The February 2026 meeting is at the Capital City Club downtown at noon on February 19th. This meeting is open only to members and guests of members.
Our speaker is Kaseem Ladipo, Executive Director of Soccer in the Streets, a nonprofit organization that promotes access to soccer across Metro Atlanta. The organization’s mission is to give everyone a chance to grow through playing the Beautiful Game. He speaks with certainty that soccer can teach lessons, open worlds, transform lives. It did just that for him as a born-and-raised Atlantan from the West End.
Ladipo has lived every level of the sport, from youth leagues to select clubs, collegiate to semipro and even coaching. Now, he’s an executive who has made a career of devoting his time and energy towards bringing people into the game and building communities in the process.Ladipo has lived every level of the sport, from youth leagues to select clubs, collegiate to semipro and even coaching. Now, he’s an executive who has made a career of devoting his time and energy towards bringing people into the game and building communities in the process.
Mr. Lapido has an Electrical Engineering degree from Syracuse University and an MBA from University of North Carolina.