Conference Speakers
Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis is the author of Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, and many other outstanding books. Lewis is a fantastic writer, thinker, and storyteller.
Aaron Schatz
Aaron Schatz is the chief Analytics Officer of FTN Network, NFL Analyst for ESPN, and creator of advanced football stats, including DVOA, DYAR, and Adjusted Line Yards. He is also one of the 50 members of the Associated Press NFL voting panel for regular-season awards and the All-Pro team.
Shane Battier
Shane Battier is a 2X NBA Champion and Founder of the Take Charge Foundation. A scholar-athlete and high-performing executive, he is renowned for his unique use of data and analytics to pinpoint optimal strengths and weaknesses to help teams of all kinds reach their full potential.
Daryl Morey
Daryl Morey is the president of basketball operations of the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association. He co-founded the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference (SSAC) in 2006 and continues as its co-chair.
William Johnson
William Johnson is an analyst for the New England Revolution. He has been working with the team for two years and studied Computer Science and Statistics at Colby College before graduating in 2022.
Simon Fisher
Simon Fisher is an analyst for the New England Revolution. He has been working with the team for two years and studied Quantitative Economics at Providence College and Mathematical Economics at Colgate University.
Student Presentations
"MLB Draft Analysis 1980-2009: Has the MLB Draft Gotten More Accurate?"
Lukas Cleary, 11th grade, St. John’s Prep, MA
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"Using Analytics to Optimize Pickleball Player Performance"
Jayan Gandhi, 12th grade, Buckingham Browne & Nichols, MA
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"Using Machine Learning to Construct the Optimal NBA Roster"
Jaden Patel, 11th grade, St. Paul’s School, NH
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"Jumping to New Heights: How Can Technology Be Our New Track & Field Coach?"
Arya Shah, 11th grade, Coppell High School, TX​​