The Sport Integrity Global Alliance (SIGA) has just announced the first confirmed speakers for the inaugural edition of the SIGAWomen Lounge, a thought leadership initiative dedicated to advancing women’s leadership and gender equity in sport globally.
The SIGAWomen Lounge is a new initiative launched by SIGA to convene senior leaders from sport and the creative industries in a highly curated and intimate setting, designed to foster open dialogue, exchange perspectives and drive collaboration on the promotion of women’s leadership across the global sport ecosystem.
The first edition will take place on Wednesday, 24 June 2026, from 18:00 to 21:00, during the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, at the Roberto Cavalli Boutique on Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes, France.
The first announced speakers are (in alphabetical order):
- Emanuel Macedo de Medeiros, Co-Founder & Global CEO, SIGA
- Julia Green, Chief Executive Officer, FORMULA AFRICA™
- Julie Stewart-Binks, Reporter/Host, National Hockey League (NHL); SIGAWomen Global Mentor
- Katie Simmonds, Global Chief Commercial Officer, SIGA; Chair, SIGAWomen Council
- Laura Cordingley, CEO, Chelsea FC Foundation
- Sarah Solémalé, Legal & Governance Executive, Ex FIFA, CAF and EFC; SIGAWomen Global Mentor
- Shelley Zalis, CEO, The Female Quotient
Date: Wednesday, 24 June 2026
Time: 18:00 – 21:00
Location: Roberto Cavalli Boutique, Boulevard de la Croisette, Cannes
To explore partnership opportunities, please contact info@siga-sport.com.
Registration is free of charge but subject to confirmation. Please note that places are strictly limited due to the intimate format of the event. Submission of a registration request does not guarantee a confirmed place. Selected participants will receive a formal confirmation from the organisers.
Express your interest in attending the SIGAWomen Cavalli Lounge. Register here.
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ABOUT SIGA
SIGA is the world’s leading organisation for Sport Integrity. We are creating a whole new landscape for the sports industry by delivering independent global rating and certification for world Sport to ensure it is governed and operates under the highest integrity standards: The SIGA Universal Standards.
Funded by our Members, SIGA is a non for profit global independent organisation with one aim: To ensure the sport industry is governed under the highest integrity standards so that the values of sport are protected.
SIGA is the only organisation to bring together sport, governments, academia, international organisations, sponsors, business, rights holders, NGOs and professional services companies, from every region in the world, around a common cause of fostering greater integrity throughout sport.
SIGA is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, as a non for-profit association, and comprises of the following continental subsidiaries: SIGA AMERICA, SIGA EUROPE and SIGA LATIN AMERICA.
For more information on SIGA, including its vision, mission and reform agenda, please refer to the website: www.siga-sport.com and FAQs.
To contact SIGA, please email: comms@siga-sport.com.