Social Movements, Activism & Advocacy On The Agenda At Beyond Sport United
Beyond Sport United, supported by the major U.S. leagues – MLB, MLS, NBA, NFL, NHL, and the WNBA – returns on July 27 in New York. The conference will draw together sports teams, leagues and brands with global development organizations, grassroot practitioners, social movement and campaigning entities, and international sports governing bodies to explore sport’s role in the current socio-political landscape.
This year’s theme will explore what sports teams, leagues, and their partners can do to make a difference in the social issues they care about, from campaigning, to lobbying, to taking action on the ground, asking questions including – is their role in movements to take part, to lead, to create or to remain neutral? And what are the benefits and consequences to their organizational objectives as a whole?
In addition to a conference program of innovative and engaging community-driven content and thought-leadership discussion, guests from around the world will attend the inspiring Beyond Sport Global Awards at the One World Observatory. The awards highlight and support the world’s most impactful and innovative projects using sport as a tool for social change and will see over $200,000 handed out in funding and strategic support.
Keynote speakers addressing the agenda include the likes of: Basketball player, activist and human rights campaigner, Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir; Rob Shepardson – Co-Founder and Partner, SS+K; Will Lewis – CEO, Dow Jones & Company; former White House Special Assistant & Counselor to President Clinton and National Security Council Director, Ambassador Miriam Sapiro; Founder & former President of IEG, Lesa Ukman; the Advertising Council’s SVP of Strategic Partnerships, Anthony Signorelli; and the Founder and CEO of It’s a Penalty Campaign, Sarah de Carvalho MBE.
