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Our Women’s Sport Group hosted its inaugural event: ‘Women’s Sport: Moving the Conversation Forward’ in the London office earlier this year. Speakers covered a range of topics key to the future growth, development, and sustainability of women’s sport, including commercial, financial, regulatory and brand protection issues. The event concluded with a fireside chat between
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