Mike Downey Principal Architect of Sports Technology Microsoft Twitter Linkedin About Mike Mike Downey is the Principal Architect of Sports Technology at Microsoft. He oversees the engineering planning and execution of Microsoft’s brand partnerships in sports, eSports, and entertainment. In his current role, he’s worked with large sports leagues and franchises including NBA, NFL, PGA…

Tim Tubito Director, Event Presentation & Content NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Linkedin About Tim Tim Tubito is the Director, Event Presentation & Content at the National Football League. Tim is an Emmy award-winning producer and director with over 15 years of production and game presentation experience with the New York Jets, Madison Square Garden Company and…

Dr Laila Mintas Sports betting consultant Twitter Linkedin Link About Laila Dr Mintas is a an expert consultant in the sports betting, digital sports and fan engagement industry . She was named a 2019 SBJ Power Player in Sports Betting and one of Business Insider´s Leaders of the Sports Betting Industry. Prior to establishing her…

Shannan Gove Director and Co Founder Rosterfy Linkedin Link About Shannan Shannan is an expert in large scale paid and volunteer workforce operations. Since starting Rosterfy in 2010, Shannan has a proven track record working with the worlds largest events including the last four Super Bowls, numerous FIFA World Cups and mass participation events across…

David Michael Fmr CTO XFL Twitter Linkedin About David David was the former Chief Technology Officer for the XFL where he was responsible for all technology in the startup league and across its 8 teams. This included leading a team of 150 people covering digital products, football tech and enterprise technology. Prior to that he…

Dr Martin Schlegel Principal Chemneera Consulting  Twitter Linkedin Link About Martin Martin is the Principal Consultant at Chemneera Consulting, a leading sports technology advisory firm. He has more than 20 years experience in the sports and recreation, construction and plastics specialty chemicals industry in the areas of product development, process engineering and research and development…

Guests Danielle Gescheit (Head of Professional Tennis Operations, Tennis Australia) Dr Tannath Scott (Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of New England / NSW Rugby League) Kim Crane (National High Performance Director, Surfing Australia) Tania Gallo (Head Sports Scientist, North Melbourne Football Club) William Strange (CEO, SPT) What you’ll learn How science and technology can be applied…

Taylor Johnson Chief Performance Engineer Statespace Twitter Linkedin Link About Taylor Taylor is the Chief Performance Engineer at Statespace, a neuroscience and AI gaming company developing holistic training tools to increase human performance, with a particular focus on cognitive output in esports and gaming. Prior to this, Taylor held several human performance roles with collegiate…

Sam Li Head Of International Business Development Sina Sports Twitter Linkedin Link About Sam Sam is the Head of International Business Development at Sina Sports, one of the largest sports digital media platforms in China. Sina Sports are the exclusive Chinese broadcast partners for over 90 sports properties, including the European Champions League, UFC, Wimbeldon…

Guests Matt Archambault (Riot Games) Greg Stangel (FMR Misfits Gaming) Justin Varghese (Dreamhack) Nicola Piggot (The Story Mob) What you’ll learn How the continued upward of trajectory of esports, even in the face of the coronavirus pandemic, presents a unique opportunity for stakeholders in traditional sports including teams, athletes and their partner brands How non-endemic…