Bill James - Former Senior Baseball Operations Advisor, Boston Red Sox
Meg Rowley - Managing Editor, FanGraphs
Sarah Gelles - Director of Research and Development, Houston Astros
Josh Ruffin - Advanced Scouting Analyst, Minnesota Twins
Ben Lindbergh (moderator) - Staff Writer, The Ringer
Soon after the 2020 World Series, fundamentalist fans were quick to point to baseball’s overreliance on analytics as one of the reasons the Tampa Bay Rays lost. Baseball has always been on the bleeding edge of sports analytics, but where does the edge end? This panel aims to examine the fine line between when to make managerial decisions on gut feel, versus when to stick to the data. Did the 2020 World Series serve as a catalyst for changes to the game going forward, or will managers shrug off pressure from the media?
Achievement Unlocked: Esports Analytics
Do Athletes Need the Media?
Unlocking Potential: The Next Generation of Tracking Data (Presented by STATS)
Skin in the Game: Sports Gambling’s Emergence in the US
Managing the Big League Levers
Rebooting the Lakers/Celtics Rivalry
Career Kickoff
The People Advantage: Culture Analytics
No Lead Is Safe: Innovation in Sports
Breaking Away from the Pack: Sports Entrepreneurship
Baseball 2.0: Updating America’s Pastime
Wild West of Analytics: Other Industry Perspectives on Use & Misuse of Data
Who Says No? A 1-on-1 with Adam Silver and Bill Simmons
The Cutting Edge: Hockey Analytics (Presented by Sportlogiq)
Changing the Game: How Advanced Data is Enhancing Broadcasts (Presented by ESPN)
Creating a Sports Legacy
What Does the Fox Say? Analytics in Poker
Winning Outside the Game in the Business of Sports
An American Analyst in London
Ticketing Analytics: The Power of Open Distribution
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