SAC15: Elite Athletes - Impacts & Perspectives on Sports Analytics & Sports Big Data.

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Chris Goulding (Australian Boomers/Melbourne United, Basketball) Matt Cowdrey (Paralympic Gold Medallist, Swimming) Lydia Lassila (Winter Olympic Gold Medallist, Aerial Skiing) Host: Chris McLaren (KPMG) Chris Goulding Australian Boomers/Melbourne United, Basketball Goulding is one of Australia’s leading basketballers, playing as a guard for the Boomers. He has his eyes firmly planted on the 2016 Rio Olympics, recently returning home to play for Melbourne United in the NBL after a stint in Spain with CAI Zaragoza. Goulding has also spent time playing in the NBA Summer League with the Dallas Mavericks and Cleveland Cavaliers. Matt Cowdrey Paralympic Gold Medallist, Swimming In London 2012, Matt Cowdrey became Australia’s most successful Paralympian ever, winning five gold, two silvers and a bronze medal. It brought his total gold medal haul to 13, and overall Paralympic medal tally to 23. Matt won gold in his pet events, the 100m freestyle and 200m individual medley at three consecutive Games. In Beijing 2008, Matt was Australia’s equal top medalling athlete, was named the International Paralympic Committee’s Male Athlete of the Year and the Australian Paralympic Committee’s Paralympian of the Year. Lydia Lassila Winter Olympic Gold Medallist, Aerial Skiing Lydia Lassila OAM is Australia’s leading female aerial skier and one of Australia’s Winter Olympic greats. She has represented Australia at four Winter Olympic Games, winning Gold in Vancouver (2010) and Bronze in Sochi (2014). Lydia holds three world records in aerial ski jumping and was the first woman in history to perform a quad twisting somersault. Lydia is the Founder and Director of BodyICE as well as the subject of an upcoming feature film The Will to Fly. Host: Chris McLaren ‎National Sector Leader – TMT, KPMG Chris is KPMG’s National Leader for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector and has spent 20 years working with organisations in this sector in Australia, the US and UK. Chris is particularly passionate about the opportunities for growth and prosperity created by the sector – in areas such IoT, Big Data & Analytics, Media Convergence, Machine Learning, Cyber Security, Cloud, Innovation and the Hi Tech Start-up Sector. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PSCL Sports Analytics Conference (SAC) is the premier Asia-Pacific Sports Analytics Conference, providing a forum for industry professionals, including executives and researchers, to discuss the increasing role of analytics in Australia and the global sports industry. SAC is dedicated to fostering growth and innovation in the sports analytics arena whilst providing opportunities for learning about the sports business world. Presentations feature experts from leagues, teams, and industry providing insight on how new applications of data analytics are shaping and transforming the sports business. Our speakers share and show details on analytic tools, technologies and strategies used in their organizations. Go to http://www.analyticsinsport.com to find out more or follow us on Twitter: @PSCLsports