🏟️ Upside Summit (Paris). Our New Speakers: José M. Oliva Lozano (US Soccer Federation), Carlos del Barrio (Atlético de Madrid), James Giglio (MVP Interactive), Arthur Bernard (Athletico Ventures)
Dear colleague,
On September 5, we will host our annual 2024 Upside European Sports Tech Summit in Paris, which will be hosted by a world’s class European team. We are excited about catching up with all of you there. We have a packed agenda for you guys with a great lineup of speakers, pro teams, vendors and investors. We are also actively working on our and later on in 2024 in the US in Miami FL hosted by a top US team. We can’t wait to catch up in person with all of you.
If you cannot attend our Paris Tech Summit in person, no worries. You can now sign up here, email us and we will send you for free the recorded videos of the panels and keynotes by clicking on the link below:
Participating Teams:
Our Sports VC / Accelerator partners:
Location / Time:
Location: Paris, France (Hosted by a Top European team).
Date: September 5, 2024
Time: 7.30 am to 6 pm EST
Highlights:
Top Leagues: Premier League, Laliga, Ligue 1, Calcio, Bundesliga, National rugby teams, Top tennis academies, European basketball teams, Olympic teams, NBA, MLB, MLS, NHL, NFL, NCAA, etc
VCs (Sports tech VCs, Team owners, Sports tech accelerators, angel investors..)
Media (TV, newswires..)
12 Speaking Sessions
2 Keynotes
30 exhibitors
50 Top Speakers
Featured Speakers
This week we are delighted to announced our new speakers at our 2024 Upside European Sports Tech Summit in Paris. We have a lot more speakers (teams, leagues, vendors, VCs, team owners, athletes) across various leagues (Laliga, Premier League, Ligue 1, Calcio, Bundesliga, national rugby teams, pro tennis..) to be announced.
New speakers:
José M. Oliva Lozano, the Director of Research & Innovation at the US Soccer Federation.
Carlos del Barrio, Senior Sport Scientist, at Atlético de Madrid (La Liga). Carlos is also a University Lecturer at CEU San Pablo.
Sébastien Audoux, an independent consultant and former Head of sports digital content at Canal+. With over 20 years of experience in the sports and media industry, he is passionate about creating and delivering engaging content and innovative solutions for diverse audiences and platforms.
Arthur Bernard, Founder, Athletico Ventures, a fund that helps elite athletes ((e.g. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/Laliga), Eric Dier, Randal Kolo Muani (PSG/Ligue 1), Pierre Gasly (F1)) invest in the most promising start-ups (B2C and B2B), alongside tier one investors, focusing on Europe, late seed to Series B, across the Consumer, Impact [esp. education, health, climate and food] and Entertainment verticals.
James Giglio, is the Founder, CEO of MVP Interactive, is an expert in creating fan experiences. MVP Interactive is a creative technology company specializing in designing and producing immersive consumer experiences to amplify brands across sports, retail, entertainment, and enterprise level organizations.
James’ vision in linking technology to fan engagement has been paramount to the growth of the company, and has led MVP Interactive to develop products for some of the worlds largest brands and sports teams and leagues including Coca-Cola, Cox, Audi, Samsung, AT&T, Columbus Blue Jackets, Los Angeles Clippers, NY Rangers NFL, NBA, Graceland, and more.
He has authored stories on XR and fan experiences on Adweek and ARPost. James released his first book, Beyond the Jumbotron: Creating Fan Experiences Through Immersive Technology in 2023.
Every month, James Giglio features an expert on MVP Interactive's podcast from various industries to discuss current topics on digital transformation, AR/VR/XR, and explore new technologies being used to engage consumers, fans, and in training. You can check it out here:https://www.mvp-interactive/podcast.
José M. Oliva Lozano will be speaking on our panel discussion on “The importance of innovation within teams”.
Carlos del Barrio will be speaking on our panel discussion on “Building in-house Vs Buying 3rd party solutions Vs hybrid approach”.
Sébastien Audoux and James Giglio will be speaking on our panel on “The Future of sports fan experiences”.
Arthur Bernard will be speaking on our panel on “Sports Tech investments”.
Agenda:
At our 2024 Paris Tech Summit, we will have 2 keynotes and various panel discussions on timely topics. Here is the detailed agenda.
7.30 am: Registration
8.30 am - 8.40: Opening remarks by Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
8.40 am - 9.20 am: Opening Keynote
9.20 am - 10 am: Panel discussion:
Title: The future of AI in sports.
Summary: Will 2024 be the year of AI in sports? What are the top use cases for AI in sports? Will ChatGPT help enhance the work of medical and performance execs?
10 am - 10.40 am: Panel discussion:
Title: Injury reduction & recovery.
Summary: What are the similarities and differences between US and European teams when it comes to teams’ approach towards injury reduction and recovery? What are the best practices? Where are we heading?
Participants:
Pierre Barrieu, Experienced high performance director (MLS / EPL), and FIFA expert.
Ismael Fernandez, CEO, ThermoHuman.
Moderator: Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
10.40 am - 11.20 am: Panel discussion:
Title: Building in-house Vs Buying 3rd party solutions Vs hybrid approach: One size does not fit all. The pros and cons of each approach.
Participants:
Carlos del Barrio, Senior Sport Scientist, at Atletico de Madrid (La Liga).
11.20 am - 12 pm: Panel Discussion:
Title: The team behind the team
Summary: The emergence of athletes hiring their own staff (Private chef, S&C coach, PT, fitness coach, sports scientist..) on the side. What are the benefits for athletes? Is this here to stay? Which leagues are ahead?
Participants:
Dr Bill Burgos, experienced NBA S&C coach (Timberwolves, Orlando Magic/NBA), and adjunct professor at 2 universities: Mississippi state and Austin Peay State university.
12 pm - 1 pm: Lunch & Networking
1 pm - 1.40 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Athletes’ data access and ownership.
Summary: Athletes want to get better access to their own data. What are the various approaches? Where are we heading?
Participants:
Rick Cost, High performance director, US Soccer Federation.
1.40 pm - 2.20 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: The Future of sports fan experiences.
Summary: What are the future “killer” use cases? What are the best monetization strategies and best case studies? Is Web 3.0 the future of digital in sports?
Participants:
James Giglio, is the Founder, CEO of MVP Interactive.
Sébastien Audoux, an independent consultant and former Head of sports digital content at Canal+.
2.20 pm - 3 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: The importance of innovation within teams.
Summary: How can teams successfully bring new technologies, build innovation hubs and research departments? What are the similarities and differences between US and European teams? Are the US and European teams on equal footing? What are the best practices? What are the key KPIs?
Participants:
Alan McCall, Head of R&D, Arsenal FC (Premier League)
José M. Oliva Lozano, the Director of Research & Innovation at the US Soccer Federation.
3 pm - 3.20 pm: Break & Tech Expo.
3.20 pm - 4 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Teams’ nutritional strategies.
Summary: What are the similarities and differences between Similarities and differences between US and European teams? What are the best practices? Where are we heading?
4 pm - 4.40 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: The Emergence of next gen biomarkers.
Summary: Are biomarkers (lactate, cortisol, glucose, hydration…) the new holy grail for teams? What types of new biomarkers are likely to emerge in the future?
Participants:
Sloane Tilley, CEO, DIA Sensor.
Coralie Gallis, CTO of Sm24.
Ismael Fernandez, CEO, ThermoHuman.
4.40 pm - 5.20 pm: Panel discussion:
Title: Sports tech investments.
Summary: What are the similarities and differences between US and European investors (VCs, team owners, athletes)? What are the best practices?
Participants:
Arthur Bernard, Founder, Athletico Ventures
5.20 pm - 6 pm: Panel Discussion
Title: Women in sports
Summary: What types of emerging technologies for women teams and athletes will be see in the future? What are the main challenges faced by women teams today? What can we do to increate the number of research towards women teams?
6 pm - 6.30 pm: Closing keynote
So why should you attend our Paris Summit?
Our exclusive 2024 Upside Paris 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, team owners, athletes 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.)
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@upsideglobal.co
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At our 2024 Paris Upside Summit, we will have 50 top speakers. You can check our first speakers below. We will soon announce many more new speakers for our 2024 Paris Summit.
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As always, if you have any questions, feel free to reach out to me.
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