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MIT Sports Analytics Conference: Diversity, AI, and Innovation

2/27/2026

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The 20th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference will be held in Boston, drawing about 2,500 attendees, co-founded by Jessica Gelman and Daryl Morey.
Jessica Gelman has spent three decades in sports analytics and is a former Harvard basketball player.
The program covers diversity, LGBT+ inclusion, and AI's impact on officiating.
Gelman aims to keep the conference relevant by staying true to its origins while adapting to the evolving analytics landscape.

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The 20th MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference will be held in Boston, drawing about 2,500 attendees, co-founded by Jessica Gelman and Daryl Morey.
Jessica Gelman has spent three decades in sports analytics and is a former Harvard basketball player.
The program covers diversity, LGBT+ inclusion, and AI's impact on officiating.
Gelman aims to keep the conference relevant by staying true to its origins while adapting to the evolving analytics landscape.