From Oct. 23 - 25, the 2023 espnW: Women + Sports Summit brings together industry influencers and athletes from WNBA Champion Candace Parker, F1 Academy Racer Bianca Bustamante, 2023 WNBA Rookie of the Year Aliyah Boston, U.S. Olympic Track & Field gold medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone and more.
Missed any of the action? We've got you covered:
Monday, Oct. 23:
6:30 p.m.: Summit Opening and Welcome with Elle Duncan, SportsCenter Anchor
"We are proof of progress, but we aren't near done. We are still committed. We will collectively lift each other up, coach each other up, and make sure we are creating spaces at the table for women." -- Rosalyn Durant, Executive Vice President, Programming & Acquisitions, ESPN
6:45 p.m.: espnW Keynote Conversation with Jill Smoller, pioneering sports agent and partner at WME, sits down with Hannah Storm
7:25 p.m.: U.S. Department of State & espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program Showcase introduction by Lee Satterfield / Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs featuring the 2023 GSMP delegates with Julie Foudy
7:50 p.m.: A Conversation with Laura Gentile featuring Rachel Epstein, Vice President, ESPN and espnW Marketing with Julie Foudy
Tuesday, Oct. 24:
9:10 a.m.: The Selling of Women's Sports a conversation with Sara Gotfredson / Founder, Trailblazing Sports Group, Deidra Maddock / Vice President, Sports Brands Solutions, TWDC, Stephanie Marciano / Head of Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Ally and Susie Piotrkowski / Vice President, Women's Sports Programming & espnW, ESPN with Sarah Spain
9:40 a.m.: The First Investment Fund for Women's Sports featuring Kara Nortman and Jasmine Robinson, Co-Founders and Managing Partners of Monarch Collective, an investment fund exclusively focused on investing in women's sports, teams, leagues, and adjacent rights-based revenue streams, with Julie Foudy.
10:30 a.m.: Women of F1 and F1 Academy featuring Bianca Bustamante / F1 Academy Racer, Kate Jackson / Vice President of Production, ESPN, and Stephanie Travers / Deputy Team Principal at Team X44 and Senior Development Officer, Mission 44 with Nicole Briscoe
"F1 Academy is a frontline. We can be an inspiration for [young women] drivers. Because I'm at the frontline, I'm drawing the map. ... I drive for the young girls who are watching." -- Bianca Bustamante
11:10 a.m.: World-Class Athlete Panel featuring Victoria Azarenka / Former World No. 1 and 2x Grand Slam Champion, Aliyah Boston / WNBA Rookie of the Year, Indiana Fever, Nicky Nieves / Paralympic Gold Medalist, USA Volleyball with LaChina Robinson
"As a Black woman, having the confidence to do what you want to do and if you enjoy it, you should be confident. I started [wearing braids] in college. It really became who I was, but I really enjoyed it." -- Aliyah Boston
12:50 p.m.: ESPN Films Presents: Candace Parker: Unapologetic with Candace Parker in conversation with Elle Duncan
"Everything is great when you're winning championships ... " -- Candace Parker
1:30 p.m.: The Evolution of the LGBTQ+ Community in Sport introduction by Susie Piotrkowski / Vice President, Women's Sports Programming and espnW, ESPN, hosted by E.R. Fightmaster / Actor, Grey's Anatomy, Artist and Activist, featuring Layshia Clarendon / WNBA All-Star and WNBPA Vice President and Nikki Hiltz / 4x USATF National Champion
"I've been better and the best at my sport when I'm myself. ... I want to show up and just be like this is all of me. Love me, take it, hate it." -- Layshia Clarendon
2:00 p.m.: W. Power Talks with Carolyn Braff / Head of Brand Strategy, Gatorade Shelley Pisarra / EVP Global Insights, Wasserman, Marsha-Gaye Knight / Founder, Black in Sports Business
6:40 p.m.: Toyota Everyday Heroes presented by Elle Duncan and Danelle Umstead Featuring Mechelle Lewis Freeman / TrackGirlz and Peggy Turner / TIRR Memorial Hermann Hotwheels
Title IX changed Peggy Turner's life and inspired her career in adaptive sports
Mechelle Lewis Freeman on claiming her deferred Olympic dream
7:00 p.m.: espnW Evening Keynote and Musical Performance Performance by Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, & pianist, Regina Spektor, following a conversation with Sarah Spain
Wednesday, Oct. 25:
9:10 a.m.: Freezing Time: Female Athletes and the Pursuit of Parenthood
featuring Susan Ansman / Feature Producer II, ESPN, Kaillie Humphries / Team USA & Canada Bobsled, Lindsay Kagawa Colas / EVP, Talent + The Collective, Wasserman, and Nneka Ogwumike / Professional Basketball Player, Los Angeles Sparks with LaChina Robinson
"It's not a scary process. Everybody's body and journey are going to be different. ... Advocate for yourself throughout it."-- Kaillie Humphries
9:50 a.m.: espnW Keynote Conversation featuring Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone / Olympic Gold Medalist and World Champion Sprinter & Hurdler with Elle Duncan
10:20 a.m.: Women at the Helm featuring Nicole Kankam / Managing Director of Marketing, USTA, Isaura Morales / Head of US Sports Partnerships, Meta, and Marissa Solis / SVP, Global Brand and Consumer Marketing, NFL, with Sarah Spain
