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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Head of Business Strategy, Global Esports, Riot Games

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2019-conference,2022-conference,2023-conference,2024-conference

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Jaylen Brown

Professional Basketball Player, Boston Celtics

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2020-conference

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Mark Bashuk

Director of Business Analytics, Oakland Athletics

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2019-conference

workshops

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Jon Miller

President, Programming, NBC Sports and VERSUS, NBC Sports Group

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2012-conference

panels

speakers

Pete Giorgio

Leader, US Sports Consulting, Deloitte

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2019-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Dan Brooks

Founder, BrooksBaseball.net; Author, Baseball Prospectus

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2015-conference,2014-conference

panels

speakers

Andrew Ference

Former Professional Hockey Player

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2017-conference

panels

speakers

Ricardo Lockette

Former NFL Player

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2018-conference

panels

speakers

Ryan Gavin

General Manager, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Marketing, Amazon Web Services

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2019-conference

speakers

Dan Bylsma

Analyst, NHL Network

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2018-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Nadia Banks

Strategic Business Development Manager,, Intel

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Jonny Sun

PhD Student, MIT

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2018-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Shi Deng

Co-Founder, Big Blue Esports

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2018-conference

speakers

Scott Blumstein

Poker Player

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2019-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Jeremy Abramson

Sports Analytics Professor, University of Southern California

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2014-conference

panels

speakers

Nicole Pike

Global Managing Director, Nielsen Esports

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2019-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Scott Rosner

Associate Professor of Legal Studies & Business Ethics, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

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2016-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

David Epstein

Science Writer & Investigative Reporter

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2019-conference

panels

speakers

Dave Anderson

Former NFL Player/Co-Founder, Gains Group

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2018-conference,2017-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Karim Kassam

Vice President of Product, Teamworks

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2019-conference,2025-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Amy Brooks

Chief Innovation Officer and President of TMBO, NBA

amy-brooks

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Sandra Lopez

VP, Strategic Relationships and Business Development, Intel

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2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Cole Van Nice

Co-Founder and Partner, Elysian Park Ventures

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2017-conference

panels

speakers

Renee Miller

Neuroscientist, University of Rochester

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2017-conference

panels

speakers

Doris Daif

Senior VP, Customer Data Strategy, NBA

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2018-conference

panels

speakers

Link Simpson

IoT Practice Lead, CDW

link-simpson

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Neil Greenberg

Staff Writer, The Washington Post

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2017-conference,2016-conference

speakers

Jason Concepcion

Senior Creative, The Ringer

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2019-conference

panels

speakers

Chris Nowinski

CEO Concussion Legacy Foundation

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2020-conference

panels

football

speakers

Alissa Lieppman

Senior Director, Club Media Strategy at NFL

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2018-conference,2015-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Mitch Tanney

Director of Football Analytics, Denver Broncos

mitch-tanney

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Tom Taylor

Reporter, Sports Illustrated

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2018-conference

panels

speakers

Paul Rabil

Founder, Rabil Companies and Lacrosse Player, New York Lizards and Team USA

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2018-conference

panels

speakers

Sarah Hirshland

Senior Managing Director, USGA

sarah-hirshland

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Portia Archer

VP of DTC Services, NBC Sports

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2019-conference

speakers

Rob King

SVP, ESPN Content, ESPN

rob-king

2020-conference,2021-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Tim Barnes

Director of Hockey Analytics, Washington Capitals

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2016-conference

panels

hockey

speakers

Ed Chang

Director of Business Strategy, EA

ed-chang

2019-conference

panels

esports

speakers

Tyler George

Vice Skip, US Olympic Curling Team

tyler-george

2019-conference

speakers

Amy Huchthausen

Commissioner, America East

amy-huchthausen

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Jeff Bennett

Former VP ESPN Stats & Information, Founder ESPN Analytics

jeff-bennett

2025-conference,2017-conference

panels

speakers

Mike Lombardi

NFL Analyst, The Ringer

mike-lombardi

2017-conference

panels

football

speakers

Dan Gavitt

SVP of Basketball,, NCAA

dan-gavitt

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Ken Jennings

Author & Jeopardy Champion

ken-jennings

2020-conference

panels,activities

speakers

Mike Leach

Head Football Coach, Mississippi State University

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2019-conference,2020-conference

panels

speakers

Sharon Katz

Sports Analytics Writer, ESPN

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2016-conference

speakers

Kat Harwood

Senior Manager Deloitte

kat-harwood

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Rob Hofmann

Vice President of Club Business Development NFL

rob-hofmann

2020-conference

panels

tennis

speakers

Matt Horton

Senior Director of Data Science, MLB

matt-horton

2019-conference

speakers

Neil Paine

Senior Sportswriter FiveThirtyEight

neil-paine

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Sharon Katz

Sports Analytics Writer, ESPN

sharon-katz

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Kristin Bernert

President of Business Operations, Columbus Crew

kristin-bernert

2019-conference,2021-conference,2022-conference

panels

speakers

Mary Joe Fernandez

Tennis Champion, ESPN and CBS Analyst & 2-Time Olympic Gold Medalist

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2014-conference

panels

speakers

Laura Marcinek

Senior Editor, ESPNW

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2017-conference

panels

speakers

Don Garber

Commissioner Major League Soccer

don-garber

2020-conference,2015-conference

panels

speakers

Megan Morgan

Associate Commissioner for Communications, American Athletic Conference

megan-morgan

2015-conference

panels

speakers

Rob Sine

Chief Revenue Officer AXS

rob-sine

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Marcie Glicksman

Chief Scientific Officer, Orig3n

marcie-glicksman

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Andrew Engel

General Manager of Sports and Gaming, DataRobot

andrew-engel

2019-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Brian Josephs

Vice President, Sales & Client Success, Sportradar

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2020-conference,2024-conference

panels

speakers

Jason Benetti

College Play-by-Play Announcer, ESPN

jason-benetti

2019-conference

panels

speakers

David Proper

EVP, Media and International Strategy, NHL

david-proper

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Brian Mirakian

Senior Principal & Populous Activate Director, Populous

brian-mirakian

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Nik Bonaddio

Founder and CEO, numberFire

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2017-conference,2015-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Neil Greenberg

Staff Writer, The Washington Post

neil-greenberg

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Oliver Luck

Chairman of Altius Sports Partners

oliver-luck

2015-conference,2016-conference,2025-conference

panels

speakers

Tom Davenport

Professor of Information Technology and Management, Babson College

tom-davenport

2014-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Glenn Fleisig

Research Director, American Sports Medicine Institute

glenn-fleisig

2015-conference

panels

baseball

speakers

Paul Murray

Senior Manager, Digital & Innovation Marketing, Dunkin' Brands

paul-murray

2016-conference

competitive-advantages

football

speakers

Alec Halaby

Vice President, Football Operations and Strategy Philadelphia Eagles

alec-halaby

2020-conference

panels

football

speakers

Sebastien Martin

PhD Student, MIT

sebastien-martin

2018-conference

workshops

speakers

Heidi Pellerano

SVP, Projects and Multicultural Marketing, Wasserman Media Group

heidi-pellerano

2015-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Joe Doyle

Erwin H. Schell Professor of Management and an Associate Professor of Applied Economics, MIT Sloan School of Management

joe-doyle

2013-conference

speakers

Kevin Meers

Former Director of Research & Strategy, Cleveland Browns

kevin-meers

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Braden Moore

Vice President Data and Analytics, HBSE

braden-moore

2025-conference,2018-conference

panels

speakers

Kratik Malhotra

Director, Sports Science & Analytics Texas A&M Football

kratik-malhotra

2020-conference

panels

football

speakers

Brian Kopp

Founder, Stretch 4 Advisory, Senior Advisor, Catapult Sports

brian-kopp

2018-conference,2017-conference,2015-conference,2013-conference

panels

speakers

Kyle Sherman

EVP, Home Team Sports, a division of FOX Sports Media Group

kyle-sherman

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Chad Deweese

Senior Manager Deloitte

chad-deweese

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Kristen Mackie

Director of Strategy and Analytics, NFL

kristen-mackie

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Edward Kaplan

Professor of Management Sciences, Yale School of Management

edward-kaplan

2014-conference

speakers

John Forese

Chief Product and Data Officer, Rakuten Intelligence

john-forese

2019-conference

panels,competitive-advantages

speakers

Sergi Oliva

Director, Analytics & Strategy, Philadelphia 76ers

sergi-oliva

2017-conference

speakers

Robert Eenhoorn

General Director AZ Alkmaar

robert-eenhoorn

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Ian Fitzpatrick

Global Director of Brand Marketing and Operations, New Balance

ian-fitzpatrick

2019-conference,2020-conference

panels

speakers

Anthony Perez

EVP of Strategy, Orlando Magic

anthony-perez

2017-conference,2015-conference,2013-conference

competitive-advantages,panels

speakers

Peko Hosoi

Neil and Jane Pappalardo Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Professor of Mathematics, MIT

peko-hosoi

2025-conference,2013-conference

competitions

speakers

Andrew Brandt

Sports Business and Legal Analyst, ESPN

andrew-brandt

2018-conference,2017-conference

competitive-advantages

speakers

Mary Wise

Head Volleyball Coach, University of Florida

mary-wise

2016-conference

panels

speakers

Martin Reeves

Director, BCG Henderson Institute, Senior Partner and Managing Director, BCG

martin-reeves

2018-conference

panels

speakers

Miles Lowry

Senior Manager, Strategy and Business Development Formula 1

miles-lowry

2020-conference

panels

speakers

Ben Mackriell

Head of OptaPro, Perform

ben-mackriell

2019-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Greg McGarity

Athletic Director, University of Georgia

greg-mcgarity

2017-conference

panels

speakers

Paul Carr

Senior Researcher, ESPN Analytics

paul-carr

2016-conference

panels

soccer

speakers

Chris Giles

Chief Operating Officer, Oakland Athletics

chris-giles

2019-conference

speakers

John Gordon

Head of Consumer Electronics Division, Bose

john-gordon

2019-conference

speakers

Rachel Nichols

Reporter, ESPN

rachel-nichols

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Joe Ruggiero

Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, NFL

joe-ruggiero

2019-conference

panels

speakers

Stan Conte

Vice President of Medical Services, Los Angeles Dodgers

stan-conte

2013-conference

panels

speakers

Hackathon Final Presentations presented by Wasserman Foundation

André Snellings

Senior Writer, ESPN

andre-snellings

2020-conference,2023-conference

panels

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