Today ESPN announced the sponsors for the 17th Annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit returning to the Ojai Valley Inn through October 14 – 16. Presenting sponsor, Toyota, returns for its 14th year, along with additional returning sponsors adidas, Lilly, Google Pixel, and Gatorade.
The Summit brings together influential leaders across sports, business, and entertainment for a dynamic program of keynote conversations, panel discussions, breakout sessions and more, focused on creating positive change and opportunity for women in sports. This year’s lineup includes sports icon and trailblazer Billie Jean King, two-time Olympic gold medalist and soccer icon Abby Wambach, two-time World Cup champion and former U.S. Women’s National Team captain Julie Foudy, Captain of Mexico’s Women’s National Flag Football team Diana Flores, Olympic Gold Medalist Hilary Knight, National Women’s Soccer League Commissioner Jessica Berman, acclaimed comedian, television and podcast host, and seven-time New York Times bestselling author Chelsea Handler, an evening keynote and musical performance featuring Grammy-nominated singer, songwriter, producer and actress Chlöe Bailey, WNBA Chicago Sky Player Skylar Diggins, Olympic Gold Medalist Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, WWE Superstar Becky Lynch, among others.
Toyota’s continual support of female athletes and women is highlighted each year with their eleventh class of “Everyday Heroes,” an award that honors two organizations making a difference for women and girls in their local communities through sport. This year’s honorees include Markeshia Grant, Executive Director, Epic for Girls and Rhiannon Potkey, Founder and Executive Director, Goods 4 Greatness, presented by Tiffany Shido, General Manager of Marketing, Toyota North America.
Gatorade will return as the official sports hydration sponsor of the Summit and will present the The 6%: Closing the Gap in Women’s Science panel discussion, as well as on-site sweat testing with their “Body of Science” initiative.
adidas returns as the official apparel and footwear sponsor of the Summit, and will provide all attendees with an outfit and shoes from their adidas Originals line.
Lilly returns to the Welcome Suite with a wellness experience that builds on last year’s activation and supports attendee well-being throughout the Summit. Lilly will also sponsor the Motherhood & Performance panel, furthering its commitment to elevating conversations about health, female athletes, and women’s sports.
Google Pixel returns this year and will feature a custom activation on-site in which all attendees will have the ability to capture professional headshots powered by Google Pixel’s cutting-edge technology.
The espnW: Women + Sports Summit continues to be a best in class event bringing together influential voices across multiple disciplines to engage, inspire, and create new opportunities for women across the industry. Previous speakers include: Multi-hyphenate actor, director, producer and co-owner of Boston Legacy FC Elizabeth Banks, Grammy Award-winning musician Maren Morris, 2x Olympian, and Olympic Bronze Medalist, Ilona Maher, WNBA Star Candace Parker, Head Coach of the Las Vegas Aces, Becky Hammon, President of U.S. Soccer, Cindy Parlow Cone, 7-time Olympic Gold medalist, advocate and entrepreneur, Allyson Felix, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism Dean and Owner of the Angel City Football Club, Willow Bay, Academy Award-winning actress Halle Berry, NASA Astronaut Nicole Mann, best-selling author and activist Glennon Doyle, best-selling author Chelsea Clinton, Olympic Medalist Jordan Chiles and more.
Interviews, photos and additional content will be posted to espnW.com throughout the Summit. In addition, events from this year’s experience will be livestreamed and can be viewed by registering at espnWsummit.com, and via Twitter and the ESPN App. For more information about The espnW: Women + Sports Summit and to see the complete agenda, please visit espnWsummit.com or follow us on Twitter with @espnW and #espnWsummit