Rose Bowl Institute Women's Empowerment Symposium and Rose Table Dialogue on Sports and Innovation
WiST CEO+Founder Marilou McFarlane and WiST board chair Alysse Soll were honored to participate on a panel for the Rose Bowl Institute’s Women’s Empowerment Symposium and then for board member Vicki Dallas to join as a participant in the Rose Table Dialogue on sports and innovation.
It was an energizing and interesting discussion among amazing thought leaders from the game including sports media, the C-suite, athlete and coach performance, and fan engagement. Our MC was the legendary Charlie Firestone formerly of the The Aspen Institute, and our host and organizer was the incredible Dr. Chris Mattman, Chief of Technology and Innovation for the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Thank you to the team at the Rose Bowl Institute and Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation for including us for these enlightening and engaging discussions on sports and innovation at the iconic Rose Bowl in Pasadena!
About WiST
Women in Sports Tech (WiST) is a nonprofit organization that drives transformative growth opportunities for women and employers in sports tech and innovation at all stages of their careers, from the classroom to the boardroom. WiST develops and delivers innovative programs, original content and a global community that provide tangible value for women and employers alike.
Its flagship initiative, the WiST Fellowship program, provides internship experiences and grants for highly motivated college and graduate school students to pursue summer projects in sports technology. Additional WiST programs include the WiST Next Gen Resource Hub “Discover Sports Tech” for high school students, the original content series WiST Presents, and the WiST NETWORK career hub, the single source for diverse hiring in the sports tech industry.
WiST is supported by donations from numerous corporations and organizations, including Australian Sports Technologies Network, Catapult Sports, Comcast NBCU, DICK’S Game Changer, FEVO, HOKA, IBM Sports, the NBA, Next League, Nike, Perch, PointsBet, Shorewind Capital, Sports Reference, SRAM, Stats Perform, Tempus Ex, Titleist, the USOPC, Zoomph and more. WiST has provided an array of diverse panelists for learning experiences at Hashtag Sports, CES, SIGA, SXSW, the Stanford GSB Sports Innovation Conference, and more. For more information, please visit womeninsportstech.org.
