Beyond Sport Reveals Further Summit Speakers
A second wave of speakers including David Stern, Commissioner of the NBA and WNBA; Scott O’Neil, the incoming CEO of the Philadelphia 76ers; Don Smolenski; President of the Philadelphia Eagles; Laura Gentile, VP and Founder of espnW; and Ed Rendell, the former Governor of Pennsylvania, have been confirmed to speak at the Beyond Sport Summit and Awards 2013, which will be staged in Philadelphia from September 9th to 11th 2013.
Beyond Sport has also announced that Philadelphia will host Tim Shriver, CEO of the Special Olympics; New York Rangers legend Mike Richter; WWE giant John Layfield; New York Yankees Assistant GM Jean Afterman; and Patrick Burke, Scout for the Philadelphia Flyers and head of the NHL’s ‘You Can Play’ project, amongst the influential figures from the worlds of sports, business and politics who will speak at the premier global gathering in the field of sport and development.
The organisation had previously confirmed that Mayor Michael Nutter; Philadelphia Eagles hero Brian Dawkins; Olympic legend Michael Johnson; Shellie Pfohl, Executive Director of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition; and Chris Waddell, the first man to climb Mt Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair will all speak at the event, which champions the use of sport as a tool for social change.
The Philadelphia Eagles, global Beyond Sport Award winners in 2011 for the franchise’s work in the community, have played a key role in bringing the unique event to the city, which follows in the footsteps of London 2012, Cape Town 2011 and Chicago 2010.
It is also supported by the Phillies, Flyers, 76ers and Union, the Philadelphia Sports Congress and by the Mayor’s Office.
The Beyond Sport movement is backed by each of the major leagues – the National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League (NFL), National Basketball Association (NBA), Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA), NASCAR, Major League Soccer (MLS) and the Barclays Premier League.
Beyond Sport’s Global Partners are Barclays, TIME International, UNICEF and ESPN.
