Day 1 Schedule, Sept. 6
8 Am – registration and breakfast
Youth sports demo by The First Tee of Greater Washington, DC
8:25 am – Project Play Welcome
Dan Hicks, Broadcaster, NBC Sports
Andrea Nielsen, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Target
8:40 am – STATE OF PLAY: 2017 (Streamed live)
Tom Farrey, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program
9:00 am – ASK KIDS WHAT THEY WANT (streamed live)
Kids: so When do we get a vote?
Panel:
- Nina Locklear, 11, Baltimore, MD
- Claire Vashon, 10, Walled Lake, MI
- Brenton Baker, 9, Buffalo, NY
- Andrew Ramos, 9, Montgomery Village, MD
Moderator: Dan Hicks, Football/Golf/Olympic Broadcaster, NBC Sports
9:20 am – major Announcements (streamed live)
9:40 am – Reintroduce Free Play
From pokemon go! to esports – lessons and opportunities
Panel:
- Chris Kluwe, Former NFL Punter/Esports Entrepreneur
- Angela Ruggiero, Co-Founder/Managing Director of Sports Innovation Lab, Hockey Hall of Famer
- Vikram Grover, Senior Director of Business Development, Niantic (maker of Pokemon Go!)
- Rich Luker, Founder, Luker on Trends
Moderator: Jeremy Goldberg, President, LeagueApps
9:40 am – Emphasize prevention
preventing ABUSE – IN ALL ITS FORMS
Panel:
- Shellie Pfohl, CEO, U.S. Center for SafeSport
- Rick Ankiel, Author, Former Major League Baseball Player
- Dr. David Satcher, Former U.S. Surgeon General, Co-Chair of National Council on Youth Sports Safety
- Nekia Kemp, Executive Director, Police Athletic League of Buffalo
Moderator: Mike Wise, Senior Writer/Columnist, The Undefeated
10:35 am – design for development
what is basketball's role in reforming youth sports?
Panel:
- Steve Keener, President/CEO, Little League Baseball
- Chiney Ogwumike, WNBA Player
- David Krichavsky, Vice President of Youth Basketball Development, NBA
- Greg Kristof, CEO, Zero Gravity Basketball
Moderator: Karen Crouse, Sports Reporter, The New York Times
10:35 am – revitalize in-town leagues
latinos in soccer: what's the model?
Panel:
- Ed Garza, President of Urban Soccer Leadership Academy, Former San Antonio Mayor
- Hugo Salcedo, Director at MaxInMotion, Former U.S. Soccer Olympian
- Lawrence Cann, President/Founder, Street Soccer USA
- Chris Moore, CEO, US Youth Soccer
Moderator: Alicia McConnell, Director of Training Sites and Community Partners, U.S. Olympic Committee
11:30 am – FEATURED CONVERSATION (STREAMED LIVE)
Rob Manfred, Commissioner, Major League Baseball
Moderator: Terry McDermott, Author, Off-Speed: Baseball, Pitching, and the Art of Deception
Noon – Lunch
Demos by The First Tee of Greater Washington, DC
Bobsled, courtesy of U.S. Bobsled & Skeleton
12:45 pm – think small
Bringing Play Spaces to Kids (Not the Other Way Around)
Panel:
- Ed Foster-Simeon, President/CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation
- Theresa Lou Bowick, Executive Director, Conkey Cruisers
- Mike Lanza, Author, Playborhoods: Turn Your Neighborhood into a Place for Play
- Kevin O'Hara, Vice President of Urban and Government Affairs, National Recreation and Park Association
Moderator: Mark Hyman, Author, Until it Hurts: America's Obsession with Youth Sports and How it Harms Our Kids
12:45 pm – encourage sport sampling
Golden opportunity: bringing swimming to minority communities
Panel:
- Reece Whitley, 17-Year-Old Swimmer, Philadelphia
- Nikki Cobbs, Aquatic Coordinator, Baltimore City Rec & Parks Aquatics Division
- Tom Fristoe, Founder/General Manager, TeamUnify
- James Nicholson, Board Chairman, YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit
Moderator: Gary Hall Jr., Olympic Gold Medalist in Swimming
1:40 pm – TRAIN ALL COACHES
What’s Fair for Parents to Ask of Coaches?
Panel:
- Alan Ashley, Chief of Sport Performance, U.S. Olympic Committee
- Harold Reynolds, MLB Network Broadcaster, Former Major League Baseball Player
- Steve Stenersen, CEO, U.S. Lacrosse
- Michelle Mundey, Mom of Neiko Primus (Nation's Top-Ranked, 9-Year-Old Basketball Player)
Moderator: Rebecca Lowe, Broadcaster, NBC Sports
2:35 pm – physical activity break (streamed live)
Emily Roske, 10, November Project/Bus Stop Project
2:45 pm – call for leadership (streamed live)
collaboration nation: what's possible when silos connect for kids?
Introduction: Chris Watts, Executive Director, National Fitness Foundation
Panel:
- Beth Baran, Co-Executive Director, Dick's Sporting Goods Foundation
- David Egner, President/CEO, The Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. Foundation
- Caitlin Morris, General Manager of Global Community Impact, Nike
- Louis Shapiro, President/CEO, Hospital for Special Surgery
- Gary Zenkel, President, NBC Olympics and President, Business, NBC Sports Group
Moderator: Tom Farrey, Executive Director, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program
3:45 pm – What's your play? announcements (streamed live)
Speaker: Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, CEO, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA
4:10 pm – The best sports town in America (streamed live)
Conversation with New York Times reporter Karen Crouse on her upcoming book Norwich
Moderator: Jon Solomon, Editorial Director, Aspen Institute Sports & Society Program