JOIN US FOR THE 9TH ANNUAL YOUTH SPORTS SUMMIT

The LA84 Foundation and the Play Equity Fund presented the 9^th Annual Youth Sports Summit, on September 9, September 16, September 23, September 30 and October 7 for a Series of Online Panel Conversations With the PEOPLE WHO POWER THE MOVEMENT – Leaders in Sport Committed to CLOSING THE PLAY EQUITY GAP.

LA84 Foundation 2020 Youth Sports Summit: October 7: Women's Sports: Progress and Equity

2020 Summit: September 30: Leveling the Playing Field: Creating Pathways to Careers

2020 Summit: September 23: Coaches: Creating Conditions to Help Kids to Succeed

2020 Summit: September 16: Athletes Using Their Platform for Social Justice.

LA84 Foundation 2020 Summit Kickoff Conversation

LA84 Foundation 2019 Summit Recap - Play Equity: Elevating the Game for Our Kids

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MARCELLUS WILEY

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carrlyn bathe

Reporter & Content Creator for Fox Sports West

ROB FUKUZAKI

ABC7 Sports Anchor

DONNA DE VARONA

2x Olympic gold medalist, Former ABC Broadcast, Executive Board of Special Olympics International

RUDY GARCIA-TOLSON

Four-time Paralympic medalist

TOM FARREY

Executive Director of the Sports & Society Program, Aspen Institute

BOB GRAZIANO

Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Chase, Board Chair Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission

VALORIE KONDOS FIELD

Seven-time NCAA National Champion, Former Head Coach UCLA Women’s Gymnastics

lolita Lopez

NBC4 Investigative Reporter

KYLE MARTINO

NBC Sports Analyst, Chair of Street Soccer USA, Over Under Initiative Founder

LUCY MEYER

Unified Athlete, UN Ambassador for Special Olympics

Dr. NATALIA MEHLMAN PETRZELA

Host, Author, Professor

DR. ROBERT K. ROSS

CEO of The California Endowment

KATHY SCHLOESSMAN

President & CEO, Los Angeles Sports & Entertainment Commission

Bill Shumard

President & CEO of Special Olympics Southern California

Renata Simril

President & CEO of the LA84 Foundation

Shelley Smith

Sports Correspondent, ESPN

jim thompson

Founder & CEO, Positive Coaching Alliance

Dr. ricardo valerdi

University of Arizona, Founder, Chief Scientist, Science of Sports
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DR. ROBIN AVELAR LA SALLE

CEO & Co-Founder, Orenda Education

JIM BAUGH

Founder & CEO, PHIT America

MARSHA BONNER

Director of Programs, Community Grant Making and Special Initiatives, Annenberg Foundation

SCOTT BUDNICK

Film Producer, Founder of the Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC), CEO of One Community

brooke charlton

LA84 SAMbassador, Ice Hockey Player

jason cooper

Manager of Fan Development Marketing, Anaheim Ducks

MATTHEW FLESOCK

Executive Director, UCLA Sound Body Sound Mind

JEANEY GARCIA

Positive Coaching Alliance – Los Angeles

DR. CHARLES HILLMAN

Professor, Center for Cognitive & Brain Health at Northeastern University

Ronit larone

Vice President of Content & Marketing Integration, NFL

JESSE LOVEJOY

Director of STEM Education, San Francisco 49ers

JULIO MARCIAL

Director of Youth Justice, Liberty Hill Foundation

RENATO PAIVA

Executive Director, Access Youth Academy

Angelica Taylor

LA84 SAMbassador, Soccer Player

DR. PHILIP VELIZ

Professor, Associate Director of Health, & Activity Research and Policy Center

CARRIE WAGNER

Founder & Executive Director of GALS Los Angeles

Henry Waterman

USA Junior Paralympic Team

SARAH WELLS

ICEF Rugby

NICHOL WHITEMAN

CEO, Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation

Michael Yamaki

Corporate Officer, Riviera Country Club

2019 Agenda

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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
8:00 am - 9:00 am	Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am	Welcome: Emcee Marcellus Wiley (Fox Sports, Former NFL All-Pro defensive end)
	Kickoff: Opening remarks by Renata Simril (LA84 Foundation President & CEO)
9:15 am	Pep Talk: The Positive Power of Coaching Valorie Kondos Field (Head coach of the18-time Pac-12 Champion UCLA Women's Gymnastics team. Four-time "National Coach of the Year" was recently named "West Region Coach" of the Year, Pac-12 Coach of the Year, and "Coach of the Century")
9:30 am	Panel Discussion: Why Sports Matter Dr. Tiffany Berry (Claremont Evaluation Center/Beyond the Bell), Dr. Robin Avelar La Salle (Orenda Education), Dr. Philip Veliz (University of Michigan), Jim Thompson (Positive Coaching Alliance), moderated by Lolita Lopez. (KNBC/Investigative Reporter)
10:15 am	Pep Talk: Sitting is the New Smoking Jim Baugh (Founder & CEO, PHIT America, former CEO of Wilson Sporting Goods and Sports Industry Hall of Fame Inductee)
10:30 am	Recess Break
10:35 am	Panel Discussion: Break a Sweat, Change Your Life Carrie Wagner (Executive Director, GALS Los Angeles), Dr. Charles Hillman (Professor Center for Cognitive & Brain Health, Northeastern University), Renato Paiva (Access Youth Academy) Matthew Flesock (Executive Director, UCLA Sound Body Sound Mind), moderated by Dr. Natalia Mehlman Petrzela (New School)
11:20 am	Pep Talk: Keeping Kids in the Game Tom Farrey (Executive Director of the Sports & Society Project with the Aspen Institute, journalist, founder of Project Play, and author of "Game On: The All-American Race to Make Champions of Our Children.")
11:30 am	Interview: Rallying to Serve Our Communities Sloane Stephens, (Six WTA Titles, Philanthropist) interviewed by Shelley Smith, ESPN Reporter
11:50 am	Lunch
12:15 pm	Conversation: Using Storytelling to Drive Social Change Dr. Robert K. Ross (CEO of The California Endowment), Scott Budnick (Producer and Founder of ARC), moderated by Julio Marcial (Liberty Hill Foundation)
1:00 pm	Pep Talk: Negativity is the Biggest Disability Rudy Garcia-Tolson (4x Paralympic medalist, swimmer, runner & triathlete)
1:15 pm	Conversation: Special Olympics: Leveling the Playing Field Through Unified Teams Bill Shumard (President & CEO, Special Olympics Southern California), Lucy Meyer (Unified Athlete, Hamilton High School + UN Ambassador for Special Olympics), moderated by Donna de Varona (4x Olympic gold medalist/former ABC broadcaster/executive board, Special Olympics international)
1:45 pm	Interview: Leveraging the Beautiful Game for Social Impact Mia Hamm (Legendary USWNT player, 2x Olympic gold medalist, 2x World Cup champion, chair of Street Soccer USA, founder of Mia Hamm Foundation), Kyle Martino (NBC Sports Analyst, Chair of Street Soccer USA, Over Under Initiative Founder)
2:10 pm	Panel Discussion: Becoming My Best Self Through Sport Sarah Wells (ICEF Rugby), Angelica Taylor (SAMbassador, Soccer Player), Brooke Charlton (SAMbassador, Ice Hockey Player), Henry Waterman (Para Athlete), moderated by Carrlyn Bathe (FSW TV)
2:40 pm	Pep Talk: The Science of Sports Ricardo Valerdi (University of Arizona / Co-Founder Science of Sports)
2:55 pm	Panel Discussion: Bringing Math + Science to Life Through Sports Dr. Jill McNitt-Gray (USC), Jason Cooper (Anaheim Ducks), Jesse Lovejoy (Director of STEM education for the SF 49er), Nichol Whiteman (CEO Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation), moderated by Marsha Bonner (Annenberg Foundation)
3:40 pm	Recess Break
3:55 pm	Interview: Sport at the Service of Humanity Adrian Gonzalez (retired MLB Player, 3x All-Star, 2x Golden Glove Award Winner), interviewed by Rob Fukuzaki, ABC7 Sports Anchor
4:20 pm	Panel Discussion: The Social Impact of Major Sports Events Kathy Schloessman (President LA Sports & Entertainment Commission), Michael Yamaki (Corporate Officer Riviera Country Club), Ronit Larone (Vice President, Content & Marketing Integration, NFL), moderated by Robert V. Graziano (Vice Chairman JP Morgan Chase, Board Chair Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment Commission, LA84 Foundation Board Member)
5:00 pm	Closing Remarks Marcellus Wiley and Renata Simril
5:20 pm	Cocktail Reception
*Agenda and speakers subject to change