Jarod Pickering became a software engineer at the turn of the millennium, and built his career as a leading figure in our nation’s digital footprint.

The former Digital Product Owner at Medibank, and Digital Boss at Cricket Australia, is now Head of Cricket at global tech titan, Sportradar.

Jarod and his Sportradar team are the official data provider for the International Cricket Council, and for the current T20 Cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Jarod tells us the cutting edge tech that’s taking cricket to a new generation of fans.

Markus Deutsch is a PHD in Exercise Physiology, and a pioneer in sport and health data science.

He worked with New Zealand Rugby as a Sports Scientist at the turn of the Millennium, before becoming an internationally renowned University Professor.

In 2003, he started Fusion Sport, which is now a global leader in human performance solutions, used by elite sports all over the world, and now the US Military.

This is the story of Markus and his Fusion team!

Felicity George is the Melbourne Renegades Marketing & Brand Boss. Felicity is an elite operator, having worked at FIFA in Zurich, Arsenal Football Club, along with Tennis Australia, St. Kilda and the Western Bulldogs.

Craig Hill, a co-founder of ASTN, is a key architect and engineer of Australia’s $3billion sportstech industry.

Together, they ran a start-up pitch opportunity, with one successful company ultimately chosen to work with the Renegades.

This is the inside story of how you win a pitch, and how you win a big client.

Credited by the Australian Financial Review as a “Visionary” behind the creation of Australia’s Venture Capital industry, Bob Beaumont has worked in finance for nearly half a century.

Bob made his name in United States finance, and is the original ‘Business Angel’ in Australia.

He works hand-in-hand with UC Berkeley & UCLA, helping to foster next-gen businesses.

Bob helped to create ASTN, and gives us a master class in winning capital investment.

Jess Corones is Swimming Australia’s Sportstech Boss, and is Head of Sports Science for Australia’s Olympic Swim Program.

Jess gives us an incredible behind-the-curtain look at the high performance that goes into the world’s best swimmers.

We hear about the revolutionary Sparta 2 technology, which debuted at the Tokyo Olympics, and the machine learning helping our Aussies build to Paris 2024.

And Jess talks about the human touch that’s required when applying sports data to maximise outcomes for the athletes.

While the coaches at the AIS train promising athletes, Dr. Martin Schlegel and his team train promising sportstech start-ups.

Martin, a globally renowned Chemical Engineer, joined ASTN in 2016, and is Program Lead at the Australian Sports Innovation Centre of Excellence.

Having just been handed the ASTN baton by founder, James Demetriou, Martin gives us the keys to business success, and some razor-sharp industry forecasting.

Karma Armani is the Sport’s Cutting Edge International Correspondent, and works in New York City with mega sports agency Sportfive.

Karma gives us a deep insight in to the latest in women’s sport and sportstech, including a recent study showing that women’s sport could be a better bet than men’s sport, when it comes to economic decision-making.

Karma also shares strategies for females facing cyber-bullying.

European sport is world-renowned for its prestige and tradition.

European sportstech is “old school and cautious”, which is a positive, that helps refine and sharpen decision-making, according to Sam Westberg.

Sam is CEO of LaSource- a B2B sportstech agency based in Paris, helping to shape the future of sport and entertainment.

Sam is clever, modest and speaks his mind- giving us a great insight into the state of sportstech in Europe.

The biggest week in Aussie sportstech kicks-off just days away in Olympic City, Brisbane on August 30.

The Australian Sports Innovation Week includes a master class, start-up & investor day, field tours and partner workshops.

The two headline acts are the Sports Tech World Series and the Australian New Zealand Sports Tech Awards.

Johann Odou is co-founder of the Sports Tech World Series- the largest global sporstech conference series in the world.

Johann joins us to preview the week, and reflect on his time in sportstech.

Rick Burton is the former marketing boss for the US Olympic Committee and Miller Lite, and has worked with the NHL, Nike, Visa and Fedex.

He also ran Australia’s National Basketball League, and is a Professor at Syracuse University, in New York.

Rick is now North America Chief for Playbk Sports- a company creating new digital information and engagement commodities for clubs and leagues.

Rick gives us the game plan of how Australian sport can harness rapidly evolving technology to grow global brands.