Taking place on May 2 of Team USA Week at the Washington Hilton, the Olympic & Paralympic Athlete Summit is comprised of a variety of personal and professional workshops aimed at supporting athletes off the field of play. This year’s Summit theme is “Telling Your Story”, which will be woven in throughout the program. Athletes will have the opportunity to learn how to leverage their athletic careers by developing their personal brand, to gain tools to navigate the job market, and to engage in discussions with their peers as they plan for their next steps, both in and out of sport.
Attendees will receive more updates about the event from TeamUSAEvents@usopc.org, including how to download the event app which will house everything you need to know about the event. The app will feature a detailed agenda and speakers for Athlete Summit, your pertinent travel information, and your schedule and logistics for other events choose to participate in throughout Team USA Week.
A variety of informational and interactive booths will be available to athletes throughout the Summit experience. Tables will be hosted by the following groups, among others:
- Athlete Services
- Athlete Marketing Platform
- Athlete Healthcare
- Athlete Psychological Services
- BetterUp
- Athlete Career & Education & Manpower Group
- Job Programs
- Visa Olympic & Paralympic Business Development Program
- LA28 Fellowship
- USOPC Jobs
- External Resources
- Tuck Next Step
- Salesforce
- AirBnB
- Athlete Rights & Representation
- AAC
- Ombuds Office
- USADA
- USOPA
Reinforcing the theme of "Telling Your Story", practical engagement activities to help athletes share their stories at the event and beyond will be available during the following times:
- Sunday, May 1 from 1:00pm to 9:00pm
- Monday, May 2 from 4:00pm to 7:00pm and 8:00pm to 10:00pm
- Tuesday, May 3 from 12:30pm to 6:00pm
Activities and resources include:
Rapid Fire Questions - A content studio for athletes to answer rapid-fire questions that allows them to show their personality and share their story/background with fans. The output of this experience will be up to 30 seconds for athletes to download and post on their social channels.
Passport Experience - An experience for athletes to check off a certain amount of summit sessions to receive prizes! Along the way, they'll also be able to utilize the passport as a journal to capture notes and answer intentional questions about their experience.
Headshot Photos - Photo stations for athletes to take professional headshots that best represent them.
Podcast Row - Curate a space to go live from the Summit similar to Radio Row at football's biggest game. Select podcasts can host and connect with Olympians & Paralympians. Preference given to sport-based podcasts, particularly those hosted by athletes.
Business Cards & Social Graphics Packages - Athletes can receive a set of Team USA-branded printed business cards as well as a graphics package to utilize on social media and amplify the week. To generate storytelling, we'll provide daily challenges and caption prompts for athletes to share their "more".
Please send travel & logistics inquires to TeamUSAevents@usopc.org.
All other inquiries may be sent to AthleteServices@usopc.org.