Morning Plenary
Afternoon Plenary
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MORNING PLENARY SESSION 9:30 - 11:10AM
9:30AM - WELCOME REMARKS - MORNING PLENARY SESSION (SHRIVER AUDITORIUM)
Greg Olsen, Fox Sports Broadcaster and Former NFL Pro Bowler
9:40-10:00AM - BALTIMORE AS BEACON
Football’s a team sport. So is rebuilding a proud but challenged city. The Under Armour founder shares lessons learned since his pledge to revitalize Baltimore with the help of sports programs.
SPEAKERS:
Kevin Plank, Founder and CEO of Under Armour
Moderated by Greg Olsen, Fox Sports Broadcaster and Former NFL Pro Bowler
10:00-10:30AM - HEALTH EQUITY IN YOUTH SPORTS
The Children’s Bill of Rights in Sports recognizes the need for safe and healthy environments. How to address health disparities facing underserved populations of students? How to get more schools, programs and coaches to adopt basic protections?
SPEAKERS:
Mike Locksley, Head Football Coach, University of Maryland & Founder, National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches
Mayrena Hernandez, PhD, Director of the Healthy Activity Toward Promoting Injury Reduction (HAPIR) Lab
Tyrre Burks, CEO and Founder of Players Health
Marci Goolsby, MD, Medical Director of Women's Sports Medicine, HSS
Moderated by Vincent Minjares, PhD, Program Manager, Aspen Institute Sports & Society
10:30-11:00AM - THE KEY TO 63
SPEAKERS:
Christina Hixson, Director, Partnerships, UCHealth
Kim Hegardt, President, Names Family Foundation
Kevin Martinez, Vice President of Corporate Citizenship, ESPN
Moderated by Tom Farrey, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Sports & Society
11:00AM - REMARKS FROM MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT
11:05AM - Meet the Champions
Afternoon PLENARY SESSION 3:00 - 4:30pm
3:00 - 3:20PM CATCH HER IF YOU CAN
Flag football’s Diana Flores is elusive. She offers insights into ways to engage among the most elusive, and underserved, populations of youth in sports: girls from Hispanic families.
SPEAKERS:
Diana Flores, Captain and Quarterback of Mexico’s World Champion National Flag Football Team
Moderated by Christine Brennan, Sports Columnist, USA Today and Commentator CNN and ABC News
3:20 - 3:40PM SERVICE LEARNING THROUGH SPORTS
Learn from high school students who are part of a new mentorship program by Aspen and the Allstate Foundation on how to empower youth to drive access to sports for their peers.
SPEAKERS:
Josephine Portell, High School Student Athlete
Rishan Patel, CEO and Founder of Alley-Oop Kids
Moderated by Christine Brennan, Sports Columnist, USA Today and Commentator CNN and ABC News
3:40 - 4:10PM BUILDING A YOUTH SPORTS POLICY AGENDA
Project Play is creating the nation’s first-ever policy agenda for youth sports. How to create a politically durable framework to improve safety, access, and governance?
SPEAKERS:
Tatyana McFadden, Paralympic Medalist
Jeremy Goldberg, PLAY Sports Coalition founder
Katrina Piercy, Director, Division of Prevention Science, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Moderated by Dr. Ashleigh Huffman, Policy Consultant, Aspen Institute Sports & Society
4:10 - 4:30PM STATE OF PLAY
How leading states are supporting and organizing youth sports to improve lives.
SPEAKERS:
Wes Moore, Governor of Maryland
Moderated by Greg Olsen, Fox Sports Broadcaster and Former NFL Pro Bowler
Introduction: Elliot Gerson, Executive Vice President, Aspen Institute
Event Emcee
GREG OLSEN
FOX Sports Broadcaster and former NFL Pro Bowler
Keynote Speakers
Cal Ripken, Jr.
MLB Hall of Famer
Co-Founder & Partner, Ripken Baseball
Co-Founder, Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation
Wes Moore
63rd Governor of Maryland
Diana Flores
Mexican Flag Football Team
NFL Flag Football Ambassador
Brandon M. Scott
52nd Mayor of Baltimore
Kevin Plank
Founder and CEO
Under Armour
Christine Brennan
Sports Columnist, USA Today Commentator, CNN & ABC News
Mike Locksley
Head Football Coach, Univ. of Maryland
National Coalition of Minority Football Coaches founder
Tatyana McFadden
20-time Paralympic medalist
Torrey Smith
Two-time Super Bowl Champion
Founder, LEVEL82
Featured Speakers
About Project Play
In 2013, Project Play was launched as the nation's first cross-sector effort to build healthy communities through sports. Today, it's a movement of thousands of organizations across the U.S. and beyond – sharing knowledge and developing actions aligned with our strategic frameworks.
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