2024 Schedule
Day 1
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.
College Football Analytics: Analyzing Tracking Data and Film Concurrently to Get an Upper Hand
Football coaches want every tool possible to help them make smart decisions when it comes to analyzing opponents, assessing recruits, and helping the team improve
Football & CTE: How New Data Can Save the NFL
Pundits have predicted the demise of the NFL ever since our research team published that the 110 of the first 111 former NFL players to have their brains studied at Boston University post-mortem were diagnosed with CTE, a degenerative brain disease caused by playing football.
How Cricket Innovates at 100mph presented by Outsystems
Not always the first sport that springs to mind when thinking about digital innovation, the England and Wales Cricket Board has been on a transformation of its own over the last few years to becoming an evidence-based, data-driven organisation from top to bottom
The Relevant and the Frequent: Engaging Soccer Coaches with Visual Analytics. An FC Barcelona Story
Soccer, the sport with the highest point value in the world, has a fundamental problem when it comes to analyzing it: there are many frequent events and very few that are relevant.
Open for Business: How An Open Distribution Ticketing Network is Changing the Way the NFL Operates presented by KAGR
The NFL entered into new ticketing partnerships at the start of the 2018 season, embracing an innovative open distribution ticketing network model to provide more verified access points for fans to buy tickets and gain a deeper understanding of season ticket members, primary and secondary ticket purchasers, and transferred tickets.
Getting Real with Real-Time Data presented by AXS
Mike Conley, Cavaliers Operating Co. LLC’s Chief Information Officer, provides a deep dive into how the organization is leveraging AXS’ real-time data streams to reshape the fan experience and day-to-day business.
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.
Measuring the Immeasurable: Solving Soccer Analytics Using Machine Learning and Computer Vision presented by STATS Perform
Measuring team and player performance in soccer is extremely challenging due to the continuous, low-scoring and strategic nature of the game
Data Driven: How the Giants Are Using Analytics to Satisfy Parking Demands
The San Francisco Giants are building a new foundation to support their business. Literally. The Mission Rock development will be a new mixed-use neighborhood consisting of parks, open space, residential, commercial and retail construction.
Day 2
Instant Feedback: Using Real-time Data to Improve Training, Case Studies from MIT Sports Lab
There’s an abundance of data being collected on athletes in training settings, yet without coaches and athletes being able to quickly access this information near real-time, the value and utility of this information can be greatly diminished.
Built To Last: The Importance of Inclusion & Diversity in Sports Organizations Presented By Wasserman
Countless studies have shown that diverse teams outperform homogeneous counterparts. Yet in an environment where everyone is looking for a competitive edge, why is the sports industry so far behind?
The Power of Location Data Presented by Deloitte
Our presentation will focus on the power of location data and how sports teams can use this information to better predict fan behavior, provide more personalized fan experiences, and increase the value of sponsorships.
Sports Gambling Innovation: Betting on the Future Presented by Sig Sports Analytics
In the 18 months since the Professional & Amateur Sports Protection Act was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, revenue generated across states offering legal gambling has reached an astounding $15 billion.
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