Kicking It to 2026 Featured on ABC’s Tiempo Following Seton Hall Summit on 2026 Readiness
Giovanna Aguilar joined José Torres on ABC’s Tiempo this week, alongside Kelly Brozyna, CEO of the New Jersey Small Business Development Center, to discuss Kicking It to 2026: The Countdown to the Game and reflect on last week’s summit at Seton Hall University. Their conversation focused on preparations for 2026, including crowd safety, public readiness, small business opportunity and the cross-sector coordination needed to support communities.
The Seton Hall summit brought together leaders across public safety, business, sports and community development to examine responsible preparation ahead of 2026. Featured speakers included Clifford Stott, R. Frank Pannell of the U.S. Soccer Federation, Major Christopher Modarelli of the New Jersey State Police, Erik Stover of the New York Cosmos and Kelly Brozyna. Rafael Bello moderated the discussion.
Kicking It to 2026: The Countdown to the Game, produced by Freedom Studios and Candesco Productions, documents how communities, businesses and institutions are preparing for 2026 across North America.
Watch Interview on Tiempo with José Torres
We are in gratitude to our executive producing partners Meiling Macias-Toro and Julia Carias-Linares for their continued creative leadership and support in helping expand the project’s reach. Additional thanks went to marketing lead Nadya Ramos, Antonia Thompson and Salma Metwally for their support and contributions.
Support for the summit also came from Lori Tarke, DHSc, and the Joseph A. Unanue Latino Institute at Seton Hall University; the NJSBDC at Rutgers-Newark; Prospanica New Jersey; the Statewide Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey; DailyPay; Goya Foods; and Abitronix, LLC.
Disclaimer: Kicking It to 2026 is independently produced and is not affiliated with or endorsed by FIFA.
