Jessica Gelman Leads Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Jessica Gelman, CEO of the Kraft Analytics Group and co-founder of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, marks her 10th year as CEO as the conference celebrates its 20th edition next week. The event, co-founded with Daryl Morey in 2006, will occupy the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center and host about 2,500 attendees from 42 states, 31 countries, 130 academic institutions and 80 teams and leagues. Panels will address diversity, prediction markets and AI-driven officiating.