Technological innovations are altering every aspect of sport, from the monitoring of athletes’ performance to the design of the equipment they use to the broadcasting and streaming wizardry that allow us fans to watch. Indeed, when it comes to refereeing sport, technology increasingly offers the promise and peril of sidelining human officials from the equation altogether. What does the hybrid tech/human model of sports officiating (such as soccer’s VAR, “video-assisted referee”) say about the future of A.I. governance in our everyday lives?  How are data-heavy performance-enhancing athletic technologies improving our games, and what promise do they offer for those of us who aren’t elite athletes?

In advance of next month’s Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, join Future Tense to explore how tech is driving sport innovation.

Speakers: 

Kristin Collins

Former Olympic High Performance Director, Beijing 2022

Former High Performance Advisor, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

David Guston

Foundation Professor, ASU School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Christina Unkel, @ChristinaUnkel

Analyst, CBS Sports

VAR-certified Professional Referee 

Noah Rubin, @noahrubin33
Former Professional Tennis Player
Wimbledon Junior Singles Champion
Founder and CEO, Behind the Racket

Moderator: 

Andrés Martinez, @andresDCmtz

Editorial Director, Future Tense

Professor, Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, ASU