Conga Room
800 W Olympic Blvd,
Los Angeles, CA 90015
Wed, July 18, 2018
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Adding to the week of the ESPYS and ESPN Humanitarian Awards, The Laureus Summit is a learning opportunity to advance the use of sport for social change.
The Power of
The State of Sport 
The Athlete 
Putting Women 
A Global Ibtihaj, an American sabre fencer, a 2016 US Olympic Medalist, Activist and Entrepreneur.
Kevin is the Vice President of Corporate Citizenship for ESPN.
John is a humanitarian and a medaled USA Track and Field Hall of Fame athlete and Olympian.
Julie is a former captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team and current FIFA World Cup analyst for ESPN.
Dustin is the Manager of Athlete Leadership for Special Olympics Southern California.
Tamika is the Head of Diversity and Inclusion for Mercedes-Benz USA.
Bryan is a retired South African rugby winger and a Laureus Ambassador.
Meghan is a 2018 Olympic Gold Medalist with the U.S Women's Hockey team
Caitlin is the General Manager of Global Community Impact at NIKE, Inc.
Sean is the Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy and former captain of the New Zealand national rugby team.
Nneka is a member of the Los Angeles Sparks and the President of the Women’s National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA).
Dr. Neirotti is a professor of Sport Management at the George Washington University.
Nichol is the Executive Director of the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF).
Asani is the founder of Business Beyond the Ball, a consultancy focused on creating strategic business opportunities for athletes outside of the game.
Charlene is the ED of Active Schools, a national movement to make 60 minutes of physical education the norm in all schools.
Neill is CEO and Founder of Purpose + Sport.
Geraldine is a Global Sports Mentoring Program awardee, an initiative created by the U.S Dept. of State.
Dima is a Global Sports Mentoring Program awardee, an initiative created by the U.S Dept. of State.
Cynthia is a Global Sports Mentoring Program awardee, an initiative created by the U.S Dept. of State.
Mark is the CEO of Generations for Peace, a global peace-building organization dedicated to sustainable conflict transformation.
Jill is the founder and CEO of Playworks, an organization that helps kids to stay active and build valuable social skills through play
Sky is the founder of began ELEVATE New Orleans, a mentor-based organization dedicated to developing the skills of inner-city youth.
Tony is the CEO and founder of Youth Mentoring, an organization that brings adults into the lives of “at risk” youth in the Los Angeles area
Kip is the Senior Program Director for Play Rugby USA
You don't have to go to the Olympic Games to step up. You can step up. There's a responsibility for all of us to make this world a better place. You have the same opportunity.
There's so many core values that sport teaches you that you can then pass on to younger generations.
It gives them hope, it gives them a sense of identity — that’s what sport does for these girls.
Youth development is about being proactive, and intentionally helping youth become the best citizens. This is about developing youth to operate in society not just to play baseball.
There were a lot of things I knew how to do before dribbling. That's amazing, it's a question we have to address. 90% of WNBA players have degrees. We are business owners, poets, chefs.
We play hard. We play smart. We play with integrity. Most of all, we play for tomorrow.
Nelson Mandela knew that sport would be an intervention to change lives.
Fear is such a powerful emotion. Fear of getting hurt, fear of making a mistake. Girls are falling further and faster behind. It's because they lack confidence. But when they do take advantage of sport, they punch through the imaginary walls.
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