Only a few days to go until Beyond Sport United!
We're less than a week away from Beyond Sport United and the Global Awards, taking place in New York City September 12-13 - bigger and better than ever before!
Taking place during Beyond Sport's 10th Anniversary year, 400+ industry leaders and global shapers from across sport, business, development and government will explore innovations in how sport is being used to drive social change in communities across the globe. And, the next generation will be at the center of it all, as we focus on how the sport industry - teams, leagues and brands – should be engaging with youth, and encouraging youth leadership and social action.
The Conference program is packed with dynamic sessions around Society's Landscape, The State of Youth, The Global Connection, The Position of Sport, The Future and Next Steps of Youth Engagement. Some of the enaging speakers delegates will hear from include: Peace Ambassador and HODI Executive Director, Fatuma Adan; Gen Z Entrepreneur and Author, Justin Lafazan; Vera Institute of Justice Director, Jasmine Heiss; Olympian, Jenny Simpson; NFL Director, Ethan Medley; WWE SVP, Mary Ellen Curran; the US State Department's, Ryan Murphy; Generations for Peace President, Dr. Mohanned Al-Arabiat; UNICEF USA Chief Strategy and Engagement Officer, Anucha Browne; Whistle Sports' Content Head, Josh Grunberg; NBPA Foundation Executive Director, Sherrie Deans; National Mentoring Partnership CEO, David Sharpiro; and One Young World Co-Founder, David Jones.
We are also incredibly excited to announce that the final panel of the day will have speakers from our Official Supporters from the five major U.S. Leagues:
- Todd Jacobson, SVP, Social Responsibility & Player Programs, NBA
- Rob Knesaurek, Group VP, Youth Hockey & Industry Growth, NHL
- Melanie LeGrande, VP, Social Responsibility, MLB
- JoAnn Neale, Chief Administrative & Social Responsibility Officer, MLS
- Jaime Weston, SVP, Marketing, Creative and Brand, NFL
You can download the 2018 Program here.
During Beyond Sport United delegates will have the opportunity to attend up to three events across two days consisting of inspirational content, thought-leadership, first class hospitality and unrivaled networking opportunities:
COMMUNITY IN ACTION - 1pm-4pm
Attendees and local youth will gather together at The Woods Playground in Brooklyn to experience interactive sport and social change programming approaches from programs operating in Rwanda, Qatar and the U.S.
Venue: PS 335 Gransville T. Woods
THE BEYOND SPORT GLOBAL AWARDS - 6:30pm-10:30pm
A celebration of the 2018 Shortlist and Winners on the top of the world! The 2018 shortlisted projects encompass 33 countries, 23 sports and 10 categories: from challenging injustice, racism and violence through football; to using basketball to improve health; to cleaning up plastics from oceans through sailing; to providing women with economic opportunities through sport tourism, this year’s shortlist represents some of the most exciting, innovative and inspiring ways sport is being used to change lives for the better.
ESPN’s John Brenkus hosts and basketball’s Dikembe Mutombo, hockey’s Pat LaFontaine, baseball’s Billy Bean, football’s Victor Cruz and wrestling’s Sonya Deville, Titus O’Neil and Finn Baylor will be on hand as over $350,000 is awarded to organizations and individuals using the power of sport to spur social change.
Venue: One World Observatory, One World Trade
Beyond Sport United Conference - 9:30am-5pm
Enjoy a full-day of cutting-edge panels, inspiring talks and informative discussions featuring forward thinking organizations and individuals from across sport, development, government, business - Toyota, Adidas, Reebok, CAA, Thomson Reuters, Dow Jones and EverFI just to name a few - and academia. We will explore how sport can support young people making an impact through engagement, citizenship and leadership approaches. We will also explore how sectors should be engaging with this new generation: how are we speaking to youth, making our work more purposeful, ensuring we are relevant and meaningful across experiential, content and product offerings.
Venue: Kimmel Center @ NYU
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