The Women’s Football Convention will take place in Paris on 6 and 7 June. A high-profile line-up of speakers will discuss the latest trends and share best-practice case studies from women’s football, as well as emerging opportunities to further develop the women’s game for the benefit of a more inclusive and diverse society.
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Gianni Infantino, FIFA President
Fatma Samoura, FIFA Secretary General
Sahle-Work Zwede, President of Ethiopia
The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, QC, MP, Prime Minister of Barbados
Fatuma Abdulkadir Adan, Executive Director, Horn of Africa Development Initiative (HODI)
Jean-Michel Aulas, President of Olympique Lyonnais
Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO
Sarai Bareman, FIFA Chief Women’s Football Officer
Verónica Boquete, Professional football player
Baroness Sue Campbell, CBE, Director of Women’s Football, The Football Association
Franck Castillo, General Secretary, OFC
Joyce Cook, Chief Member Associations Officer, FIFA
Noel Curran, Director-General, European Broadcasting Union
Amanda Davis, Sports anchor, CNN
Nawal El Moutawakel, Former Sports Minister of Morocco, former Olympian
Michael Essien, Professional Football Player
Fabimar Franchi, Head of Sustaintability and of Women’s Football Development, Conmebol
Laura George, General Secretary FFF
The Honourable Olivia Babsy Grange, CD, MP, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Jamaica
Mia Hamm, FIFA Legend
Fatema Hayat, Board member and Women’s Football Committe Chair, Kuwait Football Association (KFA)
Brigitte Henriques, Vice-President, French Football Association (FF) and France 2019 LOC
Kate Johnson, Vice-President and Head of Global Sponsorship Marketing, Visa
Oumou Kane, Head of Women’s Football Mauritanian Football Association (FFRIM)
Dr Natalia Kanem, United Nations, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Nadine Kessler, Head of Women’s Football, UEFA
Philippe Le Floc’h, FIFA Chief Commercial Officer.
Noël Le Graët, President of the FFF
Karina LeBlanc, Head of Women’s Football, Concacaf
Marta Lucía Ramírez, Vice-President of Colombia
Lucía Mijares Martínez, Sports Development Director, Mexican Football Association
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Directo of UN Women
Vittorio Montagliani, FIFA Vice-President and Concacaf President
Doreen Nabwire Omondi, Women’s Football Development Officer, Football Kenya Federation
Samar Nassar, Board member of the Union of Arab Football Associations and the Jordan Football Association
Rachel Pavlou, The Football Association National Women’s Development Manager
The Honourable Dr Mahali Phamotse, Minister of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation, Lesotho
Rémy Rioux, Chief Executive Officer, French Development Agency
David Sabir, General Secretary of the Bermuda Football Association
Snežana Samardžić-Marković, Director-General of Democracy at the Council of Europe
Alex Scott, MBE, Pundit, presenter and former professional footballer
Clarence Seedorf, former professional footballer and coach
Emily Shaw, Head of Women’s Football Development & Governance, FIFA
Machacha Shepande, Head of the Sports Division, African Union
Mikaël Silvestre, FIFA Legend
Hakan Sjöstrand, General Secretary, Swedish Football Association
Barbara Slater, BBC Director of Sport
Jean Sseninde, Chief Executive Officer, Sseninde Foundation (Uganda)
Carol Tshabalala, Sports broadcaster
Shoko Tsuji, Head of Partnership Success, MyCujoo
Amanda Vandervort, Fan engagement and marketing expert
Mónica Vergara Rubio. Head Coach Mexican Women’s U-20 National Team
Laura Youngson, Co-founder, Equal Playing Field and Ida Sports
Roxana Mărăcineanua, French Sports Minister