WISE/R Symposium 2025 Sessions

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Get Seen. Get Heard. Get Ahead.
Gather your courage; overcome fear to achieve your biggest ambitions. Stand out to get what you want in life. Just don’t expect it to be easy.

What you’ll learn

  • Uplevel your career and boost your motivation
  • Communicate with conviction and influence stakeholders
  • Reduce impostor syndrome and increase your confidence
  • Strengthen leadership skills and be a better manager
  • Curb people-pleasing and avoid burnout
  • Be resilient and thrive in change

Keynote Speaker: Jenny Wood


Masterclass with the 2025 WISE Women of the Year
For more than 25 years, WISE has honored women who have broken barriers, acted as a voice for other women, and made a significant impact on the business of sports. In this signature session, this panel of extraordinary women will share their challenges, insights, and most memorable moments from their leadership journeys.

What you'll learn

  • How to recognize moments of pivotal growth and change, and face them with grace and skill
  • How to collect the right career experiences to position yourself for the leadership roles you really want
  • The advice they'd share with their younger selves — so you can benefit from it now

Panelists: Li Li Leung, Patty Power, Sandra L. Richards


PWHL | Skating to Success
Women’s sports are having an unprecedented run. In 2024, new leagues were launched, and none enjoyed a more successful inaugural season than the PWHL. We’ll take a look at their strategic approach starting with their CBA, to building the talent pipeline to their innovative business model.

What you’ll learn

  • The strategy behind the single entity model vs local market investors
  • How the PWHL approaches audience growth through content, community relations and social responsibility
  • What’s next

Panelists: Amy Scheer, Jayne Bussman-Wise, Mandy Gutmann


The Art of Strategic Networking | Theory and Practice
Strategic Networking is an intentional way to build strong relationships that will assist in your personal and professional growth. It’s about building an internal and external network of people who can help you gain insights or opportunities you might not have direct access to otherwise. It is a core pillar of the WISE community.

What you’ll learn

  • Value of strategic network — internal vs. external networks
  • How to prepare — your personal positioning statement, your questions, active listening
  • Engage in a speed networking practice to help build your confidence


Agenda, timing, sessions and speakers are subject to change.