2020 Theme: The role and impact of mentors and mentoring on the next generation of athletes and social change.

The Muhammad Ali Center Athletes and Social Change Forum will take place virtually on Thursday July 9 and Friday July 10, will be free registration, and will be hosted via Zoom Webinar. The Forum is designed to advance education, advocacy and research on the roles and contributions of athletes in promoting social change, human rights and development.

This year we welcome athletes, scholars, practitioners, policymakers and advocates who are working to advance the realm of athletes and social change through the six core values of Muhammad Ali: Respect, Confidence, Conviction, Dedication, Spirituality and Giving. This year, the Forum is co-hosted with MENTOR National, and we will highlight the role and impact of mentors and mentoring on the next generation of athletes and social change.

https://alicenter.org/programs/athletes-social-change/

A Zoom link will be provided to registered participants a day before the Forum begins.

Thursday July 9

11 :30 am – 1:30 pm EDT

Mentoring, Athletes and Social Change Roundtable

Doug Glanville (ESPN, Co-Moderator)

Matt Meyersohn (MENTOR National, Co-Moderator)

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

Laila Ali, Boxer and daughter of Muhammad Ali

Aeneas Williams, NFL

Devin & Jason McCourty, NFL

Pau Gasol, NBA

Etan Thomas, NBA

Jason Collins, NBA

Billy Bean, MLB

12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

John Carlos, Olympic track and field

Ibtihaj Muhammad, Olympic fencer

Race Imboden, Olympic fencer

Lex Gillette, Paralympic track and field

Gwen Berry, Olympic hammer thrower

Edwin Moses, Olympic track and field

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