espnW Announces Sponsors for its Sixth Annual Women + Sports Summit

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espnW Announces Sponsors for its Sixth Annual Women + Sports Summit

espnW is announcing the roster of sponsors for its sixth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota. Toyota returns as the presenting sponsor, along with Gatorade, Under Armour and EY.  The latest sponsors to join the Summit include Northwestern Mutual, Walmart, The V Foundation for Cancer Research and Trek.

This year’s Summit, to be held October 14-16 at the St. Regis Monarch Beach in Dana Point, Calif., is built around the theme of “Vision, Action, Impact.” It will gather thought leaders and influencers from the sports industry and beyond for work sessions, presentations and activities geared towards advancing the agenda for women and sports.

In addition to branding and on-site integrations, Summit sponsorships will feature digital and social activations across espnW’s platforms.

Presenting sponsor Toyota will announce the third class of “Everyday Heroes,” an award that recognizes and honors individuals who make a difference for women and girls in their local communities through sports. In addition to displaying its vehicles throughout the venue, Toyota will host the event’s Opening Night reception and celebrate “Everyday Heroes” throughout the event and online at espnW.com/Summit.

Gatorade, the sports fueling sponsor for the fifth consecutive year, will provide Gatorade products at all athletic occasions throughout the Summit, where guests can participate in boot camps, strength training, morning runs, yoga and cycling. 

Under Armour, the Summit’s official training sponsor for the fourth consecutive year, will feature the brand’s elevated women’s collection in the Summit Gifting Suite, where attendees will receive apparel, footwear and equipment to be worn throughout the event.  As part of the Summit’s sports activities, Under Armour will offer yoga classes with international instructor Kathryn Budig as well as workout sessions led by NUFit creator and instructor Natalie Uhling.

Returning for the second consecutive year, EY will feature its Women Athletes Business Network, a program aimed at harnessing the leadership potential of female athletes. EY and espnW will also be releasing their newest joint research report, Where will you find your next leader? The report examines how sport advances gender parity at every level – from girls to rising young leaders to C-suite executives.

Three new sponsors have joined this year’s Summit, including:

Northwestern Mutual will present “Executive Office Hours,” which provides Summit guests a 15-minute, one-on-one networking session with leading sports and business industry executives, including ESPN executive vice president and CFO Christine Driessen. The company is also sponsoring the “Impact 25 Dinner” on October 15 and the Summit Influencer Program, a networking initiative that pairs Summit attendees throughout the event.

Walmart
will announce the launch of several year-long initiatives to support women in media, in collaboration with espnW. In addition, as the Summit kicks off, Walmart and the Bentonville Film Festival will host the A League of Their Own reunion game, featuring the film’s director Penny Marshall as a coach, original members of the Rockford Peaches, along with espnW and ESPN talent and executives. Coverage of the game will be featured on espnW.com and SportsCenter.

Also joining the Summit this year is The V Foundation for Cancer Research, which will invite guests to participate in two Team V runs in conjunction with the New York Road Runners on Thursday, Oct. 15 and Friday Oct. 16. The organization will also provide guests with educational materials that drive awareness of cancer research.

Trek will sponsor the cycling portion of the Summit’s sports activities, providing attendees with bikes and helmets for beach and mountain bike rides near the resort. 

For more information about The espnW: Women + Sports Summit and to see the complete agenda visit www.espnWsummit.com or follow on Twitter with @espnW and #espnWsummit. 

About espnW

espnW serves women who love sports. 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 digital, television, films, events, educational platforms and social media. The annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit is the leading event of its kind in the sports industry.

About Toyota

Toyota (NYSE:TM), the world’s top automaker and creator of the Prius and the Mirai fuel cell vehicle, is committed to building vehicles for the way people live through our Toyota, Lexus and Scion brands.  Over the past 50 years, we’ve built more than 25 million cars and trucks in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in the U.S.) and directly employ more than 42,000 people (more than 33,000 in the U.S.).  Our 1,800 North American dealerships (1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.67 million cars and trucks (more than 2.35 million in the U.S.) in 2014 – and about 80 percent of all Toyota vehicles sold over the past 20 years are still on the road today. Toyota partners with philanthropic organizations across the country, with a focus on education, safety and the environment.  As part of this commitment, we share the company’s extensive know-how garnered from building great cars and trucks to help community organizations and other nonprofits expand their ability to do good. For more information about Toyota, visit www.toyotanewsroom.com.

 

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Tara Chozet

I handle PR for ESPN Radio, espnW, technology, remote operations and soccer. I received my undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College and my Master’s degree from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism.
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