The 2023 Playmakers’ Summit featured a series of star-studded plenaries and networking opportunities, that addressed key issues facing soccer and sports-based youth development today.
The Lineup
The World’s Game is Coming to the U.S.: Opportunities Between Now and 2028
JT Batson, CEO / Secretary General, U.S. Soccer Federation
Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation
JoAnn Neale, President & Chief Administrative Officer, Major League Soccer
Danielle Slaton, U.S. Soccer Foundation and US Soccer Board Member; Founder, NWSL to the Bay
Growing Equitable Access to the Game
JT Batson, CEO / Secretary General, U.S. Soccer Federation
Ginny Ehrlich, Chief Revenue Officer, U.S. Soccer Foundation
Ed Foster-Simeon, President & CEO, U.S. Soccer Foundation
Sola Winley, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, Major League Soccer
Changing the Face of Soccer in the U.S. to Grow the Game
Diego Burato, Futsal MNT
Katlin Okamoto, Program Director, Coach-Mentor Training, U.S. Soccer Foundation
Tony Sanneh, Founder and CEO, The Sanneh Foundation
Sammy van den Berg, Senior Manager Social Impact, adidas
Evan Whitfield, VP of Equity, Alumni Relations, and Engagement, Chicago Fire FC
Luis Rosero, Vice President, Corporate and External Affairs, NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises
Participant Safety
Sinead Farrelly, Midfielder, NY/NJ Gotham FC
Julie Ann Rivers-Cochran, Executive Director, The Army of Survivors
Mana Shim, Chair, US Soccer Participant Safety Taskforce
Sally Yates, Partner, King & Spalding, Former Deputy Attorney General
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