ASTN Masterclass - ‘AI in the Business of Sport’
Time: 2pm-3pm (AEDT)
Venue: Online via Zoom - Please click this URL to join. https://us06web.zoom.us/s/83819956572?pwd=XYOZaWXYg7TB8gtihkPbrIbRjbtu9e.1 Passcode: 444781
Panel Members
Elisa Koch
Head of Data Analytics, AFL
Elisa has worked as a Data & Analytics leader in the US and Australia in industries spanning finance, FMCG, technology, and sport at companies including Citigroup, Avon Products, Quantium, LinkedIn, and now at the AFL. Elisa is passionate about leading businesses to be more data-driven and sees herself as an objective advisor to the business. In every business, Elisa believes data is one of its most important, and often undervalued, assets and strives to maximize the value and role of data in decision-making at all levels of the business leveraging tools like AI and machine learning. Elisa is a people-first leader passionate about building high-performing teams built on diverse thinking and the ability to bring our authentic selves to work.
Guy Port
Head of Asia Pacific, WSC Sports
Guy has over 20 years’ experience working across technology, data and consultancy roles within the global sports business industry. Currently managing WSC Sports business across Asia Pacific, he has overseen the growth of WSC’s AI-powered video highlights automation technology to partner with major sporting properties and media companies across the region.
James Doyle
CEO and Founder, iReel
As the CEO of iReel, James’ journey from the sports field to scaling technology has been driven by a passion for both worlds. At the core of iReel's mission is the fusion of sports enthusiasm with pioneering Gen AI technology to revolutionise how we experience, analyse, and connect with sports. iReel builds generative AI products for the sports industry. They provide a solution for broadcasters, bookmakers and teams to leverage cutting-edge generative AI. iReel’s models are trained specifically on sport data to be customised to their clients' use case. This pioneering technology grows human intelligence in the world of sport.
Moderator
Amy Crosland
Manager – Program Operations and Projects
Amy manages ASTN’s women in sports tech programs and activities.
Introduction
Martin Schlegel
Chair, ASTN
Martin directs the program and content delivery of the ASICE program collaborating with the Industry Advisory Council, Project Directorate and industry partners and clusters of innovation.