Thirty-six make up new Game Changers class

This year’s Game Changers conference will feature panel discussions on a range of subjects that includes the state of women’s sports, the importance of women in senior-level positions in corporate America, and a blueprint for growing collegiate and Olympic sports for women.

Featured interviews will be conducted with Shelly Lazarus, chairman emeritus of Ogilvy & Mather; Adam Silver, NBA commissioner; Ilana Kloss, CEO and commissioner of Mylan World TeamTennis; and Alyssa Milano, actress, author, philanthropist and founder of Touch by Alyssa Milano.

The Game Changers Class of 2014 gathered at last year’s conference in New York City. Among the speakers (below from left) were Kathy Carter, Charlotte Jones Anderson, Michele Roberts, Kathryn Olson and Molly Solomon. Photos by: MARC BRYAN-BROWN

In addition, a special breakfast roundtable will bring a discussion on career development: building relationships; knowing when it’s the right time to move on; and being able to recognize the right opportunity when it presents itself.

Thirty-six women from across the sports industry have been selected for recognition this fall as part of SportsBusiness Journal’s annual Game Changers program.

Game Changers, which debuted in 2011, recognizes women in the industry who <

have broad, deep and varied responsibilities and who are contributing to the success of the industry in multiple ways.

These 36 women will be featured in the Sept. 14 issue of SportsBusiness Journal. They also will be celebrated on Thursday, Sept. 17, in New York at the annual Game Changers: Women in Sports Business conference. For more information on that conference program, and to read about previous Game Changers, go to www.game-changers-conference.com.