The 17th Annual MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

2023 Hackathon Presented by Ticketmaster

The 10th annual Hackathon at the 2023 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference will bring innovative and analytical minds together to create groundbreaking solutions in the sports industry.

2023 Startup Competition & Trade Show

The Startup Competition and Trade Show provides an opportunity for selected startups and small companies to showcase their innovations in the fields of sports-related technologies, products, and services. Those that are selected by the SSAC committee will have the opportunity to present their products and/or services to potential customers, business partners, investors, and employees. This year, the competition will be held in-person and each finalist will be able to pitch to a panel of judges at the conference.

Investing in Global Sports: Creating Value While Building Dynasties

Sports & Society: Redefining Sports Culture and Organizations presented by Wasserman Foundation

Player Power - Building Businesses by Empowering Athletes presented by Wasserman Foundation

Performance Under Pressure

The Play-by-Play of the Future: Navigating the Evolving Landscape of Sports Media

Start Me Up: How New Leagues Are Innovating Sports and Capturing Fans

The Future of Sports & Entrepreneurship: A Conversation with Jason Robins and Wyc Grousbeck

Sports and Technology: Bringing Performance to the Next Level

Start Your Engines: How Data is Fueling NASCAR's Strategy to Engage an Evolving Customer Base

Partnerships 2.0: Data, Dollars, and Digitalization

Big Events, Big Tickets, Big Experiences: Managing the Fan Experience When Stakes are Highest

The Impact of Moneyball: 20 Years Later

Soccer's Analytics Frontier

Leveling Up: How Basketball Teams Deploy Analytics to Develop Players

Data For Good: What Sports Can Learn From Other Industries

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

The Ultimate Team Sport: Building Better Football Rosters with Analytics

Revamping America's Pastime: The Effect of Rule Changes in Baseball

Pickleball: The Next Chapter for the World's Fastest Growing Sport

Changing the Game: How the Sports Industry is Accelerating Progress in DEI

Raising The Stakes: The Evolution of Poker Strategy

Bet On It: A Conversation on Innovation in the Sports Betting Industry

Sharpening Your Edges: The Role of Analytics in Sports Betting and Fantasy Sports

Mind, Body, Machine: The Role of AI/ML in the Future of Sports

The Last of Sports

Social Media and Sports: How Consumption and Fanhood is Changing

The Future of the Fan: Innovation, Data, and "Always On" Engagement presented by Ticketmaster

Lessons From The Edge: Understanding Humans In The Pursuit of Peak Performance

Entrepreneurship for Impact: Athletes Making a Mark

The New Age of Golf: Players vs the Game

Creating an NFL Player Tracking Metric presented by ESPN

Hard Cap Constrains: Roster Construction in the Hard Cap Era of Hockey

Beating the Book: Simulation-Driven Sports Betting

Like and Subscribe: Co-Streaming and The Influencer Age of Esports

Analytics On Air - The NBA's First Full-Time Analytics Broadcaster

Using Crowd Sentiment To Help Pick Winners in Fantasy Football

The Elam Ending Reaches the NBA G League

Applying Pressure: Exploring Pitching's Next Data Driven Opportunity

FemTech or "Bro"Tech: Are Data from Wearables Missing the Mark for Female Athletes?

Transforming the LA28 Olympic & Paralympic Games with Data

Virtual Becomes Reality: The Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift

The Future of Soccer Data in North America

Esports Analytics for League of Legends

How bobsleighing, the Roman army, and throw-in coaching innovated the world of soccer

Advantage US Tennis: Leveraging Performance Analytics and Technology to Provide a Competitive Edge

Negotiating for Seconds: Engineering the Sub 2-hr Marathon

How Angel City FC is using data and analytics to gain massive popularity and drive revenue in LA

FIFA World Cup 2022: A Data Journey Into the Future

Golden State Warriors Global Fan Engagement & Growth Strategy

The Data Evolution: Building efficient golf swings

Winning Speedskating Medals Through Pareto Gains

Win with AI: Exposing Winning Strategies in Sports

Beyond the Beam: Inside the Sacramento Kings Fan Engagement Strategy

Welcome to the Lakehouse: Best-of-Breed Data Stack in Sports

Preparing for Launch: How the Miami Dolphins applied data analytics to strategize and amplify "The Moment"

An Analytical Framework For Winning The Super Bowl

Data-Driven Approaches to Responsible Gaming

The Next Revolution of AI in Sport - Large Language Models

Brittney Griner: Leveraging Data for Collective Action

Ensembling & Wisdom of Crowds

Introduction to Modern Football Analytics Using Play-by-Play Data

Data Centered Decision Making: How to Implement a Process that maximizes the Value of Your Data