Wearable Technologies for Sports

Facts and Figures

• When will the webinar take place: Wednesday 27. October 2021
• Where will the webinar take place: Magglingen Jurahaus
• Who will present at the webinar:
  • Mounir Zok, CEO of N3XT Sports
  • Dr. Karin Fischer, GPS in Soccer, Swiss Federal Institute of Sport
  • Salil Apte, Wearable technology for monitoring sporting activities in real-world conditions , EPFL
  • Andri Feldmann, NIRS in sport science: practice and principle, , University of Berne, together with SGS, Sport Science Society Switzerland

Hosts of the webinar:

• Host 1 PD Silvio Lorenzetti
• Host 2 Angela Blasimann

Abstract

Through digitalisation the sports industry is currently undergoing a transformation process. Wearable technologies, e.g. electronic devices that can be worn as accessories, embedded in clothing, implanted in the user's body, or even tattooed on the skin, are changing how we experience and practice sport and how physical conditions and health are evolving.

Aims of the webinar

• provide a visionary keynote
• insights in the use of wearables in sports
• highlighting the current state in industry and providing insights into future developments
• networking and exchange among each other