Executives from across the industry gathered at the New York Marriott Marquis, Times Square, on Sept. 17 to celebrate women who are making their mark in sports and to discuss the continuing challenges facing women’s sports leagues as well as women in the executive ranks.
PHOTOS BY MARC BRYAN-BROWN
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The class photo from the 2015 Game Changers event. (Honoree Katrina Adams was photographed earlier on stage and added to the photo.)
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Jody Bennett, U/S Sports Advisors; Christy Grady, Kroenke Sports & Entertainment; and Megan Pastoors, Sportsdigita
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Rita Battocchio, Intersport; Van Adams, VanAdams Sports Group; Laurie Miller Voke, Female Fan Association; and Elisa Gaudet, Huffington Post
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Ogilvy & Mather Chair Emeritus Shelly Lazarus:
“I experience again and again that you get a unique audience for sports.”
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Touch by Alyssa Milano founder Alyssa Milano said her branded sports apparel is designed “like it’s a fashion line. We look at trends that are on the runway.”
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Kathy DeBoer, American Volleyball Coaches Association, and Paula Buckhaulter and Joni Comstock, NCAA
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Meredith Aronson, President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition, and Lara Potter, Visa
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Pam Grossman, Getty Images visual trends director, offered a presentation on the changing way that female athletes are portrayed in photos.
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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver: “If you’re … only hiring from a certain pool of applicants, you’re not going to be able to compete as well in the marketplace.”
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Mylan World TeamTennis CEO Ilana Kloss, who gave an onstage interview, with Octagon President Phil de Picciotto
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Deanne Pownall and Sue Hunt, U.S. Tennis Association; and Reagan Carey, USA Hockey
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Amy Cohen, NBC Sports Group; Rebecca Schulte, CSN Mid-Atlantic; and Ana-Klara Anderson, Golf Channel
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