INFLCR NIL Summit announces plans for 2023

The second annual INFLCR NIL Summit will take place from June 3-5 at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. The event unites athletes, agents, attorneys, brand representatives and guest speakers for three days of networking, panel discussions and awards that are focused on NIL.

The event is hosted by the agency Student Athlete NIL (SANIL), which also provides infrastructure and support for roughly 20 NIL collectives across the country. INFLCR is a content and compliance software platform.

“The NIL Summit was created for a singular purpose — To Democratize College Athletics,” the NIL Summit’s website states. “Built by student-athletes, for student-athletes, the NIL Summit is an immersive multi-day professional development experience and gathering place for college sports’ most important stakeholder to share cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and learn how to maximize NIL opportunities to build their brands and amplify their voices.

“Whether it’s hearing from the world’s foremost celebrity influencers, being inspired by their favorite pro-athlete turned business mogul, or having the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded professionals who want to shape the future of college athletics, student-athletes will leave the NIL Summit equipped with the knowledge and relationships necessary to leverage their influence to create a better future for themselves and their communities.”

The NIL Summit’s Twitter account promoted that there will be more than 500 college athletes, 100 speakers, 50 brands and 15 awards at the 2023 NIL Summit. Institutions can nominate athletes to serve as delegates who will represent their athletic programs.

The early bird registration closes Feb. 17. Institutions can register up to 10 athletes during the early bird window.

Highlights from the inaugural NIL Summit

On3 attended the inaugural NIL Summit in June 2022, where the attendees included prominent athletes such as Kentucky quarterback Will Levis, UCLA‘s Jordan Chiles, Kansas forward Jalen Wilson, Michigan center Hunter Dickinson, Florida gymnast Trinity Thomas and former LSU forward Shareef O’Neal.

Here are the award winners from the inaugural NIL Summit:

— Female Athlete of the Year: Oregon‘s Sedona Prince
— Male Athlete of the Year: UCLA’s Chase Griffin
— Innovator of the Year: Aquinas College‘s Chloe Mitchell
— Hustle Award: Norfolk State‘s Rayquan Smith
— Scholar Athlete of the Year: Florida’s Leah Clapper
— Athlete Advocate of the Year: Florida’s Megan Skaggs
— Breakthrough Athlete of the Year: UCLA’s Jordan Chiles
— Crypto Award: LSU’s Shareef O’Neal
— Best Individual Campaign: Morgan & Morgan — “Size Matters”
— Beat Team Campaign: College Hunks — Howard men’s basketball, San Diego football, UCF women’s basketball
— Best Social Media Campaign: Mercedes-Benz
— Best Institutional Program: Boise State — What’s Next
— Brand of the Year: WWE — Next in Line NIL Program

At the inaugural NIL Summit, On3 covered stories about how NIL impacted the return of elite big men in college basketball, how athletes said they needed more tax guidance and why some athletes recommend cash-only NIL deals.