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 The Women and Sport Conference – Building the momentum

November 27th 2009 saw an exciting day of debate, insight and best practice from 25 speakers to over 130 delegates. Be sure to be checking back regularly as we start building for the 2010 event.

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Conference content included.

• "Building on the momentum - women and sport in 2009."
• "Women as consumers of sport."
• "The photo-shoot  and other questions - managing the media"
• "Show me the money - Sponsorship and funding of  women's sport."
• "A golden era?... What the next decade's sports events mean for women's sport."
• AND Women sport sponsorship in action case studies
• ALSO Women as sporting leaders: lessons from business presentation
• PLUS exclusive data content on women as consumers of sport exclusively from TNS Sport. Available only to delegates. 

Each of these topics was discussed by the leading voices in the area:

• Barbara Slater, Director of Sport, BBC 
• Carol Isherwood OBE, IRB Rugby Committee Member
  
• Clare Connor OBE, Head of England Women's Cricket
• Christine Ohuruogu MBE, Reigning Olympic and Commonwealth 400m chamption
• Kelly Simmonds MBE, FA Head of National Game
• Sue Tibballs, Chief Executive, The Women's Sport and Fitness Foundation
  
• Aarti Singh Dabas, Media Rights and Broadcast Manager, the ICC
• Noreen Gallagher, General Manager Women’s Training Nike UK/Ireland
• Mary Nicholls,  Sports Legacy Delivery, Greater London Authority
• Tanya Crook, Chief Operating Officer at ParalympicsGB
• Anna Kessel, Guardian and The Observer journalist
• Paul Clark, Chief Executive, England Netball
• Mary Rhodes, BBC broadcaster and presenter
• Claire Pulford, Senior Sporting Events Manager, Breast Cancer Care
• Rupert Pratt, Managing Partner at Generate Sponsorship
• Sarah Shephard, Senior Writer, Sport Magazine
• Aude Thibaut, Director, NZ Consulting
• James Radford, Head of Growth, Sport England
• Karen Rothery, Chief Executive, British Universities & Colleges Sport (BUCS)
• Miriam Sherlock, Editor, SportBusiness International
• Michaela Staniford, England’s rugby youngest ever international player (male or female)
• Rachel Froggatt, Director of Sport, Braben PR
• Juliana Koranteng, International journalist and author of 'Women and Sport - Strategies for Commerical Development'.
• Montell Douglas, Olympic sprinter and current British 100m holder
• Christina Ioannidis, founder and CEO of Aquitude
• Kevin Roberts, Editorial Director, SportBusiness Group
• Danielle Sellwood, Co-Founder and CEO Sportsister
  

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