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Day 1
8:30 am
Welcome Remarks from Bill James, Co-Chairs and Co-Leads
Bill James Room
Bill James
Jessica Gelman
Daryl Morey
Alex Edelman
Day 1
9:00 am
The Fan Attention Game: How Sports and Data Build Fandom presented by Wasserman Foundation
Sue Bird Room
Valerie Camillo
Shelley Pisarra
Tim Clark
Kathryn Kai-ling Frederick
Panels
Day 1
9:00 am
Sports in 2045: Ahead of the Curve with Jonathan Kraft and Mark Shapiro
Bill James Room
Contessa Brewer
Jonathan Kraft
Mark Shapiro
Panels
Day 1
9:00 am
The Final Third: Soccer's Next Analytics Evolution
Shane Battier Room
Ryan O'Hanlon
Sarah Rudd
Luke Bornn
Will Kuntz
Raul Pelaez
Panels
Day 1
9:00 am
Career Conversations (Session 1) presented by Ticketmaster
Workshop Room (311)
No speakers found.
Careers
Day 1
9:00 am
Closest to the Pin Competition
Auditorium
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 1
9:00 am
Exit Velo Competition
Auditorium
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 2
9:00 am
Closest to the Pin Competition
Auditorium
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 1
9:00 am
Accessibility in Sports Showcase
Room 305
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 1
9:00 am
Research Paper Competition Presentation
Research Papers Room
Brian Burke
John Tobias
Peko Hosoi
Competitions
Day 1
9:00 am
How AI and This One Metric Can Reshape NFL Roster Decisions
Competitive Advantage (302)
Joel Shapiro
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
9:30 am
Predictive Analytics of Move Choice and Cheating Detection at Chess
Competitive Advantage (302)
Ken Regan
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
10:00 am
From Click to Tip-Off: Modernizing Sports Ticketing
Sue Bird Room
Erin Kelly
Mike Shane
Jeff Heaton
Emily Johnson
Kari Gritton
Panels
Day 1
10:00 am
Hot Hands and Cold Decks: Balancing Strategy and Psychology in Poker
Shane Battier Room
Jennifer Shahade
Nate Silver
Alexandra Botez
Xuan Liu
Panels
Day 1
10:00 am
Building Sports Empires with an Entrepreneurial Edge: Michele Kang and Gerry Cardinale
Bill James Room
Jessica Gelman
Michele Kang
Gerry Cardinale
Panels
Day 1
10:00 am
Chess Open Play
Room 310
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 1
10:00 am
Knowledge Dynamics: Advancing Sports Knowledge at Notre Dame
Competitive Advantage (302)
John Wagle
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
10:30 am
Career Conversations (Session 2) presented by Ticketmaster
Workshop Room (311)
No speakers found.
Careers
Day 1
10:45 am
Innovating Performance: Advancing Analytics for Team USA at Paris 2024
Competitive Advantage (302)
Dan Webb
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
11:00 am
Netflix and WWE Team Up: Paul "Triple H" Levesque and Bela Bajaria
Bill James Room
Jessica Gelman
Paul "Triple H" Levesque
Bela Bajaria
Panels
Day 1
11:00 am
New Frontiers: How Emerging Leagues Are Reshaping Sports
Sue Bird Room
Shira Springer
Mike McCarley
Katlyn Gao
Mike Buckley
Steve Argeris
Panels
Day 1
11:15 am
Playing Offense with AI: How the Florida Panthers Stay Ahead of the Ticket Market
Competitive Advantage (302)
Michael Kesaris
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
11:45 am
Unlock a Commercial Advantage through Performance Marketing
Competitive Advantage (302)
Tom Huggins
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
12:00 pm
Disruptive Leadership: Using Culture, Data, and Technology to Drive Change in Sports
Sue Bird Room
Alison Fragale
Lorrissa Horton
Mike Ybarra
Tim Armstrong
Panels
Day 1
12:00 pm
'The Deal' featuring David Blitzer hosted by Alex Rodriguez and Jason Kelly
Bill James Room
Jason Kelly
Alex Rodriguez
David Blitzer
Panels
Day 1
12:00 pm
Checkmate and Innovate: The Future of Engagement in Chess
Shane Battier Room
Danny Rensch
Alexandra Botez
Levy Rozman
Daryl Morey
Ella Papanek
Panels
Day 1
12:15 pm
Case Competition Final Presentations presented by Kraft Analytics Group (KAGR) in partnership with NCAA
Research Papers Room
No speakers found.
Competitions
Day 1
12:30 pm
Unlocking Premium Value Through Understanding Your Fans - Tepper S&E
Competitive Advantage (302)
Bryan Lodigiani
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
1:00 pm
Minding the College Football Analytics Gap
Competitive Advantage (302)
Karim Kassam
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
1:30 pm
Gymnastics' Rebalancing Act: AI Judging, Analytics, and Economics
Sue Bird Room
Jessica O’Beirne
Mohini Bhardwaj
Brody Malone
Josh Dixon
Li Li Leung
Panels
Day 1
1:30 pm
The Future of Sports Business
Bill James Room
Abe Madkour
Amy Howe
Brian Rolapp
Jessica Gelman
Panels
Day 1
1:30 pm
Digging In: Bringing Volleyball Stats and Analytics to the Public
Competitive Advantage (302)
Michael Beuoy
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
2:00 pm
Hackathon Final Presentations presented by Wasserman Foundation
Research Papers Room
No speakers found.
Competitions
Day 1
2:15 pm
Emerging Sports Betting and Health Data from the Front Lines of a Power 4 University
Competitive Advantage (302)
Lindsey Mortenson
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
2:30 pm
Chasing Greatness: A Conversation with GMs Across Sports
Bill James Room
Michele Steele
David Stearns
Nick Caserio
Daryl Morey
Panels
Day 1
2:30 pm
The Role of the Storyteller in a Data and AI World
Shane Battier Room
Ben Alamar
Jackie MacMullan
Jeff Bennett
Rebecca Dyer
Brant Berglund
Panels
Day 1
2:30 pm
Investing in Sports: Around the Game from Teams to Tech
Sue Bird Room
Steve Heiner
George Pyne
Carolyn Tisch Blodgett
Mitch Lasky
Panels
Day 1
2:45 pm
Racing to Revenue: NASCAR’s Data-Powered Sales Engine
Competitive Advantage (302)
Nathan Blum
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
3:15 pm
Computer Vision to Enhance Performance — a Paralympic Perspective
Competitive Advantage (302)
Emelie Eldracher
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
3:30 pm
The Analytics-Driven Franchise: Building a Modern NBA Team
Sue Bird Room
John Hollinger
Shane Battier
Dean Oliver
Monte McNair
Ariana Andonian
Panels
Day 1
3:30 pm
Rewriting the Playbook with Maverick Carter and Jason Robins
Bill James Room
Eben Novy-Williams
Maverick Carter
Jason Robins
Panels
Day 1
3:30 pm
Career Playbooks: The Reality of Working in Sports presented by Ticketmaster
Shane Battier Room
Liz Moulton
Greg Kim
Sonia Raman
Michael Girsch
Matt Gaudry
Careers
Day 1
4:30 pm
Women's Sports Are Taking Off: Why the On-Field Data Must Grow Too presented by Wasserman Foundation
Sue Bird Room
Corbin Petro
Stacy Lewis
Julie Uhrman
Jennifer Rizzotti
Panels
Day 1
4:30 pm
Mastering the Mind: The Psychology of Winning
Shane Battier Room
Steve Magness
Allison Feaster
Sian Leah Beilock
Lauren Rosen
Panels
Day 1
4:30 pm
The Globalization of Sports
Bill James Room
Saj Cherian
Mark Tatum
Christine Dorfler
Paul Caine
Panels
Day 1
4:30 pm
Chess Interactive Event - Guess the Elo
Workshop Room (312)
Danny Rensch
Levy Rozman
Alexandra Botez
Daryl Morey
Interactive Events
Day 1
4:30 pm
Modeling Injury Risk at the Tennessee Titans
Competitive Advantage (302)
Sarah Bailey
Competitive Advantages
Day 1
5:30 pm
The NCAA’s Newest Power Players: The Rise of the GM
Bill James Room
Michael Lewis
Andrew Luck
Adrian Wojnarowski
Panels
Day 1
5:30 pm
Breaking Glass with WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and Her Agent Jade-Li English
Sue Bird Room
Michele Steele
A'ja Wilson
Jade-Li English
Panels
Day 2
9:00 am
Have the Nerds Ruined Basketball? A Conversation on Competitiveness, Three Pointers, and Rule Changes
Bill James Room
Deepak Malhotra
Sue Bird
Evan Wasch
Mike Zarren
Daryl Morey
Panels
Day 2
9:00 am
Cutting Through the Static: Model-Driven Decision-Marking
Sue Bird Room
Katie Hodel
Karlis Kezbers
Keith Goldner
Nicole Pelaez-Dandrea
Braden Moore
Panels
Day 2
9:00 am
From Engagement to Activation in the NHL
Competitive Advantage (302)
Curran Raclin
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
9:00 am
Resume Reviews presented by Ticketmaster
Workshop Room (311)
No speakers found.
Careers
Day 2
9:00 am
Home Run Dugout Batting Bays Open Play
Auditorium
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 2
9:00 am
Accessibility in Sports Showcase
Room 305
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 2
9:00 am
Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster
Research Papers Room
Nick Picadura
Jenna Kurath
Wayee Chu
Sezin Aksoy
Competitions
Day 2
9:30 am
Bridging Fan Gaps with Data and Technology to Drive Organizational Growth
Competitive Advantage (302)
Brady Ulloa
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
10:00 am
When the Odds Don't Add Up: Navigating Anomalies and Uncertainties in Sports Betting
Sue Bird Room
Chad Millman
Jeff Ma
Nate Silver
Sean Zerillo
Panels
Day 2
10:00 am
Inside Stories: The Era of Athlete-Driven Content
Bill James Room
Shira Springer
Constance Schwartz-Morini
Megan Rapinoe
Marie Donoghue
Panels
Day 2
10:00 am
Reception Perception: Using Data to Grade NFL Receivers and Predict Breakouts
Competitive Advantage (302)
Matt Harmon
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
10:00 am
Chess Simul
Room 310
Danny Rensch
James Canty III
Interactive Events
Day 2
10:45 am
Of Mice and Hockey Players: Cross Disciplinary Lessons About Tracking Data
Competitive Advantage (302)
Margaret Cunniff
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
11:00 am
Quants Watching Tape presented by ESPN
Sue Bird Room
Seth Walder
Brian Burke
Dean Oliver
Andrew Healy
Steve Weinman
Panels
Day 2
11:00 am
'To A Touch More' with Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe presented by Wasserman Foundation
Bill James Room
Sue Bird
Megan Rapinoe
Panels
Day 2
11:00 am
Bringing Sports Data to Life: Information for Modern Consumption
Workshop Room (311)
Riley Martin
Workshops
Day 2
11:15 am
Built for the Ride: The Physicality of the Wildest 8 Seconds in Sports
Competitive Advantage (302)
Kait Jackson
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
11:45 am
Startup Competition presented by Ticketmaster
Research Papers Room
Suzanne Norris
Rusty Watkins
Greg Dawkins
Competitions
Day 2
12:00 pm
The New Age NFL Front Office
Bill James Room
Lorrissa Horton
Scott Pioli
Kevin Demoff
Bill Connelly
Panels
Day 2
12:00 pm
NCAA 2.0: What's Next?
Sue Bird Room
Michael McCann
Oliver Luck
Mark Jackson
Brian Higgins
Panels
Day 2
12:00 pm
Home Run Derby
Auditorium
No speakers found.
Interactive Events
Day 2
12:00 pm
Human Movement in Detailed Data
Competitive Advantage (302)
Marcus Elliott
Henry Abbott
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
12:00 pm
Enhancing Valorant Performance: Computer Vision and Data Science in Esports
Workshop Room (311)
Shaun Meredith
Workshops
Day 2
12:30 pm
Women's Luncheon supported by Eventellect and Wasserman Foundation
Shane Battier Room
Constance Schwartz-Morini
Careers
Day 2
1:15 pm
Lessons in Chemistry: Impact of Teammate Familiarity on Shooting in the NBA
Competitive Advantage (302)
Dean Oliver
Ben Alamar
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
1:30 pm
Coming to America: Cricket and Rugby
Sue Bird Room
Mark Donaldson
Johnathan Atkeison
Mihir Warty
Todd Myers
Jarrod Kimber
Panels
Day 2
1:30 pm
'Pablo Torre Finds Out' at SSAC
Bill James Room
Pablo Torre
Sendhil Mullainathan
Daryl Morey
Panels
Day 2
1:30 pm
Don't Be A Square: Winning Super Bowl Squares with Data Science
Workshop Room (311)
Jason Feldman
Keith Goldner
Workshops
Day 2
2:30 pm
Decisions on Ice: The Next Frontier of Hockey Analytics
Sue Bird Room
Arda Öcal
Jeremy Rogalski
Meghan Chayka
Philippe Desaulniers
Panels
Day 2
2:30 pm
The Next Generation of Venues
Bill James Room
Bret McCormick
Mark Jackson
Bill Hanway
Darren Ross
Fran Weld
Panels
Day 2
2:30 pm
Behind the Deal: The Analytics of Sports Sponsorship Valuation
Workshop Room (311)
Keegan Fiertl
Workshops
Day 2
2:30 pm
Chess Interactive Event - Hand and Brain
Workshop Room (312)
Danny Rensch
Levy Rozman
Alexandra Botez
Daryl Morey
Alex Edelman
Interactive Events
Day 2
2:30 pm
Sports Schedule Optimization
Competitive Advantage (302)
Chris Groer
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
3:00 pm
Setting a New Standard for Women’s Sports Data: Complete WNBA Play by Play on Basketball Reference
Competitive Advantage (302)
Charlotte Eisenberg
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
3:30 pm
Big Data Energy
Bill James Room
Alex Edelman
Nate Silver
Jessica Gelman
Daryl Morey
Panels
Day 2
3:30 pm
Skill, Luck, and the Battle of the Sexes: An Application of Tennis
Competitive Advantage (302)
Tobias J. Moskowitz
Competitive Advantages
Day 2
4:30 pm
Alpha Awards
Bill James Room
Jessica Gelman
Daryl Morey
Panels
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