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AthensWFS 2019

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The First International Conference of the Athens Women’s Football Summit was held on October 16-17, 2019 on the gorgeous Athens Riviera! 

 

This event received global acclaim, inspired new collaborations, and increased coverage of Women's Football. The summit was streamed worldwide and included top sports, business, and government stakeholders from countries around the world including the US, Germany, the UK, Greece, France, Cyprus, Italy, Turkey, Qatar, Australia, Iceland, Brazil, and Switzerland.

AthensWFS 2020 Online Summit

The terrible COVID-19 pandemic brought much to a standstill, but Women’s Football continued its powerful growth, and the Second International Conference of the Athens Women’s Football Summit was held virtually on October 12-16, 2020! Viewed in over 100 countries, this was the largest-ever women’s football digital summit to date!

2020 Virtual Summit Insights:

  • 60+ International Speakers

  • 240.8k minutes of digital session videos were viewed on Facebook in 100+ countries, with Mexico, Greece, Brazil, Cyprus, Spain and the US leading the pack

  • 122k+ Summit session video ThruPlays on Facebook alone!

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AthensWFS 2021 Facebook Series

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In 2021, due to the Global Pandemic we hosted a 6 Part Women’s Facebook Series on ‘Why Women’s Football is Serious Business’.

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AthensWFS 2022

Another trailblazing Athens Women’s Football Summit, drawing together top brands, executives, and clubs, and trailblazing governing bodies over three days of dynamic discussions and the creation of powerful new relationships.

Held September 22-23, this 3rd Athens Women's Football Summit has received international recognition for its unique attributes and unrivaled quality, with participants gathered from around the world (including the US, India, Germany, the UK, Greece, Australia, Argentina and Switzerland).

​Summit  Speakers included: 
Victoire H. Cogevina Reynal: Founder & CEO of Gloria, & VP of Women's Football at OneFootball
Heidi Pellerano: Chief Financial Officer, Concacaf
Tatjana Haenni: Chief Sporting Director, NWSL 
Rupinder Bains Former Director, Board of The FA, 
John P. Reynal: Founder & President, The Women's Cup 
Jan Twete: Director, Global Partnerships for VfL Wolfsburg, North America Region
Kelly Lindsey: Former Head of Performance at Lewes FC & Afghanistan National Team 
Sarah Dwyer-Shick: Founder, The Sports Bra Project
& many more.

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AthensWFS 2023

ACL Injury Prevention, Leadership and Good Governance in Women's Football, Growing the Game in India, Breakthroughs in Player Rights, Women's Football for Social Good ... were just some of the powerful topics covered over the exciting days of another groundbreaking gathering on the gorgeous Athens Riviera.

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This 4th Athens Women's Football Summit again received global praise, with participants including some of the most dynamic people in world football, including: 

Kelly Simmons OBE and Rachel Pavlou, Jeff and Rosie Mostyn, Monique Choudhuri, Mark Clemmit, FIFA Legend Gilberto SIlva, Jan Twete,  Sophie Sauvage, Rupinder Bains, Karen Dobres, Dr. George Chiampas, John Paul Reynal, Dr. Karli Richards, David Alfrey, Alexandra Gomez Bruinewoud, Rebeca Del Valem Suzanne McKenzie, Anjali Shah, Katie Rood, Dr. Dimitrios Tsoukas, Adriano Del Monte, Shon Osimbo, Mary Kok-Willemsen, Betty Tufariello, Dr. Oliver Finlay, Helaine de Grange, Paul Dreisbach, Dev Kumar Parmar and many more.

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AthensWFS 2024

For many, the 5th Athens Women’s Football Summit was the best summit yet! This premier women's game's annual conference once again brought together visionary executives, top broadcasters, innovative companies, intrepid investors, star footballers, brilliant coaches, trailblazing NGOs, dedicated medical professionals, and some of women's football's most dynamic clubs such as:

VfL Wolfsburg, FC Viktoria Berlin, AC Milan, Legia Ladies FC, AEK FC, Aston Villa FC, PAOK FC, Brighton & Hove Albion FC, Aris FC, Lewes FC, FC Como Women, SAF Botafogo, Panathinaikos FC, Sardarapat FC, Glasgow City FC, Racing Louisville FC, Eintracht Frankfurt, Olympiacos FC and others! 

We were honored to have AthensWFS 2024 opened by good friend (FIFA and Concacaf Councils Member) Sonia Fulford who delivered inspiring words, and we heard from powerful contributors to the industry including Her Game Too, LaBella Associates (architects and builders of world class stadiums, arenas and training facilities), PARK, Primetime Innovative Injury Management Solution, Forza Clubs, and the European Broadcast Union - EBU (who will be distributing worldwide the broadcast of the 2025 EURO from Switzerland). 
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​​Summit speakers and guests included: 

Ariane Hingst, Oliver Finlay, Ivi Casagrande, David Alfrey, Zoe Johnson, Elisabet Spina, Stef McLoughin, Caz May, Lee Billiard, Jim Gooley, Elena Mirandola, Marisa Ewers, Amanda Moura Pietrzak, Anush Ananyan, Rebeca Del Valle, Jan Twete, Helaine de Grange, Anush Ananyan, Guardvin Missick, Alessandro Giacobbe, Katharina Kiel, Laura Mongomery, Cristian Petschen, Brad Bartholemew, Alessandro Cracco, Kyriakos Kyriakopoulos, Kelly Lindsey, members of the Greek Women's National Team, and many, many more. 

Exhilarating!
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