Talk Videos from The Players Technology Summit

Andre Iguodala is an NBA basketball player, previously with the 3-time NBA Champions Golden State Warriors. Drafted into the NBA in 2004, Andre has made his mark as one of the league’s premier players. In addition to his numerous basketball achievements, Andre has found success in the business world with entrepreneurial ventures in technology and e-commerce.

Andre played a leading role in each of Golden State's championship seasons. During the 2017 championship run, he further established his legacy as one of the NBA’s premier players. In 2015 Andre received the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award. He was an NBA All-Star in 2012 and has been named to the NBA All-Defensive Team twice. Andre was also a member of the United States national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship and 2012 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal both times. Andre Iguodala was named the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) First Vice President in 2019.

Off the court, Andre is known for his savvy business instincts and has been at the forefront of navigating the worlds of venture capital and technology in the Bay Area. Since joining the Warriors in 2013, Andre has invested in over 40 companies through F9 Strategies, including GOAT, Zoom, HIMS, Lime, Thrive Global, AllBirds, Casper, STANCE and Carta.

line-Thomas is the founder and managing partner of Mastry, Inc., a company that specializes in identifying technology, retail, media and investment opportunities for partners which include Fortune 500 companies, early stage start-ups and professional athletes. Mastry has also invested in over 40 companies including LimeBike, Allbirds, Uber, GOAT, STANCE, Thrive Global, TSM (Solomid), Zoom and Casper to name a few.

Cline-Thomas has partnered with Bloomberg to create The Annual Players Technology Summit, which brings together top leaders in the technology, venture capital and sports communities to discuss tech investing, trends, partnerships and future sports/tech initiatives.

Cline-Thomas is on the Advisory Boards of Pacific Pro Football, Inc., WOCstar Fund, and Global Communities. He is also a Board Member of the Business Advisory Council for Providence College.

I run Bloomberg Technology, a team of more than 50 reporters and editors in Silicon Valley and around the world. We report for Bloomberg properties including the Bloomberg terminal, Bloomberg.com, Businessweek magazine and Bloomberg TV. Over the last seven years, I've also written over 30 cover stories for Businessweek on the major technology companies of our time and how they are impacting the way we work and live.

I'm also the author of the 2017 book, The Upstarts: Uber, Airbnb and the Battle for Silicon Valley, and the 2013 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller: The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon. That book has been translated into 30 languages and was chosen as the Financial Times-Goldman Sachs Business Book of the Year. I'm currently working on a sequel.