Big Data 2024 Webinar

Big Data 2024 Webinar

The 2024 Big Data Webinar features analytics insights from leading figures in football and beyond.

Speakers:

  • Dominic Jordan: Chief Data Officer, Twelve Football
  • Gregg Broughton: Sporting Director, Chicago Fire
  • Jason Todd: Strategic Game Insights Lead, UEFA
  • Pegah Rahimian: Data Scientist, Twelve Football
  • Sebastien Coustou: Director of Data & Analytics, Parma Calcio (pictured)
  • Adam David: Head of Technology & Analytics, Israeli Football Association
  • Lucy Rowland: Women’s Football Analyst, BootUp Analytics
  • Mladen Sormaz: Sporting Director, Barnsley

TGG Members: Click on the thumbnails below to watch the individual presentations from the Big Data 2025 Webinar (make sure you’re logged in). You can watch the Webinar on-demand by purchasing it HERE

Speakers:

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Dominic Jordan

Dominic Jordan

Manchester United’s first Director of Data, he established the template for what modern data science should look like in a sports organisation. Has experience in building and scaling data teams in businesses ranging from cutting-edge startups to FTSE250 companies.

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Pegah Rahimian

Pegah Rahimian

Data Scientist at Twelve Football and Analytics Researcher at the University of Uppsala. Has a PhD in Computer Engineering and was a finalist in the research paper competition at the 2022 MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

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Lucy Rowland

Lucy Rowland

Lucy was Director of Analytics for the San Jose Earthquakes and Lead Analyst for the Canada Men's National Team during their 2022 World Cup campaign before founding BootUp Analytics - the first consultancy group devoted exclusively to women's football.

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Gregg Broughton

Gregg Broughton

Director of Football at Blackburn Rovers from June 2022 to May 2024. Has a strong pedigree in youth development, as Academy Manager at Luton Town, Norwich City and Bodø/Glimt.

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Sebastien Coustou

Sebastien Coustou

Director of Data and Analytics at Parma Calcio 1913 in Italy's Serie A. The club have made analytics a key priority under the ownership of American entrepreneur Kyle Krause.

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Adam David

Adam David

Head of Technology and Analytics for the Israel Football Association. Previously Head of Analysis at Maccabi Haifa, Craven Zvezda and Hapoel Tel Aviv - and a Performance Analyst at Chelsea.

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Jason Todd

Jason Todd

Strategic Performance Analysis Lead at UEFA, who has previously worked for the English FA, Northern Irish FA, Norwich City and Blackburn Rovers.

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Mladen Sormaz

Mladen Sormaz

Sporting Director of League One side Barnsley, having made the transition from Director of Analytics with 777 Partners and previously Leicester City.

Sponsor:

Catapult exists to unleash the potential of every athlete and team on earth. Operating at the intersection of sports science and analytics, Catapult products are designed to optimise performance, avoid injury, and quantify return to play. Catapult has over 400 staff based across 24 locations worldwide, working with more than 4,200 elite teams in over 100 countries globally. View website

Host:

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Charlie Sizer

Charlie Sizer

Head of Partnerships & Business Development at Twenty3, delivering SaaS and bespoke data solutions across football analysis and recruitment. Previously at DAZN and BT Sport, with a responsibility for commercial growth across content and rights distribution. Chair of the Board at Derbyshire Netball.

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Sessions with: Dominic Jordan, Gareth Jennings, Adam Ridgewell, Matteo Matteotti, Jon Ollington, Gabriele Gnecco, Alex Marin Felices, Tom Worville and Tiago Monteiro.

Sessions with: Chris Markham, Leigh Bromby, Fran Lorenzo, John-Mark Sisman, Matthijs Bootsman, Jake Schuster and Ida Höglund Persson. 

Sessions with: Sarah Rudd, Lee Mooney, Giles Lindsay, George Gallagher, Johann Windt, Issa Tall and Jon Manuel.