Speaker Profile

Ben Mackriell is Head of OptaPro. OptaPro works exclusively with professional sports teams, providing data, analytics and technology to inform decision making across recruitment, performance analysis and strategic planning. Before joining OptaPro in 2016, Ben enjoyed a 10 career across five different clubs in England, which included being part of the analysis team at Fulham when they reached the Europa League final in 2010. Following his role at Fulham, Ben moved into technical recruitment, and was part of the team at Reading, Norwich and Burnley.