2020 HOSTS & FEATURED SPEAKERS
Malika
Andrews
NBA Reporter
Kelley
Carter
Senior Culture Writer, The Undefeated
Chelsea
Clinton
Author, “She Persisted in Sports”
Antonietta
Collins
SportsCenter anchor
Ayo
Davis
Executive Vice President, Talent & Casting, ABC Entertainment & Disney+
DeMar
DeRozan
NBA All-Star & Olympic gold medalist
Glennon
Doyle
Founder, Together Rising, best-selling author, and activist
Elle
Duncan
SportsCenter anchor
Cathy
Engelbert
WNBA Commissioner
Julie
Foudy
espnW Writer & ESPN Commentator, World Cup champion
Dany
Garcia
Chairwoman and CEO, The Garcia Companies; Co-Founder, Seven Bucks Companies and Co-Owner, XFL
Laura
Gentile
Senior Vice President, ESPN Marketing & Founder, espnW
Gracie
Gold
Professional figure skater & Olympic medalist
Kate
Johnson
Head of Global Sports & Entertainment Marketing, Google
Flora
Kelly
Senior Director, Strategic & Brand Insights, ESPN
Suzy
Kolber
Monday Night Countdown Host
Jewell
Loyd
Professional basketball player, WNBA Champion
Simone
Manuel
Professional swimmer & Olympic gold medalist
Alison
Overholt
Senior Vice President, Multiplatform Storytelling & Journalism, ESPN
Gunnar
Peterson
Professional Trainer & Director of Strength and Endurance, LA Lakers
Shelley
Pisarra
Executive Vice President, Global Insights & Strategy, Wasserman
Jimmy
Pitaro
Chairman, ESPN and Sports Content
Natalie
Portman
Actress, filmmaker, and Angel City FC Co-Owner
LaChina
Robinson
Women's College Basketball and WNBA, Analyst and Sideline Reporter
Monica
Rustgi-Mody
Vice President, Marketing, Budweiser
Molly
Seidel
Professional distance runner, NCAA Champion
Sarah
Spain
espnW Columnist, ESPN Reporter and Radio Host, and Summit Co-Host
Sage
Steele
SportsCenter anchor and espnW Summit Host
Carol
Stiff
Vice President, Women's Sports Programming, ESPN
Shiz
Suzuki
Assistant Vice President, Sponsorships and Experiential Marketing, AT&T
Maria
Taylor
College Sports Host & reporter, NBA Countdown Host
Abby
Wambach
Soccer legend, best-selling author, and activist
Jewell
Loyd
Professional basketball player, WNBA Champion
TRENDSETTER
Selected #1 overall by the Seattle Storm in the 2015 WNBA Draft after opting to forgo her Senior season at Notre Dame, Jewell is regarded as the future of women’s basketball. With impossible to contain athleticism, Jewell is versatile, explosive, fearless and smooth. She’s a passionate competitor with the ability to score from anywhere on the floor.
Dubbed the “Gold Mamba” by Jewell’s mentor, the Mamba himself, Kobe Bryant, Jewell was signed to Nike as the female face for Kobe’s signature line.
GIVER
Jewell is dedicated to improving the lives of kids on and off the court. Open about her battle with dyslexia, Jewell has partnered with nationally recognized organizations, The Dyslexic Advantage and Eye to Eye to support the delivery of mentoring and other resources and promote full inclusion for people with learning disabilities. Jewell also sponsors an AAU program and runs Gold Mamba Elite camps to increase the participation and quality for girls’ in sports.
IMPACTOR
2018 WNBA Champion and FIFA World Cup Champion, Jewell Loyd has cemented herself as the present and future of the game. The 2015 WNBA Rookie of the Year, Jewell was Seattle’s second leading scorer. Jewell was Notre Dame’s leading scorer with 19.8 points per game during the 2014-15 season and had long been established as one of the elite players at the college level when she earned the 2015 ESPN Women’s College Basketball Player of the Year Award. She led the Fighting Irish to three consecutive Final Four appearances, two consecutive National Championship games and an overall record of 103-5, earning back-to-back conference Player of the Year awards.
Full of charisma and always wearing a smile, Jewell is considered the heir apparent to the great guards of Team USA.
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