Megan Rapinoe Joins OZY Fest 2019

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Rapinoe joins diverse lineup including musical guests John Legend, Miguel and Tove Lo; comedians Trevor Noah, Dulcé Sloan and Ronny Chieng; thought and business leaders Alex Rodriguez, Malcolm Gladwell, Laurene Powell Jobs, Deepak Chopra, Jameela Jamil, Mark Cuban, Spike Lee and Barbara Corcoran; politicians Beto O'Rourke, Kirsten Gillibrand, Gov. John Kasich and Stacey Abrams; celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Padma Lakshmi and Rachael Ray; and many more.

Mountain View, CA — July 15, 2019 — OZY Media, the media company bringing “the new and the next” to the Change Generation, today announced that the co-captain of the World Cup-winning U.S. Women’s Soccer Team, Megan Rapinoe, will speak at the fourth annual OZY Fest, taking place on July 20-21, 2019 in New York’s Central Park. Described by CNBC as “New York’s answer to SXSW,” OZY Fest will feature two full days of live music, conversation, comedy and food on the iconic Great Lawn. Tickets are available now at www.ozyfest.com.

Rapinoe will be interviewed by investor and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, who last year interviewed Secretary Hillary Clinton in the headline session of OZY Fest 2018. The pair will discuss sports, gender, politics, criminal justice and more at 12pm on the Ally Stage on the festival’s second day, Sunday, July 21st.

Rapinoe will be  joining a packed lineup including musical guests John Legend, Miguel and Tove Lo; comedians Trevor Noah, Dulcé Sloan and Ronny Chieng; thought and business leaders Malcolm Gladwell, Deepak Chopra, Jameela Jamil, Mark Cuban, Spike Lee, and Barbara Corcoran; 2020 Democratic presidential candidates Beto O’Rourke and Kirsten Gillibrand alongside additional political headliners Gov. John Kasich and Stacey Abrams; celebrity chefs Marcus Samuelsson, Padma Lakshmi and Rachael Ray; and many more.

Catch a preview of OZY Fest HERE

This year OZY Fest will be co-hosted by MLB All Star Alex Rodriguez and made possible by in partnership with Ally, American Family Insurance, Aperol Spritz, Chase, CNBC, European Wax Center, iHeartRadio, SHOWTIME®, Smartwater, Stella Artois, Blinded by the Light – In Theaters August 14, and Well Being Trust.

In 2018, OZY Fest attracted over 20,000 attendees and Thrillist proclaimed it “the only NYC summer festival you need to attend.” Past guests have included Vice President Joe Biden and Dr. Jill Biden, Jeb Bush, Samantha Bee, Issa Rae, Hillary Clinton, Jason Derulo, Katie Couric, Sen. Cory Booker, Jeb Bush, Eddie Huang and many more.

Tickets are on sale now at www.ozyfest.com. 

 About OZY Media

OZY is a media company tailor-made for the Change Generation — people from every corner of the globe who are challenging the status quo and bucking convention. 

Whether through festivals (OZY Fest), primetime TV shows (on Amazon, PBS, BBC and OWN,) podcasts (The Thread), or our digital news and culture magazine (OZY.com), OZY empowers a global audience of 50M with stories, data, and ideas that defy convention and ignite new paradigms. We uncover rising stars, emerging trends, provocative ideas and new things to eat, read, watch, listen and do — often 6-12 months before mainstream outlets catch on. Called “the new media magnet for the news hungry” by Fortune magazine, OZY’s in-depth and high-quality journalism has attracted a number of high-profile media partners, including The New York Times, NPR, PBS NewsHour, TED, The Financial Times, Huffington Post and many more. Guest editors have included Bill Gates, President Bill Clinton, Sen. John McCain, Condoleezza Rice, Kamala Harris and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Founded in 2013 by Emmy Award-winning journalist Carlos Watson and co-founder Samir Rao, OZY is based in Mountain View, California, and backed by leading Silicon Valley investors such as Ron Conway, David Drummond, Marc Lasry and Tom Franco, and a significant investment from German publishing giant Axel Springer.