Bill James Room

Bringing together the leading figures in sports analytics, business and technology.

Day 1

March 7, 2025
Welcome Remarks from Bill James, Co-Chairs and Co-Leads
March 7, 2025
The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM
Panels
March 7, 2025
The Globalization of Sports
Panels
March 7, 2025
Rewriting the Playbook with Maverick Carter and Jason Robins
Panels
March 7, 2025
Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports
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March 7, 2025
The Future of Sports Business
Panels
March 7, 2025
Netflix and WWE Team Up: Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Bela Bajaria
Panels
March 7, 2025
'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
Panels
March 7, 2025
Sports in 2045: Ahead of the Curve with Jonathan Kraft and Mark Shapiro
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March 7, 2025
Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale
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March 3, 2023
Entrepreneurship for Impact: Athletes Making a Mark
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March 3, 2023
The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game
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March 3, 2023
Partnerships 2.0: Data, Dollars, and Digitalization
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March 3, 2023
Bet On It: A Conversation on Innovation in the Sports Betting Industry
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March 3, 2023
The Future of the Fan: Innovation, Data, and "Always On" Engagement presented by Ticketmaster
Panels
March 3, 2023
Investing in Global Sports: Creating Value While Building Dynasties
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March 3, 2023
Performance Under Pressure
Panels
March 3, 2023
Player Power - Building Businesses by Empowering Athletes presented by Wasserman Foundation
Panels
March 4, 2022
Blockchain, Technology, and Sports
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March 4, 2022
The Alternative Asset: Sports
Panels
March 4, 2022
Beyond the Book: The Inevitable Expansion of Sports Betting Presented by Caesars Sportsbook
Panels
March 4, 2022
Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V
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March 4, 2022
From NBA 75 to Basketball 100: The Future of the Game
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March 4, 2022
The Reformation of the NCAA: The Impact of New Legislation, Re-Alignment, and NIL
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March 4, 2022
Power of Athletics on Society: 50 Years of Title IX Impact & the Path Forward Presented by Wasserman
Panels
March 4, 2022
Future of the Fan
Panels
March 1, 2019
No Lead is Safe: Innovation in Sports
Panels
March 1, 2019
Wild West of Analytics: Other Industry Perspectives on Use & Misuse of Data
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March 1, 2019
Who Says No? A 1-On-1 With Adam Silver and Bill Simmons
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March 1, 2019
Creating a Sports Legacy
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February 28, 2019
Winning Outside The Game in The Business of Sports
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February 28, 2019
Helping Dream Chasers: Social Justice With Meek Mill and Michael Rubin
Panels
February 28, 2019
Basketball Analytics: Hunting for Unicorns
Panels
February 28, 2019
Data Is The New Black: Building Data-Driven Organizations
Panels
March 5, 2020
Player Empowerment: I've Got The Power
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March 5, 2020
Start Me Up: Innovation & Entrepreneurship
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March 5, 2020
A New Arena: Careers After Sports
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March 6, 2020
MLS Growth Story: A Conversation With Don Garber and Jonathan Kraft
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March 6, 2020
Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership
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March 6, 2020
Fanalytics 2.0
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March 6, 2020
Making the Right Play: Optimizing the NBA's Season Structure
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March 5, 2020
Reinventing a Business: The Future of Sports Business
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Day 2

March 8, 2025
Big Data Energy
Panels
March 8, 2025
Alpha Awards
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March 8, 2025
The Next Generation of Venues
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March 8, 2025
'Pablo Torre Finds Out' at SSAC
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March 8, 2025
The New Age NFL Front Office
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March 8, 2025
Inside Stories: The Era of Athlete-Driven Content
Panels
March 8, 2025
'To A Touch More' with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe presented by Wasserman Foundation
Panels
March 8, 2025
Have the Nerds Ruined Basketball? A Conversation on Competitiveness, Three Pointers, and Rule Changes
Panels
March 4, 2023
Leveling Up: How Basketball Teams Deploy Analytics to Develop Players
Panels
March 4, 2023
The Ultimate Team Sport: Building Better Football Rosters with Analytics
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March 4, 2023
The Impact of Moneyball: 20 Years Later
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March 4, 2023
The Last of Sports
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March 4, 2023
Sharpening Your Edges: The Role of Analytics in Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports
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March 4, 2023
Start Your Engines: How Data is Fueling NASCAR's Strategy to Engage an Evolving Customer Base
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March 4, 2023
The Future of Sports & Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jason Robins and Wyc Grousbeck
Panels
March 5, 2022
Trash Talking: Live from SSAC Presented by Oracle
Panels
March 5, 2022
A 1-on-1 with Calvin Johnson and Bomani Jones
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March 5, 2022
NFTs, Ownership, and Utility: Outlining the Path Forward for Digital Assets Presented by Ticketmaster
Panels
March 5, 2022
On A Finger Roll: Where the Basketball Analytics Movement Goes Next
Panels
March 5, 2022
Transgender Athletes: A Conversation led by Malcolm Gladwell on Data and Participation Policy
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March 5, 2022
In the Trenches of Football Analytics
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March 2, 2019
Michael Lewis – Going Deep with Mike Leach – The Most Innovative Mind in Football
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March 2, 2019
Sports Mythbusting
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March 2, 2019
Making the Modern Athlete: A Conversation with David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell
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March 1, 2019
Metrics Are The Mike: Football Analytics
Panels
March 1, 2019
Do Athletes Need The Media?
Panels
March 1, 2019
Skin in the game: Sports Gambling’s Emergence in the US
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March 1, 2019
Rebooting the Lakers/Celtics Rivalry
Panels
March 6, 2020
Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango
Panels
March 6, 2020
Moving The Chains: Advancing Football Analytics
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March 6, 2020
The Sports Learning Curve: Why Teams are Slow to Learn and Adapt
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March 6, 2020
The Path to Greatness
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March 7, 2020
"3s & Frees": The Evolving Nature of Basketball
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March 7, 2020
The Boardroom: The Making Of A Superstar
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March 7, 2020
Sports in 2040: Hindsight is 2020
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