WiDS NYC @ Buzzer is an independent event that is organized by Buzzer as part of the annual WiDS Worldwide conference, the WiDS Datathon, and an estimated 200 WiDS Regional Events worldwide. Everyone is invited to attend all WiDS conference and WiDS Datathon Workshop events which feature outstanding women doing outstanding work.
Keynote: The next way of viewing sports: Leveraging data to produce augmented live video with low latency
12:55-1:25pm
Casey Thayer & Yagmur Yuksel
(Zelus Analytics)
Technical Track: Agile Infrastructure for Building and Deploying ML models for NBA teams
1:30-2:00pm
Kelly Pracht
(nVenue)
Technical Track: Sports Prediction Regression Techniques to Maximize Accuracy
2:00-2:40pm
Panelists
Anjali Midha (Diesel Labs), Emily Reyes (CFL), Sydney Sarachek (NBA), Kelli Sullivan (BreakAway Data), Angelina Yang (Underdog Fantasy)
Moderator
Rachel Warren (Buzzer)
2nd Half Sessions (all times in EST) Data-Driven Fandom: The Future for Fan Engagement
2:45-3:15pm
Anjali Midha
(Diesel Labs)
Keynote: Moneyball Today: Evolving Data for the New Sport & Media Landscape
3:20-3:45pm
Hope Puzzanghera & Emily Rawdon
(Two Circles)
Keynote: Leveraging Data to Better Engage Your Fans
3:50-4:15pm
Kristie Savage
(Fanatics)
Technical Track: Mixing Quant & Qual Sports Data
4:20-4:50pm
Emily Reyes
(CFL)
Keynote: Modernizing the Data-Marketing Stack for Fan Engagement
4:50-5:30pm
Panelists
Julianne Ferguson (Atlanta Hawks), Connor Lewis (SportRadar), Kristen Malik (The Athletic), Zubia Mansoor (lululemon), Hope Puzzanghera (Two Circles)
