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The 19th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
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Mar 8, 2025

Hynes Convention Center

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A'ja Wilson
Michele Kang
Alex Rodriguez
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The 18th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Mar 1
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Mar 2, 2024

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

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Michael Rubin
Jackie MacMullan
Rich Paul
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The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Mar 3
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Mar 4, 2023

Hynes Convention Center

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Michael Lewis
DeMaurice Smith
Michele Steele
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The 16th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
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Mar 5, 2022

Hynes Convention Center

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Calvin Johnson
Amy Howe
Pablo Torre
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The 15th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
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Apr 9, 2021

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Valerie Camillo
Mark Cuban
Cathy Engelbert
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The 14th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
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Mar 7, 2020

Boston Convention and Exhibition Center

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Larry Fitzgerald
Gerry Cardinale
Jaylen Brown
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CEO and Founder, YinzCam, Inc.
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Managing Editor,, FanGraphs
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President, Boras Corporation
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Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer, National Basketball Association (NBA)
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President, ESPNCo-Chairman, Disney Media Networks
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GM, Sacramento Kings
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Co-Founder & CEO, Sports Innovation Lab
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Creator/Host, ESPN Sport Science
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Chief Marketing Officer, Philadelphia Eagles
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President, San Francisco 49ers
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CIO, JRP Management
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Larry Coon
Computer Scientist, Author of NBA Salary Cap FAQ
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Chief Scientist, QuantumBlack
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Vice President of Market Development, SparkCognition
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Chief Marketing Officer, Entertainment and Sports, NBCUniversal
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Senior First Team Analyst, Everton FC
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Founder, Sparta Performance Science
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Vice President and Assistant General Counsel, NBA
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Founder, Pit Rho
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2013-conference
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Proprietor of the House of Strauss Substack
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Professional MMA Fighter, UFC
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President, Cleveland Indians
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Software Engineer, Second Spectrum
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Mark Bechtel
NBA Editor, Sports Illustrated
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Phil Birnbaum
Editor, By the Numbers
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Director of Decision Sciences, Houston Astros
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VP Innovation, Wilson Sporting Goods
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2016-conference
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Jack Swarbrick
Director of Athletics,, University of Notre Dame
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2017-conference
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Rob Neyer
Senior Baseball Editor, FoxSports.com
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2014-conference
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Jonathan A. Jensen
Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Derek Belch
Founder and CEO of STRIVR Labs
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2017-conference
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Henry Abbott
Author of Ballistic: The New Science of Injury-Free Athletic Performance
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Doug Glanville
Baseball Analyst, ESPN
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Stan Van Gundy
Former NBA Head Coach
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Industry Director, Google
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Vinny Del Negro
Former NBA Head Coach
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2016-conference
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Neil Duffy
Vice President,, Collegiate StarLeague
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2017-conference
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Kathryn Tappen
Host "NHL Tonight", NHL Network
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2012-conference
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Gabriele Marcotti
Senior Writer, ESPNFC.com
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eSports Broadcaster
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Steve Ziff
VP, Marketing & Digital Media,, Jacksonville Jaguars
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2017-conference
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Dan Rosenheck
Data Editor, The Economist
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Matt Sebal
Founder, Co-Owner, and President, KORE Software
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Anthony Deighton
Chief Technology Officer, Senior Vice President, Products at Qlik
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Andy Glockner
Co-founder, The Cauldron
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Brian Kelley
President & Chief Executive Officer, Keurig Green Mountain Inc.
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Claudia Perlich
Chief Scientist, m6d
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Craig Levine
Co-Founder, ESS
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NHL Head Coach
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Bill Chapin
SVP, Business Operations,, Kansas City Chiefs
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Martin Matak is the founder and President of
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Chris Fallica
Senior Researcher, ESPN College GameDay
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Senior Writer, ESPN
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Bonnie Ford
Enterprise and Olympics Reporter, ESPN
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Sam Kennedy
President, Boston Red Sox
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John Thorn
Official Baseball Historian, MLB
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2012-conference
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Mike Reiss
Reporter, ESPNBoston.com
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2014-conference
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Statistics Researcher, Harvard University
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Christina Alejandre
GM of ELEAGUE & VP of esports,, Turner Sports
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John Stankey
CEO, AT&T Entertainment Group
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2016-conference
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Paul Hawkins
Founder, Hawk-Eye Innovations Ltd.
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2014-conference
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Adam Wexler
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Peter Wehling
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Eric Shanks
Co-President & COO, Fox Sports Media Group
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2012-conference
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David Cramer
COO,, NextVR
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2017-conference
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Jagannadan Varadarajan
Research Fellow, ADSC
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2014-conference
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Adam Kaplan
COO, numberFire
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2016-conference
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DeMaurice Smith
Ex Executive Director - National Football League Players Association (NFLPA)
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Armand McQueen
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2014-conference
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Suzy Kolber
Host and Anchor, ESPN
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Peter King
Editor-in-Chief, The MMQB
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Jeff Jordan
General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz
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2016-conference
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Omar Mitchell
Vice President, Corporate Social Responsibility, National Hockey League
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2017-conference,2016-conference
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Brett Green
Assistant Professor, UC Berkeley
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2016-conference
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Joseph Kuehn
Assistant Professor, CSU East Bay
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2016-conference
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Jeff Su
Co-Founder and CTO, Second Spectrum
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2014-conference
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John Borders
Manager, Community Engagement, Boston Celtics
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2017-conference
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Meeta Singh, MD
Medical Director,, Henry Ford Sleep Laboratory
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2017-conference
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Mark Verstegen
CEO, Athlete's Performance
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2012-conference
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Elisa Padilla
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer,, Brooklyn Nets
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2017-conference
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David Gill
CEO, Manchester United F.C.
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2012-conference
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Athena Maikish
Director of eCommerce Operations, StubHub
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2015-conference
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Heather Egan Sussman
Privacy & Data Security Partner, Ropes & Gray
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2016-conference
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Valerie Camillo
Board Member, Herschend Family Entertainment
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Rita Benson LeBlanc
Owner, Executive Vice President, New Orleans Saints
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2012-conference
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Mike Milbury
Studio Analyst, NHL on NBC & NESN
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2012-conference
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Mike Tomon
SVP, Premium Sales, AEG Global Partnerships
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2013-conference
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Christie Aschwanden
Lead Science Writer, FiveThirtyEight.com
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2016-conference
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Kip Levin
President and COO FanDuel
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2020-conference
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Kenneth Gersh
EVP of Business,, MLB Advanced Media
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2017-conference
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Frank Golding
Head of Sport for North America, Google
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2014-conference
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Scott Brooks
Former NBA Head Coach, Oklahoma City Thunder
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2016-conference
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Jaime Faulkner
CEO,, E15
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2017-conference
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Todd Martin
Former Professional Tennis Player
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2012-conference
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Felesia Stukes
Assistant Professor of Computer Science, Johnson C. Smith University
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David M. McIntosh
Partner, Ropes & Gray
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2013-conference
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Biometrics: The Next (And Biggest) Analytics Frontier
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2016-conference
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Mar 5, 2022
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Birdies & Big Data: The Golf Revolution
Pat Summitt Room
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2022-conference
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suzy-whaley,jeff-price,david-maher,ken-lovell
innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing
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Blending old and new: How the Florida Panthers try to Predict Future Performance at the NHL Entry Draft
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2017-conference
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Mar 4, 2022
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Blockchain, Technology, and Sports
Bill James Room
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2022-conference
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steve-pagliuca,jonathan-kraft,jason-robins,mitch-lasky,saj-cherian
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Book It: Legalizing Sports Betting
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Box Score Rebooted
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2012-conference
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Brand Equity: Valuing Sports Sponsorship
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2012-conference
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john-brody,lawrence-norman,phil-de-picciotto,rachel-nichols
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Mar 4, 2022
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Braves New World - Marketing in the Metaverse
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2022-conference
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Mar 1, 2019
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Breaking Away From The Pack: Sports Entrepreneurship
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2019-conference
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Breaking Down the Fight: MMA Analytics
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Breaking Down the Tape
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Mar 7, 2025
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Breaking Glass with WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and Her Agent Jade-Li English
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Mar 4, 2022
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Brick & Mortar Integration for Digital Customers Presented by Caesars Sportsbook
Competitive Advantage (302)
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2022-conference
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Mar 8, 2025
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Bridging Fan Gaps with Data and Technology to Drive Organizational Growth
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business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing
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Bringing Basketball Analytics to the Women's Game
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2018-conference
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aaron-barzilai
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Mar 8, 2025
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Bringing Sports Data to Life: Information for Modern Consumption
Workshop Room (311)
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2025-conference
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Mar 3, 2023
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Brittney Griner: Leveraging Data for Collective Action
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2023-conference
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laura-waters-brown,lindsay-colas,calder-hynes
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Mar 7, 2025
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Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale
Bill James Room
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Building a Dynasty
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Building the Modern Athlete: Performance Analytics
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2012-conference
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angela-ruggiero,john-brenkus,kevin-pritchard,mark-verstegen,peter-keating
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Building the Ultimate Global Rating System for Racquet Sports
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2021-conference
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richard-bickers
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Mar 6, 2020
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Built To Last: The Importance of Inclusion & Diversity in Sports Organizations Presented By Wasserman
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liz-moulton,scott-pioli,catherine-carlson,shelley-pisarra,allison-feaster
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Mar 8, 2025
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Built for the Ride: The Physicality of the Wildest 8 Seconds in Sports
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Day 1
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Business Analytics 2.0: Redefining the Sports Business
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2018-conference
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brian-lafemina,charles-freeman,jessica-gelman,john-forese,ben-shields
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Business Of Sports
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Business of Sports
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2015-conference
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Business of Sports
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Business of Sports: Leading Change
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Mar 2, 2024
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Buzz Cuts: Insights on the History of NBA Buzzer-Beaters
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2024-conference
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mike-lynch
innovationtechnologydatascience
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Day 1
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Can you Really Predict Athletic Injury and Performance?
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2016-conference
competitive-advantages
dr-phil-wagner
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Mar 7, 2025
Careers
Career Conversations (Session 1) presented by Ticketmaster
Workshop Room (311)
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Mar 7, 2025
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Career Conversations (Session 2) presented by Ticketmaster
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Mar 1, 2019
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Career Kickoff
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Career Panel
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Career Panel
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Career Panel: What's Your Game Plan?
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Mar 7, 2025
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Career Playbooks: The Reality of Working in Sports presented by Ticketmaster
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Careers In Sports
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Mar 7, 2025
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Case Competition Final Presentations presented by Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) in partnership with NCAA
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Caught in a Pickle: What's Next for Baseball Analytics
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2017-conference
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dave-cameron,harry-pavlidis,mike-petriello,patrick-young,brian-kenny
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Mar 6, 2020
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Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership
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Changing on the Fly: The State of Advanced Analytics in the NHL
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Mar 1, 2019
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Changing the Game: How Advanced Data is Enhancing Broadcasts (Presented by ESPN)
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Mar 3, 2023
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Changing the Game: How the Sports Industry is Accelerating Progress in DEI
Sue Bird Room
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katie-burke,stef-strak,billy-bean,sola-winley,jonathan-beane
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Mar 7, 2025
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Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports
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