🏟️ Announcing our New Panel on "How data can Help Accelerate Athletes’ Return to Play" at our Annual Upside NY Sports Tech Summit at Citi Field (NY Mets/MLB), November 15, 2023.

Aug 16, 2023

Dear colleague,

We are now 4 months away from our annual Upside Sports Tech Summit at City Field, the home of the NY Mets (MLB), on November 15, 2023. So this week we are highlighting our upcoming panel discussion on the “Rehab and return to play: How data can help accelerate athletes’ return to play”, which will take place from 1 pm to 1.30 pm.

Location: Citi Field (NY Mets), Flushing (New York).

Date: November 15, 2023

Time: 1 pm to 1.30 pm EST

Title: Rehab and return to play: How data can help accelerate athletes’ return to play.

Participants:

Alex Shafiro, Manager at HSS.
Joelle Muro, Physical Therapist for the New York Liberty, a top WNBA team.
Kevin Martin, CEO, The Quick Board, a leading visual training and rehab technology company.
Ola Eriksrud, co-Founder at 1080 Motion, a leading professional grade digital motorized strengths training company.
Gordon Waddington, co founder at Prism Neuro and Professor at the Australian Institute of Sport/University of Canberra, and professor of sports medicine research.

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.

Participating Teams & Leagues:

Highlights:

100 Pro Teams
Top Leagues: NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS, NFL, NCAA, Premier League, etc
VCs (Sports tech VCs, Sports tech accelerators, angel investors..)
Media (TV, newswires..)
11 Speaking Sessions
3 Keynotes
15 exhibitors
40 Top Speakers
1 After Party

Some background about some of our featured speakers:

We interviewed Kevin Martin, CEO of The Quick Board, that developed a visual training and rehab technology. Founded in 2009, The Quick Board is the only training and rehab technology scientifically proven to significantly improve agility. It is designed to elevate human performance by enhancing motor learning with real-time feedback during exercises. It also can highlight and restore injury deficits by addressing the neurological aspect of injury. The Quick Board is currently being used by half of NBA teams (NY Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavs, Denver Nuggets..), a quarter of the NFL teams, Johns Hopkins, and other top healthcare institutions.

Book meting with Kevin at NY event

We interviewed Kevin and we touched on his background, his role, his company and product, the benefits for sports organizations to use his product. We also talked about his plans for the next 12 months.

Listen to the interview

We interviewed Anna-Carin Månsson and Ola Eriksrud. Anna Carin is the CEO of 1080 Motion, recognized as the world leader in professional grade digital motorized strength training equipment. Ola is the cofounder of 1080 Motion.

Founded in 2013, 1080 Motion is recognized as the world leader in professional grade digital motorized strength training equipment. The intelligence in their solutions resides in the software and algorithms designed to control the electrical engines that are used in their different machines, specifically the 1080 Sprint, Quantum and Cable. Both are used to analyze and train the physical factors that determine performance. As pioneers in their field, they are pushing the boundaries of not only the development of athletic performance, but also testing and rehabilitation. Their development efforts are always focused on bringing professional users the best and most efficient ways of helping athletes and patients.

1080 Motion products are currently being used by hundreds of pro teams (NHL, NBA, NFL, NCAA, Premier League, Bundesliga) as well as universities, federations, Olympic facilities, and high performance centers. They currently have about 900 machines all over the world.

Book meeting with Ola at NY event

We interviewed Anna-Carin and Ola and we touched on their backgrounds, their roles, their company and products, the benefits for sports organizations to use their product. We also talked about their plans for the next 12 months.

Listen to the interview

Agenda:

As a reminder, we will have 3 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. We will also have an awesome after party, so you don’t want to miss it!

Check out our event here

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.)

Get your ticket(s) with 33% off

We are nearly sold out for the speaking slots and 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

Become a sponsor/exhibitor

As shown below, we have 40 speakers already confirmed. We have a lot more speakers from top teams, vendors and VCs to be announced in the coming weeks and months. 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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