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Shireen Ahmed is an award-winning journalist, broadcaster, TEDx speaker and internationally recognized sports activist whose work focuses on gender and racial equity in sport. A Senior Contributor with CBC Sports, she is a global expert on Muslim women in sport and a leading voice on the intersections of sport, justice, politics and culture.

Donnovan Bennett is a storyteller, host, producer and content creator whose work explores where sports meet race, politics, gender and pop culture. Across television, radio and digital he has become a distinctive voice in Canadian sports media, known for starting conversations that matter. His honours include the Lester B. Pearson Award, the Ted Rogers Award and back-to-back Amnesty International Canada Media Awards in 2023 and 2024. A three-time Canadian Screen Award nominee, he covers the Summer and Winter Olympic Games for CBC.

Anastasia Bucsis is a two-time Olympian and broadcaster who represented Canada during a 24-year speed skating career, competing at six World Championships and 46 World Cups. An outspoken advocate for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport, she now works with CBC Sports, where she co-hosts CBC Sports Presents. Most recently, she hosted CBC’s coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games and provided colour commentary for speed skating.

Savanna Hamilton is a sports broadcaster, producer and former university basketball player whose work spans live television, digital storytelling and athlete interviews. She created, produced and hosted SWISH: Inside the WNBA, Canada’s first WNBA show, which ran four seasons on NBA TV Canada, and made history as the first Black woman to serve as the Toronto Raptors’ sideline reporter on Sportsnet. She now hosts CBC’s The U, voices game recaps for the NBA and WNBA and was featured in ESPN’s Setting the Tempo documentary.

Patrick Lee is Chief Financial Officer of the Toronto Tempo, Canada’s first WNBA franchise and the league’s first international expansion team. Through Kilmer Sports Ventures he helped lead the bid, capital raise and launch that brought the WNBA to Canada. Before the Tempo he spent 17 years at Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment supporting the Toronto Raptors and Raptors 905, earning MLSE’s 2019 Most Valuable Player Award. He now oversees finance, technology, legal, human resources and operations for the Tempo, and is a CPA and Western University graduate.

Christina Litz is President of the Northern Super League. Under her leadership the NSL launched in spring 2025, drew top-five attendance for women’s soccer worldwide in its first season and secured agreements with leading brands and broadcasters. She was previously Chief Brand & Commercial Officer at True North Sports & Entertainment, home of the Winnipeg Jets, and held senior roles at Woodbine Entertainment Group and the Canadian Football League, where she led marketing, digital, events and broadcast strategy. A University of Manitoba law graduate, she began her career at Corus, Rogers and TELUS.

Leah MacNab is Head of International Strategy & Operations at the NBA, where she leads long-term growth plans for the league’s international business, including the BAL and the Europe League project. She spent five years as Managing Director of NBA Canada, growing revenue and the fanbase and bringing the WNBA’s first game to the country. An Ontario Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, she sits on the boards of Canada Basketball and Canadian Women & Sport and received the 2023 Nathalie Cook Canadian Women & Sport Disruptor Award.

Kate McKenna is a Canadian Screen Award-winning broadcaster and producer with more than a decade of experience across sports, television and digital media. She currently hosts Northern Super League coverage on TSN and CBC and has covered the Canadian Women’s National Team, MLS and CPL for OneSoccer. A regular guest co-host on CTV’s The Social, Kate is also the creator, producer and host of Momlife Crisis, which earned a Webby People’s Voice Award nomination in 2024.

Erin McLeod is an Olympic gold medallist and a high-performance expert in team culture, mindfulness and leadership. Over a 20-year career she earned 119 caps for Canada, anchoring the national team through four FIFA World Cups and winning Olympic bronze in 2012 and gold in 2020. She became the first player signed by Halifax Tides FC for the Northern Super League’s inaugural season and is now a member of the NSL Broadcast Team. She speaks on overcoming adversity, psychological safety in high-performing teams, and equity, diversity and 2SLGBTQI+ inclusion in sport.

Carmelina Moscato is Head Coach of Ottawa Rapid FC, an Olympic bronze medallist and a Canada Soccer Hall of Fame inductee. She earned 94 caps for Canada, played in three FIFA Women’s World Cups and was part of the 2012 Olympic bronze medal team. Her coaching career spans Canada’s youth national team pathway and head coaching roles in Denmark, Saudi Arabia and Mexico, where she became the first female head coach of Tigres UANL Femenil and won the 2022 Liga MX Femenil Apertura.

Chelsea Purcell is Vice President of Partnerships at the PWHL, where she leads corporate partnership sales and strategy across North America. A former player, executive and advocate for women’s hockey, she previously led sponsorship and events for the PWHPA and has played a key role in the growth of the professional women’s game.

Desiree Scott is a four-time Olympian with bronze medals from London 2012 and Rio 2016 and gold from Tokyo 2020. Nicknamed “The Destroyer,” she earned 188 caps for Canada. Her 15-year professional career included years as captain of the NWSL’s Kansas City Current and a final season as captain of Ottawa Rapid FC in the NSL’s inaugural year. Born and raised in Winnipeg’s North End, she was appointed to the Order of Manitoba in 2022 and is now Co-Founder and VP of Community & Player Experience.

Sarah Spain is an Emmy, Gracie and Peabody Award-winning sports journalist and one of the most recognized voices in women’s sports. She hosts Good Game with Sarah Spain, the first daily women’s sports podcast, and leads content for iHeart Women’s Sports, the first audio platform dedicated to women’s sports. Spain spent more than 15 years at ESPN as a host, television personality, producer and writer. Her book, Runs In The Family, was released in 2025.

Trish Stratus is a WWE Hall of Famer, eight-time Women’s Champion, actress, television personality and entrepreneur. Ranked No. 1 on WWE’s list of the Greatest Female Superstars of All Time, she was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2013 and celebrated her 25th anniversary in professional wrestling in 2025. A Canadian Screen Award nominee for her role as a judge on Canada’s Got Talent, she is also the founder of Stratusphere, an award-winning fitness lifestyle brand built on strength, balance and longevity.