IITM Sports Tech startup conclave is India’s first Sports Tech Startup Conclave, and will be held at the India Habitat Center, New Delhi on the 12th and 13th July, 2024. This ground breaking event is an initiative of  the Centre for Excellence in Sports Science and Analytics (CESSA), in collaboration with Outlook.

The Conclave aims to bring together leading innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and stakeholders from across the sports industry and technology ecosystem to discuss and showcase the latest trends, developments, insights and opportunities in the field of Sports Tech. This could include

  • Products, solutions, platforms & applications to enhance athlete performance and also serve general fitness and health consumers.
  • Solutions that can work across media platforms & with sporting federations and bodies to enhance on ground experience and Fan Engagement.
  • Sports science and education courses (engineering and management) & sports coaching products platforms, apps, products
  • Sports eGaming, contest, interactive offerings, fantasy and other innovative fan engagement platforms
  • Technology supported other innovative sports products/services offering

With a focus on fostering collaboration, innovation, and growth, the Conclave will feature insightful panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive workshops, and networking sessions.

Event Highlights

  • The first ever gathering of sports tech start ups in the country at the premier IIT Madras research Park
  • Opportunity for the companies to exchange ideas and explore opportunities for future growth leveraging IIT Madras centre of Excellence in Sports science and Analytics (CESSA)  expertise and set the stage for India’s big impact moves in this space in the next 3 years
  • Presentation of opportunities in the space and cutting-edge work in computer vision, AI, IoT, sensors applicable in sports by researchers and industry players
  • Industry leaders and investors present under one roof and exploring tie ups and strategic partnerships in sports tech space.
  • Other stakeholders presence – sporting bodies, athletes, fans, broadcasters, consultants and showcasing of relevant work
  • Showcasing of work of IITM CESSA & support offered for sports tech start ups
  • Presentation and pitches by select sports tech start ups for funding support to an eminent panel of judges
  • Panel discussion on topics relevant to sports tech
  • Besides the above showcase of :
    • Products, solutions, platforms & applications to enhance athlete performance and also serve general fitness and health consumers.
    • Solutions that can work across media platforms & with sporting federations and bodies to enhance on ground experience and  fan engagement.
    • Sports science and education courses (engineering and management) & sports coaching products platforms, apps, products
    • Sports eGaming, contest, interactive offerings, fantasy and other innovative fan engagement platforms
    • Technology supported other innovative sports products/services offering
  • Contests and games thrown in in during the breaks
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Sports Tech Startup Conclave will be conducted in India Habitat Center New Delhi on 12th and 13th July, 2024

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Development of a data hub for providing sports related data to researchers

Comprehensive sports-tech ecosystem will be created.

IITMs Nirmaan expertise and Pravarak foundation will be explored