NBA: Building a Winning Culture
Lunch and Program: 12:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Basketball is one of the world's fastest-growing professional sports, surging in popularity with youth and in markets across the globe.
On September 30, the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is teaming up with the NBA to present a discussion on building a winning culture.
The event, which takes place one day prior to the highly anticipated NBA Canada Series presented by Bell between the Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors at Rogers Arena, will feature representatives from both teams, along with NBA Legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer James Worthy.
Speakers:
Rick Welts, President and Chief Operating Officer, Golden State Warriors
Masai Ujiri, President, Toronto Raptors
James Worthy, NBA Legend and Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Famer
Moderator: Jack Armstrong, Basketball Analyst, TSN
About the NBA
The NBA is a global sports and media business built around three professional sports leagues: the National Basketball Association, the Women's National Basketball Association, and the NBA Development League.
The league has established a major international presence with games and programming in 215 countries and territories in 49 languages, and NBA merchandise for sale in more than 125,000 stores in 100 countries on 6 continents. NBA rosters at the start of the 2015-16 season featured 100 international players from 37 countries and territories. NBA Digital's assets include NBA.com and the NBA app, which achieved record traffic during the 2014-15 season, as well as NBA TV.
The NBA has created one of the largest social media communities in the world, with more than one billion likes and followers globally across all league, team, and player platforms. Through NBA Cares, the league addresses important social issues by working with internationally recognized youth-serving organizations that support education, youth and family development, and health-related causes.