Unconventional Thinkers

Room:

Sue Bird Room

Speakers:

Jackie MacMullan

Retired Senior Writer, ESPN

Daryl Morey

President of Basketball Operations, Philadelphia 76ers

Jay Sugarman

Chairman and Majority Owner, Philadelphia Union

Nate Silver

Statistician, Author, and Founder of Silver Bulletin

Sue Bird

Multiple WNBA Champion, Olympic Gold Medalist and Hall of Famer; Co-Founder of A Touch More and Togethxr; Host of Bird’s Eye View and Co-Host of A Touch More: The Podcast; Co-Owner Seattle Storm; USA Women’s Basketball National Team Managing Director; Partner and Chief Strategy Officer, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

About event:

An athlete, front office executive, owner, and an outsider. Four different perspectives, united by a willingness to think differently. Panelists discuss their approach to thinking unconventionally, what makes for a good unconventional thinker, and what organizations in sports and beyond can do to approach novel problems differently.

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