Athlete Health Data Protection with Verifiable Credentials

Athlete data, college and professional, is constantly under scrutiny, whether it is from fans, sporting organizations, or the leagues the athlete plays for. And their health data is no exception. Athlete’s data is precious, can cost them opportunities, and is essential for their careers. They should have a right to privacy and security for their health information like anyone else.

New technologies like Decentralized Identity offer the ability to remove sensitive personal information from databases and store it locally with the data owner. This means athletes can control who can access their information, and has the potential to save time and money for organizations, while providing a better user experience and enhanced security for the athletes.

Kristy Gale, CEO of HONOR Data Rights Management joins Indicio Director of Customer Success David Jones for an in-depth discussion on how athlete data is currently handled and how we can do better.

What you will learn:

• How athlete health data is currently handled
• What the issues are with the current system for athletes, teams, and providers
• How Decentralized Identity offers a new approach to health data management that solves these problems

Speakers:

Kristy Gale
Kristy Gale is a sports technology and data rights management law pioneer, educator, and entrepreneur specializing in athlete biometric and tracking data rights management. Her goal is to build trust, integrity, and equity into the athlete data ecosystem. She is the CEO of HONOR Data Rights Management, a technology company providing solutions for data governance, compliance, and revenue maximization. Kristy helps organizations identify their data rights management goals and develop strategies to reach them through consulting firm Sports Data Strategies. Kristy serves as Director of the Institute for Biometric Data Optimization and Protection (IBDOP), an organization that provides stakeholders an opportunity to collaborate on ethics, best practices, and proposed legislation relating to data rights. Kristy has served on the Cardea Steering Committee for the Hyperledger Foundation project to provide secure, verifiable health credentials for global healthcare. She has also been an instructor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law and published academic papers and news articles on athlete data rights, and was named one of SportTechie’s Top 20 to Watch on Twitter in Sports Tech. Kristy has sponsored and collaborated on a biometric data privacy bill and regularly speaks and comments on data privacy and property topics in conferences, podcasts, news reports, and other media. She currently serves as a KnowledgeNet Chapter Chair for the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Kristy resides in Phoenix, Arizona, USA.

David Jones
David Jones is Director of Customer Success at Indicio where he is responsible for ensuring customer satisfaction, project implementation, and driving operational efficiency. He is also responsible for maintaining strong relationships with key customers to understand their needs and align their goals with Indicio’s products and services.

With over 15 years of program, project management, and operations experience, David’s diverse career path has afforded him the opportunity to grasp a wide range of skills. He began his career as a professional athlete in the NFL and transitioned to careers in entrepreneurship and tech. David has worked in both large and small tech companies in the SaaS and hardware space.

Prior to joining Indicio, David was a Sr. Program Manager at Matterport where, from inception to execution, he conducted in-depth market analysis, ensuring products resonated with the pulse of demand.

He led cross functional teams, weaving together the talents of developers, marketers, designers, and timelines to ensure a seamless launch of their well-known state of the art digital product.

Prior to Matterport , David spent time at Palantir as an Operations and Strategy lead, where he helped craft the blueprint for efficiency, ensuring the optimization of workflows to fine-tuning processes.

David is based in Charlotte, NC and holds an M.B.A in both Project Management and Sports Business from St. Leo University and a degree in Marketing from Wingate University.

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