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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Ben Falk

Former VP of Basketball Strategy, Philadelphia 76ers

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2017-conference

panels

basketball

speakers

Joan Ryan

Author, Sportswriter

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2020-conference

panels

speakers

Jack McCallum

Special Contributor, Sports Illustrated

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2019-conference

panels

speakers

Seth Walder

Analytics Writer at ESPN

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2019-conference,2020-conference,2023-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Anne Milgram

Professor of Practice & Distinguished Scholar in Residence, New York University School of Law

anne-milgram

2019-conference

panels

speakers

George Scott

General Manager, Club Sites, NFL Digital Media

george-scott

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Padraig Smith

Sporting Director, Colorado Rapids

padraig-smith

2017-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Perkins Miller

Chief Digital Officer & Head of Media Operations NFL

perkins-miller

2016-conference

speakers

Chris Young

Vice President, On-Field Operations, Initiatives & Strategy, MLB

chris-young

2019-conference

panels

baseball

speakers

Steven Goldfried

Digital Content Strategy, Manager Houston Rockets

steven-goldfried

2019-conference

workshops

speakers

Nate Duncan

Host, Dunc'd On Basketball Podcast

nate-duncan

2019-conference

speakers

Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick

Chief Marketing Officer of Los Angeles Rams

kathryn-kai-ling-frederick

2019-conference,2020-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Andrew Ashenden

CCO, Perform

andrew-ashenden

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Saira Mueller

Managing Editor, Dot Esports

saira-mueller

2018-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Dr. David Martin

Director of Performance Research and Development, Philadelphia 76ers

dr-david-martin

2018-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Larry Kaufman

Komodo Partner

larry-kaufman

2019-conference

speakers

Damian Smith

Head of IT England and Wales Cricket Board

damian-smith

2020-conference

panels,workshops

speakers

Matt Winkler

Director, MS program in Sports Analytics & Management, American University

matt-winkler

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Rob Manfred

Commissioner, MLB

rob-manfred

2018-conference,2015-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Matt Wolf

Senior VP, Team Marketing & Business Operations, NBA

matt-wolf

2019-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Patrick Rishe

Director, Sports Business Program, Washington University in St. Louis

patrick-rishe

2017-conference,2016-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Alexander Levy

Chief Scientist, AI & Machine Learning, Silicon Valley Bank

alexander-levy

2019-conference

speakers

Brian Macdonald

brian-macdonald

2020-conference

panels

football

speakers

Gary Gertzog

Senior VP of Business Affairs and General Counsel, NFL

gary-gertzog

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Peter Feigin

President Milwaukee Bucks

peter-feigin

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Brandon Shore

VP, Football Administration, Miami Dolphins

brandon-shore

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Kristie Blasi

Senior Director, ESPN Stats & Information Group

kristie-blasi

2017-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

David Higdon

Global Head of Communications, Esports Riot Games

david-higdon

2020-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Austin Ainge

Director of Player Personnel, Boston Celtics

austin-ainge

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Kasra Jafroodi

Sr. Business Analyst, Strategy & Analytics, Activision Blizzard

kasra-jafroodi

2019-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Laura Froelich

Global Head of Sports Partnerships, Twitter

laura-froelich

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Andrew Thomas

Director, Data Science SportsMEDIA Technologies

andrew-thomas

2020-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Russell Scibetti

President, KORE Planning & Insights

russell-scibetti

2018-conference,2017-conference,2014-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Adir Shiffman

Executive Chairman, Catapult

adir-shiffman

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Ian Morrow

Systems Architect, Innovation, Research, and Development, Australian Institute of Sport (AIS)

ian-morrow

2018-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Marcus Lattimore

Former Running Back, NFL

marcus-lattimore

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Karl Hogan

Global Head of League and Data Partnerships, Catapult

karl-hogan

2017-conference

speakers

Andrew Wiebe

Senior Editor, MLSsoccer.com

andrew-wiebe

2017-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Justin Pinchback

Head of Talent Strategy, Citadel

justin-pinchback

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Bonnie Bernstein

Vice President, Content and Brand Development, Campus Insiders

bonnie-bernstein

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Yuta "Abadango" Kawamura

Luminosity Gaming

yuta-abadango-kawamura

2017-conference

speakers

Vishal Shah

Vice President of Media Strategy & Business Development, NFL

vishal-shah

2015-conference

panels

football

speakers

Masai Ujiri

President and GM, Toronto Raptors

masai-ujiri

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Carolyn Campbell-McGovern

Deputy Executive Director,, Ivy League

carolyn-campbell-mcgovern

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Christopher Boucher

VP Sports Development, Analytics, & Hockey Operations, Sportlogiq

christopher-boucher

2019-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Warren Sharp

Founder, Sharp Football Analysis, Sharp Football Stats

warren-sharp

2019-conference

panels

football

speakers

Darcy Norman

Performance Coach, US Men's National Soccer Team

darcy-norman

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Douglas McKenney

Sports Performance Specialist/Founding Coach, CoachMePlus

douglas-mckenney

2016-conference

speakers

David Johnson

Owner and Operator, Puckalytics

david-johnson

2017-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Jeff Price

Chief Commercial Officer, PGA of America

jeff-price

2022-conference,2023-conference,2017-conference

panels

speakers

John Walsh

Executive Vice President, ESPN

john-walsh

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

panels

speakers

Michael Magazine

Professor of Operations and Business Analytics and Ohio Eminent Scholar,¬†University of Cincinnati

michael-magazine

2014-conference

speakers

Devavrat Shah

Professor, Department of EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

devavrat-shah

2019-conference

speakers

Christina Chase

Co-Founder, Managing Director MIT Sports Lab

christina-chase

2020-conference,2023-conference

panels

speakers

Don Fishman

Assistant GM and Director of Legal Affairs - Washington Capitals

don-fishman

2014-conference

speakers

Jeanie Buss

Owner, Los Angeles Lakers

jeanie-buss

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Shelly Cayette Weston

Senior Vice President of Global Partnerships Cleveland Cavaliers

shelly-cayette-weston

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Rick Johnson

VP and GM, Pricemaster, Ticketmaster

rick-johnson

2017-conference

speakers

Scott Hallenbeck

Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer USA Football

scott-hallenbeck

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Mitch Kupchak

Former GM, Los Angeles Lakers

mitch-kupchak

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Danielle Maged

Global Head of Business Development & Partnerships, StubHub

danielle-maged

2014-conference,2013-conference,2012-conference

panels

speakers

Bill Connelly

College Sports Editor; Analytics Director, SB Nation

bill-connelly

2025-conference,2015-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Sam Hinkie

Former President & General Manager, Philadelphia 76ers

sam-hinkie

2018-conference,2017-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Mark Broadie

Carson Family Professor of Business, Columbia Business School

mark-broadie

2020-conference,2023-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Galen Clavio

Professor of Sports Media,, Indiana University

galen-clavio

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Rich Kleiman

Co-Founder and CEO, Boardroom

rich-kleiman

2019-conference,2020-conference,2024-conference

panels

speakers

Harry Pavlidis

Director of Technology, Baseball Prospectus

harry-pavlidis

2017-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Michele Roberts

Executive Director, National Basketball Players Association

michele-roberts

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Jay Kornegay

Vice President, Las Vegas Hotel & Casino SuperBook

jay-kornegay

2014-conference

panels

speakers

John Kent

Technology Manager, IBM Global Sponsorship Marketing

john-kent

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

tennis

speakers

Brendan Tuohey

Co-founder and Executive Director, PeacePlayers

brendan-tuohey

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Jim Phillips

Vice President for Athletics & Recreation, Northwestern University

jim-phillips

2015-conference

speakers

Dean Kamen

Founder First

dean-kamen

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Justin Watkins

Director, Business Intelligence, Atlanta Braves

justin-watkins

2018-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Nicoletta Ruhl

Director, Digital Media, Los Angeles Chargers

nicoletta-ruhl

2017-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Anita Elberse

Associate Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

anita-elberse

2012-conference

panels

speakers

Peter Sanders

President, ShotByShot.com

peter-sanders

2018-conference

speakers

Maria Konnikova

Senior Data Scientist, Zelus Analytics

maria-konnikova

2019-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Erin Golden

Manager - Express Lane, Nike

erin-golden

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Mark Lehew

Vice President & General Manager of Sports and Entertainment - North America, SAP SE

mark-lehew

2018-conference,2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Thomas Slowe

CEO and Co-Founder, Nervve

thomas-slowe

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Paul Neilson

Senior Business Manager, Prozone Sports

paul-neilson

2014-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Mike Rufail

Owner/Managing Director, Team EnVyUs

mike-rufail

2017-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Rich Orosco

EVP, Brand & Community, Los Angeles FC

rich-orosco

2019-conference

speakers

Jeremy Troy

Manager of Analytics & Data Products, National Football League

jeremy-troy

2014-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Sunny Mehta

Senior Data Scientist, Zelus Analytics

sunny-mehta

2019-conference,2020-conference

panels

speakers

Aaron LeValley

SVP, Business Operations & Strategy, Los Angeles Kings

aaron-levalley

2019-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

John Chayka

President of Hockey Operations, Arizona Coyotes

john-chayka

2018-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Katrina Adams

Chairman of Board and President, USTA

katrina-adams

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Matt Saunders

President, Ryerson Futures

matt-saunders

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Mark McClusky

Digital Editor, Sports Illustrated

mark-mcclusky

2018-conference,2015-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Ryan Edens

CEO, FlyQuest Sports

ryan-edens

2018-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Raúl Peláez

Co-founder and CEO, ailite

raul-pelaez-blanco

2022-conference,2018-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Kurt Schwartzkopf

Senior Vice President, NBA and NHL Arenas, Ticketmaster

kurt-schwartzkopf

2018-conference,2016-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Doug White

Senior Director, Programming and Acquisitions

doug-white

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Kevin Brilliant

Business Strategy & Analytics Senior Manager, Chicago Bulls

kevin-brilliant

2019-conference

speakers

Sam Ventura

Professor, Carnegie Mellon University and Consultant, Pittsburgh Penguins

sam-ventura

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Tom Grilk

CEO, Boston Athletic Association

tom-grilk

2017-conference,2014-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Jody Mulkey

CTO, Ticketmaster

jody-mulkey

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Hackathon Final Presentations presented by Wasserman Foundation

Dan Cervone

Director of Quantitative Research, Los Angeles Dodgers

dan-cervone

2014-conference

speakers

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitions

Research Papers Room

competitions

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Hacking your Biological Clock to Win

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Panels

Hall of Fame Analytics

panels

peter-king,buster-olney,chad-millman,dean-oliver,john-thorn

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

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

Shane Battier Room

panels

dominic-moore,kate-madigan,brett-peterson,meghan-chayka

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

Harnessing Machine Learning to Identify Top Sponsor Leads

competitive-advantages

tffany-krause

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Have Your Cake & Eat It Too: Maximizing Revenue and Retention in College Football

competitive-advantages

payton-phillips

business

football

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

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

Help Them Feel Heard: Creative Approaches to Fan Engagement and Experience

panels

deepak-malhotra,sue-bird,evan-wasch,mike-zarren,daryl-morey

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

jonny-sun

fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Feb 28, 2019

Panels

Helping Dream Chasers: Social Justice With Meek Mill and Michael Rubin

Hitting the Next Big Shot: Investing in Sports

panels

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

akshay-khanna

investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Panels

Hockey Analytics

panels

brian-burke,kathryn-tappen,michael-schuckers,mike-milbury,peter-chiarelli,tony-amonte

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 1

Panels

Hockey Analytics on the Fly presented by SPORTLOGiQ

panels

chris-snow,dan-bylsma,john-chayka

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Hockey Analytics: A Faceoff With Data

Hockey Analytics: Out of the Ice Age

panels

sunny-mehta,alison-lukan,andrew-thomas,dominic-moore

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure

hockey

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

brian-burke,don-sweeney,dale-arnold,mark-dennehy,eric-tulsky

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Home Run Derby

Auditorium

interactive-events

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Interactive Events

Home Run Dugout Batting Bays Open Play

Auditorium

interactive-events

baseball

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

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

Shane Battier Room

panels

jennifer-shahade,nate-silver,alexandra-botez,xuan-liu

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,pokergambling

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

How AI and This One Metric Can Reshape NFL Roster Decisions

How Analytics has Limited the Impact of Cognitive Bias on Personnel Decisions

competitive-advantages

joel-shapiro

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

kyle-dubas

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

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

How Big is Your Jumbotron: Optimizing the Venue Experience

competitive-advantages

heather-pease

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,sportsinsociety,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

How Bundesliga uses cloud technology to improve business operations, to personalize the fan experiences, and more.

panels

peter-feigin,kat-harwood,jim-nolan,mike-shane,josh-walker

realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

andreas-heyden

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

How Cricket Innovates at 100mph presented by Outsystems

Competitive Advantage North

panels

damian-smith

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

othernonolympic

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

How Data Journey Started for the Indianapolis Colts

How Digital Analytics are Changing the Game for NFL Club Websites

competitive-advantages

charlie-shin

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

alissa-lieppman

innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

How Do You stop Leicester City? Advanced Tactical Analysis in the English Premier League

competitive-advantages

daniel-altman

business

soccer

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Competitive Advantages

How Golf and Health Science Experts Worked Together During a Global Pandemic Presented by PGA of America

How Legal Gambling Changes Sports: Contemplating A Post-Christie V. NCAA World presented by Sportradar

competitive-advantages

arjun-chowdri

innovationtechnologydatascience

golf

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

dan-wallach,jeff-ma,ted-olson,chad-millman

policygovernance,pokergambling

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

How NFL Clubs Reach Target Audiences Through Content-First Campaigns

competitive-advantages

alissa-lieppman

mediacontent

football

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

How Technology is Changing the Sports Industry

competitive-advantages

michael-cotton

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Competitive Advantages

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

How in Game Use of Wearables Increases the Power of Predictive Injury Analytics

competitive-advantages

thomas-gronnemark

on-field

soccer

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

andrew-althoff,josh-nelson

innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 2

Mar 7, 2020

Competitive Advantages

How the Golden State Warriors Use Analytics to Optimize Fan Experience

How the Los Angeles Chargers Tackle Digital Challenges and Opportunities

competitive-advantages

charles-gao

innovationtechnologydatascience,realestateinfrastructure,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

nicoletta-ruhl

business

football

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

How the NBA has evolved data strategy to serve the broadening definition of membership

How the Orlando Magic Built a Data-Driven Strategy to Maximize Yield & Prepare for Growing Demand

competitive-advantages

michael-james

innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

ali-anderson

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance,realestateinfrastructure

basketball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

How the Texas Rangers are Using Tableau for Business Operations

competitive-advantages

sarah-stone

business

baseball

events

Day 2

Mar 1, 2019

Workshops

How to Advertise Effectively on Facebook & Instagram

Workshop Room

workshops

steven-goldfried

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

How to Create a Metric Using Statcast Data presented by MLB

Research Papers Room

workshops

tom-tango,jason-bernard

baseball

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

How to Develop Iterative Learning and Growth in an Event Based Business Model

competitive-advantages

jason-gates

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

How to Drive Audience for Women's Sports

How to Meet Your Fan's Netflix Level Expectations

competitive-advantages

arielle-chambers

mediacontent,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

kendall-tyson

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Workshops

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

Workshop Room

workshops

keith-goldner

pokergambling

events

Day 2

Panels

How, Where, What: Ticketing Analytics

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Howzdata: How Analytics is Revolutionizing Cricket

panels

alok-singh,isa-guha,gary-kirsten,rahul-dravid

innovationtechnologydatascience

othernonolympic

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Human Movement in Detailed Data

IBM Serves Tennis with Data and Analytics

competitive-advantages

marcus-elliott,henry-abbott

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

shannon-miller,john-kent

innovationtechnologydatascience

tennis

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Identifying Optimal Ticket Pricing for Professional Sports

competitive-advantages

robert-stavins,matthew-notowidigdo

business

events

Day 1

Panels

If You Build It, They Will Come: Designing the Stadium of the Future

panels

chris-granger,tony-khan,jon-knight,priya-narasimhan,shira-springer

realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 2

Panels

Impacting the Game: The Advancement of Sports Analytics with Industry Pioneers presented by ESPN

panels

allison-loucks,brian-burke,dean-oliver

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Importance of Inclusion, Empowerment, Ownership: The Future of Women’s Professional Hockey

In a Matter of Seconds: The Future of Motorsports

competitive-advantages

johanna-boynton

business,mediacontent,womenssports,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

hockey

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

erik-allen,j-r-hildebrand,michael-nelson,scott-burton,jacomo-corbo,david-knise

business

events

Day 1

Panels

In the Best Interest of the Game: The Evolution of Sports Leagues

panels

adam-silver,gary-bettman,rob-manfred,scott-boras,steve-tisch

business

events

Day 2

Panels

In the Limelight: Investing in the Future of Women's Sports Media presented by Wasserman Foundation

panels

thayer-lavielle,julie-uhrman,susie-piotrkowski,monica-mcnutt,justine-brown

mediacontent,investmentfinance,womenssports

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Panels

In the Trenches of Football Analytics

In-Game Innovations: Genius or Gimmick?

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

bryan-colangelo,daryl-morey,kevin-arnovitz,george-karl

business

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Innovating For The Next Generation of America's Pastime Presented By Google Cloud

Innovating Performance: Advancing Analytics for Team USA at Paris 2024

panels

greg-cain,cristina-daglas,jason-gaedtke,lou-depaoli,caleb-weinstein

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

baseball

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Innovating With Live Data In Sports

competitive-advantages

dan-webb

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

otherolympic

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

mark-lehew,scott-macintosh

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Innovative Analytics Processes and Storytelling in the NFL and NFL Media

competitive-advantages

cynthia-frelund

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent

football

events

Day 1

Panels

Innovators and Adopters

panels

shane-battier,michael-lewis,daryl-morey,jeff-van-gundy,jackie-macmullan

business

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Panels

Inside Stories: The Era of Athlete-Driven Content

Inside the Glass: the Making of NHL Edge IQ

panels

shira-springer,constance-schwartz-morini,megan-rapinoe,marie-donoghue

on-field,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2024

Competitive Advantages

competitive-advantages

brant-berglund

innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

hockey

events

Day 1

Panels

Inside the War Room: Building Alignment from Front Office to Field

panels

thomas-dimitroff,mike-smith,mike-reiss

business

events

Day 1

Panels

Insider Trading: Sports Bookmaking and Gambling

panels

bob-stoll,chad-millman,jeff-ma,matthew-holt

business,pokergambling

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

Instant Feedback: Using Real-time Data to Improve Training, Case Studies from MIT Sports Lab

Intangibles: Unlocking the Science and Soul of Team Chemistry

panels

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

International Growth: Targeting a Bigger Market

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

events

Day 2

Panels

Interview with Jeff Luhnow

panels

jeff-luhnow

business

events

Day 2

Panels

Interview with Paraag Marathe

panels

paraag-marathe

business

events

Day 2

Panels

Interview with Scott Boras

panels

scott-boras

business

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Introducing a New Model of Pro Team Sports: Athletes Unlimited

Competitive Advantage North

panels

jon-patricof

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2023

Workshops

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

Workshop Room (311)

workshops

eric-eager,sean-clement

football

events

Day 2

Mar 6, 2020

Workshops

Introduction to NFL Player Tracking Data in R

Research Papers Room

workshops

momin-ghaffar

football

events

Day 1

Panels

Inventing Modern Basketball

panels

daryl-morey,shane-battier,steve-nash,jack-mccallum

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Mar 5, 2020

Panels

Investing With the Bulls: Wall Street Analytics In Sports

Pat Summitt Room

panels

josh-harris,steve-pagliuca,eric-chemi

business,innovationtechnologydatascience,investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

Investing in Global Sports: Creating Value While Building Dynasties

Investing in Sports: Around the Game from Teams to Tech

panels

saj-cherian,gerry-cardinale,steve-pagliuca,mitch-lasky

investmentfinance,realestateinfrastructure

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Panels

Sue Bird Room

panels

steve-heiner,george-pyne,carolyn-tisch-blodgett,mitch-lasky

on-field,business,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Investing in a four-letter word that starts with “D”

competitive-advantages

steve-ziff

investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Panels

Investing in the Future of Sports

panels

ryan-moore,george-pyne,matt-saunders,cole-van-nice,saj-cherian

investmentfinance

events

Day 1

Panels

Is AI the Answer?

panels

ben-alamar,martin-reeves,patrick-lucey,sam-hinkie,paul-michelman

innovationtechnologydatascience

events

Day 1

Panels

Is Analytics Taking the Joy out of Sports?

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

It's Not You, It's Me: Break-Ups in Sports

panels

john-buccigross,bill-polian,steve-pagliuca,jackie-macmullan,brian-burke,stan-van-gundy

business

events

Day 1

Mar 6, 2020

Panels

It’s All Hoops: The Intersection of NBA Analytics, Fantasy and Gambling presented by ESPN

It’s Complicated: Athlete Relationships with Social Media

panels

andre-snellings

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,mediacontent,pokergambling

basketball

events

Day 2

Mar 2, 2019

Panels

Pat Summitt Room

panels

sue-bird,tom-haberstroh,steve-magness,matt-mayberry

on-field,mediacontent,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

events

Day 1

Panels

Juggling Expectations: The Emergence of Soccer Analytics

panels

hendrik-almstadt,ted-knutson,padraig-smith,daniel-stenz,andrew-wiebe

innovationtechnologydatascience

soccer

events

Day 1

Panels

Just the Facts: A Conversation with Steve Ballmer

panels

steve-ballmer,nate-silver

business

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

KC Chiefs Kingdom Pass: Building Fan Loyalty

competitive-advantages

events

Day 1

Competitive Advantages

Keep Your Players on the Ice: Applying Catapult Data

competitive-advantages

innovationtechnologydatascience

hockey

events

Day 1

Mar 4, 2022

Panels

Keeping the Ball Rolling: The Evolving Fight for DE&I in Sports Presented by Wasserman

Knowledge Dynamics: Advancing Sports Knowledge at Notre Dame

panels

kathryn-kai-ling-frederick,broderick-hicks,nicole-jeter-west,allison-feaster,candace-sautman

on-field,business,sportsinsociety,womenssports

events

Day 1

Mar 7, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Lance, Doping, and You: The Power (and Peril) of Win-at-all-Costs Culture

competitive-advantages

john-wagle

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience,sportsinsociety

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

henry-abbott,daniel-coyle

sportsinsociety,biomechanicsinjurypreventionmentalhealth

events

Day 1

Panels

Leadership And Lineage

panels

events

Day 1

Panels

Leading Through Change and Transition Presented by Wasserman

panels

shira-springer,jason-wright,amy-howe,rob-king,lindsay-colas

business,innovationtechnologydatascience

football

events

Day 1

Panels

League Innovations: Balancing Tradition and Progress

panels

events

Day 1

Mar 3, 2023

Panels

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

Shane Battier Room

panels

steve-magness,olav-aleksander-bu,chris-cassidy,roberta-groner

on-field

events

Day 2

Mar 5, 2022

Competitive Advantages

Lessons Learned from The Harlem Globetrotters Rebrand

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

competitive-advantages

sunni-hickman

on-field,sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

basketball

events

Day 2

Mar 8, 2025

Competitive Advantages

Level Up: Analyzing the Influence of Brands on the Esports Ecosystem

competitive-advantages

dean-oliver,ben-alamar

business

basketball

events

Day 1

Panels

panels

brian-millman,joe-marsh,doug-watson,andrew-lilien

sportsinsociety,fanegagementexperiencemarketing

esports

events

Day 2

Mar 4, 2023

Panels

Leveling Up: How Basketball Teams Deploy Analytics to Develop Players

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

panels

ben-cohen,mike-zarren,shane-battier,katherine-evans

on-field,innovationtechnologydatascience

basketball

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