June 13, 2023 | Washington, D.C. | 9am-3pm

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