Georgia Sports Innovation Coalition Announces Inaugural GENEXSIS 2025 Summit

Atlanta to Host Georgia’s Premier Sports Innovation Summit

 

The Georgia Sports Innovation Coalition (GSIC), in partnership with SEICon, today announced the inaugural GENEXSIS 2025. The event, which will be Georgia’s premier sports innovation summit, will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, at the Garage at Tech Square ATL in Atlanta. Event details and registration are available at: circle.swoogo.com/GENEXSIS.

Produced in collaboration with leading organizations across sports, technology, and academia, GENEXSIS 2025 will bring together athletes, innovators, investors, and industry professionals for a one-day experience exploring how innovation, data, and design are shaping the future of sports.

“GENEXSIS 2025 represents more than a summit, it’s a signal,” said Ryan McNeil, former NFL All-Pro and GSIC Board Chair. “The intersection of sports and innovation is no longer on the horizon, it’s happening right here in Georgia. This event gives athletes, founders, and investors a shared space to build what’s next.”

Shawn Garrity, CEO of Circle and SEICon visionary added, “We’re proud to have the opportunity to celebrate the hard work and investment GSIC, Georgia Tech, the entertainment community, and industry stakeholders are putting forth to establish Georgia as the epicenter for thought leadership and innovation in sports.”

The Georgia Center of Innovation and Charles Schwab are among the confirmed sponsors whose investment underscores the growing economic impact of Georgia’s sports innovation ecosystem.

A Meeting Point for Visionaries
GENEXSIS 2025 will convene leaders from across the sports and innovation sectors, featuring speakers and moderators representing the Atlanta Dream, Warner Bros. Discovery, Georgia Tech, Microsoft, Atlanta Braves, and Toronto Raptors. McNeil will also join the “Athletes to Tech Innovators” panel as part of the summit.

The agenda includes keynote sessions, dynamic panels, and networking opportunities designed to foster meaningful collaboration and investment. Featured discussions include:
● The AI Advantage – Game changers from Syracuse University and SimCraft
● Women Leading in Sports – Featuring voices from Atlanta Dream and Warner Bros. Discovery
● Data-Driven Fandom – Speakers from Georgia Tech, Microsoft and more
● Athletes to Tech Innovators – Highlighting perspectives from the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Raptors

Strategic Partnerships Driving Impact
GENEXSIS 2025 is supported by a powerful coalition of partners, including Circle, Georgia Tech, Syracuse University Falk College of Sport, UNLV Sports Innovation Institute, and USA Today Sports. Together, these organizations are helping to shape a national conversation about the evolving role of technology, data, and collaboration in the sports economy.

GENEXSIS 2025 SUMMIT
November 12, 2025 | 10am – 3pm
Garage at Tech Square ATL | 848 Spring St. NW | Atlanta, GA 30308
Registration at: circle.swoogo.com/GENEXSIS

• SCHEDULE (full schedule details HERE)
•  9am — Check-in Open
• 10am — Official Welcome and Opening Remarks
• 10:15am — Panel: Breaking Barriers, Building Legacies: Women Leading in Sports
  ○ Traci Messier, Atlanta Dream
  ○ Priyanka York, Overtime Elite
  ○ Tracy Barash, Cut-Thru Consulting
  ○ Anya Johnson, Warner Bros. Discovery
  ○ Allison Bronson, Kantor & Kantor, LLP
• 11am — Student Research Presentations: Syracuse University & Georgia Tech
• 11:15am — Panel: Data-Driven Fandom: Unlocking Sponsorship & Engagement
  ○ Rodney Paul, Syracuse University Falk College
  ○ Jay Vickers, UNLV Sports Innovation Institute
  ○ Jacqueline Garner, Georgia Tech
  ○ Scott Blumenfeld, Microsoft
• 12pm — Lunch & Networking
• 1pm — Panel: From Performance to Product: Athletes as Tech Innovators
  ○ Sam Mitchell, Toronto Raptors
  ○ Ryan McNeil, SportsID
  ○ DeRetta Rhodes, Atlanta Braves
  ○ Donnie Beamer, City of Atlanta, Senior Technology Advisor
• 2pm — Panel: The AI Advantage: Redefining the Future of Sports
  ○ Hamid Ekbia, Syracuse University Maxwell School
  ○ David Geddes, Society of Sports Knowledge Engineering
  ○ Sean Patrick MacDonald, SimCraft
  ○ Sharyn Outtrim, Praxis AI
  ○ Nick Berg, SoftServe
•  2:45pm — Closing Remarks