Andre Iguodala, a veritable “NBA ambassador to Silicon Valley,” has been making inroads in the tech hub for a while now.
His wise, Aquarian-brained idea to bring NBA players into the tech community to plant seeds for their future, post-basketball lives has taken off. Instead of going it alone for this summer’s incarnation of the event, Iguodala solicited assistance from teammate Stephen Curry.
The summit’s purpose is to “bring together top leaders in the technology, venture capital and sports communities to exchange ideas and share expertise in an educational and empowering forum.