Preeminent Sports Summit, Oct. 8-10, 2014; Fifth Annual Event Headed Back to Dana Point, Calif.

espnW will unite top female athletes and sports leaders for the fifth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit, to be held October 8-10, in Dana Point, Calif. The three-day conference, the premier event of its kind, will be held at the St. Regis Monarch Beach. The Summit brings executives in the sports industry together with athletes and influencers for work sessions, presentations and activities – all geared to advance the dialogue around women in sports and create positive change.

Past Summit attendees have included Olympians Kerri Walsh, Sanya Richards-Ross, Allyson Felix, Jennie Finch, Michelle Kwan, Aly Raisman, Shannon Miller, Swin Cash, Gretchen Bleiler, Carmelita Jeter and Summer Sanders; soccer icons Julie Foudy, Alex Morgan, Kristine Lilly, and Abby Wambach; tennis legend Billie Jean King and budding stars  Taylor Townsend and Sloane Stephens, fitness expert Gabrielle Reece; basketball legends Ann Meyers Drysdale, Lisa Leslie, Jody Conradt, and Sheryl Swoopes; and boxer Laila Ali.

Industry leaders have included NBA’s Adam Silver, Big East commissioner Val Ackerman, Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts, Burton Snowboard’s Donna Carpenter, Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott, WTA’s Stacey Allaster, Starcom Media Vest CEO Laura Desmond, NYRRC’s Mary Wittenberg, Women’s Sports Foundation’s Kathryn Olson, activist and former NFL quarterback Don Macpherson, BrainReserve’s Faith Popcorn, USOC’s Lisa Baird, Dr. Richard Lapchick of the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport, WNBA president Laurel Richie, Digital Royalty CEO Amy Jo Martin, and ESPN’s President John Skipper and Christine Driessen, executive vice president and CFO.

For a look at past espnW: Women + Sports Summit content visit espnWsummit.com or follow on Twitter with @espnW and #espnWsummit.

About espnW

espnW’s mission is to serve women as fans and athletes. espnW.com provides an engaging environment that offers total access to female athletes and the sports they play, takes fans inside the biggest events, and shares a unique point of view on the sports stories that matter most to women. Founded in July, 2010, espnW lives across television, films, events, digital and social platforms. The annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit is the leading event of its kind in the sports industry. The Women’s Sports Foundation is a charity of choice for espnW.

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