2021 HOSTS & FEATURED SPEAKERS
Kate
Ackerman, MD
Harvard Associate Professor and Medical Director, Female Athlete Program, Division of Sports Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital
Malika
Andrews
NBA Reporter and Host of 'NBA Today', ESPN
Zaila
Avant-garde
2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
Halle
Berry
Academy Award-winning actress and Director of the upcoming film, Bruised
Maya
Brady
Standout UCLA softball player
Heidi
Browning
Chief Marketing Officer, NHL
Angela
Courtin
Global Head of Brand Marketing, YouTube
Rachel
Epstein
Senior Director, ESPN and espnW Marketing
Julie
Foudy
espnW columnist and ESPN soccer commentator
Laura
Gentile
Executive Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Disney Networks & ESPN and Founder, espnW
Ginny
Gilder
Co-Cwner, Seattle Storm
Allison
Glock
Journalist, TV writer/producer, and filmmaker
Gwen
Goldman
Yankees Bat Girl
Raina
Kelley
Vice President and Editor-in-Chief, The Undefeated
Nina
King
Athletic Director, Duke University
Kelly
Kleine
Executive Director of Football Operations, Denver Broncos
Alix
Klineman
Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist
Candice
Lee
Athletic Director, Vanderbilt University
Brian
Lockhart
Senior Vice President, ESPN+ Original Content and ESPN Films, ESPN
Nicole
Lynn
President of Football Operations, Klutch Sports Group
Sarah
McLachlan
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter
Abby
McLoughlin
Marketing Director, Curran Theater & Gwen Goldman's daughter
Jessica
Mendoza
MLB Analyst, ESPN
Alana
Nichols
Six-time Paralympic medalist, wheelchair basketball and alpine skiing
Debra
OConnell
President, Networks - Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution, The Walt Disney Company
Lynn
Olszowy
Producer, ESPN and Co-Host of espnW's Laughter Permitted podcast
Jon
Patricof
CEO and Co-Founder Athletes Unlimited
Dawn
Porter
Award-winning documentary filmmaker, Trilogy Films
Shelby
Rogers
Professional Tennis Player
April
Ross
Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist
Angela
Ruggiero
CEO and Co-Founder, Sports Innovation Lab
Mollie Marcoux
Samaan
Commissioner, LPGA
Saycon
Sengbloh
Award-winning actress and stars in ABC's 'The Wonder Years'
Ramona
Shelburne
ESPN NBA Insider and Senior Writer
Sarah
Spain
espnW Columnist and ESPN Reporter
Michele
Steele
Studio Anchor, Reporter, ESPN
Carol
Stiff
President Stiff Sports Media Consulting, LLC
Hannah
Storm
SportsCenter Anchor
Gabby
Thomas
Olympic medalist & New Balance Athlete
Tyler
Tumminia
Commissioner, Premier Hockey Federation
Julie
Uhrman
Founder and President, Angel City Football Club
Jon
Patricof
CEO and Co-Founder Athletes Unlimited
Jon Patricof is CEO and Co-Founder of Athletes Unlimited, a new pro sports venture launching in 2020. He was most recently President of Major League Soccer's New York City Football Club, co-owned by City Football Group and the New York Yankees, where he currently serves on the Board of Directors. Prior to NYCFC, Patricof spent 11 years as President and COO of Tribeca Enterprises, the owner and operator of the Tribeca Film Festival and related business ventures. He was the first employee at Tribeca and helped build the company into a multi-dimensional business with a globally recognized brand. Among his accomplishments was the creation of the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival as well as the company's landmark branded content partnerships with Dick's Sporting Goods and American Express. Patricof started his career at Disney where he worked as a member of the strategic planning department helping grow the Disney, ESPN and ABC brands across video, audio and digital platforms. Between these companies he has executed investments and strategic partnerships, launched multiple new businesses and overseen sales, marketing, digital and content, legal, finance and operations. Jon received an M.B.A. with distinction from Harvard Business School and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College where he was a member of the baseball team.
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