The theme for the eighth annual Fuqua/Coach K Leadership Conference, “Leading in Times of Uncertainty,” was set a year ago, and it turned out to be unusually prescient.

So, to try to capture some of that cosmic energy and channel it for the good of the economy, Duke University’s basketball coach, Mike Krzyzewski, said half-jokingly Monday evening that next year’s conference will be titled, “Dealing with Prosperity.”

In kicking off the conference, Krzyzewski addressed the anxieties of the executives in attendance.

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Basketball and Beyond with Coach K returns for its fifth season on Sirius XM Radio Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 7:00-8:00 PM ET on Mad Dog Radio (Sirius 123 and XM 144). Mike Krzyzewski, now in his 30th season as the head coach Duke, will return to host the exclusive weekly talk show

Each week, Basketball and Beyond with Coach K will feature discussions on a wide array of topical issues, covering the state of college basketball and showcasing Krzyzewski’s personal perspective on principles for life on and off the court. Coach K and his returning co-host, Dave Sims, will interview a variety of special guests, including business leaders, entertainers, coaches and athletes.

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After leading the U.S. men’s basketball team to Olympic gold last year and two weeks before the start of his 30th season as head coach of Duke University’s men’s basketball team, Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), 61, is teaming up with the Arthritis Foundation to help raise awareness of the disease that nearly ended his coaching career 10 years ago.

It was during the 1994 season when Coach K first experienced pain and discomfort in his left hip due to osteoarthritis. Over the next five years, the pain only got worse and in 1999, at the age of 52, Coach K was walking with a limp and coaching Duke basketball games from a chair – an unfamiliar sight to those who had grown accustomed to seeing his active and energetic coaching style.

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