It’s been 3 years since we hosted the first ever Equality Summit in Lyon, France during the 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup, and we are delighted to be back for round two, on July 28-29, ahead of the Women’s EUROs final.
The Summit will be hosted by Kings College Sport and presented in partnership with Lewes FC, Minute Media, Pixstory, Puma, Women Win and Xero.
The Summit will bring together thought-leaders, activists, business leaders, media reps, policymakers and legends of the game to connect and share new thinking on old problems amidst a growing interest in the women's game. The summit will be built around lightning talks, group discussions and facilitated networking, to enable all participants to share their stories, challenges, successes and solutions.
Above: Photos from the 2019 Equality Summit in Lyon, France
Summit topics were crowdsourced on the back of the Summit in France, and will include the growth of women’s football (and at what cost), activism, eradicating sexual harassment and abuse within the game, club ownership models, female physiology, fan engagement, sportswashing, and case studies on promoting opportunity, equality and respect around the world.
The Equality Summit is designed to facilitate multi-directional, action-oriented conversations on the topics many choose to avoid.
“We are breaking up the traditional conference format to instead connect people through lightning talks, group discussions and facilitated networking, with a focus on less discussed topics and new voices. We hope that collectively, we can offer new thinking on old problems amidst a growing interest in the women’s game.”
Speakers include speakers include Khalida Popal, Jonas Baer-Hoffman, Preeti Shetty, Lisa Parfitt, Chris Paouros, Suzy Wrack, Susie Petruccelli, Sue Anstiss, Dr. Pippa Grange, Maggie Murphy, and Laura Youngson. . More speakers listed here.
While the summit is invite-only due to capacity, we welcome those in London to join the waiting list and invite all our friends from around the world to tune in online to the keynote presentations.
We will also be co-hosting casual pickup football alongside Ida Sports on Saturday, 30th July where women can try on their female-specific boots, play some 5-a-side, and maybe even win some prizes. All ages and abilities welcome! RSVP Here
Thank you to our partners who have made this event possible and we can’t wait to see you all in London!
Members of the media, please reach out to hello@equalplayingfield.com for more information on how to attend.