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Friday, April 29, 2011

• 10:00am - 10:40am PDT

  Session I: Opening Address

  Jon Wertheim, Sports Illustrated Senior Writer and Bestselling author of “Scorecasting: The Hidden Influences Behind How Sports are Played and Games are Won”

   The Omission Bias in Sports

• 10:40am - 11:15am PDT

  Session II: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data

  Joe Price, BYU, “Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees”

   Racial Discrimination Among NBA Referees

• 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT

  Session III: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data

  John Huizinga, University of Chicago Economics Professor and Professional Basketball Agent for Yao Ming, “Hot Hand or Hot Head? The Truth ���˴�Ƭ Heat Checks in the NBA."

   Hot Hand or Hot Head?

• 12:00pm - 12:15pm PDT

  Session IV: Sports Analytics: Economic Analysis Meets Sports Data

  Nikhil Joshi, ���˴�Ƭ Public Policy Masters Student,  “The Market for Talent: Are Top Draft Picks Overpaid?”

   The Market for Talent

• 12:15pm - 1:00pm PDT

  Session V: Lunchtime Demo Hour

  Featuring ���˴�Ƭ entrepreneurs with companies and products working in the sports industry!

• 1:00pm - 1:50pm PDT

  Session VI: ���˴�Ƭ Champions

  Mark Madsen, former player World Champion NBA Lakers, ���˴�Ƭ Final Four

  Lindsay Burdette, 5 time NCAA Women's Tennis All-American, NCAA Champion, Team Captain

  NNeka Ogwumike, 3-time PAC 10 Champion and Women's Final Four

  Nick Noone, NCAA Gymnastics Champion.

• 1:50pm - 2:15pm PDT

  Session VII: Sports Policy and Business

  Bob Bowlsby, ���˴�Ƭ Director of Athletics, “The Economic Landscape of College Sports”

• 2:15pm - 2:50pm PDT

  Session VIII: Sports Policy and Business

  Roger Noll, ���˴�Ƭ, “Antitrust Issues, Negotiations, and the NFL Lockout”

• 2:50pm - 3:30pm PDT

  Session IX: Sports Policy and Business

  George Foster, ���˴�Ƭ, and John Abbamondi, San Diego Padres,  “Innovation in Sports”