COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY: 100+ women speaking about sport
Vanessa ÅSELL TSURUGA 🇸🇪
Founder of COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY • 1300 women, 100 countries • Diversifying speakers and thought leaders in sport: A global talent movement in partnership with Stockholm School of Economics Center for Sports and Business
I curated a peer-nominated list of 200+ speakers to make a positive contribution to women's representation in sports. In my experience, women speakers are still underrepresented in sports related talks. Yet we are terrific communicators, often speaking with empathy and a sense of purpose.
We are good at getting the point across. We use our voice and storytelling to convey the power of sports in the private and public sector, non-profit, media, academia, sports properties, rights holders, and as entrepreneurs.
The making of the list
First I sent direct messages to 15 women in my network. I wanted to validate my gut feeling that I was doing the right thing. With their YES, I wrote the original LinkedIn post.
The engagement was unexpectedly high and I decided to find 100 women. Thanks to recommendations and tags, the list expanded one by one. My outreach continued by gathering names, locations, and pictures. I left out the place of work to keep the list evergreen. The output is a 100+ talent resource, valuable for conference and event organizers, podcast hosts, and story hunters.
The order simply corresponds to when each person came to mind, or was brought to my attention! (I'm last to give space to everyone else first.)
I’ve met many of the women in Tokyo, Madrid, Barcelona, Malaga, Rio, Paris, Atlanta, Miami, San Francisco, London, Kuala Lumpur, Stockholm, Kobe, Manila, and virtually. United by a passion for sport, we use our voice to add value, expertise and perspective to the global sports business.
The list:
1 Kristen Gambetta | San Francisco (USA)
2 Aki Mandhar | London (GBR)
3 Sabrina Carrozza | New York (USA)
4 Sophie Morris FCIM | London (GBR)
5 Emily Downey-Yamada | Tokyo (JPN)
6 Yuko Oki | London (GBR)
7 Leslie Maxie, OLY | New York (USA)
8 Iris Cordoba Mondejar | Singapore (SIN)
9 Sonia Soria | Madrid (ESP)
10 Ashikin Hashim | Singapore (SIN)
11 Ananya Sachdev | New Delhi (IND)
12 Ebru Koksal, CFA | Istanbul (TUR)
13 Ashleigh Huffman, Ph.D. | Washington, D.C. (USA)
14 Jasmin Nur | Lund (SWE)
15 Dana Marineau | San Francisco (USA)
16. Sinéad McEvoy | Singapore (SIN)
17 Yanyu Zheng | Beijing (CHN)
18 Dr. Laura Bradshaw | London (GBR)
19 Trish Bradbury | Auckland (NZL)
20 Reyna Marely Flores-Martinez | Zurich (SUI)
21 Lisa Delpy Neirotti | Washington, D.C. (USA)
22 Laura Meseguer Mata | Madrid (ESP)
23 Danja Müsch-Hupach, OLY | Cologne (GER)
24 Nola Agha | San Francisco (USA)
25 Alicia Klein | Federal District (BRA)
26 LaTonya Story | Atlanta (USA)
27 Monica McNutt | Washington, D.C. (USA)
28 Paraskevi Lioumpi, PhD | Athens (GRE)
29 Balqis Lamis Khattab | Malmö (SWE)
30 Patricia Rodriguez Barrios | Madrid (ESP)
31 Dr. Laila Mintas | Las Vegas (USA)
32 Shirley Acquah-Davis | London (GBR)
33 Bailey McLagan | Los Angeles (USA)
34 Kaleen Canevari | Berkeley (USA)
35 Tara Slone | Los Gatos (USA)
36 Ana Bellinghausen | Nebraska (USA)
37 Rowena Samarasinhe | (GBR)
38 Júlia Vergueiro | São Paulo (BRA)
39 Daiany França Saldanha 🏳️🌈✊🏿 | São Paulo (BRA)
40 Aderlucia Nascimento [Ela/Dela/She/Ella] | Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
41 Chelsea Purcell | Toronto (CAN)
42 Fabrini Andrade | Fortaleza, Ceará (BRA)
43 Marina Gauthier | Paris (FRA)
44 Marian Otamendi | Madrid (ESP)
45 Elena Borroni | Madrid & Milan (ESP & ITA)
46 Arianna Criscione | Rennes (FRA)
47 Eike Doerte Bürgel | Munich (GER)
48 Araceli Segarra Roca | Barcelona (ESP)
49 Laura-Marie Geissler | (GER)
50 Faïna Msellem | Berlin (GER)
51 Victoria Rush | (GBR)
52 Shon Osimbo | Nairobi (KEN)
53 Benny Bonsu | Madrid (ESP)
54 Nora Strandberg Henriksson | Stockholm (SWE)
55 Karen Dobres | Kingston near Lewes (GBR)
56 Tatjana Haenni | Zurich (SUI)
57 Lenka Istvanova | London (GBR)
58. Alexandra Willis | London (GBR)
59 Katrina Webb-Denis PLY OAM | Adelaide (AUS)
60 Jessica Crawshaw | London (GBR)
61 Hayley Bennett | London (GBR)
62 Kiriah Walter | Bonn (GER)
63 Joana Bueno | Berlin (GER)
64 Taruka Srivastava | Delhi (IND)
65 Marina Caïazzo | Montpellier (FRA)
66 Rebecca Sowden | Copenhagen (DEN)
67. Alison Gilmore | New York (USA)
68 Lauren Estwick | London (GBR)
69 Leila Hurstel | Dubai (UAE)
70 Wirdati Radzi | Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
71 Marisa Reich | Zug (SUI)
72 Kristen Holmes | Boston (USA)
73 Shoko Tsuji | Amsterdam (NED)
74 Nubia Finklin | New York (USA)
75 Melanie Allen | Seattle (USA)
76 Susana Pezzi Rodrìguez | Amsterdam (NED)
77 Lara Alin Hasagic | Münster (GER)
78 Pernilla Winberg | Malmö (SWE)
79 Carole Ponchon | Lyon (FRA)
80 Lindsay Sarah Krasnoff, PhD | Killington (USA)
81 Maggie Murphy | Lewes (GBR)
82 Laura-Maria Lehiste (Tiidla) | (POR)
83 Elvira Dushku | Pristina (KOS)
84 Moya Dodd | Sydney (AUS)
85 Kate Hamer | London (GBR)
86 Mie Kajikawa FRSA | Tokyo (JPN)
87 Simbi Sonuga | London (GBR)
88 Lizi Hamer | Falmouth (GBR)
89 Danielle Barwick | (GBR)
90 Valesca Araujo | Rio de Janeiro (BRA)
91 Kate Johnson, OLY | San Francisco Bay Area (USA)
92 Pardeep Cattry | New York (USA)
93 Fernanda Coimbra | Lisbon (POR)
94 Victoire H. Cogevina Reynal | Miami (USA)
95 Liseli Sitali | London (GBR)
96 Niesha Campbell, MBA | Raleigh, NC (USA)
97 Esther Huijsmans | Rotterdam (NED)
98 Jaime Pavlicevic | Kerikeri (NZD)
99 Valia Pilianidi | (GRE)
100 Katie Smith (née Lewis) | London (GBR)
101 Camilla Olsson | Stockholm (SWE)
102 Kelly Lindsey | (GBR)
103 Lola Ogunbote | London (GBR)
104 Zaileen Janmohamed | Burlingame (USA)
105 Laura Curtis Ferrera, CM | Toronto (CAN)
106 Jahaan Blake | Chicago (USA)
107 Olivia Terenzio | CAN
108 Fiona Morgan | (GBR)
109 Kaho Shinohara | Tokyo (JPN)
110. Samantha Rogers | Montreal (CAN)
111 Michelle Moore FRSA | London (GBR)
112 Jenna Kurath | Philadelphia (USA)
113 Lynsey Hooper | Bisley (GBR)
114 Cassie McBride | San Jose (USA)
115 Sara Salam | Newport Beach (USA)
115 Stacy McGranor | San Jose (USA)
116 Kimberly Davis | New York City (USA)
117 Meghan Chayka | Toronto (CAN)
118 Meghan McPeak | Washington, DC (USA)
119 Cheri Bradish, Ph.D. | Toronto (CAN)
120 Alyson Walker (she/her) | Toronto (CAN)
121 Shannon Hosford | Toronto (CAN)
122 Angela Ruggiero | Boston (USA)
123 Keira Emerson | (USA)
124 Kendall Tyson | Seattle (USA)
125 Heidi Browning Pearson | San Francisco (USA)
126 Jessica Berman | Larchmont (USA)
127 Hannah Gordon | Santa Clara (USA)
128 Samia Mahjub | Milwaukee (USA)
129 Caiti Donovan | Brooklyn (USA)
130 Marilou McFarlane | Mill Valley (USA)
131 Gloria Nevarez | San Francisco (USA)
132 Neda Tabatabaie | San Jose (USA)
133 Cheryl L. Levick | Los Angeles (USA)
134 ilisa kessler | (USA)
135 Karina Herold | Los Angeles (USA)
136 Amy Johnson | Los Angeles (USA)
137 Lisa Fahey | San Francisco (USA)
138 Dee Kundra | New York (USA)
139 Maureen Rosita OJONG EBOB-BESONG MSc. MBA | Dakar (SEN)
140 Sally Nnamani | New York (USA)
141 Aisha Nazia | Hauterive (SUI)
142 Lucy Mills | Barcelona (ESP)
143 Preeti Shetty | London (GBR)
144 Khalida Popal | Farum (DEN)
145 Akosua Bonsu | London (GBR)
146 Simone Lewis | Cardiff (GBR)
147 Stine Nylandsted Lyhne | Copenhagen (DEN)
148 Trine Hesselund Hopp Møller | Copenhagen (DEN)
149 Trine Juul Rasmussen | Copenhagen (DEN)
150 Mette Andersen | Copenhagen (DEN)
151 Pippa Grange | (GBR)
152 Anna Edwards | Bath (GBR)
153 Fatma Al-Nuaimi | (QAT)
155 Mary Byrne | Madrid (ESP)
156 Rebekka Ahlstrom | (ESP)
157 Anne Martin-Lederrey | Lausanne (SUI)
158 Emmanuelle Moreau | Lausanne (SUI)
159 Catherine Inkster | Paris (FRA)
I can't tag more names!
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160. Hannah Burns | Lausanne (SUI)
161. Elizabeth A. Stranges | (USA)
162. Emily Frazer | Brentwood (GBR)
163. Anna Chanduvi | (GBR)
164. Natalia Dannenberg-Spreier 💜 | Bonn (GER)
165. Emma Kennedy| Wandsworth (GBR)
166. Brooke Reid | (QAT)
167. Ebonie Rio | Melbourne (AUS)
168. Clare Ardern | Vancouver (CAN)
169. Erica Kerner | Singapore/London (SIN/GBR)
170. Heidi O'Neill | Beaverton (USA)
I can't upload more photos!
171. Yumi Ozawa | Portland (USA)
172. Lea Morrison | Portland (USA)
173. Liz Dolan | Santa Monica (USA)
174. Tammy Henault | New York (USA)
175. Amy Brooks | New York (USA)
176. Kathy Carter | Los Angeles (USA)
177. Sarah Hirshland | Colorado Springs (USA)
178. Kate Hartman Rosenzweig | Atlanta (USA)
179. Reagan Carey | Colorado Springs (USA)
180. Melissa Wilson | Henley-on-Thames (GBR)
181. Hannah Mills | Greater Cardiff Area (GBR)
182. Toby G. Wong | Chicago (USA)
183. Jess Roper | Pett (GBR)
184. Clare McSweeney | Dublin (IRL)
185. Gurpri Bains | (GBR)
186. Catalina Melendro Blanco | Bogota (COL)
187. Hilda Chan | Shanghai (CHI)
188. Macarena Alexanderson A. OLY | Mexico City (MEX)
189. Jess Rogers | (GBR)
190. Sarah Butler | (GBR)
191. Verena Bentele | Bavaria (GER)
192. Sue Anstiss MBE | Maidenhead (GBR)
193. Tracy Hedrick | Columbus (USA)
194. Geet_anu Chouhan | Mumbai (IND)
195. Haley Carter | Houston (USA)
196. Alice Dearing OLY | Birmingham (GBR)
197. Hazel Gale | London (GBR)
198. Beatriz Mejía | (COL)
199. Deepthi Bopaiah | Bengaluru (IND)
200. Lara Carballo | (URU)
201. Vanessa Åsell-Tsuruga | Tokyo (JPN)
With thanks:
I'd like to extend my gratitude to everyone who contributed names.
Yours sincerely,
Tokyo, Japan | Jan 9, 2023
The list was updated to 201 on Jan 20.
SPORTS STORYTELLING FOR A BETTER WORLD
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9moKudos to you and your team Vanessa ÅSELL-TSURUGA 🇸🇪.
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1yLet me add Stephanie Al Naber (Jordan) and Farida Salem (Egypt) to the list! Both playing a big role in the development of women's football in their countries.
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1yHi Vanessa ÅSELL-TSURUGA ! Here are my suggestions: Filomena Fortes, Silvija Mitevska and Lilamani de Soysa
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1yWow, this is so well crafted. Congrats and amazing to see all this power!
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1yThanks a lot, Vanessa ÅSELL-TSURUGA for your relentless work in helping this world hear more diverse stories. I'm honoured to be short listed among other amazing leaders and still can barely believe it :) I'm grateful also for our exchange and looking forward to keeping the ball rolling. Love your chosen hashtag #CollectiveVisibility