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AGENDA

Thursday 9 July 2026

LOCATION
THEME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKER(S)
DAY 1 – MORNING: 9:00 – 12:30
Main Stage
Welcome
Welcome to IWG Women in Sport Global Summit
  • Main Stage Host: Vicky Gomersall
  • Annamarie Phelps OLY CBE Chair, IWG
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • Prof Laura McAllister CBE, UEFA Vice President
  • Michelle Moore
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • Kelly Beaver MBE, Chief Executive Ipsos UK and Ireland
Overview: This keynote sets the agenda for the Summit – revealing how attitudes towards gender equality are shaping experiences in sport and physical activity, and what this means for organisations seeking to lead meaningful, inclusive change.
Main Stage
Leadership
Rethinking Leadership: Leading through Challenge
  • Moderator: Michelle Moore
  • Dave Clarke OBE PLY, Chief Executive Paralympics GB
  • Sarah Powell, CEO, British Gymnastics
  • Julia Regis
  • Additional panellists to be announced shortly
Overview: What does great leadership look like today? Featuring some of the most influential leaders in global sport, this session combines cutting-edge research and real-world insight to challenge traditional models and explore how inclusive leadership can unlock potential and drive high-impact organisations.
The Hive Lounge
Coffee
Coffee Break
Main Stage
Awards
The 2025 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Champions Award – Europe Winner Ceremony
  • Spyros Capralos OLY, President of the European Olympic Committee
  • Michele Kang, Founder and CEO, Kynisca Sports International
  • Anneke van Zanen-Nieberg – President NOC NSF
  • Mme Amelie Oudea-Castera
Overview: Presentation of the IOC Gender Diversity & Inclusion Award to 2025 Europe Winner Michele Kang, recognising her outstanding contribution to women’s football through significant investment and lasting structural change.
Main Stage
  • Annamarie Phelps OLY CBE, Chair, IWG
  • Michele Kang, Founder and CEO, Kynisca Sports International
Overview: Following the presentation, Michele Kang joins Annamarie Phelps in conversation for a must-see discussion on the vision, investment and leadership driving the transformation of women’s football – and the opportunities ahead for the global game.
Main Stage
Investment
The Business of Women’s Sport
  • Moderator: Maggie Murphy, Managing Director, Aston Villa Women FC
  • Amanda Staveley, CEO, PCP Capital Partners
  • Fabio Azevedo, President, International Volleyball Federation
  • Sally Horrox, Chief of Women’s Rugby, World Rugby
  • Stacey Reherman, Head of Sports Marketing, Procter & Gamble
  • Additional panellists to be announced shortly
Overview: What is driving the growth of investment in women’s sport – and where are the biggest untapped opportunities? Featuring leading voices from across sport and investment, this session explores the business case, the uneven pace of growth across markets and what this means for the future impact and value of sport globally.
The Hive Lounge
Lunch
Lunch & Insight Stage Sessions
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Overview: A two-hour lunch has been designed to create space for meaningful connection, offering delegates extended time to network, build relationships and continue discussions. A programme of Insight Stage sessions will run throughout, providing additional opportunities to engage with key themes.
DAY 1 – AFTERNOON: 14:30 – 19:00
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • Kirsty Coventry OLY, President, International Olympic Committee
  • Stephanie Peacock, UK Minister
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Main Stage
Awards
The 2025 IOC Gender Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Champions Award – World Winner Ceremony
  • Kirsty Coventry OLY, President, International Olympic Committee
  • Abhijit Bhattacharya, IOC Gender Diversity & Inclusion Award Winner 2025
Overview: The IOC Gender Diversity & Inclusion Award is presented to 2025 Global Winner Abhijit Bhattacharya, former captain of the Indian men’s national volleyball team, recognising his impactful grassroots work advancing inclusion through sport in rural India.
Main Stage
Visibility
Beyond the Moment: Building Sustained Visibility and Impact in Women’s Sport
  • Jo Osborne, Head of Women’s Sport, Sky
  • Francesca Brown, CEO and Founder of Goals4Girls
  • Caroline Barker – Broadcaster, Sky
  • Claire Nelson – Managing Director, Netball Super League
  • Chris Hedderman – Marketing & Product Director, Adidas
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
The Hive Lounge
Coffee
Coffee Break
Main Stage
Keynote
From Insight to Impact: Rethinking Innovation in Women’s Sport
  • Prof Fiona Chambers, Founder, Strategic Design@UCC
  • Lucy Mills, Founder & Chief Catalyst, READY Sport Global
  • Additional panellist to be announced shortly
Overview: Exploring the shift from insight to action, this session examines what innovation in women’s sport looks like in practice. It considers where the greatest opportunities lie, how the landscape is evolving, and how to innovate with intention to drive meaningful, lasting impact.
Main Stage
Closing Words
Closing Remarks
  • Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson PLY, Chair, Sport Wales
The Hive Lounge
Networking
Reception and Insight Stage Sessions
Details to be announced shortly

AGENDA

Friday 10 July 2026

LOCATION
THEME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKER(S)
DAY 2 – MORNING: 9:00 – 12:30
Main Stage
Welcome
Welcome to IWG Women in Sport Global Summit – Day 2
  • Main Stage Host: Vicky Gomersall
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • Lord Sebastian Coe OLY, President of World Athletics
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Main Stage
Participation
Changing Systems, Not Women: Rethinking Participation in Women and Girls’ Sport and Physical Activity
  • Richard Allcroft OBE, President of World Wheelchair Rugby
  • Naseem Akhtar BEM, Founder and CEO Saheli Hub
  • Stephanie Hilborne OBE, CEO, Women in Sport
  • Moderator: Katie Shearn
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • HRH Prince Feisal Al Hussein – IOC Executive Board Member; President, Jordan Olympic Committee; Chair, IOC International Safeguarding in Sport Framework Group; Chair, ANOC Gender Equity Commission
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
The Hive Lounge
Coffee
Coffee Break
Shift Session
Visibility
Who’s Responsible for Visibility in Women’s Sport?
  • Tammy Parlour MBE, CEO & co-founder, Women’s Sport Trust
  • Stef Reid
  • Chris Hurst – Women’s Sport Trust
Overview: Who is responsible for visibility in women’s sport? This session explores why visibility is often inconsistent, the growing role of athletes in driving it, and what responsibility different stakeholders must take to sustain it over time.
Shift Session
Leadership
Designing Leadership Programmes For The Future: Part 1 – Lessons from the last decade
  • Ellen Barwise, Director of Development and CGA Relations at Commonwealth Games Federation
  • Jules McGeever, Co-Founder of EqualCareers
  • Dorcas Amakobe, Executive Director, Moving The Goalposts
  • Ana Tuiketei, Commonwealth Sport
  • Zsuzsanna Kolbenheyer, International Ice Hockey Federation
  • Janika Judeika, International Motorcycling Federation
  • Moderator: Guro Johnsen, Sheskills Global
Overview: This session explores the experiences, challenges and defining moments that have shaped the journeys of women leaders in sport. Through personal storytelling and moderated discussion, panellists will share how they became involved in the women’s sport movement, the barriers they faced, and the lessons they learned along the way.
Shift Session
Leadership
Driving change: International Federation perspectives on practices encouraging women as coaches
  • Professor Clare Hanlon, Sustain Alberti Women in Sport Chair, Victoria University
  • Professor Elizabeth Pike, Project Director Women in Sport High Performance pathway, University of Hertfordshire
  • Professor Sergio Lara Bercial, Vice President, International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE)
  • Rosie Mayglothling OLY, Head of Coach Education, World Rowing
  • Moderator: Sebastian Pereira OLY, Executive Manager for Education and Development, Brazilian NOC
Overview: Presenting research on International Federation practices that are showing positive signs of encouraging women as coaches, a checklist of practices to stimulate organisational action and audience interaction, and a panel of managers discussing learnings to drive organisational change.
Shift Session
Innovation
Ethics-first tech innovation in the face of online abuse in women’s sport 
  • Moderator: Lucy Mills
  • Kasey Machin, Founder & Chief Operations Officer, Areto Labs
  • Vidhya Ramalingam, Founder and CEO of Moonshot
  • Additional panellists to be announced shortly
Overview: Athlete-focused innovation that puts protection at the centre of growth in women’s sport. This session explores what ethics-first technology looks like in practice and how safer digital environments can strengthen athlete welfare, build trust and support long-term value.
Shift Session
Participation
Freedom to Move
  • Eve Holt, Head of Policy & Implementation, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
  • Kelly-Marie Rodgers, Strategic Lead, GM Moving
  • Susannah Walker, In Her Place
  • Belinda Everett, Bicycle Mayor of Greater Manchester and founder of Bee Pedal Ready
Overview: Exploring what it takes to create safe, welcoming and inclusive spaces for women and girls, this session focuses on the concept of ‘freedom to move’. It highlights the role everyone can play, the need for whole-system change and how collaboration can unlock lasting impact across communities.
Shift Session
Participation
This Girl Can: How Change Really Happens
  • Kate Dale – Sport England
  • Kate Peers – Sport England
  • Tasha Thompson – Black Girls Do Run
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Participation
Driving systemic change – how can we have more impact?
  • Professor Laura McAlister – UEFA
  • Atlanta St John, World Rugby
  • Nora Stapleton, Sport Ireland
  • Francine Hetherington Raveney, Council of Europe
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Leadership
Designing Leadership Programmes For The Future: Part 2- A Vision for the Future
  • Yasmina Eissa, Youth Leader
  • Llio Parry, Youth Leader
  • Erin Gillen, Youth Leader
  • Dr Jordan Matthews, Development Manager, Senior Lecturer, WSLA, University of Chichester
  • Game Mothibi, Senior Consultant, TAFISA
  • Moderator: Anna Edwards, Elite Performance Partners
  • Additional speakers to be announced shortly
Overview: Building on Part 1, this session looks ahead to the future of leadership development, exploring new perspectives on who leadership programmes are for, the skills needed for the next generation and how to create environments that support leaders at every stage of their journey.
Shift Session
Visibility
Power of Visual Storytelling in Women and Girls’ Sport
  • Jacqueline Bourke, Senior Director, Creative at Getty Images
  • Emma Newell, Senior Director, Sport and Entertainment at Getty Images
  • Anna Sudbury, Key Accounts Director, Sport and Entertainment at Getty Images
  • Rebecca Lewis, Curation and Promotion EMEA Manager at Getty Images
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Innovation
Fan-Focused Innovation: Co-Design the World’s First Women’s Sport Museum
  • Chris Paouros, Co-Founder, Untold
  • Zuleikha Chikh
  • Liz Ward
  • Ruth Shaw OBE, Co-Founder, Untold: The Home of Women’s Sport
Overview: Exploring how women’s sport is recognised and remembered, this session looks at the vision for the world’s first women’s sport museum. It considers how co-creation can reflect lived experiences and what it means to build a future museum through participation, shared ownership and contribution from the communities it represents.
Shift Session
Participation
Shaping the Journey: The Athlete’s Voice
  • Moderator to be announced
  • Becky Downie MBE OLY, British Artistic Gymnast
  • Martine George, Head National Coach for Women’s Artistic Gymnastics, British Gymnastics
  • David Hart, Performance Director, British Gymnastics
Overview: Focusing on the athlete voice, this session explores how better experiences for women in sport can be shaped through openness, challenge and strong values. It considers how confronting issues can strengthen both performance and community, and how values-led leadership benefits everyone.
Shift Session
Participation
Liverpool City Region: How to Translate a Global Declaration into Local Action for Women and Girls
  • Kirsty McClean – Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
  • Hazel Snell – High Sheriff of Merseryside
  • Justine Blomeley – Merseyside Sports Partnership
  • Lisa O’Keefe MBE – IWG Women & Sport
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
The Hive Lounge
Lunch
Lunch & Insight Stage & Posters
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Overview: A two-hour lunch has been designed to create space for meaningful connection, offering delegates extended time to network, build relationships and continue discussions. A programme of Insight Stage sessions will run throughout, providing additional opportunities to engage with key themes.
WSI Open Session
Lunch
What Kept Us Going: Personal Journeys of Women Advancing Sport
  • Dr. Anita White CBE, Co-Founder of Women in Sport, the IWG and The Anita White Foundation and Fund
  • Professor Dr. Elizabeth Pike – Professor, Univeristy of Hertfordshire, IWG Research Lead, Director of WISH, Co-Founder of The Anita White Foundation
  • Danette Leighton – CEO, Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF)
  • Dr. Maria Luisa Guinto – President, IAPESGW and Professor, University of the Philippines Diliman
  • Dr. Lombe Mwambwa – CEO, Global Observatory for Gender Equality & Sport
  • Dr. Kanae Haneishi – WSI Secretary General and Professor, Western Colorado University
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
DAY 2 – AFTERNOON: 14:30 – 19:00
Shift Session
Investment
Investment for Sustained Growth
  • Moderator: Christina Philippou
  • Vikram Banerjee, Managing Director, The Hundred
  • Abiola Ijasanmi, Founder & CEO African Sports Investor
  • Sally Munday, CEO, UK Sport
  • Lama Abdullah a Al-Fozan, Saudi Olympic & Paralympic Board Member Sports Boulevard Foundation – Senior Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
Overview: Exploring the tension between investment and sustainable growth across global markets, this session examines whether current funding models are building lasting, independent businesses or short-term gains. It considers how capital and ownership structures can support long-term values, and the trade-offs between rapid growth and building foundations that endure.
Shift Session
Leadership
A Global Conversation on Women in Coaching
  • Vicky Huyton, Founder of the Female Coaching Network
  • Prof Leanne Norman, Professor of Women in Sport, Loughborough University
  • Nicole LaVoi, Director, Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, University of Minnesota
Overview: A facilitated global conversation that launches something bigger than the session itself
Shift Session
Leadership
Tested to Compete: The Science, the Politics, and the Price
  • Dr Emma Hilton
  • Maria Bobenrieth, Executive Director, Women Win
  • Professor Alun Williams – Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Moderator: Payoshini Mitra
Overview: Session details to be confimed shortly
Shift Session
Innovation
Community-Innovation: Design, Adapt and Sustain Gender Inclusive Solutions
  • Renaissan Dutta
  • Sana Mahmud
  • Marian Mohamed Hussein
  • Gabriela Bianchi dos Santos
  • Moderator: Tarryn Horner, Beyond Sport
Overview: Exploring innovation in action, this session highlights how solutions are being designed and adapted to overcome cultural, contextual and systemic barriers to gender equality. Featuring insights from Olympism365 Innovation Hub innovators, it examines what it takes to design, scale and sustain gender-inclusive approaches for lasting social impact.
Shift Session
Participation
Shifting the Story
  • Nicky Hawkins, Communications Consultant
  • Kate Cocker, The Presenter Coach
  • Muditambi Ravele
Overview: A practical session exploring the power of storytelling in shaping how we think, act and lead. It focuses on understanding the stories that influence our work and how being intentional about the stories we tell can shift mindsets, behaviours and outcomes.
Shift Session
Investment
From Strategy to System: How Investment Makes Change That Cannot Be Turned Back
  • Baz Moffat, CEO & Co Founder, The Well HQ
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
TBC
Youth-focused Innovation: Navigating the Attention Economy for Girls and Young Women
  • Leanne Bats
Overview: Exploring the journey from elite performance to senior leadership, this session examines how to design impactful athlete leadership pathways that extend beyond sport. It considers why leadership journeys often diverge for women and men, and what can be done to create more equitable and effective routes into senior roles.
Shift Session
Leadership
From Podium to Boardroom
  • Dr Araba Chintoh, Chair, World Rugby Women’s Player Welfare Steering Group
  • Dame Denise Lewis OLY, President, UK Athletics
  • Sue Day MBE, Director of Women’s Football & Para Football, The Football Association
  • Sophie Christensen CBE, PLY
  • Nurul Huda from Malaysia NOC
  • Moderator: Dame Katherine Grainger
Overview: Exploring the journey from elite performance to senior leadership, this session examines how to design impactful athlete leadership pathways that extend beyond sport. It considers why leadership journeys often diverge for women and men, and what can be done to create more equitable and effective routes into senior roles.
Shift Session
Participation
Shifting the System: Advancing Equity for Girls in PE and Sport
  • Sara Yasin, Youth Sport Trust Youth Board
  • Justin Jose, Cubitt Town Primary School
  • Wendy Taylor, Youth Sport Trust
  • Moderator: Ali Oliver MBE, Youth Sport Trust
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Innovation
Youth-Focused Innovation: Navigating the Attention Economy for Girls and Young Women
  • Leanne Bats
  • Julia Victor, Reine Collective
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Participation
The Role of Men and Boys
Stronger Together: A World-Leading Conversation About Why Men Need to Join Forces with Women for Gender Equality in Sport
  • Dr. Michael Kehler, Professor, University of Calgary
  • Lee Chambers, CEO, Male Allies UK
  • Isabelle Pitt, Premier League
  • Danette Leighton, Women’s Sport Foundation, US
  • Moderator: Stephanie Hilborne OBE
Overview: Exploring the role of men in advancing gender equality in sport, this session considers why meaningful progress depends on shared responsibility and collective action. It looks at how men and women can work together to drive change and create more inclusive, equitable environments across the sector.
Shift Session
Innovation
Transforming Sport Systems for Gender Equality Through Innovative Partnerships and Financing
  • Stanley Mutoya, African Union Sports Council Region 5
  • Manoela Penna, Brazil Olympic Committee
  • James Shaw-Hamilton, Education Above All
  • Moderator: Anna Mataure Mguni,World Rowing
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Investment
Session details to be confirmed shortly
Speaker to be announced shortly
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Leadership
Built to Last: Power, Pressure and the Future of Women’s Leadership
  • Ngozi Weller, Director & Principal Consultant, Aurora
  • Obehi Alofoje, Co Founder, Aurora
  • Alex Carnegie-Brown, PMG
Overview: Exploring the realities of power, pressure and sustainability in leadership, this session examines how structures and culture can contribute to burnout and attrition. It offers practical frameworks to help leaders protect their wellbeing and agency, and the language to challenge unsustainable norms and lead more sustainably.
Shift Session
Visibility
From Momentum to Movement: Building the Next Generation of Fans in Women’s Sport
  • Alex Teasdale, RFU
  • Sue Day, FA
  • Fran Connoly, England Netball
  • Belinda Moore ECB
Overview: Session details to be confirmed shortly
Shift Session
Innovation
Founder-Focused Innovation: Women Entrepreneurs on the Frontlines of Sport Innovation
  • Moderator – Preeti Shetty, CEO, Upshot
  • Leigh Burns, Founder and CEO, Lacuna Sports
  • Rebecca Hopkins, CEO, The STA Group
  • Alvina Chen, Founder and CEO, Feldspar
Overview: Exploring innovation from the frontlines, this session highlights how women founders are identifying unmet needs in sport and building solutions that create value for athletes, fans and communities. It examines what it takes to innovate under pressure, and why supporting more women-led ventures is key to unlocking future growth across the sector.
Shift Session
Participation
The Oceania Impact Network – Strength of the Pacific approach: Proof that another way is possible
  • Ala-Cassandra Singh, Coordinator, Oceania Impact Network
  • Inoke Bainimarama, Executive Director, Oceania National Olympic Committees
  • Emma Waiwai, ONOC Equity Commission
  • Jurgita Sereikaite, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
  • Barbara Schweizer, Programme Manager, International Olympic Committee Sports for Development
  • Moderator: Roshika Deo, Team Up
Overview: Exploring the strength of the Pacific approach to community-led, collaborative change, this session highlights how the Oceania Impact Network is demonstrating that another way is possible. It examines the power of working across organisations, centring community voice and leading differently to drive meaningful and lasting impact.
Main Stage
IWG Secretariat Handover Ceremony 2026-2030
Overview: Marking a significant moment for the global women and sport movement, this ceremony sees the handover of the IWG Secretariat from the UK to Brazil for the 2026–2030 cycle, signalling the next phase of leadership and international collaboration.
The Hive Lounge
Reception

AGENDA

Saturday 11 July 2026

LOCATION
THEME
SESSION TITLE
SPEAKER(S)
DAY 3 – MORNING: 9:00 – 12:45
Main Stage
Welcome to IWG Women in Sport Global Summit – Day 3
  • Main Stage Host: Vicky Gomersall
Main Stage
Beyond the Breakthrough: What’s Next for the International Women and Sport Movement?
  • Po Chun Liu (Taiwan) IOC Women and Sport Award World winner 2019
  • Abhijit Bhattacharya (India) IOC GEDI Award World winner 2025
  • Elizabeth Pike – Professor, University of Hertfordshire, IWG Research Lead, Director of WISH, Co-Founder of The Anita White Foundation
  • Anita White – Co-Founder of Women in Sport, the IWG and The Anita White Foundation and Fund
  • Caroline Wanjira – Treasurer, Kenya Wheelchair Basketball Federation
Main Stage
Keynote
Keynote address
  • Lisa Wainwright MBE – Chief Executive Officer Sport and Recreation Alliance
The Hive Lounge
Coffee
Coffee Break
Main Stage
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Americas: The Challenges and Critical Pathways for Gender Equality in the Continental Sports Ecosystem
  • Alicia Masoni de Morea – 1st Vice President Argentine Olympic Committee, Member of the Gender Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Commission (ICO), President of Panam Sports Women and Sport Commission
  • Jimena Saldaña – Secretary General, Panam Sports
  • Brazil 2030 Representatives – Contributors to the upcoming IWG World Conference
  • Moderator: Dr. Rosaura Méndez Gamboa – Regional Representative for the Americas, IWG Women & Sport, Professor and researcher in sports science, Regional Leader in Women and Sport
  • Moderator: Sarita Morales Brenes
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Europe: Advancing Gender Equality in Sport through Policy and Practice
  • Francine Raveney
  • Madeleine Pape, researcher specialising in women in sport, with lived experience as a former elite athlete
  • Michelle Morgan, Cymru Women’s Sport
  • Yvonne Henry, Women Win
  • Eilidh McCall-Lawrie, Scottish Curling
  • Moderator: Sarah Townsend, EGLSF
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Africa: Advancing Leadership, Governance and Unlocking Investment for Women and Sport in Africa
  • Louisette- Renée Thobi, Secretary General of CONFEJES and former Olympian
  • Game Mothibi, Led Botswana’s IWG Secretariat bid (2014–2018) and served as General Secretary
  • Alene Engamba Epse Kemo Philomene – Keynote Speaker, Leadership and Governance for Gender Equality in African Sport
  • Ms. Pikbougoum Zingue Ouattara Annick Lydie Djouma
  • Arabinrin Aderonke, Nigeria
  • Dr Lombe Mwambwa ,Zambia
  • Juliette Waye-Hive, Seychelles
  • Karima Messaoudi , Maroc
  • Fatou Kiné NDIAYE , Sénégal
  • Paulina Lanco
  • Moderator: Mofu Kandodo
  • Moderator: Odette Assembe Engoulou
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Advancing Gender Equity, Safeguarding, and Grassroots Sport Across Asia
  • Hala Alzayani – Mental Health Therapist and Safeguarding Lead, Bahrain Asian Youth Games 2025
  • Nurul Huda Abdullah – Vice President, Olympic Council of Malaysia; Chair, SEA Games Federation Women and Sport Committee; Chair, Safe Sport Committee, Ministry of Youth and Sports Malaysia
  • Yuiko Inoue – Founder, S.C.P. Japan; Safeguarding and Sport for Development Practitioner
  • Valerie Tarazi – Chair, Gender Equity Committee & EB member of OCA
  • Host: Etsuko Ogasawara
  • Moderator: Sabine Fakhouri – OCA Gender Equity and Safeguarding Manager
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Oceania: A Blue Pacific Talanoa: Building an Inclusive Safe Sport Ecosystem in Oceania
  • Ala-Cassandra Singh – Coordinator of the Oceania Impact Network
  • Emma Waiwai- Vice President Oceania National Olympic Committee (ONOC)
  • Carolyn Ngiraidis- IWG board, ONOC Equity Commission Member
  • Jurgita Sereikaite – Programme Manager, Ending Violence Against Women and Girls
The Hive Lounge
Lunch
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
DAY 3 – AFTERNOON: 14:00 – 16:00
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Americas
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Europe
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Africa
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Asia
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
Continental Sessions
Continental Session – Oceania
Full details of continental programme to be confirmed soon
Continental Sessions
IWG Global Summit Close

Insights Stage | The Hive (Hall 3)

Thursday 10 July

Lunch Break: 12:35pm to 2:35pm

 

  • Dr Tara-Leigh McHugh
    University of Calgary (Canada)
    International Policy and Practice Recommendations for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Parenting High Performance Athletes

     

  • Emily Cameron-Blake
    WomenSport International / Global Sports Policy Ltd (United Kingdom)
    The Global Sport Policy Tracker: Mapping Progress, Exposing Gaps

     

  • Maria Pernegger
    MediaAffairs GmbH (Austria)
    Visibility is Key! Equality in Sport Will Remain a Pipe Dream if Female Athletes Remain Invisible in the Media

     

  • Prof. Camilla Knight
    Greenhouse Sports (United Kingdom)
    How Can We Break Barriers We’ve Never Even Seen? A Call for Real Inclusion for Girls Living in Poverty

     

  • Gabrielle Sabharwal
    World Para Fencing (United States)
    Beyond Boundaries: Reimagining Competition Through Mixed Teams in Para Fencing

     

  • Tarja Krum
    Finlands Svenska Idrott (Europe)
    Equality in Action: How ENGSO Empowers Women’s Participation and Inclusion in European Grassroots Sport

     

  • Natsuki Murakami, Kanae Haneishi, Tabea Ulmer and Sonia Lamarre
    WomenSport International / Western Colorado University (United States)
    From Legacy to Leadership: Developing Emerging Leaders in Global Women’s Sport

     

  • Luiza Iglesias and Dr Carole Myers
    Unfiltered Insights (United Kingdom)
    Tackling the Pitch: Brazil 2027. The Moment is Now!

     

  • Tahina Booth
    Grass Skirt Project (Papua New Guinea)
    The Bridge and the Vehicle: Building Pacific Capital Architecture Through Sport

     

  • Edith Zuschmann
    261 Fearless Inc. (United States (Global))
    261 Fearless: Running a Global Women’s Leadership Program for Grassroots Sport

     

  • Adriana Kelidi
    St Mary’s University Twickenham (United Kingdom)
    “More Than Just Hockey”: Exploring Friendship in a Women’s Sports Team

 

Friday 11 July

Lunch Break: 12:40pm to 2:40pm

 

  • Dr Sierra Keung
    Pasifika Sisters in Sport (New Zealand)
    Relational Power in Motion: Leadership Lessons from Pasifika Sisters in Sport

     

  • Dr Ali Bowes
    Nottingham Trent University (United Kingdom)
    Addressing Policy Practice Gaps in Elite Female Athlete Health Support: Building a Holistic Athlete Centred Approach

     

  • Limenako Amelia Senekane
    Heal Our Land Organisation (HOLO) (Lesotho)
    Empowering Girls Through Sport: Table Tennis, Building Confidence and Leadership

     

  • Dr Naime Usul
    Atilim University (Turkey)
    Digital Finance is the New Blue: Reimagining Investment in Women’s Sport

     

  • Nancy Gillen
    Touchline Women’s Sport (United Kingdom)
    Driving Visibility, Investment and Impact: Why Sustainability Belongs in Women’s Sport Storytelling

     

  • Maya Prentis and Lyney Penne-Douglas
    Nielsen Sports (United Kingdom)
    The 800M Opportunity: Building Sustainable Commercial Value in Women’s Football and Beyond

     

  • Aya Noguchi
    Seijo University; International Research Center for Sport and Gender Equality (Japan)
    Mainstreaming Gender in ASEAN Sports Policies Through the ASEAN Japan Actions on Sport: Gender Equality Project

     

  • Nozie Malunga-Payet
    Women and Sport Botswana (Botswana)
    The Impact of Engaging National Sporting Federations and Key Stakeholders in the Development of the WASBO Short and Long Term Strategies

     

  • Nicki Russell and Claire Edwards
    This Girl Can (United Kingdom)
    From National Campaign to Local Change: Innovating with This Girl Can

  • Rashida Salloo
    Ready Steady Active (United Kingdom)
    Muslim Women Can Play: From Inactive to League Players

Digital Posters | The Hive (Hall 3)

Thursday 10 July

Lunch Break: 12:35pm to 2:35pm

 

  • Stephanie Coen
    University of Nottingham (United Kingdom)
    More Than Medals: Social Solutions for Gendered Health Inequities in Sport

  • Tapiwa Masunga
    International Tennis Federation (Africa)
    A Global South Perspective on Barriers and Supports for Female Sport Coaches

  • Matt Mulroney
    IGSA Sport (Australia)
    Empowering Today’s Girls Through School Sport

  • Janika Judeika
    Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (International)
    Breaking Barriers in Motorcycle Sports

  • Yuko Sakurama
    Japanese Center for Research on Women in Sport; Juntendo University (Japan)
    Uncovering Women’s Leadership in Japanese Para Sport: Insights into Barriers, Supports, and the Way Forward

  • Emi Aoki
    Japanese Center for Research on Women and Sport (Japan)
    Designing Optimal Sport Environments Through Personality Based Framework: Insights from Japanese Female University Students

  • Dr Emma Ariyo
    Gonzaga University (International)
    Sultans of the Net: Media Framing of the Turkish Women’s National Volleyball Team

  • Sanna Erdogan
    Finnish Coaches Association (International)
    Coach Like a Woman: Gender Equality Tool

  • Hadija Namanda
    AWISA & TENA TENNIS ACADEMY & AQUA AKII SWIM CLUB (Uganda)
    Champion Her Splash: A Mentorship Model to Keep Girls Swimming and Thriving

  • Karoliina Nissinen
    ISSF Academy (International)
    WISE Platform: Empowering Women’s Leadership Through Education and Community

  • Dena Merson and Dr Kate Clayton-Hathway
    Racing Home & Racing Forward / Oxford Brookes University (United Kingdom)
    Racing Home: Women’s Voices and Data Shaping Cultural Transformation in British Horseracing

  • Belinda Zaparinuk
    Comprehensive Breast Center Solutions (International)
    Protecting the Game: Breast Health in Women’s Athletics

  • Dr Mika Takezawa
    Tokai University (Japan)
    Initiatives of Japan’s National Sports Federations to Enhance Women’s Board Representation

  • Isabelle Cayer
    Coaching Association of Canada (Canada)
    Building a Legacy: Lessons from the Canadian WAGE Mentorship Program to Advance Gender Equity in Sport

  • Dr Michele K. Donnelly
    Brock University (International)
    Full Contact Inclusion: Roller Derby, Community, and Adult Women’s Sport Participation

  • Kathleen Russ
    England Hockey (International)
    Surviving the Messy Reality of Leadership: Leadership Across Generations

     

  • Sophie Power
    SheRACES (International)
    Why Inclusion Pays: How SheRACES Has Changed Endurance Events Through Insight, Advocacy and Commercial Evidence

Friday 11 July

Lunch Break: 12:40pm to 2:40pm

  • Prof. Natsue Koikawa
    Japanese Center for Research Women in Sport (Japan)
    Girls in Sport: A Digital Platform for Adolescent Female Athletes’ Health and Wellbeing

  • Michelize van Heerden
    University of Chichester SCDTP (International)
    Are We Making a Difference? Rethinking Women’s Leadership Development Programme Evaluation for Global Impact

  • Allison Thompson
    University of Leicester (United Kingdom)
    “It’s Difficult to Say I Feel Welcome”: Exploring the Experiences of Women of Colour Football Referees in England

  • Dr Linden Moore
    Northumbria University (International)
    Women and Community Sport Board Composition: Kanter Group Analyses

  • Ari Koivu
    LiiKe: Sports & Development (International)
    Action Clubs: Key to Success in Girls’ Education

  • Jacomine Ravensbergen
    World Rowing (International)
    Leading the Shift to Female Leadership in High Performance Coaching

  • Ena Takezawa
    Tokyo International University (Japan)
    Effects of a Body Confident Sport Intervention on Rhythmic Gymnastics Coaches

  • Rebecca Partridge
    British Gymnastics (International)
    An Exploration of Coaches’ Perceived Capability, Opportunity and Motivation to Embed Female Specific Health Considerations to Support Adolescent Female Rugby Players

  • Mai Nakamura
    Juntendo University (Japan)
    Psychological Outcomes of Microaggressions Among Female Collegiate Volleyball Players: A Challenge for Safe Sport

  • Chih-Hsuan Wu
    National Taiwan Normal University (International)
    Mapping the Mindful Field: A Scoping Review of Body Related Self Conscious Emotions Among Women in Sport

  • Dr Lynette Ametewee
    B.A.L.L.E Foundation / Silverstool (Ghana)
    Beyond the Wristband: Rethinking Wearables for Youth Health, Equity and Inclusion

  • Prof. Hanya Pielichaty
    Lincoln International Business School; University of Lincoln (United Kingdom)
    How to SPOT and Challenge Gender Inequity in Sports Leadership

  • Dr Ainhoa Azurmendi Echegaray
    University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) (International)
    Women Coaches in Football: More in Number, More Qualified, and More Empowered Through Support Networks

  • Mx. Michelle Lees
    Rikkyo University (Japan)
    Caught Between Silence and the Spotlight: LGBTQIA+ Visibility in Women’s Football and Rugby in Japan

  • Jie-Yao Ma
    National Taiwan Normal University (Taiwan)
    Reclaiming the Narrative: UBA’s Hybrid Broadcast Strategy and the Empowerment of Women Athletes

  • Hatice Kubra Yilmaz
    University of Chichester SCDTP (International)
    World Rugby’s Leadership Development Programmes: Scrumming for Change