Sports Business Classroom is excited to announce that Omid Farhang, Award Winning Chief Creative Officer formerly Crispin Porter Bogusky, CAA, and Momentum Worldwide, will be a featured speaker for the 2020 Business of Basketball Virtual Conference taking place August 10-14, 2020!

Designed for those looking to break into the sports business world, the immersive, five-day Business of Basketball Virtual Conference provides registrants the opportunity to learn from top executives while performing real work in multiple in-demand disciplines, including team video, scouting, analytics, social media, digital branding, broadcasting, and the league salary cap.

Farhang will join an all-star lineup of sports business executives that will be teaching and joining the Sports Business Classroom Virtual Conference, including Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks, Portland Trailblazers General Manager Neil Olshey, ESPN Sports Broadcaster Mark Jones, Sports Media Professor at USC Jeff Fellenzer, WNBA Champion Renee Montgomery, Bleacher Report Staff Writer Mirin Fader, and the Vegas Summer League co-founders Warren LeGarie and Albert Hall.

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Past speakers have included NBA Commissioner Adam Silver, TNT’s David Aldridge, Houston Rockets Head Coach Mike D’Antoni, NFL Network’s Andrea Kremer, Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Rick Carlisle, the cast of NBATV’s The Starters, ESPN’s Mark Jones, Los Angeles Lakers General Manager Rob Pelinka, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, and NBA Executive VP of Basketball Operations Kiki Vandeweghe, just to name a few.

 

 

SBC SPEAKER BIO: OMID FARHANG 

Omid Farhang joined Momentum in 2014 as the agency’s Chief Creative Officer, NA. Prior to joining Momentum, Farhang spent two years at Creative Artists Agency. He began his career at Crispin Porter+Bogusky where he rose from intern to Group Creative Director in five years. Over his career he has won numerous industry awards including multiple Cannes Gold, Clio Gold, One Show Gold, Andy Gold, and a Grand Effie. In 2016, Omid was named to Ad Age’s 40 Under 40, and he is proud to serve on the Ad Council.

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