Ashley Judd To Headline 2018 ANA Inspiring Women In Sports Conf.

RANCHO MIRAGE, CA — Actress Ashley Judd will headline this year's ANA Inspiring Women in Sports Conference in Rancho Mirage, organizers announced Monday.

The conference is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 27 at Mission Hills Country Club, just before the ANA Inspiration golf tournament, which will include some of the world's top female golfers competing for one of the LPGA's top prizes.

Judd will deliver the keynote address "focused on her humanitarian efforts, inclusion and equality in the workplace, and using your voice to create change," according to conference organizers.

Joining her will be two-time Olympic gold medalist and FIFA Women's World Cup champion Carli Lloyd, Ellevest CEO and co-founder Sallie Krawcheck, Olympic gold medalists and U.S. Women's Hockey Team stars Jocelyne Lamoureux- Davidson and Monique Lamoureux-Morando, and Olympic bronze medalist fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.

"Developing the interactive ANA Inspiring Women in Sports Conference has been important to the overall success and continued upgrades of the ANA Inspiration," said Hideki Kunugi, senior vice president of the Americas, ANA. "It will not only inspire young female golfers but offer them an opportunity and platform to learn from leaders in industry, the community and sports. Our aim at ANA is to constantly engage with millennials to support their dreams far beyond golf, and help them discover the world and learn. And, we are proud to be part of their journey."

The conference will also include the presentation of the 2018 ANA Inspiration Award to the San Diego Splash, a women's basketball team composed of women at least 80 years old, with four over the age of 90.

Olympic gold medalist and author Julie Foudy of ESPN will host the conference for the third straight time.

"The ANA Inspiring Women in Sports Conference provides a meaningful platform for female leaders from a variety of industries to share their incredible stories," said Kevin Hopkins, ANA Inspiration executive director. "We are proud to welcome both the LPGA's best golfers as they vie for the tour's most coveted title and some of the sports and entertainment world's most important figures to our tournament."

Tickets for the conference are available at www.anainspiration.com . The conference will also be livestreamed on the LPGA Facebook page at www.facebook.com/LPGA .

— By City News Service / PHOTO: Ashley Judd attends the 90th Annual Academy Awards at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 4, 2018 in Hollywood, California. CREDIT: Neilson Barnard /Getty Images Entertainment / Getty Images