The Social Institute Founder Laura Tierney Selected to Present at espnW Women + Sports Summit
OCTOBER 17, 2019 – Durham, N.C. – Laura Tierney, Founder and CEO of The Social Institute, has been selected to lead a breakout session at the upcoming espnW: Women + Sports Summit, a two-day event that brings together leading voices and industry influencers to create change and opportunity for women in sports. Tierney will be presenting alongside prominent names in the sports and entertainment world, including Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts, gold medalist and World Cup Soccer champion Julie Foudy, and ESPN College Basketball analyst Jay Bilas.
Tierney is a former student-athlete at Duke who was a four-time All-American and Duke’s Athlete of the Decade. Today, she is “social media head coach” to more than 50,000 students around the country, equipping them with skills and values that embody their daily digital needs. For this summit, she will coach business executives on social strategy in her breakout session titled “The Social Executive: Sharpening your social strategy as a business leader.” During the session, Tierney will share how trailblazing leaders are posting, listening, and engaging with others in meaningful ways to support their goals.
The tenth annual espnW: Women + Sports Summit presented by Toyota will again showcase key figures in sports, business and entertainment. The yearly gathering will take place October 21-23 at The Resort at Pelican Hill, in Newport Beach, Calif., and will include keynotes, work sessions, panels, presentations and activities focused on advancing women in sports.
The espnW: Women + Sports Summit is the only one of its kind in the industry. Through structured and thoughtful conversation, the event pushes the boundaries on topics surrounding women in sports, and has offered insight from such notable and groundbreaking people as: Los Angeles Lakers owner and president Jeanie Buss, WWE chief brand officer Stephanie McMahon, civil rights attorney Gloria Allred, phenom pitching ace Mo’Ne Davis, tennis legend and civil rights activist Billie Jean King, Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman, journalist and philanthropist Maria Shriver, Ambassador Madeline Verveer, soccer stars Mia Hamm, Carli Lloyd, Abby Wambach and Alex Morgan, and more.
Interviews, photos and additional content will be posted to espnW.com throughout the Summit. In addition, this year’s conference will be livestreamed from start to finish on espnW.com and via the ESPN App, and Tierney’s session will take place on Tuesday, October 2nd at 1:30pm PDT. For more information about The espnW: Women + Sports Summit and to see the complete agenda, please visit espnWsummit.com or follow on Twitter with @espnW and #espnWsummit.
About espnW
espnW is a global multiplatform brand dedicated to engaging and inspiring women through sports. espnW.com, the brand’s content home, offers total access to female athletes and the sports they play, takes fans inside the biggest events, and captures the biggest trends in sports life/style. espnW also provides a unique point of view on the sports stories that matter most to women and highlights the crossroads of sports and culture. Founded in July 2010, espnW’s content and voices live across digital, television, radio, films, events, educational platforms and social media.
About The Social Institute
The Social Institute works with schools, parents, and leaders to empower students to use social media positively. By reinforcing character strengths like empathy, integrity, and teamwork, and by teaching teens and their role models (from parents to U.S. Olympians) to be their best selves on all platforms, we help them “win the game of social media.” As a team of digital natives, we bridge the digital divide between students and adults by offering a comprehensive curriculum and school presentations. Our partners include Ravenscroft School, Gaston Day School, National Cathedral School, Green Farms Academy, U.S. Olympic athletes, Duke Men’s Basketball, The Women’s Sports Foundation, and other forward-thinking institutions around the nation.