On Friday, October 17, Clemson University’s Brook T. Smith Launchpad hosted its second-annual Sports Entrepreneurship Symposium in downtown Clemson.
From the Launchpad on LinkedIn, “Today we held our annual Sports Entrepreneurship Symposium at Clemson’s Brook T. Smith Launchpad. Clemson-affiliated leaders and experts shared their stories, discussed the latest developments in the field, and bonded together as Tigers. Almost 200 students, faculty, staff, and community members will benefit from the wisdom that was dispensed and new personal connections that were formed.”
Affiliates from Clemson’s Robert H. Brooks Sports Science Institute (RHBSSI) presented and attended the symposium.
John DesJardins, Ph.D., interim director of the Institute, shared about academic opportunities in sport at Clemson, noting that there are more than 30 faculty, 55 courses and 2,500 students learning about sport through the lens of various disciplines each year. He also invited guests to attend the Institute’s upcoming RECESS symposium the week of November 10 to learn more about the academic side of sport at Clemson.
Graduate student in the Department of Bioengineering supported by the Institute, Connor Moore, presented with a panel on sports analytics and the sports tech industry. Moore has studied how analytics can have an impact on athlete performance and injury prevention in baseball.
“We are grateful to the Launchpad for inviting RHBSSI to have a presence at their sports entrepreneurship event,” thanked Kayla Rogers, assistant director of the Institute. “We met some wonderful Clemson students interested in studying sport and made connections with attendees with unique backgrounds from across the sports industry.”
