🏟️ 43 Days to Go To Attend our Annual Upside NY Sports Tech Summit at Citi Field. Hurry Up & Get your Ticket Now Before We are Sold Out!
Dear colleague,
In 43 days we will host our annual Upside Sports Tech Summit at City Field on November 15, 2023. We have a packed agenda for you guys with some top speakers, pro teams, vendors and investors.
So hurry up and get your ticket(s) now before we are sold out!
Participating Teams & Leagues:
Highlights:
Location: Citi Field, Flushing (New York).
Date: November 15, 2023
Time: 8 am to 5.30 pm EST
Please check out the video below to get an overview and preview of our Annual Upside NY Tech event at Citi Field on November 15, 2023.
Highlights:
Top Leagues: NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NFL, NCAA, Premier League, etc
VCs (Sports tech VCs, Sports tech accelerators, angel investors..)
Media (TV, newswires..)
11 Speaking Sessions
2 Keynotes
22 exhibitors
40 Top Speakers
Featured speaker:
This week we profiled Steve Amdur, Corporate & Securities Partner and Co-leader of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices.
Steve will be moderating our panel on “Best practices to invest in performance tech products and startups” from 3.30 pm - 4.15 pm.
Steve has extensive experience in high-profile, multibillion-dollar mergers and acquisitions. He has been called “one of the great counselors to the world of corporate America and business” by DealBook founder Andrew Ross Sorkin. He is recognized by The Legal 500 U.S. as a “Next-Generation Lawyer” and by Law360 as a “Rising Star” in the area of Mergers & Acquisitions.
Experience:
Represented The Raine Group in numerous matters, including with respect to its growth equity investments in Foursquare Labs, DraftKings Inc., Propagate Content, Huuuge, Olo, Play Games24x7, Beachbody and Televisa-Univision, as lead financial advisor to Sprint Corporation in connection with its $59 billion merger with T-Mobile US Inc.
Represented Chelsea Football Club in its £4.25 billion acquisition by a consortium led by Todd Boehly, chairman and CEO of Eldridge, a private investment company, and Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.
Represented Inphi Corp. in its $10 billion sale to Marvell Technologies.
Agenda:
As a reminder, we will have 2 keynotes and various panel discussions on timely topics such as load management, sleep management, mental health, nutrition, injury reduction, innovation in sports, women in sports, the future of digital in sports (Web 3.0, OTT…), best practices to adopt technologies in teams, and best practices to invest in sports tech startups. Here is the detailed agenda below:
8.00 am: Registration
9 am - 9.05: Opening remarks by Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
9.05 am - 9.30 am: Keynote by Tal Brown, CEO, Zone7
9.30 am - 10 am: Panel discussion:
Title: How important is nutrition to maximize performance.
Participants:
Brittney Bearden, Sr Sports Dietitian, Senior Account Executive, Notemeal (Now part of Teamworks)
Brian Bender, Chief Science Officer, Intake Health
Carlos Olguin, CEO, LogicInk
Phil Southerland, CEO, Supersapiens
Moderator: Dr Robby Sikka, CEO/Founder of SMART, Team physician, NY Yankees (MLB)
10 am - 11 am: Break & Tech Expo.
11 am - 11.30 am: Panel discussion:
Title: How important is biofeedback to manage stress and mental health
Participants:
Alexi Pianosi, Strength & Conditioning Coach, Penguins (NHL)
Dr Peter Economou, Director, Organizational Psychology Programs, Rutgers University Athletics (NCAA)
Amanda Fazio, MS, CMPC, Certified Mental Performance Consultant, SportStrata
Christian Hasler, Managing Director/ Co- Founder, SKILLCOURT GmbH
Moderator: Len Zaichkowsky, PhD, World-Class’ Sports, Biofeedback Expert
11.30 am - 12 pm: Panel Discussion:
Title: Future of digital in sports (OTT, AR/VR, Web 3.0/NFT.
Participants:
James Giglio, CEO, MVP Interactive
Jed Corenthal, Chief Marketing Officer, Phenix
Bobby Basham, Director Baseball Innovation, Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Matt Miesnieks, CEO, Living Cities
Moderator: Chris Pfaff, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech/Media LLC
12 pm - 1 pm: Panel Discussion & Tech Expo
Title: Best strategies to make better decisions when choosing innovations and tech in teams
Participants:
Alan McCall, Head of R&D, Arsenal fc (Premier League)
Dr Marco Nunez, Former Head Athletic Trainer, LA Lakers/NBA)
Carlos del Barrio, Senior Sport Scientist, Atletico de Madrid (La Liga) & University Lecturer (CEU San Pablo)
Masa Kabayama, CEO, Uplift Labs
Pierre Barrieu, High performance director (MLS, EPL)
Moderator: Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
1 pm - 1.30 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Rehab and return to play: How data can help accelerate athletes’ return to play
Participants:
Alex Shafiro, Manager, HSS
Garrett Salpeter, Founder & CEO, NeuFit
Dr Ola Eriksrud, PhD, co-founder, 1080 Motion & Associate professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Joelle Muro, Physical Therapist, New York Liberty (WNBA)
Gordon Waddington, Co-founder, Prism Neuro
Dr Andy Barr, Founder, Quantum Performance
Moderator: Dr Robby Sikka, CEO/Founder of SMART, Team physician, NY Yankees (MLB)
1.30 pm - 2 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: College sports: How NIL is changing the game for student athletes
Participants:
Dr. Ron Dick, Associate Professor of Sports Marketing, Duquesne University in the school of business, Duquesne University (NCAA)
Dr Richard M. Southall, Professor, Director – College Sport Research Institute, Department of Sport and Entertainment Management, University of South Carolina (NCAA)
Tiffany Kelly, Founder & CEO, Curastory
Moderator: Ayden Syal, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, MOGL
2 pm - 2.30 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: How technologies can help teams reduce injuries
Participants:
Dr Brian Moore, co-founder and CEO, Orreco
Ismael Fernandez, CEO, ThermoHuman
Kevin Martin, CEO, The Quick Board
Mélanie Pauli, BOP (Best Player on the Pitch) & Athletic trainer, Swiss Football Association
Dr. Marco Nunez, Former Head Athletic Trainer, LA Lakers (NBA)
Dan Burns, VP Partnership, Aescape
Moderator: Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
2.30 pm - 3 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Best practices to optimize load management
Participants:
Scott Greenberg, CEO, Coolmitt
Andrea Hudy, Director of UConn WBB Sports Performance, University of Connecticut (NCAA)
Scott Riewald, PhD, CSCS, Manager, MiLB Performance Development, Boston Red Sox
Tal Brown, CEO, Zone7
Moderator: Dr Robert Butler, Head of Performance, St Louis Cardinals (MLB)
3 pm - 3.30 pm: Break & Tech Expo.
3.30 pm - 4.15 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Best practices to invest in performance tech products and startups
Participants:
Jasmine Robinson, Managing Partner, Monarch Collective LLC
Thad Young, NBA Player & Investor, Reform Ventures & Toronto Raptors (NBA)
Konrad von Moltke, Principal, Investment arm of the Wilf family (owners of Minnesota Vikings of NFL and Orlando City MLS / NWSL)
Tom Ryan, VP of Strategy and Head of NBA Launchpad
James Danforth, Director of Alternative Investments, Cresset
Andrew Hippert, Investment Principal, NY Techstars sports Accelerator
Meredith McPherron, CEO, Drafy By DraftKings
Moderator: Steve Amdur, Corporate & Securities Partner and Co-leader of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices
4.15 pm - 5 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: How technologies can positively impact women teams and athletes
Participants:
Mélanie Pauli, BOP (Best Player on the Pitch) & Athletic trainer, Swiss Football Association
Andrea Hudy, Director of UConn WBB Sports Performance, University of Connecticut (NCAA)
Jasmine Robinson, Managing Partner, Monarch Collective LLC
Laura Matthes, Head of Sports and Research, VivoSensMedical
Joelle Muro, Physical Therapist, New York Liberty (WNBA)
Dr Christy Fernandez-Cull, PhD, CEO, DaVinci Wearables
Moderator: Brittney Bearden, Sr Sports Dietitian, Senior Account Executive, Notemeal (Now part of Teamworks)
5 pm - 5.30 pm: Keynote by Kyle Harris, CEO, Brainlit
5.30 pm: Closing remarks by Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
So why should you attend our event?
Our exclusive Upside Sports Tech Summit will give you the opportunity to:
Meet practitioners (Athletic trainers, strengths coaches, sports scientists, head of performance, team doctors..) of top teams to present your product.
Meet innovative companies in areas (rehab tech, thermography, wearables, AI based injury reduction tools, hydration assessment tools, AMS, OTT/Web 3.0, etc.)
Meet top VCs and investors as part of your fund raising effort.
Speak on our panels and keynotes about the latest trends in sports and tech (Load management, injury reduction, OTT/Web 3.0, etc.)
We are nearly sold out for the speaking slots and the booths, so if you are interested in sponsoring our event, exhibiting or speaking at our event, please reach out to us ASAP and click on the button below or email us at julien@sportsouncilsv.com
As shown below, we have 40 speakers confirmed. Lastly we would like to once again give a big thank you to all our sponsors and partners. Without their support, this event would not be possible.
Our Sports VC / Accelerator partners:
Our sponsors:
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