2024 - espnW Summit Canada

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Thank you to our incredible speakers! Your insights, expertise, and passion elevated the discussions had on and off stage. We are so fortunate to have such a variety of talent join us for this inspiring event. We look forward to seeing how you continue to champion change.

Hosts & Speakers

Sarah Spain — HostespnW and ESPN TV Personality and Writer, ESPN

Candice MaxisChief People and Culture Officer for the COC

Sharon BollenbachExecutive Director, FIFA World Cup 2026 for the City of Toronto

Kayla Grey — ModeratorHost, The Shift, TSN

Nakissa KoomalsinghFounder and CEO of HOOPQUEENS

Saroya TinkerCo-Founder and Executive Director of Black Girl Hockey Club Canada

Alyssa WhitedMarketing Lead, YouTube Canada at Google Canada

Nancy LeeGender Equality Advisor for the IOC

Colleen GorskyHead of Marketing, North America for SailGP

Tiffany ShiuSenior Manager, Sports Strategy & Partnerships at TSN

Allison Sandmeyer-GravesCEO of Canadian Women & Sport

Alannah Della Vedova Director of Content Activations & Brand at FanDuel

Sarah StovoldPresident of The Answer by IMI

Baz MoffatCEO and co-Founder of The Well HQ

Amy ScheerSenior Vice President of Business Operations for the PWHL

Jayna HeffordSenior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the PWHL

Ashley Curran — ModeratorAssociate Vice President, Sport Partnerships at Canadian Tire

Teresa ReschPresident for WNBA Toronto

Isabèle ChevalierCo-Founder/Investor of the Montreal Women’s Soccer Team

Jill BurginCMO, AFC Toronto

Stephanie LabbéGM: Women's Soccer, Vancouver Whitecaps

Diana MathesonCo-Founder and CEO of Project 8

Jennifer HedgerAnchor at TSN

Tekeyah SinghHost for TSN

Bart Given — ModeratorCEO of TTG Canada

Agenda

Through a compelling series of keynotes, intimate interviews, panel discussions, and mind-stimulating movement, the Summit addressed a wide range of topics designed to be engaging, inspirational, and fun.

Hosted at Toronto's beautiful Evergreen Brick Works, the Summit mixed impactful content with sports and wellness activities creating opportunities to connect, collaborate, and create in an era of rapid evolution and exciting change.

May 28th, 2024

8:00AM

Morning Yoga with Innovative Fitness

(Advanced Sign Up Required)

30 minutes

9:15AM

Live Recording of the Black in Sport Business Podcast Hosted by Marsha-Gaye Knight

(Advanced Sign Up Required)

30 minutes

9:00AM

Registration and Breakfast

1 hour

10:00AM

espnW Summit Canada WelcomeModerator: Sarah Spain

5 minutes

10:05AM

Session 1 — Women at the HelmModerator: Sarah SpainSpeakers: Sharon Bollenbach, Colleen Gorsky, Sue Kuruvilla

35 minutes

10:40AM

Session 2 — Fireside Chat with Teresa ReschModerator: Kayla GreySpeakers: Teresa Resch

30 minutes

11:10AM

Champion of Change with Saroya TinkerSpeakers: Saroya Tinker

15 minutes

11:30AM

Session 3 — PWHL: Build It and They Will ComeModerator: Ashley CurranSpeakers: Jayna Hefford, Amy Scheer

30 minutes

12:00PM

Lunch presented by Explore Edmonton

1 hour

1:00PM

Session 4 — Diving Deeper into The Power of Pro Women’s Sport FansSpeakers: Allison Sandmeyer-Graves and Sarah Stovold

15 minutes

1:15PM

Session 5 — Safety in Numbers: Collaboration, Compelling Data, and Undeniable ResultsModerator: Bart GivenSpeakers: Alannah Della Vedova, Tiffany Shiu, Alyssa Whited

35 minutes

1:50PM

Project 8 Special AnnouncementSpeakers: Diana Matheson

10 minutes

2:00PM

Session 6 — The Women Behind the Northern Super League's Founding Teams Moderator: Tekeyah SinghSpeakers: Jill Burgin, Isabèle Chevalier, and Stephanie Labbé

30 minutes

2:30PM

Refreshment and Movement Break with Speed Networking presented by TTG Canada and TORQUE Strategies

1 hour

3:30PM

Keynote with Baz MoffatSpeakers: Baz Moffat

Designing a system of sport that is truly optimized for women

30 minutes

4:00PM

Champion of Change with Nakissa (Keesa) KoomalsinghSpeakers: Nakissa (Keesa) Koomalsingh

15 minutes

4:15PM