Agenda
7:30
Registration
8:30
Opening remark
Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
8:40
Keynote
Tal Brown, CEO, Zone7
9:20
Panel Discussion
How important is biofeedback to manage stress and mental health
Participants:
– 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
10:00
Panel Discussion
Best strategies to make better decisions when choosing innovations and tech in teams
Participants:
– Alan McCall, Head of R&D at Arsenal fc (EPL)
– 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
10:40
Panel Discussion
Future of digital in sports (OTT, AR/VR, Web 3.0/NFT..)
Participants:
–Orlando Lewis, Head of Partnerships, Sorare
–Jed Corenthal, Chief Marketing Officer, Phenix
– James Giglio, CEO, MVP Interactive
– Bobby Basham, Director Baseball Innovation, Chicago Cubs (MLB)
– Matt Miesnieks, CEO, Living Cities
– Moderator: Chris Pfaff, CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech/Media LLC
– Kristin Boggiano, Co-founder & President, TurnKeyTix
11:20
Panel Discussion
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 at NY Yankees (MLB)
12:00
LUNCH & NETWORKIN
13:00
Panel Discussion
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
– 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 at NY Yankees (MLB)
13:40
Panel Discussion
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 (MLB),
– Tal Brown, CEO, Zone7
– Moderator: Dr. Robert Butler, Head of Performance, St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
14:20
Panel discussion
How technologies can help teams reduce injuries
Participants:
–Kevin Martin, CEO, The Quick Board
– Dr Brian Moore, co-founder and CEO, Orreco
–Tony Verutti, CEO, Betterguards Technology, Inc
– Ismael Fernandez, CEO, ThermoHuman
– 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 Partnerships & Former USA Lacrosse national team athlete, Aescape
– Moderator: Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
15:00
Break & startup demos
15:20
Panel Discussion
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)
–Niesha Butler CEO & & Former WNBA Player (NY Liberty) STEAMS CHAMP
– Tiffany Kelly, Founder & CEO, Curastory
– Moderator: Ayden Syal, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, MOGL
16:00
Panel Discussion
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, Drive by DraftKings
– Moderator: Steve Amdur , Corporate & Securities Partner and Co-leader of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisition and Private Equity practices
16: 40
PANEL DISCUSSION
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)
17:20
CLOSING KEYNOTE
17:50
CLOSING REMARK
Julien Blin, CEO, Upside Global
18:00
END
Speakers
Scott Riewald
PhD, CSCS
Manager, MiLB Performance Development
Boston Red Sox
Jed Corenthal
Chief Marketing Officer
Phenix
Joelle Muro
Physical Therapist
New York Liberty (WNBA)
Thad Young
NBA Player (Toronto Raptors)
Investor (Reform Ventures)
James Danforth
Director of Alternative Investments
Cresset
Bobby Basham
Director Baseball Innovation
Chicago Cubs (MLB)
Dr Robby Sikka
CEO/Founder of SMART, Team physician at NY Yankees (MLB)
Ismael Fernandez
CEO, ThermoHuman
Kevin Martin
CEO
The Quick Board
Matt Miesnieks
CEO
Living Cities
Meredith McPherron
CEO and Managing Partner,
Draft By DraftKings
Konrad von Moltke
Principal
Investment arm of the Wilf family (owners of Minnesota Vikings of NFL and Orlando City MLS / NWSL)
Tony Verutti
Chief Executive Officer
Betterguards Technology, Inc
Tal Brown
CEO
Zone7
Len Zaichkowsky
PhD, World-Class’ Sports
Biofeedback Expert
Masa Kabayama
CEO, Uplift Labs
Andrew Hippert
NY Techstars sports Accelerator
Investment Principal
Orlando Lewis
Head of Partnerships
Sorare
Andrea Hudy
Director of UConn WBB Sports Performance
University of Connecticut (NCAA)
Mélanie Pauli
BOP (Best Player on the Pitch) & Athletic trainer
Swiss Football Association.
Scott Greenberg
CEO
CoolMitt
Ryan Harber
LAT, ATC, CSCS- Director of Human Performance
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Steve Amdur
Corporate & Securities Partner and Co-leader
of Pillsbury’s Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity practices
Carlos Olguin
CEO
LogicInk
Tiffany Kelly
Founder & CEO
Curastory
Dr Ola Eriksrud
PhD, Co-founder
1080 MotionAssociate professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Carlos del Barrio
Senior Sport Scientist
Atletico de Madrid (La Liga).
University Lecturer (CEU San Pablo)
Brian Bender
Chief Science Officer
Intake Health
Gordon Waddington
Christian Hasler
Managing Director/ Co- Founder
SKILLCOURT GmbH
Chris Pfaff
CEO, Chris Pfaff Tech/Media LLC
Laura Matthes
Head of Sports and Research
VivoSensMedical
Jasmine Robinson
Managing Partner
Monarch Collective LLC
Kristin Boggiano
Co-founder & President TurnKeyTix
Ayden Syal
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder
MOGL
Dr Brian Moore
co-founder and CEO
Orreco
Alex Rodrigo
Senior Vice President & General Manager
Sacramento Kings (NBA)
Richard M. Southall
Professor, Director – College Sport Research Institute
Department of Sport and Entertainment Management
University of South Carolina (NCAA)
Garrett Salpeter
Founder
and CEO NeuFit
Dr. Marco Nunez
Former Head Athletic Trainer,LA Lakers (NBA)
Amanda Fazio
MS, CMPC
Certified Mental Performance Consultant
SportStrata
Alex Shafiro
Manager
HSS
Dan Burns
VP Partnership,
Aescape
Kyle Harris
CEO
Brainlit AB
Phil Southerland
CEO & Founder, Supersapiens
Alexi Pianosi
Strength & Conditioning Coach
Niesha Butler
CEO & & Former WNBA Player (NY Liberty)
STEAMS CHAMP
Dr Robert Butler
Director of Performance
St. Louis Cardinals (MLB)
Brittney Bearden
Sports Dietitian, Senior Account Executive,
Notemeal (Now part of Teamworks)
Tom Ryan
VP of Strategy and Head of NBA Launchpad, NBA
Dr Peter Economou
Director, Organizational Psychology Programs,Rutgers University Athletics (NCAA)
Alan McCall
Head of R&D
Arsenal FC (Premier League)
Dr. Ron Dick
Associate Professor of Sports Marketing
Duquesne University in the school of business
Dr Andy Barr
Consultant,
Founder, Quantum Performance
Christy Fernandez
CEO, DaVinci Wearables, Inc
Pierre Barrieu
Experienced High Performance Director
FIFA expert
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Upside global is a leading a sports tech organization that brings innovation (AMS, sleep tech, injury prevention tools, hydration /electrolyte assessment device ) and insights (vendor survey reports, vendor analysis..) to pro teams (PSG, Arsenal FC, Chelsea FC, Brooklyn Nets/NBA, Penguins/NHL, NY Mets/MLB, Boston RedSox/MLB, 49ers/NFL..).
The Upside recently launched the Upside Tech Scouting platform, the world’s first platform providing granular anonymized team data on specific teams (NBA, NFL, MLB, NCAA, Premier League, Laliga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga, national teams, Olympic teams, pro rugby, pro tennis..). For each team profile, users can see critical information provided by teams such as their annual sports performance budget, the vendor(s) that they are currently using, their rating per vendor and the price range that they are paying for each vendor.