ShotTracker co-founder to speak during Global Entrepreneurship Week

LAWRENCE — As part of a nationwide celebration of Global Entrepreneurship Week, co-founder and chief operating officer of DDSports Inc. Davyeon Ross will speak at the University of Kansas School of Business at 6 p.m. Nov. 15.

The conversation, which will be held in the Dicus Family Auditorium, 1111 Capitol Federal Hall, is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

An innovative technology leader and entrepreneur, Ross has almost 20 years of experience in the technology sector. His company, DDSports Inc., is a team sports performance platform fueled by wearable and smart equipment data. DDSports' first product, ShotTracker, is a wearable technology that provides comprehensive real-time stats to players, coaches and fans in practice and live games.  

Ross previously founded Digital Sports Ventures. As CEO, he negotiated the rights to Division I college sports video across seven major conferences and set the strategy for the company’s portfolio of content and interactive technologies. He is also an active angel investor with investments in several startup companies, including EyeVerify, Opendorse, Metactive and Flow Forward.

Each November, the KU School of Business and its Center for Entrepreneurship participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week activities, which celebrate innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare. The week serves as an opportunity to cultivate innovative thinking across the KU community.