Startups Roundtable

Wednesday, March 31 | 12:30 PM ET

Interactive conversations with sports tech entrepreneurs about the challenges they've overcome, how they're growing their businesses, and their plans for changing the industry.

Featured Speakers

Tyrre Burks is the Founder & CEO of Player's Health. Tyrre has spent his life in service for the greater good of sports. As a former professional athlete, he has been able to bridge the gap from the field to being the CEO of a venture-backed startup called Player's Health. His personal experience with injuries, verbal and physical abuse in sport has given him a pulse on the needs of the various stack holders in the industry. He received his bachelor's degree in Organizational Psychology from Winona State University and an MBA in International Business from Argosy University. Over the past decade, Tyrre has focused his life’s mission to create a world of love, acceptance, and safety for all in the amateur sports industry.

Ilayda Samilgil is the co-founder & CEO of Organic Robotics Corporation. ORC’s fiberoptic Light Lace™ technology provides muscle activity, respiration and motion data in real time and on the field for performance improvements and injury prevention. Ilayda has been working on this since graduating with a mechanical engineering degree from Cornell University in 2019. She is passionate about engineering and entrepreneurship, and was chosen as the 2017 Women of the Year in Science in Turkey. Ilayda is excited for ORC's game changing Light Lace™ technology to enter the market and become a must-have tech for athletes worldwide.

Thomas Willomitzer highly experienced Entrepreneur and Chief Technology Officer with an outstanding track record of achievement while working at a senior level with top-tier employers in the investment banking sector and as co-founder and/or CTO of several highly successful technology start-up businesses (including Snapscreen, Last.fm and Jumio). He has a proven ability to shape strategy, lead large multi-disciplinary teams, drive technical innovation and ultimately increase market share in a highly competitive international environment. He holds a master’s in computer science from Birkbeck College, London.

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