Special Edition Newsletter – SportsInnovation 2022 – Day 1
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Hello Reader,
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Following long and extensive preparations, the day finally arrived: yesterday morning DFL CEO Donata Hopfen opened SportsInnovation 2022 in the presence of 1,100 guests. Our summary of Day 1 has a special focus on the Innovation Games, which showcased the latest technology being described on stage. We will keep you up-to-date with everything that is happening today, as well.
Best regards from Düsseldorf!
Andreas Heyden
Executive Vice President Digital Innovations DFL Group
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Opening keynote by Donata Hopfen
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“Two exciting days full of innovation”
Focused on the future of technology in the fields of sport, media and stadiums, Donata Hopfen, CEO of the DFL, used her opening ceremony keynote address to provide insights into the importance of innovations for professional football, as well as the future of sport media.
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Review: The first day of SportsInnovation 2022
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“Experience Day” with three Innovation Games in focus
The first day of SportsInnovation 2022 featured three “Innovation Games”, providing live demonstrations of next-generation technology, and explained by experts from the stage.
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First Innovation Game at SportsInnovation 2022
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Focus on “Broadcast & Content”: production and processing technology
While the women's teams from 1. FC Köln and Borussia Mönchengladbach faced each other on the pitch of Düsseldorf's MERKUR SPIEL-ARENA, experts on the stage explained the next-generation broadcast and signal processing technologies, which were demonstrated live during the match.
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Second Innovation Game at SportsInnovation 2022
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“Sports-Performance & Technology”: officiating and analytics solutions
The U21 men's team from 1. FC Köln and the U19 team from Borussia Mönchengladbach took part in the second Innovation Game, where the technologies presented revolved around capturing and processing player, match and ball data for officiating and coaching purposes, as well as additional media uses.
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SportsInnovation Award 2022
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US tech start-up Slate wins SportsInnovation Award
Bringing the curtain down on day one of SportsInnovation 2022, tech start-up Slate were presented with the SportsInnovation Award trophy by DFL Executive Vice-President of Digital Innovations Andreas Heyden and Sports Pro’s Director of Business Operations & Strategy Jon Abraham.
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