2022 Kickoff Conference

July 2022 · Las Vegas, Nevada

The conference that launched ICONS: three days with Olympians, athletes, scientists, lawyers and advocates on fairness in women’s sports. Watch the recap, then every session.

On this page: Meeting the athletic directors · Day 1 · Day 2 · Day 3 · From the newsroom

Meeting the athletic directors

ICONS held its first conference alongside the convention of NACDA, the association of college athletic directors. Athletes went to the airport to welcome the directors to Las Vegas, then talked with them at the ICONS booth all week.

An ICONS athlete with a Welcome NACDA sign greets an athletic director at the Las Vegas airport

Three women with a Welcome NACDA sign and an ICONS card at the Las Vegas airport

Three ICONS women at the ICONS booth: Expand. Empower. Protect. Women’s Sports

ICONS talking with athletic directors at its booth at the NACDA convention

Day 1

Introduction by Mary T. Meagher Plant and Donna de Varona

Lily Brasch – Use your voice and tell your story

Kim Jones and Marshi Smith – Story and Vision

Day 2

Press Conference

Athlete Vignettes

Dr. Carole Hooven, Dr. Ross Tucker & Dr. Emma Hilton – Science of Sport, Fair Competition & Testosterone

Dr. Carole Hooven, Dr. Emma Hilton and Dr. Ross Tucker Discussion

Dr. Colin Wright – Debunking Myths on the Biology of Sex

Dr. Ross Tucker on Concussions in Female Athletes

Day 3

Advocacy Groups and Women’s Organizations

The Legal Landscape of Women’s Sports

Working with the Governing Bodies of Sport

Icons of Women’s Sport Panel

Message from Martina Navratilova

Message from Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

From the newsroom

ICONS press release · June 24, 2022 Inaugural Conference to Address Fairness in Women’s Sports
ICONS press release · July 1, 2022 Take it to Court: Olympians, Experts Urge Athletes to Pursue Fairness in Women’s Sports During Inaugural ICONS Conference

What came next

2023 International Women’s Sports Summit

Three days in Denver with Olympians, national champions, scientists, lawyers and advocates from seven countries.

See the 2023 Summit

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