BreakThrough 2021

2021 Sessions

Tuesday, December 14th, 2021

All Times Listed in CST

• Welcome

  5 min
  11:00 – 11:05
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  Welcome Message from LaChina Robinson, ESPN Analyst, and Megan Kahn, CEO WeCOACH

• Candid Conversation with Tara VanDerveer & Dr. Condoleezza Rice

  Panel
  45 min
  11:05 – 11:50
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  Tara VanDerveer, the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, and the 66th U.S. Secretary of State Dr. Condoleezza Rice, who’s also currently the Tad and Dianne Taube Director of the Hoover Institution and the Thomas and Barbara Stephenson Senior Fellow on Public Policy, will join emcee LaChina Robinson for a candid conversation. They’ll cover how sports help shape young women, the history and future of Title IX, the importance of women role models, and why more women deserve a seat at the table.

  Introduction by Samantha Huge, Executive Director of Collegiate Accounts, RealResponse

• Break

  5 min
  11:50 – 11:55

• SHEro's: Blazing a Trail for Other Women

  Panel
  55 min
  11:55 – 12:50
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  Focusing on supporting women in sports, this candid conversation will touch on three priorities: the need to hire more women in sports, why there should be more media coverage of women’s sports, and the power behind investing in women. This inspiring session will showcase and celebrate how these women have blazed a trail for other women to follow.

  • Stephanie Wheeler, Paralympic Wheelchair Basketball Gold Medalist & Head Coach of Women’s Wheelchair Basketball at the University of Illinois
  • Sam Rapoport, NFL Senior Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • Angela Ruggiero, Olympic Ice Hockey Gold Medalist and CEO/Co-Founder of the Sports Innovation Lab
  • Violet Palmer, Coordinator of Officials for the Pac-12 Conference
  • Monica McNutt (Moderator), Sports Writer and Basketball Analyst

• Breakout Session: Gen Z

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:00 – 1:30
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  How do you relate to today’s Gen Z student-athletes and effectively coach them? It starts by getting to know them. Betsy Butterick, The Coaches’ Coach, will take you through what makes this generation tick, what motivates them, and how to communicate with these highly collaborative student-athletes.

• Breakout Session: Women Coach Data

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:00 – 1:30
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  Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, will share new data from the most recent Women in Coaching Report Card—compiled from 357 schools within NCAA Div. I conferences—including new research around women coaches of color. Additionally, Dr. LaVoi will share strategies on how all of us can play a part in continuing to increase the number of women in coaching positions across all levels.

• Breakout Session: Thriving as a Woman in High School Athletics

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:00 – 1:30
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  Women coaches and administrators know all too well the challenges women face in sport. This panel discussion will feature different perspectives on how women can lead and thrive across the high school landscape, including ways to build relationships, manage conflicts, network and mentor.

  • Dr. Lisa Langston, Director of Athletics at Fort Worth ISD
  • Jen Brooks, Athletic Director at Ursuline Academy
  • Yolanda Bronston, Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach, St. John’s Country Day School
  • Megan Kahn (Moderator), CEO, WeCOACH

• Breakout Session: Name, Image and Likeness Opendorse Panel

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:00 – 1:30
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  “Name, Image and Likeness” has become the most significant movement for student-athletes in the last generation. As an NIL industry-leading technology company, Opendorse will discuss the latest trends in the industry with a focus on women athletes. This session will include segments on both high school and college endorsements and how to keep student-athletes informed and educated on NIL.

  • Abbie Giffin, VP of Product at Opendorse
    
  • Casey Seberger, Account Executive at Opendorse
  • Lisa Bregman, Director of Campaigns at Opendorse
  • Erica Boyle, Product Designer at Opendorse

• Break

  5 min
  1:30 – 1:35

• Breakout Session: Name, Image and Likeness Opendorse Panel

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:35 – 2:05
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  “Name, Image and Likeness” has become the most significant movement for student-athletes in the last generation. As an NIL industry-leading technology company, Opendorse will discuss the latest trends in the industry with a focus on women athletes. This session will include segments on both high school and college endorsements and how to keep student-athletes informed and educated on NIL.

  • Abbie Giffin, VP of Product at Opendorse
    
  • Casey Seberger, Account Executive at Opendorse
  • Lisa Bregman, Director of Campaigns at Opendorse
  • Erica Boyle, Product Designer at Opendorse

• Breakout Session: Gen Z

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:35 – 2:05
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  How do you relate to today’s Gen Z student-athletes and effectively coach them? It starts by getting to know them. Betsy Butterick, The Coaches’ Coach, will take you through what makes this generation tick, what motivates them, and how to communicate with these highly collaborative student-athletes.

• Breakout Session: Thriving as a Woman in High School Athletics

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:35 – 2:05
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  Women coaches and administrators know all too well the challenges women face in sport. This panel discussion will feature different perspectives on how women can lead and thrive across the high school landscape, including ways to build relationships, manage conflicts, network and mentor.

  • Dr. Lisa Langston, Director of Athletics at Fort Worth ISD
  • Jen Brooks, Athletic Director at Ursuline Academy
  • Yolanda Bronston, Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach, St. John’s Country Day School
  • Megan Kahn (Moderator), CEO, WeCOACH

• Breakout Session: Women Coach Data

  Breakout Session
  30 min
  1:35 – 2:05
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  Dr. Nicole LaVoi, Director of the Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport, will share new data from the most recent Women in Coaching Report Card—compiled from 357 schools within NCAA Div. I conferences—including new research around women coaches of color. Additionally, Dr. LaVoi will share strategies on how all of us can play a part in continuing to increase the number of women in coaching positions across all levels.

• Break

  5 min
  2:05 – 2:10

• 1:1 Interview with Julie Foudy

  Interview
  35 min
  2:10 – 2:45
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  Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation (Presented by Jostens)

  We’ve known Julie Foudy as a two-time Olympic gold medalist, two-time World Cup champion, captain of the “99ers” team, and as a National Soccer Hall of Fame inductee. Her soccer career clearly hit the pinnacle of success in sports, but she has also paved the way for herself beyond the pitch. LaChina Robinson will go one-on-one with Foudy to discuss what’s been most important to her throughout her involvement in as an advocate for Title IX, her work in several women's rights and child labor issues around the world, and now as a founding co-owner of the women majority-owned and operated Angel City FC, a new women's professional soccer team.

• Break

  5 min
  2:55 – 3:00

• 1:1 Interview with Becky Hammon

  Interview
  55 min
  3:00 – 3:55
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  From underdog basketball player to coaching trailblazer in the NBA, Becky Hammon will share her story with emcee LaChina Robinson. Hear how Hammon went from being the kid who was overlooked by college recruiters, wasn’t drafted to the WNBA and was passed up for a spot on the US Olympic team, to being the first woman full-time NBA assistant coach, first woman head coach in the NBA Summer League, and first woman to serve as a head coach in an NBA game. She’s fully embraced the underdog role and how it’s shaped her story—but her story is far from over. 

  Introduction by Courtney Altemus, CEO & Founder, TeamAltemus

• Closing Comments

  5 min
  3:55 – 4:00
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