You could say the exact same thing about UA150, Athletes Unlimited, American Select, All America, etc... We haven't been yet and we'll know more after this summer, but from all of the available information, this event gives much better feedback to the players, or any feedback at all. Most of them are just games. The feedback is something that everyone clearly thinks is valuable. Almost all girls have holes in their games. This is a place where they can get unbiased feedback to help fix them, while playing with other top players. Not sure why I feel the need to defend this guy's event, but to [Censored] on the event and not mention the issues you mention are there for all of the events seems unfair.
I don't think the initial conversation was about his event, but more about him as a person and coach. ALL events are political, his is no different.