Bill James Room

Data Is The New Black: Building Data-Driven Organizations

Traditional management principles need to be revised—data is shaping the way in which best-in-class organizations build teams, drive strategy, maximize revenue, and create culture.

Basketball Analytics: Hunting for Unicorns

The game of basketball changes quickly – so in an era of three-point shooting, floor spacing, and versatility, it’s natural to wonder what the next iteration of the game will look like.

Helping Dream Chasers: Social Justice With Meek Mill and Michael Rubin

Having been directly impacted by unfairly harsh laws and unexpectedly becoming a voice for criminal justice reform, Philadelphia-raised rapper Meek Mill shares his unique perspective and partnership with close friend and co-owner of the Philadelphia 76ers Michael Rubin to bring greater awareness to this issue impacting millions without a voice in the US.

Winning Outside The Game in The Business of Sports

The sports industry is changing every day: questions around media rights are more pertinent than ever, consumer interests and desired engagement are evolving quickly, the ticketing industry is undergoing a massive shift, and start-up leagues and technologies are challenging leagues who had a near monopoly on fans attention.

Creating a Sports Legacy

Legacies are built when there is a vision for establishing something novel and long-lasting.

Who Says No? A 1-On-1 With Adam Silver and Bill Simmons

Nearing the end of the regular season, Bill Simmons sits one-on-one with commissioner Adam Silver to discuss various basketball – and, in typical Bill fashion, a couple non-basketball – related topics.

Wild West of Analytics: Other Industry Perspectives on Use & Misuse of Data

Data use and misuse has emerged as an area of focus as organizations collect and use data in new and innovative ways, ahead of regulatory and ethical frameworks.

No Lead is Safe: Innovation in Sports

Sports has been a bastion for innovation and change.

Reinventing a Business: The Future of Sports Business

On this panel, leaders of some of the world’s most prominent companies driving the sports ecosystem discuss their proactive approach to understand customer needs, the changing business dynamics and the challenges keeping their businesses as industry leaders.

Player Empowerment: I've Got The Power

In recent years we’ve seen an undeniable increase in player influence with regards to what they make, where they play, and how they leverage their brand beyond the team.

Start Me Up: Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Reddit, the Segway, Daily Fantasy Sports, and predicting presidential elections.

A New Arena: Careers After Sports

A professional athlete’s lifepath after retiring can be as unpredictable as their career between the lines.

MLS Growth Story: A Conversation With Don Garber and Jonathan Kraft

Today, Major League Soccer (MLS) is one of the most successful growth stories in American sports history.

Changing Sports: Beyond Ownership

While wins and losses are paramount, learn how owners and team leaders of some of sports’ most beloved teams – Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and the emerging celeb-favorite Los Angeles FC – are extending their sports property investments in creative and meaningful ways.

Fanalytics 2.0

In our first “Fanalytics” panel in 2013, we speculated the ways to collect and use data to improve the fan experience.

Making the Right Play: Optimizing the NBA's Season Structure

For more than 50 years the NBA has operated with an 82-game regular season, but is this the optimal season structure?

Disrupting, Reimagining, & Crushing It!: A Conversation with Michael Rubin and Gary V

Power of Athletics on Society: 50 Years of Title IX Impact & the Path Forward Presented by Wasserman

The Reformation of the NCAA: The Impact of New Legislation, Re-Alignment, and NIL

Beyond the Book: The Inevitable Expansion of Sports Betting Presented by Caesars Sportsbook

The Alternative Asset: Sports

Future of the Fan

Blockchain, Technology, and Sports

From NBA 75 to Basketball 100: The Future of the Game

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

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

Entrepreneurship for Impact: Athletes Making a Mark

Partnerships 2.0: Data, Dollars, and Digitalization

Investing in Global Sports: Creating Value While Building Dynasties

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

Performance Under Pressure

The Chess Renaissance: Modern Challenges for an Ancient Game

Rebooting the Lakers/Celtics Rivalry

The Celtics-Lakers rivalry is one of the most storied in all of sports.

Skin in the game: Sports Gambling’s Emergence in the US

The moment millions of fans have been waiting for is finally here: sports betting is legal in a few of the 50 U.S.

Do Athletes Need The Media?

Until recently, athletes were completely reliant on journalists to communicate with fans, and consequently their stories were told through someone else’s lens.

Metrics Are The Mike: Football Analytics

Football is rapidly shedding its reputation for being slow in the uptake and application of advanced analytics, as today’s teams are more readily harnessing the power of data to inform their decision making.

Making the Modern Athlete: A Conversation with David Epstein and Malcolm Gladwell

Authors Malcolm Gladwell and David Epstein meet again, five years since their initial 10,000 Hours vs. The Sports Gene talk, to resurface the important and long-standing question of whether nature or nurture determines one’s athletic success.

Sports Mythbusting

In the age of camera phones and social media, athletes and league officials can hardly do anything without it being captured and reported on.

Michael Lewis – Going Deep with Mike Leach – The Most Innovative Mind in Football

Coach; Author; Innovator; Eccentric; Brilliant; Unconventional. All these and more have been used to describe Mike Leach, who will sit down with bestselling author Michael Lewis for a one-on-one conversation on being arguably the most innovative coach in football history and how he has changed the way the game is played.

Moneyball To Homerball With Bill James and Tom Tango

Arguably the two greatest baseball analytics minds of all time will meet on stage for the first time to discuss the Sabermetrics that Bill James created and Tom has revolutionized

Moving The Chains: Advancing Football Analytics

Information from player tracking to advanced metrics is shaping how rosters are constructed, players prepare, and coaches call games. Viewers can expect to see Next Gen Stats on every broadcast.

The Sports Learning Curve: Why Teams are Slow to Learn and Adapt

Let’s face it, despite decades of data and statistical analysis to lean on, players, coaches and GMs alike continue to fall into predictable behavioral traps when it comes to decision making.

The Path to Greatness

Sports are mythic, and a backdrop for life. What does it take to become the greatest of all time?

"3s & Frees": The Evolving Nature of Basketball

Basketball is undeniably an evolving sport. From the run and gun in the ‘60s to the physical slugfest in the ‘90s to the “threes and frees” of today, the game has transformed and reinvented itself over and over again.

The Boardroom: The Making Of A Superstar

Executive produced by Kevin Durant and Rich Kleiman, The Boardroom brings fans inside the business of sports, featuring real-time conversations with athletes and executives about what’s really changing the game.

Sports in 2040: Hindsight is 2020

In 2040, the NBA has a 5-point line, NFL stadiums seat 40,000 as fans watch via VR, Amazon will own MLS, and MLB games finish in less than an hour.

On A Finger Roll: Where the Basketball Analytics Movement Goes Next

Transgender Athletes: A Conversation led by Malcolm Gladwell on Data and Participation Policy

NFTs, Ownership, and Utility: Outlining the Path Forward for Digital Assets Presented by Ticketmaster

In the Trenches of Football Analytics

A 1-on-1 with Calvin Johnson and Bomani Jones

Trash Talking: Live from SSAC Presented by Oracle

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

Leveling Up: How Basketball Teams Deploy Analytics to Develop Players

The Impact of Moneyball: 20 Years Later

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

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

The Ultimate Team Sport: Building Better Football Rosters with Analytics

The Last of Sports