Running Point with Teresa Resch

Please join us for a livestreamed chat with Teresa Resch, President of the Toronto Tempo – Canada’s first WNBA team.

A transformative leader in professional sports, Teresa has played a pivotal role in elevating basketball in Canada, having spent over a decade with the Toronto Raptors as VP of Basketball Operations. In conversation with Gowling WLG partner Susan Abramovitch, Teresa will reflect on calling the shots, building the Toronto Tempo franchise from the ground up, and leading a WNBA expansion team onto the court.

GROW, Gowling WLG’s network for women and non-binary professionals, is excited to present this unique opportunity to hear from a Canadian sports executive who is breaking new ground – and bringing others with her!

Guest speaker

Teresa Resch is the inaugural President of the Toronto Tempo, the first WNBA franchise outside of the USA, which will begin play in 2026 season. Resch has been a leader in basketball development at the global scale for over 20 years. For 11 seasons she was a senior leader at the Toronto Raptors, bringing basketball to the forefront of Canadian sport.  From 2013-2024 she played an instrumental role in numerous projects including the design and construction of the Raptors’ OVO Athletic Centre, launching the Raptors 905 - Toronto’s NBA G-League affiliate and transitioning the Raptors to Tampa for the 2020-21 season.