Over 30 of the sport industry’s most outstanding thought leaders have been named as guest speakers at the 3rd annual Sportdata & Performance Forum.
The event, held on 22nd – 23rdNovember 2016 in Dublin, Ireland is an established and quality gathering of the most progressive leaders and senior decision makers within the international sports analytics industry.
Learn, network & be inspired!
Speakers confirmed so far include:
- Dr Nick Winkelman, Head of Athletic Performance & Science, IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union)
- Dr David James, Acting Director – Centre for Sports Engineering Research, Sheffield Hallam University
- Chris Earle, Head of Education, The English FA
- Prof Chris Cushion, Professor of Coaching & Pedagogy. Loughborough University
- Rodney Ballantine, Assistant Youth Development Phase Coach, Leicester City FC
- Dr David Stevenson, Performance Analyst, Scottish FA
- Edward Metgod, Scout & Analyst, Senior National Team, KNVB (Royal Dutch Football Association)
- Head of Academy Performance Analysis, Leicester City FC
- Dr Michael Johnston, Consultant Strength & Conditioning Scientist, British Athletics
- Gerard Dunne, Head Performance Analyst, Football Association of Ireland
- Graeme Beggs, Marketing & Communications Manager, Northern Ireland Football League
- Lee Tavinder, Referee Manager, Irish Football Association
- Ben Mackriell, Head of OptaPro, Perform Group
- Danny Turley, Founder & CEO, Performa Sports
- Vinny Hammond, Performance Analyst, IRFU (Irish Rugby Football Union)
- Dr Brian Cunniffe, Performance Lead, English Institute of Sport
- Dr Mathieu Lacome, Head of Athlete Monitoring – Sport Scientist, Fédération Française de Rugby (FFR)
- Kevin Ankrom, High Performance Director, Athletics Ireland
- Dr Bill Gerrard, Data Analyst & University Professor, AZ Alkmaar / Leeds University Business School
- Kevin Backes, Clinical & Sports Performance. Velamed
- Prof Jesse Davis, Professor, Analytics, KU Leuven
- Martin Rumo, Design and Development of Performance Analysis Tools in Elite Sport, Swiss Federal Institute of Sports Magglingen
- Garry Gelade, Consultant in Sports Analytics & Research, Director, Business Analytic
- Sebastian Weber, Head of Human Performance, Cannondale Pro Cycling
- Rossetos Kollias, Performance Data Analyst, Panathinaikos FC
- Kieran Collins, Gaelic Sports Research Centre / Sport Science & Health Programme Lead, ITT Dublin
- Daniel Stenz, CEO, Evaluation Sports & Head of Analysis and Scouting, Hungarian Football Federation
- Denise Martin, Performance Analyst, Enhance Sports Analysis Solutions
- Dr Eamonn Flanagan, Lead Strength & Conditioning Coach, Irish Institute of Sport
- Kelly McKean, Performance Analysis Advisor, Own the Podium
- Rob Carroll, Founder, The Video Analyst
- Anže Gantar, Business Development, TRACKCHAMP
- Susan Giblin, Research & Development, Kitman Labs
