Data Privacy and Security: Potential Pitfalls

panels

michele-steele,maryann-turcke,amy-howe,jessica-gelman,mike-zarren

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2019

Workshops

Data Scraping with Python 3

Workshop Room

workshops

matt-dennewitz

events

Day 1

Panels

Data Visualization

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

Data is the New Muscle: Technology and Sports

Data, Snipe, Celly: The State of Hockey Analytics

panels

dawn-aponte,john-nisi,dejan-mitkovsk,yael-grushka-cockayne

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Data-Driven Approaches to Responsible Gaming

panels

dominic-moore,namita-nandakumar,meghan-chayka,brant-berglund,greg-wyshynski

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Competitive Advantages

David vs. Goliath: The Underdog Mindset

competitive-advantages

brad-rodriguez

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Panels

panels

jackie-macmullan,sue-bird,jeff-van-gundy,nick-caserio,daryl-morey

fanegagementexperiencemarketing,on-field

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Decisions on Ice: The Next Frontier of Hockey Analytics

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

panels

arda-ocal,jeremy-rogalski,meghan-chayka,philippe-desaulniers

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Democratizing Athletic Talent Identification via AR Technology – Leveraging the Power of Collaboration to Unlock Infinite Business Impact

panels

domonique-foxworth,brian-burke,kevin-meers,evan-kaplan,brian-macdonald

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

morgan-todd

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Different Balls. Same Goals. Presented by StatsBomb

Digging In: Bringing Volleyball Stats and Analytics to the Public

competitive-advantages

ted-knutson

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer,football

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Digital Disruption: Strategies to Reach the Modern Fan

competitive-advantages

michael-beuoy

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

volleyball

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 1, 2019

Direct-To-Consumer: Disrupting & Engaging Today's Sports Fans (Presented By Rakuten)

Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V

kristin-bernert,kathryn-kai-ling-frederick,john-forese,portia-archer,jennifer-ferron,carolyn-tisch-blodgett

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Disrupting Sports

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

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

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

(batter|pitcher)2vec: Statistic-Free Talent Modeling With Neural Player Embeddings

panels

alison-fragale,lorrissa-horton,mike-ybarra,tim-armstrong

innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing,careerseducation

events

A Cluster Analysis of NBA Players

papers

A Data Driven Goalkeeper Evaluation Framework

papers

A Data-driven Method for In-game Decision Making in MLB

papers

A Game Theoretical Approach to Optimal Pitch Sequencing

papers

A Game-theoretic Approach to the Football Endgame: When Should the "2-Minute Drill" Begin?

papers

A Graph Neural Network deep-dive into successful counterattacks

papers

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

papers

A Markov Approach to Untangling Intention Versus Execution in Tennis

papers

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

papers

A No-Tanking Draft Allocation Policy

papers

A Poisson Betting Model with a Kelly Criterion Element for European Soccer

papers

A model-based risk-impact analysis of dribble actions in women's soccer

papers

A switching dynamic generalized linear model to detect abnormal performances in Major League Baseball

papers

Acceleration in the NBA: Towards an Algorithmic Taxonomy of Basketball Plays

papers

Accounting for Complementary Skill Sets When Evaluating NBA Players’ Values to a Speci􏰀ic Team

papers

Accuracy and National Bias of Figure Skating Judges: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

papers

Alleviating Competitive Imbalance in NFL Schedules: An Integer-Programming Approach

papers

An Extensive Investigation of Strategies in Baseball

papers

An Open-Sourced Optical Tracking and Advanced eSports Analytics Platform for League of Legends

papers

Analytics for the Front Office: Valuing Protections on NBA Draft Picks

papers

Analyzing NBA Player Positions and Interactions with Density-Functional Fluctuation Theory

papers

Approaching In-Venue Quality Tracking from Broadcast Video using Generative AI

papers

Arsenal/Zone Rating: A PitchF/X based pitcher projection system

papers

Assessing the offensive productivity of NHL players using in-game win probabilities

papers

Automatically Recognizing On-Ball Screens

papers

Baseball Predictions and Strategies Using Explainable AI

papers

Bettor Up: Assess, Analyze, and Achieve

papers

Beyond Pythagorean expectation: How run distributions affect win percentage

papers

Beyond action valuation: A deep reinforcement learning framework for optimizing player decisions in soccer

papers

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

papers

Bhostgusters: Realtime Interactive Play Sketching with Synthesized NBA Defenses

papers

Bullpen Strategies for Major League Baseball

papers

Buying Tickets: Capturing the dynamic factors that drive consumer purchase decisions for sporting events

papers

Call to the Pen: Maximizing pitcher effectiveness via topic modeled cluster centroid distances

papers

Can’t Buy Much Love: Why money is not baseball’s most valuable currency

papers

Causal Impact of Offensive Linemen on Pass Plays

papers

Changing the Major League Baseball: A Whole New Ballgame

papers

Characterization of Space and Time-Dependence of 3-Point Shots in Basketball

papers

Choke or Shine? Quantifying Soccer Players' Abilities to Perform Under Mental Pressure

papers

Chuckers: Measuring Lineup Shot Distribution Optimality Using Spatial Allocative Efficiency Models

papers

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

papers

Competitive Balance in Professional Sports: A Multidimensional Perspective

papers

Correcting for preferential bias in NFL fourth-down decision making

papers

CourtVision: New Visual and Spatial Analytics for the NBA

papers

DIGR: A Defense Independent Rating of NHL Goaltenders using Spatially Smoothed Save Percentage Maps

papers

Data-Driven Ghosting using Deep Imitation Learning

papers

Data-driven lowlight and highlight reel creation based on explainable temporal game models

papers

Decoding MLB Pitch Sequencing Strategies via Directed Graph Embeddings

papers

Decomposing the Immeasurable Sport: A deep learning expected possession value framework for soccer

papers

Deconstructing the Rebound with Optical Tracking Data

papers

DeepQB: Deep Learning with Player Tracking to Quantify Quarterback Decision-Making & Performance

papers

Detection of tactical patterns using semi-supervised graph neural networks

papers

Diamonds on the Line: Profits through Investment Gaming

papers

Dissecting the Tennis Rally: Valuing Decision Making and Shot Execution in Tennis

papers

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

papers

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

papers

Effort vs. Concentration: The Asymmetric Impact of Pressure on NBA Performance

papers

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

papers

Estimating NBA Team Shot Selection Efficiency from Aggregations of True, Continuous Shot Charts: A Generalized Additive Model Approach

papers

Estimating Positional Plus-Minus in the NBA

papers

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

papers

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Dynamic Pricing Strategies on MLB Single-Game Ticket Revenue

papers

Explainable Defense Coverage Classification in NFL Games using Deep Neural Networks

papers

Extracting Player Tracking Data from Video Using Non-Stationary Cameras and a Combination of Computer Vision Techniques

papers

Eye on the Ball: The Relationship Between Sensorimotor Abilities and On-Field Performance in Professional Baseball

papers

Fair and Efficient Ranking in Incomplete Tournaments

papers

Feeling the Pressure: A Unified Framework for Automating Pass Rushing Statistics in NFL Games

papers

Finding the Open Receiver: A Quantitative Geospatial Analysis of Quarterback Decision-Making

papers

Flipping Coins in the War Room: Skill and Chance in the NFL Draft

papers

From 5 to 13: Redefining the Positions in Basketball

papers

From Markov models to Poisson point processes: Modeling movement in the NBA

papers

From Sports to Science: Using Basketball Analytics to Broaden the Appeal of Math and Science Among Youth

papers

Going for Three: Predicting the Likelihood of Field Goal Success with Logistic Regression

papers

Graphical Model for Baskeball Match Simulation

papers

High School Poster: A STARTING POINT FOR PREDICTING TEAM SUCCESS IN VOLLEYBALL

papers

High School Poster: HOW THE “COLOMBIAN CANNONBALL” FINALLY BROKE THROUGH – ANALYZING THE 2018 BRITISH OPEN SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP

papers

High-resolution shot capture reveals systematic biases and an improved method for shooter evaluation

papers

How Much Do Coaches Matter

papers

How Much Do Faceoffs Matter? Translating Faceoffs to Goals, Wins, and Championships in Hockey

papers

How Much Trouble is Early Foul Trouble? Strategically Idling Resources in the NBA

papers

How to Play Strategically in Fantasy Sports (and Win)

papers

How to Predict the Performance of NBA Draft Prospects

papers

I Think We'll Go to Boston - Marathon Performance Prediction

papers

Improved NBA Adjusted +/- Using Regularization and Out-of-Sample Testing

papers

Increasing the shot at a quality draft-decision – A Bayesian approach to improve predicting three-point accuracy translation in the NBA Draft

papers

Learning Contextual Event Embeddings to Predict Player Performance in the MLB

papers

Learning Feature Representations from Football Tracking

papers

Learning from the Pros: Extracting Professional Goalkeeper Technique from Broadcast Footage

papers

Leaving Goals on the Pitch: Evaluating Decision Making in Soccer

papers

Leveraging Batter-Pitcher Matchups for Optimal Game Strategy

papers

Live Counter-Factual Analysis in Women’s Tennis using Automatic Key-Moment Detection

papers

Live by the Three, Die by the Three? The Price of Risk in the NBA

papers

MAYFIELD: Machine Learning Algorithm for Yearly Forecasting Indicators and Estimation of Long-Run Player Development

papers

Making Offensive Play Predictable - Using a Graph Convolutional Network to Understand Defensive Performance in Soccer

papers

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

papers

Measuring Individual Competitiveness and its Impact on Sporting Success

papers

Measuring the Impact of Robotic Umpires

papers

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

papers

Mixed Membership Martial Arts: Data-Driven Analysis of Winning Martial Arts Styles

papers