Opening Keynote: Sue Anstiss MBE

Sue Anstiss has been a pioneer in women’s sport for over 30 years. She’s an author, podcast host and entrepreneur, who was a founding trustee of the Women’s Sport Trust and co-founder of the Women’s Sport Collective. Sue is now CEO of Fearless Women, which drives positive change for women’s sport, having received an MBE for her services to women’s sport in 2018. The keynote speech at the Broadcast Sport Summit 2023 focuses on Sue’s role in helping to grow women’s sport and, specifically, her influential and well-received book and Netflix documentary, Game On. The Unstoppable Rise of Women’s Sport. Anstiss explains how and why she made Game On, how she got it distributed, and the impact of both the book and documentary in helping shape a better future for women’s sport. She will also talk about her award-winning Game Changers podcast and address what now needs to be done to capitalise on the substantial increase in the fanbase and interest in women’s sport over recent years.