Leading Women—hear from the NFL, Girl Scouts and Ally on Aug. 8

On Tuesday, Aug. 8 Ad Age will celebrate the 2023 class of Leading Women—a global list of advertising and marketing leaders building brands and agencies by embracing new technologies, tackling social and environmental concerns and reaching more diverse consumers in new and authentic ways. We'll also honor the 2023 class of Rising Stars, up-and-comers who exhibit the promise and potential of great leadership.

The Leading Women event, to be held at the Rainbow Room in New York, also includes conversations with executives on the importance of changing perceptions of women in industries such as sports and shaping the leaders of tomorrow.

Amani Duncan, the 2022 Ad Age A-List Agency Executive of the Year and a former Girl Scout, joins Brynn Heller and Meridith Maskara from the Girl Scouts of Greater New York to explore how such organizations foster confidence, entrepreneurship, inclusivity and mentoring systems—and what companies can learn from their approach.

Also on stage will be professional race car driver Julia Landauer, the NFL's Senior VP of Global Brand and Consumer Marketing Marissa Solis, Women’s Sports Network advisory board chair Carol Stiff and Ally Financial's Bridget Sponsky discussing the progress being made for women in sports. They'll dive into their personal successes and challenges, and what needs to come next.

This year, Ad Age is honoring Ann Mukherjee, chairman and CEO of Pernod Ricard North America as its 2023 Vanguard Award recipient. Mukherjee, who was named an Ad Age Women to Watch in 2007, will detail what has guided her through her 30-year career and how she has driven record-breaking profits at the liquor giant while tackling tough topics such as consent, voting and hate speech.