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Virtual Summit Schedule

Thursday, February 4, 2021
11:30 AM - 3:30 PM/ET

Friday, February 5, 2021
11:30 AM - 3:45 PM/ET

Panels and talks will be held on Zoom. The startup showcase and student poster sessions will be held on Gather.town, an interactive virtual space that resembles a conference environment.

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DAY 1: Thursday, February 4, 2021

All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.

Time (ET)	Zoom Events				Gather.town Events
11:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks				Open for Viewing Startup Booths and Student Posters
11:45 AM	Industry Panel 1 The Inflection Point: From Adaptation to Innovation RC Buford, CEO, Spurs Sports and Entertainment David Morehouse, President and CEO, Pittsburgh Penguins Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator)
12:30 PM	Research Flash Talks 1 Peko Hosoi: Is it ok to put fans in stadiums during a pandemic? Alok Pattani: Scaling Statistical Insights: Automating MLB Game Notes Using Google Cloud Ben Shields
1:00 PM	Private Roundtable Using Technology to Aid in Health and Wellness *	Private Roundtable What’s Working for You? Engaging the Next Generation of Fans *	Alumni Talk Entrepeneurship ** Kevin Kusch, Co-Founder & CTO, Notemeal Carlo Salmini, Co-Founder and CEO, SHRED. Bill Near, Founder and CEO, Helios Hockey Jacob Rothman, Co-Founder & CEO, Perch	Alumni Talk It's Not Just About Technology ** Mike Fitzgerald, Vice President of Research and Development, Arizona Diamondbacks David Hesslink, Project Manager, Baseball Operations at Seattle Mariners Matt Lindsay, Director of Football Analytics, New England Patriots	Interactive Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session
1:30 PM	Private Roundtable Considerations for Stadium/Arena Reopening *	Private Roundtable Quantifying Cognitive and Mental Attributes to Optimize Performance *
2:00 PM	Research Flash Talks 2 Jessika Trancik Seung Kyun (SK) Ha: Modeling player dynamics in football dribbling				Open for Viewing Startup Booths and Student Posters
2:30 PM	Industry Panel 2 Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across Sports Rich Cho, Vice President of Basketball Strategy, Memphis Grizzlies Amy Huchthausen, Commissioner, America East Conference Ray Reagans, Alfred P. Sloan Professor of Management, Professor of Organization Studies, and Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, MIT Sloan School of Management (moderator)
3:15 PM	Closing Remarks

Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session will be open on Gather.town all day, but the main interactive session will take place from 1-2pm ET.

Time (ET)	Zoom Events
11:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks
11:45 AM	Industry Panel 1 The Inflection Point: From Adaptation to Innovation
12:30 PM	Research Flash Talks 1
1:00 PM	Private Roundtable Using Technology to Aid in Health and Wellness *
	Private Roundtable What’s Working for You? Engaging the Next Generation of Fans *
	Alumni Talk Entrepeneurship **
	Alumni Talk It's Not Just About Technology **
1:30 PM	Private Roundtable Considerations for Stadium/Arena Reopening *
	Private Roundtable 2B Quantifying Cognitive and Mental Attributes to Optimize Performance *
	Alumni Talk Entrepeneurship (continued until 2pm ET) **
	Alumni Talk It's Not Just About Technology (continued until 2pm ET) **
2:00 PM	Research Flash Talks 2
2:30 PM	Industry Panel 2 Championing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion across Sports
3:15 PM	Closing Remarks

* Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.

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DAY 2: Friday, February 5, 2021

All virtual Summit spaces will open for attendees at 11:15am ET.

Time (ET)	Zoom Events			Gather.town Events
11:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks			Open for Viewing Startup Booths and Student Posters
11:45 AM	Industry Panel 3 The Competitive Edge: Data-Informed Decision Making Mirko Boccalatte, Chief Operating Officer, Ferrari F1 Team Sean Marks, General Manager, Brooklyn Nets Scott Riewald, Senior Director for High Performance Projects, US Olympic and Paralympic Committee Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator)
12:30 PM	Research Flash Talks 3 Jaime Peraire: High Fidelity CFD on Graphic Processor Units Andy Harland Ivan Jutamulia: Evaluating decision making in basketball with Expected Possession Value (EPV)
1:00 PM	Private Roundtable Data Validation *	Private Roundtable Sustainability in Sports *	Alumni Talk Fan Engagement ** Sam Feder, Vice President, New York Islanders Nick Davis, Special Assistant - Baseball Research, Milwaukee Brewers	Interactive Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session
1:30 PM	Special Fireside Chat Brian Bilello, President, New England Revolution Tim Zue, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Boston Red Sox Christina Chase, Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering, MIT; Co-Founder & Managing Director, MIT Sports Lab (moderator)			Open for Viewing Startup Booths and Student Posters
2:15 PM	Research Flash Talks 4 Ferran Vidal-Codina: Automatic event detection in football using tracking data Sarah Fay
2:45 PM	Industry Panel 4 Myth Busting: Critical Elements in Vetting New Sports Technologies Nicolas Evans, Head of Football Research & Standards, FIFA Ben Peterson, Ben Peterson, Head of Player Health & Performance, San Francisco 49ers Lorena Torres Ronda, Adjunct Fellow, Institute for Health and Sport (iHeS) at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia Eric Schmidt, Head of Advocacy for Data Analytics, Google Cloud (moderator)
3:30 PM	Closing Remarks

Startup Showcase and Student Poster Session will be open on Gather.town all day, but the main interactive session will take place from 1-1:30pm ET.

Time (ET)	Zoom Events
11:30 AM	Welcoming Remarks
11:45 AM	Industry Panel 3 The Competitive Edge: Data-Informed Decision Making
12:30 PM	Research Flash Talks 3
1:00 PM	Private Roundtable Data Validation *
	Private Roundtable Sustainability in Sports *
	Alumni Talk Fan Engagement **
1:30 PM	Special Fireside Chat
2:15 PM	Research Flash Talks 4
2:45 PM	Industry Panel 4 Myth Busting: Critical Elements in Vetting New Sports Technologies
3:30 PM	Closing Remarks

* Private Roundtable Discussions are invite-only to select industry guests.
** MIT Alumni Talks are only open to current MIT students, faculty, and staff.