espnW Women + Sports Summit

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St. Vincent

Grammy Award Winning Artist

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Jocelyn
Alo

USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year 2022

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Renie
Anderson

Chief Revenue Officer and Executive Vice President, NFL Partnerships

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Malika
Andrews

NBA Reporter and Host of 'NBA Today', ESPN

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Meg
Aronowitz

Vice President, Production, ESPN

@megaronowitz

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Dr. Jessica
Bartley

Senior Director of Psychological Services, United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee

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Carolyn
Braff

Head of Gatorade Brand Strategy

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Arthur
Bryant

Partner, Bailey Glasser, LLP

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Kathy
Carter

CEO, LA28

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Aisha
Chaney

Coordinating Producer II, LA SportsCenter, ESPN

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Keia
Clarke

Chief Executive Officer, New York Liberty

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Emma
Coburn

Athlete, New Balance

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Susan
Cohig

Executive Vice President, Club Business Affairs

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Marsha
Cooke

Vice President, Executive Producer, ESPN Films and 30 for 30

@MarshaCooke

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Kareem
Daniel

Chairman, Disney Media & Entertainment Distribution

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Stephanie
Druley

Executive Vice President, Event & Studio Production, ESPN

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Elle
Duncan

SportsCenter Anchor & Summit Host

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Crystal
Dunn

Professional Soccer Player, United States Women's National Team (USWNT)

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Rachel
Epstein

Vice President, espnW Marketing & Female Audience Expansion

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Dr. Courtney
Flowers

Associate Professor of Sport Studies & Sport Leadership (SSSL)

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Julie
Foudy

espnW columnist and ESPN soccer commentator, World Cup Champion

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Laura
Gentile

Executive Vice President, Commercial Marketing, Disney Networks & ESPN and Founder, espnW

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Hilary
Guy

Coordinating Producer II, ESPN

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Becky
Hammon

Head Coach, Las Vegas Aces

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Ashleigh
Huffman

Chief of Sports Diplomacy

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Kate
Johnson

Director of Global Sports & Entertainment Marketing Partnerships, Content and Media, Google

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Flora
Kelly

Vice President, Brand Strategy & Content Insights, ESPN

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Mary Ellen
Kelly

Owner & Founder, Fuel Forward

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Jessica
Long

Athlete

Monica
McNutt

ESPN Basketball Game and Studio Analyst

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Jaymee
Messler

Co-Founder, Gaming Society

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Dr. Jordan
Metzl

Sports Medicine Physician

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Shima
Oliaee

Producer, Pink Card

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Cindy
Parlow Cone

President, U.S. Soccer

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Julianna
Pena

UFC's Bantamweight #1 Contender

@venezuelanvixen

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Susie
Piotrkowski

Vice President, espnW

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Midge
Purce

Professional Soccer Player, United States Women's National Team (USWNT)

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Jess
Smith

Head of Revenue, Angel City

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Sarah
Spain

espnW Writer, ESPN Radio Host & TV Personality

@sarahspain

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Carolyn
Spellings

Chief of Evaluation, Research, and Accountability

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Hannah
Storm

SportsCenter Anchor

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Stef
Strack

Founder & CEO, Voice in Sport

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Dr. Courtney L. Flowers is an Associate Professor of Sport Studies at Texas Southern University. She holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Sport Management from the University of New Mexico, a Master of Science degree in Sport Administration from Grambling State University, and Bachelor of Science in Biology from Mississippi Valley State University. She empowers individuals to celebrate differences and build environments which value equity beyond a compliance-driven process as a Diversity and Inclusion consultant for Adaptive Industrial Services. Her teaching and research focus on sport law and exploring the systemic gender and racial based forms of bias and prejudice in college sports. Her research has been featured in the Sport Litigation Alert, Legal Issues in College Athletics, The International Journal of the History of Sports, and The Journal of Negro Education. Dr. Flowers is an advocate for women’s sports and has built her career focused on breaking down the gendered and racial barriers in sports. Recently, she co-authored the Women’s Sports Foundation’s report, “50 Years of Title IX: We Are Not Done Yet”, She has helped to give a voice to the plight facing Black women in college sports and is also known for highlighting Title IX challenges which hinder equity in college sports. She has twenty years of experience in sports and college athletics which includes being a former NCAA DI golfer who has worked for the United States Golf Association, the former National Minority Golf Foundation, The First Tee, and several junior golf programs. Additionally, she is the Secretary of Sport for the International Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Sport, and Dance and is an Advisory Board member for Spry a company which facilitates Name, Image, & Likeness for college & high school athletics. Dr. Flowers is an active member of Wasserman – The Collective, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport, and the Sport Recreation and Law Association. She can be followed on Twitter and Instagram @Dr_CFlowers LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/courtneylflowers

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