Events
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We Create Spaces Where Ideas Spark Action.
IWG events focus on the key issues shaping opportunities for women and girls in sport. We bring people together from local programmes to global leadership to share perspectives and drive progress.
Our quarterly Shift\Sessions are online events that explore the most pressing challenges and emerging ideas. Each session links to the five core themes of the IWG Global Summit - leadership, innovation, visibility, participation and investment - helping to spark conversations and build momentum year-round.
Every four years, these conversations culminate in the IWG Global Summit — the world’s largest gathering on gender equality in sport and physical activity. The Summit attracts more than 1,200 leaders, athletes, advocates and experts from across the globe.
The next Summit takes place in Birmingham, UK, in July 2026. Across three days, delegates will debate, collaborate and showcase solutions, setting the agenda for how sport can evolve to better serve women and girls in the years ahead.
IWG Global Summit 2026
The World’s Largest Gathering on Women and Sport
The IWG Global Summit promises to be the world’s foremost gathering of leaders in sport, providing a platform for sharing best practices and the latest insights affecting women and girls in sport and physical activity.
Set against a moment of unprecedented opportunity, the Summit will serve as a catalyst for change – accelerating progress, challenging the status quo and uniting global voices around a common goal.
Our ambition is clear: to establish the Summit as the ‘Davos of Women’s Sport’ – the place where the world’s sport leaders, thinkers & changemakers come together to shape the future of gender equality in sport on a global scale.
Staged across three dynamic days, the Summit will provide an unparalleled opportunity to engage, learn and network with senior decision-makers and policymakers – and to be part of the solution in creating a sporting system where all women and girls can thrive.
Shift\Sessions
Virtual Events Inspiring Action.
Our quarterly Shift\Sessions are powerful virtual conversations that cut straight to the heart of the most pressing issues in sport for women and girls. These deep-dive discussions surface opportunities, challenges and successes from across the globe, bringing fresh perspectives and sparking new ideas.
Each session creates space for honest debate and practical solutions. Aligned with the core themes of the IWG Global Summit, they build momentum year-round and keep the movement moving forward.
Shift\Sessions 2025/26:
Session\1 - Equity in Action
Wednesday 18 June 2025 1pm (GMT+01)
Session\2 – Leading the Shift
Wednesday 17th Sept 2025 1pm (GMT+01)
Session\3 – Visibility is Power
Wednesday 26th Nov 2025
Session\4 – Innovation in Action
Wednesday 25th Feb 2026
Session\5 – From the Ground Up
Wednesday 20th May 2026