A Preview Of SportTechie’s State Of The Industry 2018


On Feb. 13 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, SportTechie will host its inaugural State Of The Industry conference. Sports industry leaders from across the country will convene to examine what shaped the sports technology world in 2017 and what we can expect in 2018. With support from Oracle Hospitality (Presenting Sponsor) and Sportradar (Supporting Sponsor), the invite-only event will feature two networking receptions, five panel discussions, a Featured Presentation from Oracle Hospitality, and a keynote address from DeMaurice Smith, Executive Director of the NFLPA.

Esports, gaming, athlete data tracking, sports media consumption, and in-venue data collection and fan experience are all on the agenda. The event’s final panel discussion will analyze the sports technologies currently in play, cull the truth from the hype, and forecast what we can expect to see in 2018 and beyond. The full agenda is available below.

In addition to supporting two panels at the event, Oracle Hospitality will treat attendees to a Featured Presentation and a closing networking reception in Barclays Center’s Billboard Lounge. During its Featured Presentation, Oracle will discuss its new Oracle MICROS Compact Workstation. Those interested in learning more about the new workstation prior to next week can attend a webinar on Feb. 8 at 9 a.m. Eastern time. For more information on the webinar and the MICROS workstation in general, please click here.

Attendees and panelists at this year’s event are invited to stay and enjoy the New York Islanders vs. Columbus Bluejackets game in the Honda Club.

This is the first year for SportTechie’s signature event, which is scheduled to take place annually. For more information about State Of The Industry and other SportTechie events, including our newest location – SportTechie Bay Area, please visit our Events Calendar or contact us at info@sporttechie.com.

Agenda:

9:00 a.m. Reception #1 – Check-In, Welcome & Networking

9:30 a.m. Panel #1 – Esports

Call it a “sport” or call it “gaming,” just make sure you don’t ignore it. Esports teams are worth hundreds of millions of dollars. Traditional sports leagues and teams have created their own esports leagues and invested in teams. Our panel examines where we are now and how much further we’ll go. Moderator: Diamond Leung, Managing Editor @ SportTechie

Panelists:

Jamie Leece, VP of Games, VR @ MLBAM

Andrew Paradise, Founder and CEO @ Skillz

Grant Paranjape, Director of Esports Business and Team Operations @ Monumental Sports & Entertainment

10:30 a.m. Panel #2 – Tracking Athletes – Movement, Health & Performance – Presented by Sportradar

Technology allows us to obtain and analyze volumes of data about athletes, from movement and location while performing to biometric sleep patterns. The result is new and engaging content for fans, advanced methods of evaluation for teams, and scientific training regimens for athletes. Never has data been more important, or more controversial. Moderator: Joe Lemire, Senior Writer @ SportTechie

Panelists:

Marques Colston, Retired NFL Player / Founder @ Dynasty Digital

Ahmad Nassar, President @ NFL Players Inc.

Per von Rosen, Product Manager @ Sportradar

11:30 a.m. Panel #3 – The Future Of Sports Media

Streaming, OTT, cable bundles, and digital media. We consume sports much differently than we did just a few years ago. There were massive shifts in the sports content industry in 2017 that will have huge ramifications on the future of live sports. Leaders in the media industry discuss the important developments of 2017 and what to look for in 2018 and beyond. Moderator: Taylor Bloom, CEO @ SportTechie

Panelists:

Brian Dailey, VP, Sports Digital Media @ Showtime Networks

Zach Leonsis, SVP and General Manager @ Monumental Sports & Entertainment

Geoff Reiss, General Manager of Sports @ Oath

Jordan Schlachter, President @ National Basketball Players Incorporated

12:30 p.m. – Keynote / Lunch – DeMaurice Smith, NFLPA Executive Director

1:30 p.m. Panel #4 – In-Venue Data Collection and Fan Experience – Presented By Oracle

Smart stadiums. It was a buzzword in 2017. How “smart” were our stadiums and how much smarter can we make them via strategic data collection – from point-of-sale transactions to interactive digital signage and augmented reality experiences via a smartphone? Moderator: Dan Kaufman, Managing Director @ SportTechie

Panelists:

Randy Lewis, VP, Business Strategy & Analytics @ Brooklyn Sports & Entertainment

Michael Porter, Director of Emerging Technology @ Centerplate

Ed Rothenberg, Senior Solutions Specialist @ Oracle Hospitality

Sandeep Satish, Director of Partner Strategy @ E15 Group

2:30 p.m. – Featured Presentation by Oracle

3:15 p.m. Panel #5 – Forecasting The Future – Presented by Oracle

Virtual reality can put the fan courtside and train an athlete. Artificial intelligence can assist with mobile payments, obtain fan data, streamline customer service and unclog crowded corridors. Technologies like these were important topics in 2017. But how much potential do they truly hold for the future of the sports industry? This panel dissects the hype from the facts about these emerging technologies. Moderator: Jen Booton, Senior Writer @ SportTechie

Panelists:

Lisa Borders, President @ WNBA

Matt Donnelly, VP of Solutions and Compliance @ FreedomPay

Ed O’Brien, Head of Sports – Business Development and Partnerships @ CLEAR

Dirck Schou, Cofounder and COO @ Taqtile

4:15 – 5:30 p.m. Reception #2 – Presented by Oracle

5:30 – 10 p.m. New York Islanders vs. Columbus Bluejackets in Honda Club