What we can learn from (E) sports Teams

Sports and (e) sports teams remind us that success is driven by collaboration. These teams are great to study and learn more about leadership, performance, culture and teamwork. The second session of the Future of Teams Conference explored the learnings from a few sport and e-sport teams, as well as two leaders who study and coach teams. About the speakers:Evelyn Tan is a PhD Researcher at the University of York, UK, under the Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games and Game Intelligence (IGGI). Her research focuses on team dynamics in virtual teams, specifically within online competitive team-based games.Madiha Naz, better known for her gamer name ‘Madi’, is the first Pakistani female to pursue Esports professionally as a career, and is also currently the team captain for the first all-female MENA League of Legends at UAE’s leading esports organization, Galaxy Racer Esports. Sami Moutran is a team captain who played on his university basketball team, founded and played on a rugby team and even started a championship winning endurance racing team. He has also spent the last 18 years in marketing including numerous roles at Memac Ogilvy before moving to his current role as Senior Business Marketing & Communications Director at TikTok. Tom Marsden, a team captain, is the CEO of Saberr, a software company with a mission of “transforming teamwork”. Saberr is a digital platform designed to nudge leaders and teams into routines and habits that help develop a great team.