NCAA Women's Basketball and Women in Sports Leadership will co-host the inaugural NCAA Women's Final Four Women's Sports Leadership VIP Summit on Thursday and Friday in Cleveland.
This event brings together powerful and influential women leaders in sports and business to:
- We will discuss how we can jointly leverage the momentum in women's sports to create further growth, attention, exposure and value for all women's sports.
- Identify ways to increase the number of women working and coaching in sports (male and female).
- Make connections across all areas of sport.
The two-day event will include think tank sessions and an open question-and-answer forum for Cleveland's Women's Final Four hopefuls, as well as several invite-only receptions and connection events centered around the NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Championship. It will be done.
The think tank, exclusive to summit attendees, will be facilitated by Patti Phillips, CEO of Women Leaders in Sports. Two panel sessions will be open to the public on Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. ET at Beyond the Baseline in Tournament Town and will include an opportunity for participants and local and national media to interview participants .
Women's sports executives representing all levels of sport in the country, including collegiate, amateur, and professional, were invited to participate and share ideas on issues and topics. The VIP Summit provides networking opportunities and a platform to champion the domestic women's sports ecosystem.
VIP Summit attendees include:
- Dawn Aponte Chief Football Administration Officer of the NFL.
- Cheri Blauwett Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School. He is a member of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Board of Directors.
- sandy hatfield club, President of Pictor Group. Managing Director of Strategic Initiatives, Knight Committee.
- Jill Ellispresident of the San Diego Wave Football Club.
- Cathy Engelbert Commissioner of the WNBA.
- Sarah Gaiello ESPN Vice President of Production.
- jessica gelman CEO of Craft Analytics Group. Co-founder and co-chair of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. minority shareholder of the Utah Royals and acting governor of the National Women's Soccer League Board of Directors;
- Lynn Holtzman Vice President of NCAA Women's Basketball.
- Michelle Kang Owner of multiple soccer clubs: Washington Spirit (NWSL), Olympique Lyon feminine and London City Lioness. Founder and CEO of medical technology company Cognosante.
- Danette Layton Representative director of the Women's Sports Foundation.
- Rebecca Lobo ESPN women's basketball analyst.
- muffet mcgraw ESPN studio analyst. Women's Sports Foundation Board of Directors.
- carla nortman Co-founder of Angel City Football Club. Co-founder and managing partner of Monarch Collective LLC.
- Patti Phillips CEO of Women Leaders in Sports.
- holly row ESPN sports commentator.
- summer sanders, TV presenter and reporter. 1992 Olympian.
- Carol Stiff Chairman of Women's Sports Network.
NCAA women's basketball staff and women leaders plan to continue this summit next April 4th and 6th at future Women's Final Four sites, including Tampa, Florida.
