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Roger Craig, VP Director of Business Development/Michael O'Connell, Chief Analytics Officer Tibco Mar 10, 2020

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Former 49ers Running back Roger Craig and his partner Michael O'Connell from Tibco discuss watching their team losing in the Super Bowl and the analytics that can help predict outcomes on the field and in fantasy gaming.
Laine Higgins from the Wall Street Journal talks about the new modern basketball that saw shooting percentages drop and what one NCAA conference did about it.
Scott Ostler of the San Francisco Chronicle argues some tech in baseball needs to be rolled back.

Johnny Aitken, CEO Points Bet USA/Dr. Navin Goyal, CEO Loud Capital/Matt Kobe, VP of Business Strategy and Analytics Chicago Bulls Mar 04, 2020

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Johnny Aitken, CEO of Points bet USA discusses the landscape for betting operations as they spread the word of their offerings in the emerging US markets.
Matt Kobe, VP of Business Strategy and Analytics with the Chicago Bulls and Dr. Navin Goyal, CEO Loud Capital talk about the start up competition they collaborated on.
Liz Clarke from the Washington Post ponders when hybrid engines will come to Nascar and what that will mean for the romantics of the sport being loud.

Mehdi Bentanfous, CEO Kinexon Feb 26, 2020

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Mehdi Bentanfous and his company Kinexon are working with teams to provide data analytics they believe separate them from their competitors in helping give the athletes are broader scope of information about their in game performance and off court recovery.
USA Today Columnist Dan Wolken weighs in on the success of the Elam Ending at the NBA all star game
Auburn Tigers Insider Jason Caldwell discusses the modernization of the school's baseball program.

Brittany Pair, Special Olympics World Games Competition Coordinator Feb 18, 2020

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Brittany Pair is taking a forward thinking approach to improving performance of special Olympics through the use of data analytics. That information can not only help the athletes but broadcasters as well to help bridge any divide of athletic perception.
Dex Deboree of Falkon Creative discusses the new ways to market athletes as influencers.
Nathan Ruiz of the Baltimore Sun discusses the tech in the orioles camp that has it's roots in the Houston Astros system of success.

Jimmy Buffi, Reboot Motion, Former Sr Analyst LA Dodgers Feb 12, 2020

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Jimmy Buffi was recently working with the Dodgers pitchers to help them find their peak performance.. He discusses how biomechanics and coaching go hand in hand in modern training and talks about his newest venture, Reboot Motion.
Will Anderson explains how his company FanFood hopes to end the need to wait in a stadium concession line.
Shannon Liao from CNN talks about the exploding contracts of the best eSports athletes..

Yaron Talpaz, Pico Get Personal Feb 05, 2020

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Yaron Talpaz is the VP of Strategic partnerships at Pico-Get Personal, an Israeli based engagement platform that helps teams and leagues get to know their fans better.
Jacob Bogage from the Washington Post discusses the testing of robotic umpires at the upcoming MLB spring training.
Tim Newcomb from Popular Mechanics discusses the innovations in top level tennis rackets.

Andrea Marini, Deputy CEO Deltatre Jan 28, 2020

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Andrea Marini joins us to discuss the evolving world of the sports media landscape and second and third screen options emerge to retain the attention of sports fans.
Schlomo Sprung from Forbes details NBA player Spencer Dinwiddie's idea of turning his current and future contracts into an investment vehicle.
Bennett Conlin of the Daily Progress talks to a NCAA baseball coach about how that level of baseball will deal with technology that could accelerate sign stealing.

Michael Bucklin, VP Content Social/Digital Fox Sports/Corey Leff, John Wall Street Jan 21, 2020

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Michael Bucklin is preparing the mountain of content that Fox Sports will unveil for Super Bowl LIV from Miami. He describes what modern sports fans are looking for and where they are going to find it.
Corey Leff turned a love of financial markets into a unique view of the future of sport through the lens of his site John Wall Street
Dan Kaplan from the Athletic talks about the end of the paper Super Bowl ticket.

Per Von Rosen, Sportradar/Priya Ponnapalli, Amazon Jan 14, 2020

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Per Von Rosen, Senior Product manager at Sportradar discusses data collection and the various modern uses that will be implemented in sports broadcasting.
Priya Ponnapalli also works in data and stat dissemination for fans and leagues at Amazon. She talks specifically about the partnership with the NFL.
Sam Gordon from the Las Vegas Review Journal has a review of CES.

Jim Moore, Washington Institute for Gov. Business and Society/Wayne Kimmel, Managing Partner SeventySix Capital Jan 07, 2020

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Jim Moore has a background working in major trade agreement for the US Government. He is now focused on learning about how sports technology can be used as a bridge to further business and cultural ties to foreign nations.
Wayne Kimmel is running a VC firm looking for the best and brightest in the sports tech field.
Shane Ryan from Golf Digest wonders if the tech is not serving fans best interest when it comes to instant replay.

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