KPMG OFFICES, AON CENTER

200 E. Randolph Street, 55th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
(Attire is business casual)

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

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FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 2025

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8:00 am   Registration, Breakfast and Networking

KPMG Offices, Aon Tower, 200 E. Randolph Street, 55th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
(Attire is business casual)

9:00 am MAIN STAGE PANEL #4--
Major Sporting Events: Power to Build a Legacy

DREW DUBE

Project Manager


U.S. Soccer Foundation

TRINITY MONTEIRO

Sr. Coordinator, Social Responsibility

National Football League

10:00 am    BREAKOUT SESSION #4

  • Education Track–STEM
  • Inclusion Track–Deaf and Hard of Hearing
  • Athletes Track–Parent Panel
  • Fundraising Track–Venture Philanthropy
  • Wildcard Track–Getting Girls in the Game

Education Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

STEM

STEM concepts are taking on a higher profile in sports. Finding ways to incorporate these elements into educational curriculum and training is of growing interest, especially as STEM careers provide a strong career track. 

Robert Clayton

Founder

Sports Analytics Club Program

Inclusion Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Fans, workers and others engaged in the sports world face a variety of hurdles due to hearing impairments. Many of the challenges can be resolved by the organizations hosting the event. Learn how your organization can build a more collaborative and inclusive environment.

Terryann Nash

Diversity and Inclusion Trainer

NashInspired, LLC

Athletes Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Parent Panel

MELVA THOMPSON-ROBINSON

Professor

University of Nevada-Las Vegas

JAMESETTA CLEVELAND

Founder

Sports Mom University

Fundraising Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Venture Philanthropy

MARSHANA PACE

Managing Director

A Better Chicago

JAMYLE CANNON

Founder & Executive Director

The Bloc

Wildcard Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Getting Girls in the Game

MARYSOL FLARES

Assistant National Director of Training

Coach Across America

MAUREEN SCHERRER

Director of Advancement

Soccer Without Borders

STEVEN DAVIS

Co-Director SWB Assist

Soccer Without Borders

Education Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

SPORTS AND FAITH

DARRIN GRAY

CMO

Athletes in Action

PHILIP LEOPOLD

CEO & Executive Director

Sport at the Service of Humanity

Wildcard Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Using Publishing To Power Philanthropy

KEN ROCHON

President

Perfect Publishing

Wildcard Track

Breakout Session #4--10:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Innovations in Leveraging Sports for Kids Who Can’t Play Them

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. children grow up as patients battling pediatric chronic illness.  Bounce Children’s Foundation, a Chicago based 501c3, transforms their lives, and the lives of their loved ones, shifting all from surviving to thriving.  Awarded for innovation in tackling a problem never before addressed, Bounce leveraged that same approach in crafting a strategy to embrace the sports industry.  In this interactive session, you’ll get an insider’s view of the playbook, including novel approaches, creative angles and lessons learned. 

JOAN STELTMANN

CEO & Founder

Bounce Children's Foundation

11:00 am    BREAKOUT SESSION #5

  • Mental Health Track–Mental Health For Youth
  • Skill Development Track–Strategic Planning Workshop
  • Wildcard Track–Racism, Antisemitism and Hate
  • Education Track–Public vs Private Charity Platforms
  • Inclusion Track–Mobility Access
  • Athletes Track–Building Your Legacy Blueprint
  • Concussion and Brain Health Track–What is Next on the Horizon?
  • Skill Development Track–Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Mental Health Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Mental Health for Youth

ALEX PERCIVAL

Co-Founder

Life Beyond the Game

CHELSIA MCKIE

Co-Founder

Life Beyond the Game

MAUREEN SCHERRER

Director of Advancement

Soccer Without Borders

SANDY BASSIN

Founder

Her Story Mentorship

Skill Development Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Strategic Planning

This workshop will examine how to create a strategic plan for your nonprofit organization. Join the experts that have successfully built their organizations to understand the process they used to achieve that success.

MELISSA LAPICA

Managing Director

Compass Pro Bono

Wildcard Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Racism, Antisemitism and Hate

Racism, Antisemitism and Hate have taken over the world. Hear from leaders from a variety of perspectives that are fighting this battle across the world.

NICK LOWERY

Kansas City Chiefs All-Time Leading Scorer

Ambassador

Project Max

NIMRAH RIAZ

Executive Director

MOSSE

Inclusion Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Mobility Access

Many athletes, fans and others employed in the business of sports, face mobility challenges. How can we best support and facilitate appropriate access for the millions of people that want to participate, watch sports and work in the industry.

BRIAN SWIFT

Founder

Soar

Athletes Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

BUILDING YOUR LEGACY BLUEPRINT

We plan mosts aspects of our lives.  Business plans, estate plans, budgets, financial plans, emergency plans. Why do we spend so little time creating a plan for our legacy. Join Sports Philanthropy Network Founder Roy Kessel as we examine how to Build Your Legacy Blueprint.  What are the values that motivate your giving behavior? How do you want to make an impact in your community? How do you allocate the scarce resources of time, talent and treasure to create the roadmap that will allow you to leave a tangible legacy that improves our world!

DALE PARKER

Capture Strategy Director

Collins Aerospace

EVAN NOLAN

Sales Development Manager

New York Life Insurance Company

PATTI PARKER

Founder

Discovery Wealth Management

TRACEY SPIVEY

Partner

KPMG

Fundraising Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Art of Fundraising and Major Gifts

RYAN JONES

Managing Director

Jon and Marcelle Scheyer Charitable Fund

Concussion and Brain Health Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

What is Next On The Horizon

DR. ROBERT BARIC

Founder

MyConcussionDR & MyBrainDR

BRUCE PARKMAN

Founder

The Mac Parkman Foundation

Skill Development Track

Breakout Session #5--11:00 am--Friday, June 27, 2025

Artificial Intelligence and Automation

Artificial intelligence and automation are taking a leading role in productivity. Learn from experts how these tools can support your efforts to grow your organization and maximize the production of your staff. As the technologies continue to evolve, how do we continue to integrate these systems without disrupting the continuity of efforts. 

 

Successfully integrating AI isn’t just about picking the right tools; it’s about building a culture of trust, transparency, and experimentation. Since early 2023, Remy Reya has studied AI’s applications to social impact work and led the Compass Pro Bono team from AI skepticism to enthusiastic adoption. After finding huge success internally—after only four months, his colleagues reported saving an average of 5 hours/week per person using AI tools—he turned his attention to creating replicable frameworks for other nonprofits to scale efficiency while keeping AI use sustainable and human-centered. He now trains and consults for social impact organizations exploring mission-aligned AI integration, AI strategy and culture-building, and team-level AI deployment.

REMY REYA

Deputy Chief of Staff

Compass Pro Bono

ROBERT HARNEY

President/Founder

Open One Solutions

12:00 pm MAIN STAGE PANEL #5--
Athletes Changing the World

AUSTIN CARR

President

Intentional Sports

DERRICK BOLES

Founder

UnstoppaBoles

OMAR WOODARD

Executive Director

HRS Management

12:45 pm CLOSING PANEL
Creating Profit Through Purpose

JOEL PUTHOFF

Founder & CEO

Linxy

NELI ROWLAND

President & Founder

GOLZ LLC

TANAHA HAIRSTON

Founder

RISE The Movement

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