There are seven Irish companies in the 30 Sports Tech start ups long listed for the Bank of Ireland sponsored #1 Draft Pick competition forming part of the One Zero Conference at Dublin’s RDS on Friday October 21st.
Nutritics, Huggity, Strategic Sports Analytics, Ultimate Rugby, Matchdays, HD Numbers and Ballzey will go head to head with companies from Brazil, Israel, Britain, Canada, Finland, Italy, France, Greece, Spain and the USA for recognition on a global platform and a €5,000 cash prize.
Three of this illustrious group will be invited to Dublin to battle it out for the prize in front of an influential audience of sporting, tech and business leaders, as well as some of the sports world’s major investors at One Zero.
There will also be keynote interviews with Lance Armstrong, Sir Clive Woodward and Shane Lowry in what is a must attend event for anyone interested in sport in all its forms and where it is heading. Sport for Business is a co-founder of the One Zero event.
“OneZero is a really exciting development for the Irish startup community. Technology is rapidly changing how we view, interact and play sports and OneZero is putting Ireland at the heart of the Sports Tech movement,” said David Tighe, Head of Innovation at Bank of Ireland.
“As part of our extensive support of the Irish startup community, Bank of Ireland is delighted to be supporting the #1 Draft Pick Startup Competition.”
One Zero is a celebration of Sports and Technology with six panels covering investment, innovation, fan engagement, ethics, eSports and the changing face of sports media.
Among those contributing to thought leadership unlike any ever previously hosted in Ireland will be leaders from the US Olympic Committee, Bleacher Report, BT Sport, Sports Investment Partners, Draft Kings and the Sacramento Kings.
‘With the #1 Draft Pick Competition we are delighted to welcome the most innovative sports tech companies to One Zero as demonstration of Ireland’s role as global leaders in sports technology,” said Clyde Hutchinson, One Zero Co-Founder and Health Tech entrepreneur.
“From Kenya to Finland, Israel to Canada, and a healthy contingent of Irish nominees, the Top 30 serves a who’s who of the sports tech industry.”
Check out www.onezerocon.com/startups to find out more about this game changing group of companies.
Those wishing to attend the event can purchase tickets from the One Zero website where a limited number of tickets are still available.
