On May 7, the 2026 espnW Summit NYC in Brooklyn, NY, at the 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge, brings together industry influencers and athletes from Olympic Gold Medalist and hockey player Laila Edwards, 3x WNBA Champion and Vice President, WNBAPA, Breanna Stewart and more.
Missed any of the action? We've got you covered:
Thursday, May 7:
10:00 a.m.: espnW Summit Welcome and Opening with Sarah Spain
Good Morning NYC ✨
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The espnW summit is now live and ready for some action-packed panels 🙌 pic.twitter.com/oHDWRIiFg7
10:15 a.m.: Women at the Helm: The New Class of Team Executives featuring Kari Fleischauer, COO, Gotham FC, Jami Lobpries, GM, Portland Cascade, and Meghan Turner, GM, Seattle Torrent with Sarah Spain
10:50 a.m.: espnW Keynote Conversation with USA Women's Hockey featuring Olympic Gold Medalists, Laila Edwards, Caroline Harvey, and Hannah Bilka with Emily Kaplan
"We were so confident in our group."
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USA Women's Hockey Olympic Gold Medalists Laila Edwards, Caroline "KK" Harvey and Hannah Bilka reminisce about the USA vs. Canada gold medal game 👀 pic.twitter.com/Eg4rJcT7qF
"What was the best thing you brought home from the Games?" -- Emily Kaplan
"A gold medal." -- Laila Edwards
11:35 a.m.: AUSL Season Preview featuring AUSL athletes Odicci Alexander, Chicago Bandits, Sis Bates, Portland Cascade, Michaela Edenfield, Texas Volts, Dallas Escobedo Magee, Utah Talons, Ana Gold, Carolina Blaze, and Kinzie Hansen-McKinzie, Oklahoma City Spark, with Christine Williamson
"Giving myself grace."
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Odicci Alexander-Bennett on what it meant to play the 2025 @ausl season while pregnant with her daughter ❤️ pic.twitter.com/xHcKa4eUsz
"We can be strong, we can be loud, we can wear pink ... there is no limit." -- Ana Gold
1:15 p.m.: Purpose-Built: Facilities for Women's Sports featuring Asrat Alemu, Vice President of Ariel Project Level, Avi Greene, Senior Associate & Architect at Populous, and Sherri Privitera, Senior Principal Women's Professional Sports Director with Christine Williamson
1:50 p.m.: Keynote Conversation Breezy Johnson with Sarah Spain
2:20 p.m.: Building a Franchise: Women's Sports Sundays featuring ESPN's Roz Durant, Executive VP, Programming & Acquisitions, and Susie Piotrkowski, Vice President of Women's Sports Programming and espnW with Christine Williamson
Women's Sports Sundays are almost here!
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Susie Piotrkowski, VP of Women's Sports Programming and espnW, on what went into establishing the exciting new primetime franchise 🙌 pic.twitter.com/bE1oW1apuP
4:05 p.m.: Health Takes All of Us: Lilly Power Talk Featuring Megan Suttile, AVP of Media & Partnerships, Lilly
4:20 p.m.: The Women of ESPN: NFL Edition: featuring Mina Kimes, NFL Analyst, Senior Writer, Podcast Host & Television Contributor, MJ Acosta-Ruiz, SportsCenter Anchor & ESPN Deportes' MNF Sideline Reporter, and Laura Rutledge, Host & Reporter, ESPN & SEC Network, with Michelle Beisner-Buck, NFL Features Reporter, Sunday NFL Countdown, and Monday Night Countdown
.@minakimes, @mjacostatv, @laurarutledge and @michelleBeisner on embracing motherhood while staying at the top of their game ❤️ pic.twitter.com/t5XvLtxLry
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5:00 p.m.: Closing Keynote Conversation: featuring 3x WNBA Champion and Vice President, WNBAPA, Breanna Stewart with Andraya Carter
.@breannastewart breaks down the WNBA's historic CBA and how the players got it done with @Andraya_Carter 👏 pic.twitter.com/xZIuRpV5wX
— espnW (@espnW) May 7, 2026
