Chris
Shumba
Head of Data Operations
Manchester United FC
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WELCOME TO THE FIELD OF PLAY!
Where data and performance meet
Join us in Manchester, UK, a city which is home to iconic teams and with a rich history of innovation and global influence in fields from industry to politics. We are hosting the inaugural edition of the Field of Play conference dedicated to showcasing the best people and practices in sports analytics, decision making and data science. Join industry leaders, researchers and expert practitioners from across the world of sports as they detail how data has transformed - and will transform - the world of sports.​​​​​​​​​​​​​
TIMINGS
The full schedule is here!
09:15 - 10:00
Registration and coffee
10:00 - 11:40
Morning session
11:40 - 12:05
Drinks break
12:05 - 13:10
Midday session
13:10 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Afternoon session
15:30 - 16:15
Keynote and close
WHAT TO EXPECT
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At the Field of Play Sports Data Conference, leading minds from the world of sports will come together to share how data, machine learning, analytics, and visualisation are transforming their games. Discover the ways new tools and techniques are sharpening their competitive edge and shaping the future of every aspect of sports performance.
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This inaugural conference will help to build a more powerful and intelligent sports data industry, showcasing:
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Innovation – the data landscape is as dynamic as the sport you compete in. You’ll hear from cutting edge researchers about the newest techniques which could bring you a competitive advantage, with less sales pitch, more sports pitch.
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Diversity and collaboration - no sport is excluded and you will hear how problems can be solved in every discipline from football to fantasy sports, from data collection to AI, from the training ground to the touchline, from the kit room to the boardroom and everything in between.
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End-to-end best practice – extracting maximum value from data investment doesn’t start and end with machine learning and AI, every step of the journey is vital. We will demonstrate how the best practitioners in diverse sports have tackled and solved these problems.
WHO IS IT FOR?
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This conference is for everyone, whatever sport you work in or want to work in, whatever your background. We focus on making our sports better through data, and that takes a whole team.
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If you’re a Sporting Director, you’ll learn how competitors and academics are innovating and what would take your analytics and data science to the next level.
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If you’re in Sports Analytics and Data Science or aspiring to be, you’ll learn how the industry is innovating, and what new techniques and data solutions you could be applying today.
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If you work in a club in a role that uses - or should use - data, you will find inspiration from across the sporting world about how to supercharge your role and bring data into your workflows.​