Name: Business of Women's Sports Summit | Cannes Lions Edition
Start: 2026-06-23T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-06-23T12:00:00-04:00
Location: iHeartCafé

12pm - 1pm

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About

Join Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment at the iHeartCafé on Tuesday, June 23 from 9am to 12pm.

The Business of Women's Sports Summit is going international – connecting business stakeholders across the advertising, business, and sports industries globally – to uncover insights and propose solutions to increase investment and develop infrastructure in the women's sports marketplace and adjacent industries.

One day only at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity.

Speakers

SUE

BIRD

WNBA Champion; Olympic Gold Medalist; Hall of Famer; Partner, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

DANIELLE

BROWN

SVP Sports Streaming & Brand Solutions, Disney Advertising

AMANDA

CALABRESE

Co-Founder & CMO

Sequel

TAMICA

CLANTON

VP, Marketing & Experiences

LOVB

LAURA

CORRENTI

Founder & CEO, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

JACIE

DEHOOP

Co-Founder

The GIST

ALLYSON

FELIX

5x Olympian; Co-Founder & President, Saysh; Co-Founder, Always Alpha

WES

FELIX

Co-Founder & CEO, Saysha; Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Always Alpha

PETER

FRINTZILAS

CEO & President

TeamSnap

KAYLA

GREEN

Acting President

ATHLOS

ASHLYN

HARRIS

2x World Cup Champion, Podcast Host, Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris

SASCHA

MALAS

Head of Women's Sports

Overtime

ANMOL

MALHOTRA

Global Head of Content & Partnerships, Snap Inc.

NIKITA

MALHOTRA

COO & CFO, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment; Head of Deep Blue Ventures

STEPHANIE

MARTIN

President and Co-Founder

LOVB San Francisco

CHARLOTTE

O'NEILL

Managing Director

Manchester City Women

ARIANNA

ORPELLO

Chief Marketing Officer

GEICO

SHARON

PETERS

EVP, Chief Marketing Officer

Spectrum

KATE

SCHOFF

Head of Sports & Entertainment Marketing, JPMorgan Chase

BEX

SMITH

Founder & CEO

Crux Football

SHANA

STEPHENSON

Chief Brand Officer

New York Liberty

STEF

STRACK

Founder & CEO

VOICEINSPORT

TAYLOR

Founder & Creative Director

Glow

MARISA

THALBERG

EVP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Catalyst Brands

DARA

TRESEDER

Chief Marketing Officer

Autodesk

Programming

9:00 AM

Doors Open

9:15 AM

Welcome Words

Laura Correnti, CEO & Founder, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

9:20 AM

Fireside Chat | Project Six with Allyson Felix

Laura Correnti, CEO & Founder, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

Allyson Felix, 5x Olympian; Co-Founder & President, Saysh; Co-Founder, Always Alpha

Wes Felix, Co-Founder & CEO, Saysh; Co-Founder & Strategic Advisor, Always Alpha

9:40 AM

From the Front Office | Execs Building the Future of Women's Sports

Kayla Green, Acting President, ATHLOS

Stephanie Martin, President & Co-Founder, LOVB SF

Charlotte O'Neill, Managing Director, Man City Women

Shana Stephenson, Chief Brand Officer, New York Liberty

Jacie deHoop, Co-Founder, The GIST (Moderator)

10:05 AM

The Storytelling Spectrum in Women's Sports

Danielle Brown, SVP Sports Streaming & Brand Solutions, Disney Advertising

Ashlyn Harris, 2x World Cup Champion, Host of Wide Open with Ashlyn Harris

Anmol Malhotra, Global Head of Content & Partnerships, Snap Inc.

Kate Schoff, Head of Sports & Entertainment Marketing, JPMorgan Chase

Jo Taylor, Founder & Creative Director, Glow

10:30 AM

Bending the Model | From Mentorship to MCOs: How Entrepreneurs Are Building New Business Models in Women's Sports

Amanda Calabrese, Co-Founder & CMO, Sequel

Nikita Malhotra, COO & CFO, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment; Head of Deep Blue Ventures

Bex Smith, Founder & CEO, Crux Football

Stef Strack, Founder & CEO, VOICEINSPORT

10:50 AM

Making the Business Case for Women's Sports from the CMO POV

Arianna Orpello, CMO, GEICO

Marisa Thalberg, EVP, Chief Customer & Marketing Officer, Catalyst Brands

Dara Treseder, CMO, Autodesk

11:15 AM

Youth Sports | The First Mile in Sports Marketing

Tamica Clanton, VP, Marketing & Experiences, LOVB

Peter Frintzilas, CEO & President, TeamSnap

Sascha Malas, Head of Women’s Sports, Overtime

Sharon Peters, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer, Spectrum

11:40 AM

Fireside Chat | From (Sue) Bird's Eye View

Sue Bird, WNBA Champion; Olympic Gold Medalist; Hall of Famer; Partner, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

Laura Correnti, CEO & Founder, Deep Blue Sports + Entertainment

12:00 PM

Event Concludes

Location

LA CALIFORNIE RESTAURANT

1 SQ. MÉRIMÉE, 06400 CANNES, FRANCE

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