espnW Summit

U.S. women's soccer team World Cup finalists Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach
and Lauren Cheney talk with Julie Foudy and Monica Gonzalez.
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Olympics


Why the Olympic Games resonate with women

A discussion about why the Olympics are popular with women, and how to apply these learnings more broadly. With Darryl Seibel, British Olympic Association; Alan Abrahamson, NBC; Dina Gerson, Coca-Cola; Amy Rosenfeld, ESPN; Janey Marks, Getty; moderated by Julie Foudy

A woman's perspective


Journalism and content

An interactive panel discussion with with Jane McManus, Sarah Spain, Jackie MacMullan and Tina Johnson, moderated by Bonnie Bernstein.

Mentorship


How women inspire each other to greatness

An interactive panel discussion with Lisa Leslie and Skylar Diggins, Gretchen Bleiler and Maddy Schaffrick, moderated by Summer Sanders.

A league roundtable


Women as sports fans

An interactive panel discuss ion with Tracey Bleczinski of the NFL, Hilary Shaev of the WNBA, the NHL's Susan Cohig, and Steve Phelps of NASCAR, moderated by Dana Jacobson.

Setting the bar ever higher


Cutting-edge techniques and training

U.S. women's national team trainer Dawn Scott, Mike Gervais, Gatorade Sports Science Institute's Dr. Kim White and Paul Hiniker discuss new training methods, moderated by Dr. Jordan Metzl.

Making women's sports relevant

Making gains and building a market

SportsCenter host Chris McKendry leads a panel discussion with Sarah Robb O'Hagan, Val Ackerman, Jessica Mendoza and Kathryn Carter about the business of women's sports.

Perspectives

Females in powerful positions


Women in the Executive (Sports) Suite

An interactive panel discussion with the NBA's Kerry Chandler, Rita Benson LeBlanc of the New Orleans Saints, Sheila Johnson of the WNBA Mystics and ESPN's Christine Driessen, moderated by Linda Cohn.

Does sex sell?


The promotion of female athletes

Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Heather Mitts, Nike's Sonja Henning and ESPN the Magazine's Sue Hovey discuss some of the hot and heavy issues that surround the marketing of women's sports, moderated by Jenn Brown.

Technology and community building


How do women use technology to build their communities?

An interactive panel discussion hosted by Digital Royalty's Amy Jo Martin, featuring Danielle Tiedt from Microsoft, Tanya Maslach from GoTRIbal and BlogHer's Lisa Stone.

Summit Snaps

Quote

"The more you know about history, the more you know about yourself."

Billie Jean King

Summit Highs

Tucson talk

Michelle Beadle, Julie Foudy, Carolyn Peck, Lisa Leslie and Linda Cohn highlight their favorite parts of the 2011 espnW Summit, namely hiking, biking, talking women's sports over wine and imploring wisdom from trailblazer Billie Jean King.

Behind the Scenes

Blazing Trails

Grete Eliassen goes to the extreme and takes Jessica Mendoza on a mountain biking trip in the Tucson desert.

Behind the Scenes

Take a hike

As Bonnie Bernstein, Jane McManus and espnW contest winner Kayla McCulley prepare for a hike up Tucson's Dove Mountain, they consider one pressing question: Will there be rattlesnakes?

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