2025 Schedule

Welcome Remarks from Bill James, Co-Chairs and Co-Leads

The Fan Attention Game: How Sports and Data Build Fandom presented by Wasserman Foundation

Sports in 2045: Ahead of the Curve with Jonathan Kraft and Mark Shapiro

The Final Third: Soccer's Next Analytics Evolution

Career Conversations (Session 1) presented by Ticketmaster

Closest to the Pin Competition

Exit Velo Competition

Closest to the Pin Competition

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

Research Paper Competition Presentation

How AI and This One Metric Can Reshape NFL Roster Decisions

Predictive Analytics of Move Choice and Cheating Detection at Chess

From Click to Tip-Off: Modernizing Sports Ticketing

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

Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale

Chess Open Play

Knowledge Dynamics: Advancing Sports Knowledge at Notre Dame

Career Conversations (Session 2) presented by Ticketmaster

Innovating Performance: Advancing Analytics for Team USA at Paris 2024

Netflix and WWE Team Up: Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Bela Bajaria

New Frontiers: How Emerging Leagues Are Reshaping Sports

Playing Offense with AI: How the Florida Panthers Stay Ahead of the Ticket Market

Unlock a Commercial Advantage through Performance Marketing

Disruptive Leadership: Using Culture, Data, and Technology to Drive Change in Sports

'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly

Checkmate and Innovate: The Future of Engagement in Chess

Case Competition Final Presentations presented by Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) in partnership with NCAA

Unlocking Premium Value Through Understanding Your Fans - Tepper S&E

Minding the College Football Analytics Gap

Gymnastics' Rebalancing Act: AI Judging, Analytics, and Economics

The Future of Sports Business

Digging In: Bringing Volleyball Stats and Analytics to the Public

Hackathon Final Presentations presented by Wasserman Foundation

Emerging Sports Betting and Health Data from the Front Lines of a Power 4 University

Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports

The Role of the Storyteller in a Data and AI World

Investing in Sports: Around the Game from Teams to Tech

Racing to Revenue: NASCAR’s Data-Powered Sales Engine

Computer Vision to Enhance Performance — a Paralympic Perspective

The Analytics-Driven Franchise: Building a Modern NBA Team

Rewriting the Playbook with Maverick Carter and Jason Robins

Career Playbooks: The Reality of Working in Sports presented by Ticketmaster

Women's Sports Are Taking Off: Why the On-Field Data Must Grow Too presented by Wasserman Foundation

Mastering the Mind: The Psychology of Winning

The Globalization of Sports

Chess Interactive Event - Guess the Elo

Modeling Injury Risk at the Tennessee Titans

The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM

Breaking Glass with WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and Her Agent Jade-Li English

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

Cutting Through the Static: Model-Driven Decision-Marking

From Engagement to Activation in the NHL

Resume Reviews presented by Ticketmaster

Home Run Dugout Batting Bays Open Play

Accessibility in Sports Showcase

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

Bridging Fan Gaps with Data and Technology to Drive Organizational Growth

When the Odds Don't Add Up: Navigating Anomalies and Uncertainties in Sports Betting

Inside Stories: The Era of Athlete-Driven Content

Reception Perception: Using Data to Grade NFL Receivers and Predict Breakouts

Chess Simul

Of Mice and Hockey Players: Cross Disciplinary Lessons About Tracking Data

Quants Watching Tape presented by ESPN

'To A Touch More' with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe presented by Wasserman Foundation

Bringing Sports Data to Life: Information for Modern Consumption

Built for the Ride: The Physicality of the Wildest 8 Seconds in Sports

Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster

The New Age NFL Front Office

NCAA 2.0: What's Next?

Home Run Derby

Human Movement in Detailed Data

Enhancing Valorant Performance: Computer Vision and Data Science in Esports

Women's Luncheon supported by Eventellect and Wasserman Foundation

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

Coming to America: Cricket and Rugby

'Pablo Torre Finds Out' at SSAC

Don't Be A Square: Winning Super Bowl Squares with Data Science

Decisions on Ice: The Next Frontier of Hockey Analytics

The Next Generation of Venues

Behind the Deal: The Analytics of Sports Sponsorship Valuation

Chess Interactive Event - Hand and Brain

Sports Schedule Optimization

Setting a New Standard for Women’s Sports Data: Complete WNBA Play by Play on Basketball Reference

Big Data Energy

Skill, Luck, and the Battle of the Sexes: An Application of Tennis

Alpha Awards