Kicking off a month of highlights about LA 2024's plans for an athlete-centered Games, bid committee Chairman Casey Wasserman and Chief Strategy Officer Angela Ruggiero on Friday participated at the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, sharing ideas with sports industry leaders about how technology can enhance every aspect of the athlete experience.
Wasserman and Ruggiero, who is also Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission and a member of the IOC Executive Board, both spoke on panels during a conference program geared towards exploring the future of sport and the sports industry. The LA 2024 bid team members gained valuable insights on the next generation of innovations that could benefit Olympians and Paralympians in 2024, ranging from training and performance to new media and brand building. With no new permanent venues to construct, LA 2024 will have the time and resources to put these leading-edge advances at the service of athletes during the Games.
LA 2024 Chairman Casey Wasserman said: "The US and Southern California in particular are at the forefront of global technological innovation. If LA is awarded the honor of hosting the 2024 Games, we will be able to harness our leadership in technology and innovation to create the best athlete experience in history. Having no new permanent venues to build means LA 2024 will have more time and resources dedicated to technology and new thinking that enhance athletes’ preparation, their enjoyment and ultimately their performance at the most important moment of their careers."
LA 2024 Chief Strategy Officer and IOC Athletes’ Commission Chair Angela Ruggiero said: "LA 2024 is always looking for opportunities and partnerships that can make a positive contribution to the Olympic Movement long after 2024. Events like the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference underline the wealth of talent our doorstep here in the United States and we have heard some fascinating ideas about what is next for the global sports industry. At LA 2024 our objective is not just to keep pace with the sports industry; we want to help the Olympic Movement take the lead in the creative application of new technologies to sports performance and worldwide youth engagement."
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