The event will begin with an informal reception at 6:00 p.m. The lecture will begin at 6:30 and conclude at 7:30 p.m. 

Jody Conradt, retired coach and athletic director at the University of Texas, whose commemorative statue stands in the University of Texas basketball arena, will explore the impact of Title IX on women’s sports and the past, present, and future of women in sports. Conradt is a Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Inductee whose coaching career spanned 38 years, with the last 31 years at UT. Future lectures will build on the conversation by focusing on the contributions of women in the world of sports and the dynamics of female teams and team building. 

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Guests will have the opportunity to explore the Sports Hall of Fame at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, a national and cultural landmark. Attendees are welcome to arrive at 7:00 p.m. The lecture will begin at 7:20 p.m. and conclude at 8:30 p.m. 

Nancy “Lady Magic” Lieberman, Basketball Hall of Famer, two-time Olympian, broadcaster, motivational speaker, author, and the first female coach of a men's team under the NBA umbrella, will lead and moderate this signature lecture. A multigenerational panel featuring North Texas Olympic shot-put athlete Michelle Carter will focus on women’s participation in sports and competition from an Olympian perspective. The notable speakers will share and reflect on personal experiences.

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The event will begin with an informal reception at 6:00 p.m. The lecture will begin at 6:30 and conclude at 7: 30 p.m. 

Sports participation teaches teamwork, leadership, discipline, and other values critical for success. Eighty percent of female managers of Fortune 500 companies have a sports background. Additionally, high school girls who participate in team sports are less likely to drop out of school, smoke, drink, or become pregnant.

Katie Filkins, Ph.D., strategic thinker, executive coach, business consultant, and former collegiate and professional basketball player, will conclude the series with a conversation about the unique aspects and lifetime implications of female teams and teambuilding. 

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