9:30am DOORS OPEN

10:00am OPENING Ali Houpapa

10:05am EQUALIZE INTRODUCTION Judy O’Brien

10:10am THE ANGEL CITY STORY

A grassroots sporting franchise forming deep roots in their Los Angeles community across education, equity, food security and more, US Women’s League club Angel City was established in 2020 and played their first season in 2022. “Football is our passion and the vehicle we use to speak to our community. Our purpose is to set higher expectations, and it guides us to strive for better in everything we do,” they say. Co-founder and President Julie Uhrman speaks with Megan Compain about the groundbreaking football women changing the landscape.

10:40am SHORT BREAK

10:50am FROM THE FRONT

Leaders in their fields and committed to equity for all are life insurance company founder Naomi Ballantyne, FIFA’s Chief Women’s Football Officer Sarai Bareman, Washington Post Asia-Pacific editor Anna Fifield, and US football Olympian, broadcaster and girls’ foundation founder Julie Foudy.  They join Perlina Lau in conversation to talk about reframing the story for next generations and leading from the front.

11:30am SHORT BREAK

11:40am STORIES ABOUT OUR BODIES

Actor and writer Morgana O’Reilly presents a short excerpt from her moving solo show Stories About My Body followed by a discussion with Judy O’Brien about how women are judged, and judge themselves, for their bodies.

12:10pm SHORT BREAK

12:20pm YES YES YES

Writer and director Eleanor Bishop is the co-creator (with Karin McCracken) of the theatre piece Yes Yes Yes devised for teenagers. In conversation with Michèle A’Court she discusses healthy relationships, desire and consent.

12:50pm SHORT BREAK

1:00pm CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Three remarkable sports women discuss their achievements and the hurdles overcome to shine both on the sporting stage and in their lives. Join Paralympian swimmer Mary Fisher, world super bantamweight champion and domestic violence survivor Mea Motu, and world rugby legend Dame Farah Palmer, in conversation with Megan Compain.

1:40pm SHORT BREAK

1:50pm THE NEXT WAVE

What do young women today make of the world they are navigating? Reflecting on the times as they become the next movers and shakers, human rights masters graduate and governance rep Arizona Leger and rising star singer-songwriter Georgia Lines join in conversation with Perlina Lau.

2:20pm SHORT BREAK

2:30pm ON THE CAMPAIGN

Former NZ footballers Sarah Gregorius and Rebecca Sowden, and winner of the 2023 Prime Minister’s Pacific Youth Award Latayvia Tualasea Tautai, are immersed in campaigns looking to set the record straight.  Sarah, who is FIFPRO’s Director of Global Policy and Strategic Relations for Women’s Football, is at the forefront of the #ITS PERSONAL anti-discrimination campaign; Rebecca leads Correct the Internet, a movement to ensure that women’s achievements that have been traditionally side-lined are given their rightful place; Latayvia has been a spokesperson for the MindTheGap campaign pushing for pay equity. They talk activism and empowerment with Judy O’Brien.

3:00pm SHORT BREAK

3:10pm TAKING THE HEAT

At the board table, around the negotiating table, at the chefs table or in the recording studio, four women who have claimed space where men have dominated the landscape celebrate their achievements and share stories of the journey. Join three hatted chef Monique Fiso, New Zealand’s first female CEO of a stock exchange listed company Theresa Gattung, US football pay parity champion Becca Roux, and music legend Bic Runga, in conversation with Michele A’Court.

4:00pm FINISH Judy O’Brien

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