Formula 1® and Custom Events from WSJ To Host Inaugural F1 Accelerate Summit
25 April 2023 - 11:00PM
Formula 1
® (F1), the world’s most prestigious
motor racing competition, is partnering with Custom Events from
WSJ, a commercial unit of Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street
Journal, to host the F1 Accelerate Summit on Thursday, May 4,
2023.
Kicking off one of F1’s flagship race weekends, the
invitation-only event will bring together trailblazers from the
worlds of sports, entertainment and business:
- Seven-time F1 World Champion Sir Lewis
Hamilton
- Top Gun: Maverick duo Jerry Bruckheimer and
Joseph Kosinski will discuss their F1 movie
starring Brad Pitt that is entering production this
summer.
- Five-time grand slam tennis champion Maria
Sharapova will join a conversation that looks at how women
players are taking leading roles across the sports industry as
Hollywood builds a growth business around sports-inspired
content.
- World Cup Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey
Vonn will share insights on achieving peak performance and
building a legacy.
- CEO of Hello Sunshine Sarah Harden and
Managing Director of F1 Academy Susie Wolff will
discuss the importance of female storytelling in inspiring the next
generation of athletes and leaders.
- President and CEO of Liberty Media Gregory B.
Maffei and Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano
Domenicali will give unique insight into what fans can
expect next from F1.
View the full program for the inaugural F1 Accelerate Summit
here. Confirmed participants include:
- Sir Lewis Hamilton l Seven-time F1 World
Champion
- Gregory B. Maffei | President and CEO, Liberty
Media Corporation
- Stefano Domenicali | President and CEO,
Formula 1
- Jerry Bruckheimer | Producer
- Joseph Kosinski | Director, Top Gun:
Maverick
- Maria Sharapova | International Tennis
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- Sarah Harden | CEO, Hello Sunshine
- Manish Pandey | Creative Director, Jiva Maya
and Religion of Sports
- Susie Wolff | Managing Director, F1
Academy
- Zak Brown | CEO, McLaren Racing
- Jerry Colonna | Co-Founder and CEO, Reboot.io;
Author, "Reunion: Leadership and the Longing to Belong" (Nov.
2023)
- Tom Garfinkel | Vice Chairman, President and
CEO of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock Stadium, and Managing
Partner of the Formula 1 Crypto.Com Miami Grand Prix
- Naomi Schiff | Formula 1 Analyst, Sky
Sports
- Gotham Chopra | Creator and Co-Founder,
Religion of Sports
- Pierfrancesco Vago | Executive Chairman
of the Cruise Division, MSC Group
- Dr. Luana Marques | Associate Professor of
Psychology, Harvard Medical School; Author, "Bold Move: A 3-Step
Plan to Transform Anxiety into Power"
- Aileen McManamon | Chair, Green Sports
Alliance; Founder and Managing Partner, 5T Sports Group
- Jasmine Robinson | Managing Partner, Monarch
Collective
- Robert Smith | Founder, Chairman, and CEO,
Vista Equity Partners
- Lindsey Vonn | World Cup Champion and Olympic
Gold Medalist
More panels and participants will be announced in the run-up to
the event.
The F1 Accelerate Summit will be held at the Rubell Museum in
Miami, Florida. To learn more about speaking, sponsorship or
attendance opportunities, please contact
F1accelerate@wsjbarrons.com.
This is a sponsored event created by Custom Events from WSJ, a
commercial unit of Dow Jones, publisher of The Wall Street Journal.
Custom Events from WSJ produces world-class custom live journalism
for a global audience of decision-makers. The Wall Street Journal
newsroom was not involved in the production of this
event.
About Formula 1:Formula 1® racing began in 1950
and is the world’s most prestigious motor racing competition, as
well as the world’s most popular annual sporting series: The 2023
FIA Formula One World Championship™ runs from March to December and
spans 23 races in 21 countries across four continents. Formula One
World Championship Limited is part of Formula 1® and holds the
exclusive commercial rights to the FIA Formula One World
Championship™. Formula 1® is a subsidiary of Liberty Media
Corporation attributed to the Formula One Group tracking stock
(NASDAQ: FWONA, FWONK).
About Dow Jones:Dow Jones is a global provider
of news and business information, delivering content to consumers
and organizations around the world across multiple formats,
including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has
produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and
today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations
globally. It is home to leading publications and products including
the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by
paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial
News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk &
Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market
Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA;
ASX: NWS, NWSLV).
Press Contacts: Formula
1media@f1.com
Dow JonesJessica Mara | Director,
Communicationsjessica.mara@dowjones.com
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