Press Release

Kelly Simmons OBE (Women’s FA Director of the Women’s Professional Game) and other key players in Women’s Sport to gather as Everything in Sport (EIS) host special Women’s Edition conference

  • 2 day event with 80+ speakers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in June 2023
  • Exhibition area for companies to showcase and network to the perfect crowd
  • Awards ceremony and black tie gala dinner for outstanding achievements
  • PowerPlay ‘The Future’ will see presentation pitch battles with sport tech start-ups presenting products to investors

The conference will focus on five key themed areas:

Innovation, Education, Stimulation, Gamification and Regulation.

The two-day conference will contain 15+ hours of educational content, 12+ hours of strategic networking and eight hours dedicated to celebrating the industry’s greatest feats in the form of our Everything in Sport Outstanding Achievement Awards.

EIS brings together high-level executives and decision makers from sport and business around the world to meet, network and create business relationships. Our aim is for them to share their visions and realise their goals over the course of our event.

EIS have over 50 years professional experience within the events industry in both private and public sectors. They connect senior sports industry executives with sport tech investors to drive the sport industry forward.

EIS Managing Director Leon Walton said:

“Everything in Sport is an events brand, and part of the global media platform, Omnia Media.

We amplify the sport sector to accelerate visibility within gender equality, inclusion, institutional bias and social & economic inequalities in sport. We champion the power of sport to make positive changes from grassroots to the very elite of the sport industry”

“We can provide some of the most exciting, hard-working and ground-breaking companies and individuals the opportunity to network, accelerate their success and help them continue to push women’s sport forward.”

As well as Kelly Simmons OBE, there will be representatives from Under Armour in Lorin Hamlin (Head of Open Innovation) Jenny Mitton (Director and Women’s Sport Lead at M&C Saatchi Sport and Entertainment) Yvonne Harrison (CEO of Women In Football) and Kathryn Anastasi (Head of Live Sport at TalkSport).

You can view the full list of speakers here: https://www.everythinginsport.com/london-speaker

The EIS Outstanding Achievement Awards will take place on the first night of the conference, celebrating exceptional feats from 2022 onwards.

  • Innovation/technology contribution in women’s sport 2023
  • Most inspirational woman in sport 2023
  • Regulation/services contribution in women’s sport 2023
  • Unsung heroine/hero in women’s sport 2023
  • Education in women’s sport 2023
  • Rising star in women’s sport 2023
  • Sports Sustainability in women’s sport 2023
  • Gamification in women’s sport 2023
  • Stimulation in women’s sport 2023
  • Lifetime Achievement

The conference will debate all of the issues currently surrounding women in sport from grassroots to the professional game. EIS will be providing a platform for all voices.

Leading female sports organisations will be able to gather in the exhibition area, with the key focus being on networking and providing appropriate audiences for exhibitors.

The PowerPlay ‘The Future’ area will see sport tech start-ups presenting to investors Pecha Kucha style (20 slides at 20 secs each) to secure investment and gain more knowledge. EIS PowerPlay ‘The Future’ generates new customers or partners and provides an opportunity to hear more about the future trends in sports tech markets.

Others involved will include founders of reward scheme fitness apps, digital corporate wellness apps and AI powered performance tracking platforms. Lawyers will be present so deals and investments can be made at the conference.

Ticketing for the event is being handled by Seatlab, who are an NFT ticketing marketplace who are currently disrupting the ticketing industry and connecting fans across the globe to incredible event experiences.

Seatlab have harnessed technology to give all event goers a more genuine, tangible connection. NFT ticketing enables EIS to offer incredible, immersive experiences before, during and after our events.

You can get your tickets here: https://www.everythinginsport.com/events/london-march-23/ticketing-overview/

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