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The theme of this annual event is: The role and Impact of Mentors and Mentoring on the Next Generation of Athletes and Social Change.
This year we will welcome scholars, practitioners, policymakers and advocates who are all working to advance the realm of athletes and social change through Muhammad Ali’s Six Core Principles: Respect, Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Spirituality and Giving.
This Forum will also explore the following topics and considerations:
1. The roles and responsibilities athletes have beyond the playing field.
2. The ways athletes can serve as educators and advocates to address social problems within and outside of sports.
3. How the global sporting community encourages or discourages athletes who work in the realm of social change.
4. The roles educational institutions play in providing grounding for athletes to make the connections between athletics, academics and the community.
5. The role and impact of both mainstream and social media on how athletes can affect social change.
6. The intersection and convergence of athletes, sports, and politics.
Friday July 10
8:30 AM-9 EDT
Ali Center & MENTOR National: Welcome
Ms. Erin Herbert, Muhammad Ali Center
Mr. David Shapiro & Matt Meyersohn, MENTOR National
Mr. Eli Wolff, Power of Sport Lab
Dr. Mary Hums, University of Louisville
9 - 9:45 EDT
The Greatness of Mentorship: Heart, Soul and Spirit
Dr. Marion Keim, Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace & University of the Western Cape
Dr. Lyndon Bouah , Western Cape Provincial Government , South Africa
Mr. Warren Lucas, Youth Coordinator, Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace
10 - 10:45 EDT
The Power of Connection
Mr. Matt Meyersohn , MENTOR National
Mr. Dudney Sylla, MENTOR National
Dr. Torie Weiston-Serdan, Youth Mentoring Action Network (YMAN)
11 - 11:45 EDT
Mentoring is a Team Sport: A Conversation About Partnerships, Communities, and
Working Together to Promote Social Change
Dr. Sarah Hillyer
University of Tennessee Center for Sport, Peace, & Society | U.S. Department of State Global Sports Mentoring Program
12 - 12:45 EDT
Applying Ubuntu as a Mentorship Framework
For the Next Generation of Sport for Change Leaders
Dr. Oscar Mwaanga, University of London & EduMove
1 - 1:45 EDT
Mentoring and Mindfulness:
A Compassionate Approach to Flourishing through Sport
Mr. Sam Parfitt & Mr. Laurence Halsted, The True Athlete Project
2 - 2:45 EDT
Mentoring, Community Impact and Mobilizing Social Movements
Mx. Lauren Lubin April, Women's Sports Foundation
Ms. Anne Lieberman, Athlete Ally
Ms. Phaidra Knight
3 - 3:45 EDT
Moments, Mentors & Movements:
A Conversation with Two Emerging Leaders in Sport for Social Change
Ms. Pharlone Toussaint, Laureus Sport for Good Foundation USA
Ms. Batouly Camara, Women and Kids Empowerment
4 - 4:45 EDT
Mentoring through Sport in a Diverse World
Dr. Akilah R. Carter-Francique
Institute for the Study of Sport, Society, and Social Change at SJSU
5 - 5:30 EDT
Ali Center & MENTOR National: Closing
Ms. Erin Herbert, Muhammad Ali Center
Mr. Matt Meyersohn, MENTOR National
Mr. Eli Wolff, Power of Sport Lab
Dr. Mary Hums, University of Louisville
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