Economics of Sports: Presentation & Networking, November 19
This month, Visit Walnut Creek is launching its Good Morning Walnut Creek series of events and presentations, which will highlight places and businesses that make Walnut Creek a distinctive and unparalleled destination city.
This inaugural free event, Economics of Sports, is being held on Tuesday, November 19, 8-10am, at the COPA Soccer Training Center in the Shadelands SportsMall, 2640 Shadelands Drive. There will be time and opportunity to network before the event over coffee and small bites, which will be provided.
The main session will feature a sit down with Daniel Rascher, who has a PhD in economics from UC Berkeley, and who is currently a professor at the University of San Francisco where he teaches and publishes research on sports business, economics, and finance topics. He is renowned for his expertise and experience in the economics of sport, and his work has appeared in more than 70 publications.
Daniel is also president of SportsEconomics, a full-service marketing research and economic consulting firm, and a partner at the consulting firm OSKR, where he has worked on more than 150 sports consulting and litigation projects, including feasibility and economic impact analyses for stadiums and recreational facilities. He has been named a Research Fellow of North American Society for Sport Management, and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Applied Sport Management Association.
Good Morning Walnut Creek
Economics of Sports
Daniel Rascher, PhD, Featured Speaker
Tuesday, November 19 | 8-10am
COPA Soccer Training Center @ The Shadelands SportsMall
2640 Shadelands Drive, Walnut Creek
8-9am: Coffee/Networking/Registration
9-10am: Good Morning Walnut Creek Event
Walnut Creek Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau
1280 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek
925.934.2007