STATS’ CEO Shares His Perspective of the Growing International Sports Market at the Milken Institute Global Conference

Carl Mergele to Join a Panel of Industry Leaders to Discuss the Globalization of Sports

CHICAGO--()--STATS, the revolutionary leader in sports AI, announced that Chief Executive Officer Carl Mergele will join a panel of sports business leaders at the Milken Institute Global Conference to discuss current trends and topics that teams and sports businesses must navigate in the modern, global world of sports.

On Wednesday, May 1 at 10:00 a.m. PST, Mergele will speak on the panel “The Globalization of Sports,” moderated by Jim Gray, sportscaster for Showtime, Fox and WestwoodOneRadio. Joining the panel are Dan Beckerman, president and CEO of AEG; Kevin Demoff, COO and EVP of football operations for the Los Angeles Rams; Steve Tew, CEO of New Zealand Rugby; and Casey Wasserman, chairman and CEO of Wasserman and chairman of the LA 2028 Olympic Games. Each panelist will bring a unique perspective to the business of sports on the global stage.

“In our industry, teams, leagues, broadcasters and gaming companies are embracing AI innovation to provide greater analysis and more accurate predictions,” said Mergele. “Through artificial intelligence, deep datasets are able to be transformed into valuable insights, leading us out of the Information Age and into the Recommendation Age. I look forward to discussing these and other trends more with our great group of panelists.”

The Milken Institute Global Conference is a three-day event bringing together global business leaders to discuss how technology and social change can drive shared prosperity.

About STATS

STATS collects the richest sports data in the world and transforms it through revolutionary AI to unlock the past, present and future of everything sport. The pioneer of live sports data, STATS continues to speed innovation in the industry with AutoSTATS, the first-ever AI-powered technology to collect comprehensive sports data from any television broadcast. The world’s most innovative brands, technology companies, media, fantasy, gaming, teams and leagues trust STATS to provide world-class artificial intelligence solutions to engage billions of fans. STATS combines the industry’s fastest and most accurate data platform with video analysis, sports content and research, player tracking, and the latest in AI and machine learning to provide unparalleled media and team performance solutions. For more information, go to www.stats.com and follow STATS on Twitter @STATS_Insights.

Contacts

Reed Findlay | +1 847-583-2642 | mediarelations@stats.com

Contacts

Reed Findlay | +1 847-583-2642 | mediarelations@stats.com